“Mathematics, Computation and Science”

• This year,the theme of our SMS Essay Competition is “Mathematics, Computation and Science”.
• The main objective of this year’s competition is to allow students to explore how Mathematics can be applied in computation and science.

Category A (Lower Secondary)

1 st Prize	Problem-solving through computational science Fong Chuyi, Raeanne, Amanda Tan Yu En, Isabella Faith Ong Fei Yi Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School (Secondary)
Honorable Mention	Wonders of Mathematics Lim Yang En, Enoch Kwok, Kyaw Khant Zaw Hwa Chong Institution
Honorable Mention	Mathematics as the foundation of computation and science Denyse Chan Kit Wei, Feng Yuxin, Genevieve Chin Wan Qi Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School (Secondary)
Honorable Mention	Application of mathematics in computation and science Jerald Teo National Junior College

Category B (Upper Secondary)

1 st Prize	Hacking Life with Fractals Ethan Chan Kye Xiang Victoria School
2 nd Prize	Meandering Mathematics Nicholas Tanvis, Ferry Chandra, Joe Teddy Yosua Sanjaya Anglo Chinese School (Independent)
3 rd Prize	The Modern Knight Wang Jianzhi Raffles Institution
Honorable Mention	Computation and Science – A Mathematical View Mayuri Gupta NPS International School
Honorable Mention	Mathematics in Cryptography: From Shift Ciphers to the RSA Cryptosystem Gideon Kharistia Anglo Chinese School (Independent)

Category C (Junior College)

1 st Prize	A Mathematical Model of Language Yao Yiheng Raffles Institution
2 nd Prize	Mathematics, Computation and Science Rachana Raveendran NPS International, Singapore
3 rd Prize	Mathematics, Computation and Science Nirupama Prasad NPS International, Singapore
Honorable Mention	The Transformations that Transform Our World Meenatchi Sundaram Muthu Selva Annamalai National Junior College