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Mathlete's Feat [TABF16, 5/17/15]


Thanks to Jeff Westbrook for providing simpsonsmath.com with the following summary, which we edited to remove spoilers: "Lisa and other kids on the Springfield Elementary Mathlympics Team compete against Waverly Hills Elementary... Springfield has a natural genius... who uses ancient techniques to compute geometric figures... [and] helps the Mathletes."

Lisa is on a math team and the show features the "most complicated math jokes ever" according to Al Jean's twitter.

What is a Mathlete?


Some of My Favorite Math Competitions, by Suzanne Lenhart, Association for Women in Mathematics Newsletter, Volume 45, Number 2, March-April 2015, pages 20-21, describes both individual and team-style competitions, including The Team Scramble, Moody's Mega Math Challenge, Math League, Rocket City Math League, and the National Log1 Contest.

Math Competition Listing from the National Association of Math Circles

Well-designed mathematics contests provide excellent vehicles for students to hone their skills, expand their knowledge, develop their ability to focus, practice creative problem solving, and join a community of peers who love mathematical challenges. Abstract taken from Competitions and Contests, by Joseph A. Gallian. Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Society, edited by myself and Jill Thomley. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, October 2011, ISBN: 978-1-58765-844-0, e-ISBN: 978-1-58765-848-8
Dr. Sarah J. Greenwald, Appalachian State University,
whose one varsity letter in high school was for Mathletes.



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