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The first annual Pepperdine Math Day was held on Saturday, October 28, on the campus of
Pepperdine University in Malibu.
The primary purposes of this annual event are to promote interest and reward excellence in mathematics and science,
as well as to increase the interaction between Pepperdine and our local Southern California high school faculty and students.
Nearly 150 students from 15 Southern California schools, along with their accompanying faculty,
were in attendance.
The main event of the day was a
competitive written math exam.
The visiting faculty enjoyed a discussion on using technology in learning and teaching math, as well as some good company and refreshments.
A breakdown of results on the exam is here.
Also, a grade by grade breakdown of the scores is as follows (out of 50 questions total--no penalty for incorrect answers):
| Grade | Low | Average | High |
| 9 | 16 | 17.7 | 25 |
| 10 | 8 | 20.5 | 36 |
| 11 | 5 | 18.5 | 38 |
| 12 | 1 | 18.4 | 40 |
Top scorer from each school
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Jun Hong
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Burbank High School
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Michael Liu
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Calabasas High School
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Sergio Mata
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California Academy of Math & Science
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Angela Benitez
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Hawthorne Mathematics & Science Academy
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Jose Fernandez, Jose Rios (tie)
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King/Drew High School
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Ryan Friedman
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Malibu High School
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Chun-Kei Chen
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Mark Keppel High School
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Brian Kentosh
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Nordhoff High School
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Andrew Lee
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Northwood High School
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Han Wang
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Oxford Academy
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Joanne Jordan
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Palos Verdes High School
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Patrick Daly
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Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
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Patrick Chan
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San Marino High School
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Rayvionne French
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St. Bernard High School
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Benjamine Liu
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Westlake High School
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Top three team scorers (listed in order of score)
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First Place
San Marino High School
Patrick Chan, Diane Chu
Eric Lin, Eric Han,
Jack Tseng
Tom Armbruster, faculty advisor |
Second Place
Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
Patrick Daly, Andrew Glidden,
Karis Tang-Quan, Joyce Chai,
Jung Soo Kim
Vararat Chaiyont, faculty advisor
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Third place
Mark Keppel High School
Chun-Kei Chen, Keving Truong,
Kwok Lee, Peter Ngo,
Hoi Yiu Kwan
Sylvia Leon, faculty advisor
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Top three individual scorers
| First place | Second place | Third place |
| Chun-Kei Chen | Patrick Chan | Patrick Daly |
| Mark Keppel | San Marino | Palos Verdes Peninsula |
Congratulations to all of the top scorers, and to all of the students who participated!
A number of prizes were awarded, including Pepperdine scholarships of $1500, $1000 and $500 to the top three individual scorers, as well as some excellent mathematical computer software and calculators donated by our sponsors, whom we thank for their generous support this and every year.
Finally, a special thanks to all of the Pepperdine students helped with the day!
See you all at Pepperdine Math Day 2007!
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