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2000 MCM A: Air traffic Control

Dedicated to the memory of Dr. Robert Machol, former chief scientist of the Federal Aviation Agen...

1999 ICM Problem: Ground Pollution

Background Several practically important but theoretically difficult mathematical problems perta...

1999 MCM B: Unlawful Assembly

Many public facilities have signs in rooms used for public gatherings which state that it is "unl...

1999 MCM A:Deep Impact

For some time, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has been considering the ...

1998 MCM B: Grade Inflation

Background Some college administrators are concerned about the grading at A Better Class (ABC) c...

1998 MCM A: MRI Scanners

Introduction Industrial and medical diagnostic machines known as Magnetic Resonance Imagers (MR...

1997 MCM B: Mix Well For Fruitful Discussions

Small group meetings are gaining popularity for the discussion of important issues, particularly ...

1997 MCM A: The Velociraptor Problem

The velociraptor, Velociraptor mongoliensis, was a predator dinosaur that lived during the late C...

1996 MCM A: The Submarine Detection Problem

Background Information: The world’s oceans contain an ambient noise field. Seismic disturbances,...

1996 MCM B: The Contest Judging Problem

Background Information: When determining the winner of a competition like the Mathematical Conte...

1995 MCM B: Aluacha Balaclava College

Background : Aluacha Balaclava College, specializing in undergraduate education, has just hired ...

1995 MCM A: The Single Helix

The problem proposed here consists of assisting a small biotechnological company in designing, pr...

1994 MCM B:The Concrete Slab Problem

The U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is considering constructing dwellings of va...

1994 MCM A:The Communications Network Problem

In your company, information is shared among departments on a daily basis. This information inclu...

1993 MCM B:The Optimal Composting Problem

An environmentally conscious institutional cafeteria is recycling customers’ uneaten food into co...

1993 MCM A:The Coal-Tipple Operations Problem

The Aspen-Boulder Coal Company runs a loading facility consisting of a large coal tipple. When th...

1992 MCM B:The Air-Traffic-Control Radar Problem

You are to determine the power to be radiated by an air-traffic-control radar at a major metropol...

1992 MCM A:The Emergency PowerRestoration Problem

Power companies serving coastal regions must have emergency-response systems for power outages du...

1991 MCM B:The Water Tank Problem

Some state water-right agencies require from communities data on the rate of water use, in gallon...

1991 MCM A:The Steiner Tree Problem

The cost for a communication line between two stations is proportional to the length of the line....

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