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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....