20 local pupils receive prizes at national mathematics contest
The 2017 National Mathematics on Handheld Computers Contest for junior and senior pupils in the central region and highlands has concluded in Thua Thien-Hue Province’s Hue City.
This year’s event attracted 215 pupils from 9 central region and highland localities. Amongst the contestants were 25 from Da Nang, 20 of whom won prizes - 3 first, 4 second, 6 third, and 7 consolation prizes.
The contestants competed in mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology, in both individual and team categories.
In the individual category, they had to undergo a 90-minute-long test.
In the team category, the contestants were divided into teams of 6, with 3 competing in mathematics, and the others in physics, chemistry, or biology. These tests each lasted 10 minutes.