We would like to hear from you with a story about why a certain aspect of Mathematics is useful to our society, and why this is important to you.
In a time when many people disregard scientific knowledge or do not understand it, it is vital to communicate the value of Mathematics, a discipline once described as the
“Queen of Sciences”.
The competition is about communicating:
How to enter the competition:
Create an original video (between 3 and 4 minutes long) telling a story about the use of a specific piece of Mathematics and why this is important to society and you. It can be any Mathematical concept, from simple to advanced. And yes, Statistics is Mathematics!
Submission deadline:
Sunday 6 December 2020, at 23:59 AEDT
General rules:
You can participate on your own or team up with one other student. If you don’t have anyone in mind, you can register your interest in being paired with someone else that might complement your skills or knowledge, by filling out the form on our website.
To participate, all registrants must be enrolled in a course at Swinburne.
Competition submissions must not include any endorsement of product services, or any obscene, violent, racist, homophobic, transphobic or defamatory content. Submissions must not include individuals who have not given their consent to appear.
Prizes:
There will be one 1st prize of AUD$300, one 2nd prize of AUD$200, and one 3rd prize of AUD$100.
The winners will be announced on Tuesday 15 December 2020, and notified by email as well as published on our website. All videos will be showcased in our website and social networking sites once the competition is over.
Judging criteria:
The judges will look for a creative, engaging and inspiring video. They will judge on:
The decisions of the judges will be final. The organisers and judges reserve the right to remove entries from the competition that they feel may breach any of the competition rules, the terms and conditions or may bring the competition into disrepute. Such entries will be disqualified.
General rules:
You can participate on your own or team up with one other student. If you don’t have anyone in mind, you can register your interest in being paired with someone else that might complement your skills or knowledge, by filling out the form on our website.
To participate, all registrants must be enrolled in a course at Swinburne.
Competition submissions must not include any endorsement of product services, or any obscene, violent, racist, homophobic, transphobic or defamatory content. Submissions must not include individuals who have not given their consent to appear.
Prizes:
There will be one 1st prize of AUD$300, one 2nd prize of AUD$200, and one 3rd prize of AUD$100.
The winners will be announced on Tuesday 15 December 2020, and notified by email as well as published on our website. All videos will be showcased in our website and social networking sites once the competition is over.
Judging criteria:
The judges will look for a creative, engaging and inspiring video. They will judge on:
The decisions of the judges will be final. The organisers and judges reserve the right to remove entries from the competition that they feel may breach any of the competition rules, the terms and conditions or may bring the competition into disrepute. Such entries will be disqualified.