Jane Street Estimathon($$$$$$ and prizes), Putnam Sign ups

[Berkeley MUSA]

Hi everyone,

For those of you interested in signing up for the Putnam, one of the few college mathematics competitions, please fill out the form by October 18th: Putnam Registration 

Jane Street Estimathon: Wednesday October 11th, 7pm, 740 & 748 Evans 

 

In one week's time we will be holding a Estimathon sponsored by Jane Street. Come get some free swag, food, and compete to win fabulous prizes. Below you'll find more information including a link to register for the event. 

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Jane Street is coming to Berkeley next week to host an Estimathon! - if you've never heard of an Estimathon! before, you can read a little more about this event and sign up below. 

We'll be in 740 & 748 Evans Hall, and the event will run from 7-8 PM. Food, beverages, and swag will be provided. Feel free to come alone or bring teammates, and please sign up here if you plan to attend so we can make sure to order enough food. We look forward to seeing you there!

The Estimathon! is a mindbending mixture of math and trivia. In teams, you'll attempt 13 Fermi problems in 30 minutes, ranging from totally trivial to positively Putnamesque. Be prepared to come up with the best set of confidence intervals! Sample problems include:

How many stop signs are in New York City?

How many babies were born in 1900?

How many Social Security Numbers are prime?

Best,

Cailan

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