News & Announcements

COMAP is excited to work in collaboration with Ellison Scholars, which is part of the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT). The institute’s mission, in partnership with the University of Oxford, is to help solve some of humanity’s most challenging and important problems. Click here to learn more.

Proximity: Modeling Rainfall The context for this Modeling Module is estimating the amount of rainfall in a certain region based on rain gauges spread across the region. Click here to learn more.

Consortium 126 Spring/Summer 2024 HiMCM Contest Edition is now available for download. Click here to learn more.

COMAP is extremely pleased to announce that Dr. Benjamin Galluzzo will be joining the team as Executive Director on July 1, 2024. Ben is an established leader in mathematics modeling education, both nationally and internationally, with extensive experience as an educator and administrator in PK-12 and higher education. Click here to learn more.

The Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications (COMAP) is pleased to announce the results of the tenth annual International Mathematical Modeling Challenge, (IM²C). Click here to learn more.

UMAP Journal 45.2 Summer 2024 is now available for download. Click here to learn more.

The 2025 Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM)® and the 2025 Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (ICM)® contest dates are now available. Click here to learn more.

The 2024 Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM)® and the 2024 Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (ICM)® results are now available. Click here to learn more.

After a very productive period, COMAP and CEO Catherine Roberts have mutually agreed to part ways. Both appreciate what they have learned and accomplished together and are excited about their respective futures. Both parties remain committed to improving mathematical modeling education.

COMAP’s Board of Trustees has begun a search for our next executive director. COMAP’s Director of Education, Paul Kehle, will serve as Interim Executive Director until a new director can begin.

UMAP Journal 45.1 Spring 2024 is now available for download. Click here to learn more.

High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling (HiMCM) Explores Dandelions and Electric Buses Click here to learn more.

The Department of Mathematics at CSAM and the New Jersey Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators recently hosted an event about the teaching and learning of mathematical modeling. Click here to learn more.

The 2024 The Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM)® and The Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (ICM)® problems are now available. Click here to learn more.

The 2023 High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling (HiMCM)® and the 2023 Middle Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MidCM) results are now available. Click here to learn more.

Modeling the Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Population This module’s concern is modeling the population of an endangered species. The mathematical tools used include scatterplots, rules of exponents, linear and exponential functions, logarithms, and solving exponential equations. Click here to learn more.

UMAP Journal 44.4 Winter 2023 MCM Contest Edition is now available for download. Click here to learn more.

Contest registration is NOW OPEN for the modeling contests: The Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM)® and The Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (ICM)®.  Contests to be conducted February 1-5, 2024.  Click Here to sign up!

UMAP Journal 44.3 Fall 2023 ICM Contest Edition is now available for download. Click here to learn more.

The 2023 High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling (HiMCM)® and the 2023 Middle Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MidCM) problems are now available. Click here to learn more.

Operation Outbreak (OO) is partnering with the COMAP to bring infectious disease simulations to life at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting.  Click Here to learn more

Contest registration is NOW OPEN for the modeling contests: High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling (HiMCM)® and Middle Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MidMCM).  Contests to be conducted November 1 — November 14, 2023.  Click Here to sign up!

HiMCM Problem: Storing the Sun This module is based on a problem from the 2021 High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling (HiMCM). The problem involves finding a configuration for an energy storage system to support solar panels that power an off-grid house. Mathematical tools include proportional reasoning and unit analysis. Click here to learn more.

Modeling Daylight in the Northern Hemisphere This module uses sinusoidal functions to model the amount of daylight at locations in the northern hemisphere. Mathematical tools include sinusoidal functions, radian measure, rates of change, and piecewise functions. Click here to learn more.

The Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications (COMAP) new CEO, Catherine Roberts, PhD has been featured on Association for Women in Science (AWIS). Discover Pathways To and Through STEM - This summer, AWIS will navigate through the various fields of STEM by highlighting the journeys of some amazing people and various niche career opportunities in and around STEM. Click here to learn more.