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Snezana Lawrence, Middlesex University
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David Meyer, University of California
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Helena Durnova, Masaryk University
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Petra Antšová, Masaryk University
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Danny J. Beckers, Vrije Universiteit
About:
This workshop aims to facilitate an investigation of the history and pedagogy of the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) as a way of improving available information about mathematics communities broadly, and those involved with this movement more specifically. Two general aspects of this history will be the focus of the workshop: the problem-solving nature of competitions, and the narratives and influences the IMO has on the global mathematics communities. The growing scholarship about the movement in general, and an increased interest in it from the perspective of investigating international mathematics communities, identities, and mathematical practices will allow us to open up discussions which will enable participants and organisers to further articulate and disseminate some common themes currently being re-examined on the international stage in relation to mathematical competitions.
Programme:
Programme is subject to change.
| MONDAY 24 MARCH | |||
| 10.00 - 10.30 | Registrations and Refreshments | ||
| 10.30 - 10.45 | Welcome and Houskeeping | ||
| 10.45 - 12.15 | Helena Durnova & Danny Beckers, Masaryk University & Free University Amsterdam | Mixing problem solving with politics? IMO histories | |
| 12.15 - 14.30 | Lunch | ||
| 14.30 - 15.15 | Petra Stankovic, University of Oxford | Russian Isolationism at the International Congresses of Mathematicians (ICMs) during the Stalin Era and reference to IMOs | |
| 15.15 - 15.45 | Refreshments | ||
| 15.45 - 16.30 | Snezana Lawrence, Middlesex University | Kicking the mathematical ball around: IMO as an East-West play area during the Cold War | |
| 16.30 - 17.30 | Welcome Reception | ||
| TUESDAY 25 MARCH | |||
| 10.00 - 10.45 | Andrew Fiss, Michigan Technological University | Of Mathletes and Math Whizzes: Embodied Experiences of High-Stakes Testing in U.S. News about the IMO | |
| 10.45 - 11.15 | Refreshments | ||
| 11.15 - 12.45 | Marie-Line Gardes & Simon Modeste, HEP Vaud & University of Montpellier | Workshop: Workshop: A didactical perspective: analyzing problems from Olympiads training and ordinary classroom's problem solving activities | |
| 12.45 - 14.45 | Lunch | ||
| 14.45 - 15.30 | Wendy Goemans, KU Leuven | Traces of Modern Mathematics or New Math in the International Mathematical Olympiad | |
| 15.30 - 16.00 | Refreshments | ||
| 16.00 - 16.45 | Marie-Line & Simon Modeste, HEP Vaud & University of Montpellier | Discussion: A didactical perspective: bridging problem-solving in competitive contexts and ordinary teaching and learning | |
| WEDNESDAY 26 MARCH | |||
| 10.00 - 10.45 | David Meyer, University of California San Diego | Geographical concentration of USA IMO teams | |
| 10.45 - 11.15 | Refreshments | ||
| 11.15 - 11.45 | Jason Yip, Middlesex University London | Mathematical Olympiads and Mathematics Education in Hong Kong: Balancing Rigour and Understanding | |
| 11.45 - 12.30 | Petra Antošová, Masaryk University | Czechoslovak competing in mathematics: from the national to the international Mathematical Olympiad | |
| 13.00 | Lunch and Free Afternoon | ||
| THURSDAY 27 MARCH | |||
| 10.00 - 10.45 | Brendan Larvor, University of Hartfordshire | Some tools for thinking culturally about mathematics | |
| 10.45 - 11.15 | Refreshments | ||
| 11.15 - 12.00 | Wendy Essuman, Carnegie Mellon University Africa in Kigali | The Inequality Puzzle in Girls' IMO Participation Across Africa and Beyond | |
| 12.00 - 12.30 | Helmuth Malonek, University of Aveiro | IMO in GDR in the 1960s | |
| 12.30 - 13.00 | Manuel Silva, Universidade Nova de Lisboa | Can AI solve hard mathematical problems? | |
| 13.00 - 15.00 | Lunch | ||
| 15.00 - 15.30 | Pak Shen Choong, Universiti Putra Malaysia | Mathematical perception in students and gamification | |
| 15.30 - 16.00 | Refreshments | ||
| 19.00 | Workshop Dinner | ||
| FRIDAY 28 MARCH | |||
| 10.00 - 10.45 | Discussions - Conclusions on Findings | ||
| 10.45 - 11.15 | Refreshments | ||
| 11.15 - 12.00 | Discussions - Publishing Options | ||
| 12.00 - 12.45 | Group Work - Book Proposal | ||
| 12.45 | Lunch and End of Workshop |