[Langara Logo] 2005 B.C. Colleges
High School Mathematics Contest
May 6, 2005

Welcome to the 2005 B.C. Colleges High School Mathematics Contest at Langara College.

Participating Schools
Schedule of Events
Time Activity Place
09:00--09:15 Welcome and introduction A130
09:15--11:15 Write the Contest                                                     <photos>
 A130
11:15--12:00 Presentation                                                           <photos>
Starry Night Activity
Robin Macqueen
Department of Physics, Langara College

Students will use a sophisticated "desktop planetarium" program to make observations of the moons of Jupiter (discovered by Galileo in the early 1600's) and then use math to determine the mass of the giant planet.
A352
12:00--01:00 Lunch - Pizza, Salad and Drinks                                <photos> B144
01:00--02:30 Presentation                                                            <photos>
Math in the Cosmos
Peter Newbury, PhD
Department of Physics and Astronomy, UBC, H.R. MacMillan Space Centre
(Check out Canada in Space)
 A130
02:30--03:00

Contest results and presentation of prizes                    <photos>

  Junior Senior Prizes
First Danny Shi
Windermere		 Phillip Jang
Windermere		 Langara T-shirt, Calendar Clock and Book
Tuition waiver ($250, $500)
Second Edward Huang
Windermere		 Johnny Su
Eric Hamber		 Langara T-shirt, Calendar Clock and Book
Tuition waiver ($150, $300)
Third Daniel Kang
Windermere 		Peter Tong
Windermere		 Langara T-shirt, Calendar Clock and Book
Tuition waiver ($100, $200)
A130

B.C. Colleges High School Mathematics Contest at Langara College