Math Day at Murray State University

Math Day is an annual day focused on mathematics, sponsored by the Mathematics & Statistics Department and held at the start of every spring semester.

Past Math Days, including results and exams

Contact email address: msu.mathday@murraystate.edu

Math Day 2025

Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 9:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., held at Lovett Auditorium and Faculty Hall (3rd floor). Check-in begins at 8:15 a.m.

Math Day 2025 includes a math competition intended for students at any level of high school math knowledge and various math-related activities. More than a dozen high schools from the West Kentucky area are expected to bring students to participate in the event.

The math competition includes two different exams, broken down by current class year. While both exams will contain questions of varying difficulty and include some reasoning questions, the underlying topics will be unique. The Lower Level Exam, geared towards freshman and sophomore students, will include questions on algebra, geometry and mathematical reasoning. The Upper Level Exam for juniors and seniors will contain questions on trigonometry and mathematical reasoning, in addition to other upper level high school material (calculus, probability, statistics, etc.). Awards will be given to the top five students on each level of exam, the top three teams, and the top performing school.

The math-related activities include:

• The 7th annual event for the Jesse D. Jones Lecture Series: an alumnus talk by Jessica Lugo. After the talk, high school students will be able to ask questions about pursuing a career in mathematics.
• Team competition, where students in teams of 3 – 4 try to work through as many hands-on activities as possible in the time allotted.

Registration, schedule and other information

To sign up, fill out this form. Registration is open January 6-16, 2025. See also Rules and Information, below.

Lovett Auditorium and Faculty Hall are buildings 37 and 36 on the Murray State campus map.

PDFs: Rules and Information, Tentative Schedule

Contact email address: msu.mathday@murraystate.edu

Schedule in brief:
Wednesday, February 5, 2025

• 8:15 - 9:15 a.m.: Registration; Interactive student-led activities – Lovett Auditorium
• 9:15 - 9:25 a.m.: Welcome – Lovett Auditorium
• 9:35 - 10:35 a.m.: Individual Math Competition – Faculty Hall, 3rd floor
• 10:45 - 11:15 a.m.: Alumnus Talk by Jessica Lugo – Lovett Auditorium
• 11:25 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.: Lunch – Faculty Hall, 3rd floor
• 12:10 - 12:55 p.m.: Team Math Competition – Faculty Hall, 3rd floor
• 1:05 - 1:30 p.m.: Awards and Closing Remarks - Lovett Auditorium
• 1:30 - 1:50 p.m.: Departure of buses

Math Day 2025 at Murray State University is made possible by generous funding from Jesse D. Jones; the Jesse D. Jones College of Science, Engineering, and Technology; the Mathematics and Statistics Department; and the Murray State Student Chapter of AWM.