Problem of the Month

The Mathematics Department hosts a monthly open competition for Southeastern students by posing problems in two categories, one for beginning students and one for advanced students. All correct solutions are put into a drawing for a monetary prize for each category. The Beginning category is designed for students who are enrolled in or who have only completed these lower-level math courses: MATH 1050, 1070, 1300, 1610, 1620, 1630, 1750, 1757, 2480, 2490, 2410, 2417, or their equivalent. Only those students who have not taken any mathematics courses beyond these courses are eligible to complete in the Beginning category. The Advanced category is targeted towards students who have already passed MATH 2000.

For more information on participating in the Problem of the Month competition, please contact Dr. Tilak deAlwis at [email protected]

Here is a list of some of the previous Problems of the Month:

October 2023

See Problem#2 for all mathematics students.

September 2023

See Problem#2 for advanced mathematics students.

February 2023

See Problem#2 for advanced mathematics students.

March 2022

SeeProblem#2 for advanced mathematics students.

February 2022

See Problem#2 for advanced mathematics students.

November 2021

See Problem#2 for advanced mathematics students.

October 2021

See Problem#1 for beginning mathematics students.

See Problem#2 for advanced mathematics students.

March 2021

See Problem#2 for advanced mathematics students.

November 2020

See Problem#2 for advanced mathematics students.

March 2020

See Problem#1 for beginning mathematics students.

See Problem#2 for advanced mathematics students.

February 2020

See Problem#1 for beginning mathematics students.

See Problem#2 for advanced mathematics students.

October 2019

See Problem#1 for beginning mathematics students.

See Problem#2 for advanced mathematics students.

September 2019

See Problem#1 for beginning mathematics students.

See Problem#2 for advanced mathematics students.

April 2019

See Problem#1 for beginning mathematics students.

See Problem#2 for advanced mathematics students.

March 2019

See Problem#1 for beginning mathematics students.

See Problem#2 for advanced mathematics students.

February 2019

See Problem#1 for beginning mathematics students.

See Problem#2 for advanced mathematics students.

November 2018

See Problem#1 for beginning mathematics students.

See Problem#2 for advanced mathematics students.

February 2017

See Problem#1 for beginning mathematics students.

See Problem#2 for advanced mathematics students.

October 2016

See Problem#1 for beginning mathematics students.

See Problem#2 for advanced mathematics students.

September 2016

See Problem#1 for beginning mathematics students.

See Problem#2 for advanced mathematics students.

March 2016

See Problem#1 for beginning mathematics students.

See Problem#2 for advanced mathematics students.

October 2015

See Problem#1 for beginning mathematics students.

See Problem#2 for advanced mathematics students.

September 2015

See Problem#1 for beginning mathematics students.

See Problem#2 for advanced mathematics students.

April 2015

See Problem#1 for beginning mathematics students.

See Problem#2 for advanced mathematics students.

February 2015

See Problem#1 for beginning mathematics students.

See Problem#2 for advanced mathematics students.

October 2014

See Problem#1 for beginning mathematics students.

See Problem#2 for advanced mathematics students.

September 2014

See Problem #1 for beginning mathematics students.

See Problem #2 for advanced mathematics students.

November 2013

See Problem #1 for beginning mathematics students. 

See Problem #2 for advanced mathematics students. 

September 2013

See Problem #1 for beginning mathematics students.

See Problem #2 for advanced mathematics students.

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