LACC IS FIRST IN THE NATION IN 2003!

The LACC Mathematics Club was formed in 2000 under the leadership of Professor Anatoliy Nikolaychuk.  About 30 math students have been meeting in the Math Department every Friday for two and a half hours to discuss unusually tricky math puzzles.  Math skills required to solve these puzzles frequently involves concepts that are beyond four – year college curriculum.

For the past few years, Math Club students have participated in a competition sponsored by the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC).  The Student Mathematics League of Nassau Community College in New York originally started this competition in 1970.  In 1981, AMATYC assumed sponsorship with Terry Shell of Santa Rosa Junior College as its first director.  The League has grown to more than 150 colleges in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda involving over 6000 students this year.

The Mathematics National Contest has two rounds during each academic year (scheduled on November and April) and consists of 20 multiple-choice questions covering topics from algebra, geometry, trigonometry and general mathematical reasoning.  In this nationwide competition the LACC team placed

38th in 2001

9th in 2002

3rd in 2003

Congratulations to the top five team members:

Luana Raduca

Jeong Min Seong

Hong Park

Yujie Yuan

Anh Chu

Luana Raduca placed third among over 6000 participants, and Jeong Min Seong, two years Math Club President, finished 13th overall.

Team plaques will be presented to the top five schools at the annual AMATYC conference at the end of this year. 

The Grand Prize comes to LACC a second year!

First place in the individual competition receives a $3,000 scholarship award (Charles Miller Memorial Scholarship).  In 2002, LACC Math Club member Dmitri Nedelchev won the $3,000 Grand Prize, which he has applied to his education at the University of Southern California where he transferred on Fall 2002.  In 2003, the LACC Math Club member Luana Raduca qualified to receive the $3,000 scholarship award.

If you are interested in participating in LACC Math Club, please contact Dr. Anatoliy Nikolaychuk at (323) 953 – 4000 ext. 2822 or by email: nikolaam@lacitycollege.edu