A newsletter for the students, faculty and staff of the Collin County Community College District. Published monthly. For information or submissions, call 972.599.3142. Cougar News welcomes student and faculty submissions. Next deadline: Aug. 10 All submissions are due by 5 p.m. on the due date. Photos cannot be returned. Text should be emailed to mrobinson@ccccd.edu or sent on disk. Please submit copy that is proofed, edited and saved in Word format. Cougar News staff: Lisa Vasquez, director; Mark Robinson, editor; Marcy Cadena-Smith, contributor; Sydney Portilla-Diggs, student correspondent; Stephanie Hall, student correspondent; Garrison Reid, special contributor; Lisa Huang, special contributor; Nick Young, photography and layout.
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Student excels at math competition
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| Chang Young Jang (right) assists student Brittany McClure in the Collin math lab |
Collin student Chang Young Jang of Plano won first place overall in the southwest conference of the Student Mathematics League, a national competition hosted by the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year colleges (AMATYC).
As a team, Collin finished fourth in the region. Any student at a two-year college is eligible for the contest, which requires taking two tests over a six month span. The test covers precalculus mathematics, including precalculus algebra, trigonometry, synthetic and analytic geometry and probability.
“This is quite an honor for both Young and the college. In the last few years, we have been making our mark in the southwest region. Ed Bock, our sponsor, has done a good job of preparing our students,” said Dr. Cameron Neal, dean of the division of Math and Natural Sciences. “Young has taken our most challenging courses and excelled.”
For his effort, Jang won a $500 scholarship to Collin or any Texas college of his choice. For more information on Collin mathematics, call 972.881.5881.
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