Distinguished Speaker

Speaker: Silva Chang
Seminar title: Flip, Turn, Slide
Patterns are all around us in nature, art, and our surroundings. Sometimes two patterns that look completely different actually share common features if you look closely enough. What happens when you flip, turn, or slide a pattern? In this talk, we will discuss ways to use math to describe shapes, designs, and patterns.

​Silva Chang is a Teaching Professor in the Applied Math Department at the University of Colorado Boulder. She has been Co-Editor-in-Chief of the American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) 8 since 2018, and has contributed problems to the AMC 10/12. Silva is the founder and director of the Colorado Math Circle. She has coached the Colorado ARML Team and Colorado MATHCOUNTS Team. Professor Silva is also a member of the Board of Directors for the MathPath summer program.

My Path to Math: A Math Team Made the Difference — Silva Chang

Sponsor

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Kahler Hospitality Group
Experience the Tradition and Luxury of The Kahler Grand in our newly renovated hotel rooms located in the Heart of Downtown Rochester!
Website: https://www.kahler.com/

Schedule - September 19, 2026 (Saturday, CDT)

09:00am-10:00am

10:15am-11:15a​m

11:30am - 12:30pm

12:30pm - 1:00pm

09:00am - 1:00pm
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Rochester Area Math Competition (RAMC 2026) (Suites 102-105)

Keynote Speech - Professor Silva Chang (Suites 102-105)

RAMC 2025 Invitational (Suites 102-105)

Awards Ceremony, City Council President Randy Schubring (Suites 102-105)

STEM Vendor display (Grand Lobby West)

Venue

Mayo Civic Center
30 Civic Center Dr SE, Rochester, MN 55902

Civic Center Parking Ramp
100 1st Ave SE, Rochester, MN 55904

2026 Rochester Area Math Competition (RAMC)

  • Students in grades K-8 during the 2026-2027 school year are eligible to take the RAMC.
  • There are 3 competition categories: Elementary I (Grades K-2), Elementary II (Grades 3-5), and Middle School (Grades 6-8). Students must register for the grade group that they are in.
  • The competition will consist of one individual round, with a set of 15 questions answered in a time frame of 45 minutes.
  • Tiebreakers will be used in the case of a tie to determine the winners of the individual round and team round.
  • Awards will be given to the top 1 individual in each grade.
  • Top 10 individuals for each division will be recognized on our website.

2026 Vendors

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Math Center for Education Program
The Math Center for Educational Programs is dedicated to educational outreach. Our mission is to develop educational materials and programs for mathematics students and instructors at all levels. Website: cse.umn.edu/mathcep
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MN Youth Math Outreach 
Minnesota Youth Math Outreach is a student-run nonprofit that seeks to share our experiences in competition math. We offer a free 12-day online competition math summer camp, an in-person competition, and resources and events throughout the year, all designed to give Minnesota students the skills, confidence, and community connections to excel in contests and pursue STEM pathways. Website: https://mnyouthmathoutreach.org/
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First Robotics Team 2530
Team 2530 High School Robotics is a varsity-level activity available to students Gr.8-12 within RPS. We teach, learn, and apply skills directly applicable to post-high school endeavors such as post-secondary education and professional jobs in industry. Our focus goes beyond traditional STEM to include Finance/Revenue and Arts/Aesthetics and be STREAM centric. Each season, we design a new full-size robot to compete as part of both FIRST and MSHSL leagues. Eligible students can earn a varsity letter in robotics! Website: https://frcteam2530.org/
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Rochester Chess
Rochester Chess is a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit organization dedicated to providing a safe and inclusive environment for youth and adults to play chess and to receive chess instruction. In particular, Rochester Chess is committed to improving academic performance and self-esteem of underserved youth in our community. Website: https://rochesterchess.com/
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Sunshine Face Painting

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Math Masters
The Math Masters mathematics competition program challenges 4th, 5th and 6th grade students to use critical thinking and problem-solving skills in mathematics. Students compete as individuals and on teams in eight rounds of competition held in March and April each year at more than 50 competition sites throughout Minnesota. Students’ academic effort and achievement is recognized with plaques, medallions and ribbons in each competition element: Fact Drill, Individual Round and Team Competition. Website: https://www.math-masters.org/
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Mathcounts
MATHCOUNTS provides engaging math programs to US middle school students to build confidence and improve attitudes about math and problem solving. In Minnesota, the program is coordinated by volunteers members of the Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers. Website: https://mathcountsmn.org/
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MN High School Math League
The League exists to identify students who have exceptional mathematical ability or interest, to give them recognition and encouragement, to bring them together with similar students, and to give them the opportunity to study topics not commonly taught in the high school curriculum. Website: www.mnmathleague.org/home.php
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Beast Academy and Art of Problem Solving
Designed by the global leader in advanced math education, Beast Academy is an engaging, rigorous math curriculum for elementary students. It is the math curriculum we wish we had as kids — one meant to spark "Aha!" moments and ignite the joy of problem solving for the next generation of intellectual leaders. Website: https://artofproblemsolving.com/
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Math Kangaroo USA
Math Kangaroo USA is a national nonprofit organization with a mission of helping students love math. For 25 years, Math Kangaroo has organized an annual international mathematical competition for thousands of students in grades 1-12. Math Kangaroo's focus is on improving students' math scores and teaching them new strategies for solving word and logic problems, helping them with critical thinking and gaining confidence in the classroom. Website: https://mathkangaroo.org/mks/

2026 RAMC Problems

Elementary I
ramc_2026_e1_individual_problems.pdf
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ramc_2026_e1_individual_solutions.pdf
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ramc_2026_e1_invitational_problems.pdf
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ramc_2026_e1_invitational_solutions.pdf
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Elementary II
ramc_2026_e2_individual_problems.pdf
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ramc_2026_e2_individual_solutions.pdf
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ramc_2026_e2_invitational_problems.pdf
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ramc_2026_e2_invitational_solutions.pdf
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Middle School
ramc_2026_ms_individual_problems.pdf
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ramc_2026_ms_invitational_problems.pdf
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ramc_2026_ms_individual_solutions.pdf
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ramc_2026_ms_invitational_solutions.pdf
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2026 RAMC Winners

Elementary I (Grade K-2)
15 students attended
Top 10 Individual                                                                                                      Top Grade                
1. Adam Abdi
2. Iris Markota
3. Muyan Xie
3. Whitney Bao
5. Willard Bao
6. Owen Toft
7. Brandon Gale
7. Eric Guo
7. Gauranga Chebrolu
1st place in grade 1: Iris Markota

1st place in grade 2: Adam Abdi
Elementary II (Grade 3-5)
35 students attended
Top 10 Individual                                                                                                     Top Grade                   
1. Avyukth Prakash
2. Shu Peng
3. Charlie Bull
4. Dirgh
4. Eleanor Moore-Weiss
6. Nolan Shen
7. Felix Guo
7. Macy Wang
9. Akshat Yadav
9. Jacob Wang
1st place in grade 3: Claire Zhong

1st place in grade 4: Shu Peng

1st place in grade 5: Avyukth Prakash
Middle School (Grade 6-8)
53 students attended
Top 10 Individual                                                                                                     Top Grade                   
1. Dev Neelamegam
1. Fang Yu
3. Akhshar Vijayakumar
4. Penelope Roberts
5. Abigail Shi
5. William Deng
7. Siddhi Negi
8. Kevin Nie
8. Olivia Lin
10. Jayden Wang
10. Yuhao Shi
1st place in grade 6: Fang Yu

1st place in grade 7:  Abigail Shi

1st place in grade 8: Dev Neelamegam