Dos Pueblos Team Comes In Second In World Math Competition
Seniors Angela Dai, Caroline Kim and John Kim competed in the project-based event in Beijing.
Dos Pueblos High School seniors Angela Dai, Caroline Kim and John Kim returned from last week’s international Shing-Tung Yau High School Mathematics Awards competition in Beijing, where they took second place.
It was the first year of the international project-based competition in mathematical sciences. The awards ceremony was held Friday at Tai Miao, a 600-year-old imperial temple. The three Dos Pueblos High School team members were recognized for their study on invertibility probability of binary matrices. The team was awarded a glass trophy, individual plaques and a cash prize.
The Shing-Tung Yau High School Mathematics Awards is named for professor Shing-Tung Yau, a Harvard University mathematician and professor. Yau is best known for solving the Calabi conjecture on the existence of the Kahler-Einstein metric, which now plays a central role in string theory. The impact of his work has affected many areas of modern mathematics and physics.
Yau believes that high school students should have exceptional mathematical education in order to meet future challenges.
“These young students are not necessarily going to be mathematicians in the future,” he said. “However, good training in math during high school is of great value and will contribute enormously to a nation’s technological development.”
Barbara Keyani is the Santa Barbara School District’s administrative services and communications coordinator.
» wrote on 10/31/08 @ 07:27 AM
Angie, Caroline, and John, Congratulations on this extraordinary accomplishment! We are all so proud of you! You are amazing! I know this is a result of years of focused, dedicated work and you are a gift to all of us. Great job!
» wrote on 11/10/08 @ 08:41 AM
Way to go you three. I hope going to China was fun and a well deserved reward for all your hard work to achieve academically. Are you tutoring your classmates and helping others with your skills? Best wishes for your futures.