MATH DAY 2014

The eighth annual Pepperdine Math Day was held on Saturday, November 15, 2014 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.

Approximately 210 students and accompanying faculty and parents from 14 Southern California schools were in attendance.

           

The main event of the day was a competitive written math exam.

           

           

On the exam, the overall average score was 23.7 out of 45 (no penalty for incorrect answers). A grade by grade breakdown of the scores is as follows:

Grade Low Average High Student
12 7 25.8 40 Brian Deng, Walnut High School
11 9 24.4 40 Jeffrey Tan, Palos Verdes Peninsula School
10 6 22.4 38 Greg Pailet, Palos Verdes High School
9 11 21.8 34 Nathan Kim, Palos Verdes Peninsula School

Top scorer from each school

Bruce Xu Arcadia High School
Kevin Tsao Arnold O. Beckman High School
Shawn Lu California Academy of Mathematics & Science
William He Diamond Bar High School
Jake Mattinson Granada Hills Charter High School
Samuel Tay Mark Keppel High School
Jeffrey Zhang Oaks Christian High School
Dennis Park Oxford Academy
Greg Pailet Palos Verdes High School
Jeffrey Tan Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
Rui Ji Ribet Academy
Kevin Chen, Kavi Gupta (tie) San Marino High School
Brian Deng Walnut High School

Top team scores

First Place
Arcadia High School
(Average score of 35.6)
Bruce Xu, Dean Li, Kaiwen Zhou
Victor Li, Samuel Cui
Eguez Mauricio, faculty advisor
Second Place
San Marino High School
(Average score of 35.4)
Kevin Chen, Kavi Gupta,
Seungil Lee, Jaron Chen, Peiyao Li
Russell Silver, faculty advisor
Third Place
Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
(Average score of 34.8)
Jeffrey Tan, Nathan Kim, Alex Chang
Kijung Kim, Andrew Choi, Taurean Zhang
Vararat Chaiyont, faculty advisor

Honorable Mention:
Walnut High School
Arnold O. Beckman High School
Diamond Bar High School
Oxford Academy

Top individual scorers

Score Name School Grade
40 Brian Deng Walnut 12
40 Jeffrey Tan Palos Verdes Peninsula 11
39 Bruce Xu Arcadia 12
39 Nathan Kim Palos Verdes Peninsula 9
38 Greg Pailet Palos Verdes 10
37 Kevin Chen San Marino 12
37 Kavi Gupta San Marino 12
37 Dean Li Arcadia 11
36 Kaiwen Zhou Arcadia 12
36 Shawn Lu Calif. Acad. of Math & Science 12
36 Seungil Lee San Marino 10

Congratulations to all of the top scorers, and to all of the students who participated!

A number of prizes were awarded, including a total of $15,000 in scholarship money to Pepperdine, as well as approximately $3000 worth of mathematical computer software and calculators donated by our sponsors, whom we thank for their generous support this and every year.

Pepperdine University       Pepperdine Math Department       Pepperdine Natural Science Division