SIGMA 2025

SIGMA at Mohawk College

SIGMA at Mohawk College is a competition for high school students keen on exploring practical applications of mathematics and statistics across various interdisciplinary fields such as business, engineering, aviation, health sciences, arts and many more.

Students are invited to attend a one-day event on May 13th, 2025 at Mohawk College, Fennell Campus, 135 Fennell Avenue West, Hamilton. 

 

Registration and Competition Information:

Registration will Open in March 2025

 

For High School Students

  • When: Tuesday, May 13th, 2025
  • Where: Mohawk College, Fennell Campus
  • Who: Grade 10, 11 and 12 High School Students (teams of 2)
  • Registration deadline: TBD

Additional Questions and/or Support

For additional information please contact us by email at sigma [at] mohawkcollege.ca (sigma[at]mohawkcollege[dot]ca)

Competition Rules

Only students registered in (or have completed in semester one) the Applied/College Math courses below are eligible to compete. 

  • Grade 10: MFM2P
  • Grade 11: MFM3C/MCF3M and 
  • Grade 12: MCT4C/MAP4C 

Competitors will participate in Part A – working as a team of two on long answers application problems and in Part B – working individually on short answer math questions.

 

Sample Questions

Schedule at a glance

Time

Event Description

8:30-9amRegistration and Breakfast Refreshment
9-9:30amWelcome Orientation
9:45-10:45am

Competition Session A

(Competitors working in teams of two will solve problems with multiple parts.)

11 am-12pm

Competition Session B

(Working individually, competitors will be solving mathematics and statistics problems on a computer using our MyOpenMath platform)

12-12:45pmLunch and Networking
12:45-1:45pmGuided Tours
2-2:30pmCompetition Results and Awards

Awards

Participation Awards

All participants receive a Power Bank - portable battery charger and variety of mementos of their participation, T-shirts, a “goody bag”.