Japan math-contest as a challenger

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  • 日本数学コンクールの挑戦
  • ニホン スウガク コンクール ノ チョウセン

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Japan math-contest is an enlightening activity that has been lasted for 12 years as a project of Nagoya University by close cooperation of educational institutions in this area. This article’s theme is introduction about formation, background, concrete content, administering situations and so on in Japan math-contest. It is written as reportage by using left materials and experiences of the author. Firstly, the article refers to Prof. Kinnosuke Ogura to explain about tendency that math has been popularizing. Then it introduces an outline of the first Japan math-contest. Especially, it records all questions and comments about breeding yeast problem that has no relations with entrance examinations, because it shows a characteristic tendency in the questions of Japan math-contest. Moreover, it refers to concrete contents of study activity in “follow up seminar” under Prof. Yoshihiro Shikata and adds the influences on Graduate School education. After retirement of Prof. Shikata, “follow up seminar” has continued with the change of a part by great enthusiasm of concerning people. The intention is mentioned by quote a passage from the present president, Prof. Masanori Ito. Finally, it surveys current of math at the present and gropes for possibility of math in the future.

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