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Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Hosts Annual Math Brain Bowl Competition
In celebration of Math Awareness Month, the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Math, Science, and Technology hosted a four-day Math Brain Bowl at NSU, Apr. 11–14.
Conducted in a format of Jeopardy meets Who Wants to be a Millionaire, the competition included questions from the categories of algebra, applied mathematics, calculus, history of mathematics, and logic—complete with ask-the-audience lifelines. The teams faced questions such as, “Find the real value of x such that x log2 3 = log10 3,” as friends, faculty, and staff members from the college cheered on the contestants.
(Top row, from left) Ricardo Carrera, Ph.D., associate professor in the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, stands with the group of students who competed in the college’s annual Math Brain Bowl: Kurshaad Cheenibass, Adam Abdulhafid, Smit Patel, Sharbel Bousemaan, Emily Nguyen, Lauren Marshall, and Mohamad El Churafa, along with Diego Castano, Ph.D., associate professor in the college. (Bottom row, from left) Alexandra Muz, Andre Escobar, Clariluz Del Villar, Jessica Caplin, Yineth Sanchez, and Jeremy Cantor.
As part of the tournament-style event, multiple teams composed of two to four players competed in single-elimination preliminary rounds. The two winning teams then moved onto the finals, held Apr. 14. This year, the final round ended in a sudden death, with the “Not Name” team earning the win. The team members included biology majors Adam Abdulhafid, Patrick Cao, Emily Nguyen, and Smit Patel.
The Math Brain Bowl will continue next year and is open to NSU undergraduate students of all majors. For more information, please contact Ricardo Carrera, Ph.D., associate professor in the college, at (954) 262-8463.