Scoring Criteria

Students only correspond with members of their team. No other form of human correspondence is allowed. They are barred from posting content or asking questions related to the exam on the internet, and barred from seeking the solution from the internet or another resource. Students are allowed to use Computational Software, e.g. Mathematica, Matlab, Python, whenever they deem it appropriate. Of course, teams must clearly indicate that they have used such software. Additionally, the judges reserve the right to deduct points for the use of computational software where the solution may be obtained simply otherwise.

Format

All submissions should include a cover page listing the title of the work, the date, and electronic or scanned signatures of all team participants.The work must be submitted as a single PDF document with the “.pdf ” extension. We recommend that teams use a typesetting language (e.g. LaTeX) or a word processing program. Handwritten solutions are allowed, but we reserve the right to refuse grading in the case that the writing or solution is illegible.