For the 45th consecutive year, Austin Peay will host the statewide high school mathematics contest sponsored by the Tennessee Mathematics Teachers' Association. About 200 students are expected to participate in the contest, according to Dr. Kirk Menser, associate professor of mathematics. Schools from neighboring counties in Kentucky have shown up, Kirk adds.
Students compete in only one category and one division.
Menser, who is overseeing the event for the second consecutive year, is chair of the contest at the APSU site, one of eight in Middle Tennessee. The event has been held at the University since 1957, when long-time department chair and emeritus professor of mathematics and computer science Dr. William Stokes was instrumental in organizing the statewide contest.