“Application of Mathematics in Social Sciences”
- In recent years, disciplines in Social Sciences like anthropology, economics, sociology and psychology have been making extensive use of Mathematical models that uses, for example, calculus, probability, game and network theory.
- The main objective of this year’s competition is to allow students to explore how Mathematics can be applied in various aspects and disciplines in Social Sciences, not limited to areas mentioned above.
- We also hope that through such a competition, students can begin to understand how inter-disciplinary research is carried out.
Category A
Express Stream (local): Secondary 1 and 2 students; Normal Stream (local): Secondary 1, 2 and 3 students; International schools: Grade 6-8 (or equivalence)
| First Prize: | Statistics in Secondary School Posting Clarence Cheong Hwa Chong Institution |
| Second Prize: | Applications of Mathematics to Social Sciences Goh Zhi Hwee Hwa Chong Institution |
| Third Prize: | Applications of Graph Theory to Town Planning Jansen Jarret Sta Maria, Sean Lo, Teh Jiun Harn Raffles Institution |
Category B
Express Stream (local): Secondary 3 and 4 students; Normal Stream (local): Secondary 4 and 5 students; International schools: Grade 9-10 (or equivalence)
| First Prize: | Mind your retirement pocket, Jackie! Le Vu Anh Phuong, Nguyen Dinh Quang, Wang Jing Xuan Victoria Junior College |
| Second Prize: | Reverend Thomas Malthus: Father of Modern Demography Kenneth Loh Ding Chao Hwa Chong Institution |
| Third Prize: | Facial Recognition Chew Yee Tin, Chia Shiyu Izabella Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School (Secondary) |
Category C
Junior college (local): JC 1 and 2 students; IP schools (local): Year 5 and 6 students; International schools: Grade 11-12 (or equivalence)
| First Prize: | The Application of Game Theory and Probability in Political Studies Zheng Rui Hwa Chong Institution |
| Second Prize: | Use of Mathematics in Archaeology (How mathematics is used to study life expectancies in ancient civilizations) Chen Jinsheng, Wang Lijun Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) |
| Third Prize: | The Application of Game Theory in Political Science Xu Shi Meng Victoria Junior College |