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SCRANTON — Area high school students may participate in The University of Scranton’s annual Math Integration Bee at 4:30 p.m. Monday, April 20 in the Mcllhenny Ballroom of the DeNaples Center on campus. The competition, which also has a college division open to area college students, is free of charge.
The competition can help students improve their skills for Advanced Placement mathematics tests. The format is similar to a spelling bee, but with Integration Bee participants solve a type of calculus problem to find anti-derivatives of functions.
Each participant advancing to the final round of competition is awarded a $25 prize. The winner of the high school division and the college division each receive an additional $75 prize.
The Integration Bee is hosted by the university’s Mathematics Department.
For more information, contact Stacey Muir, Ph.D., associate professor of mathematics, at 570-941-6580 or stacey.muir@scranton.edu.