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Watch this 26-minute presentation by the Rye Country Day School Team (#18015) from Rye, New York, who were finalists in the 2025 MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge. Follow along as these high school students present their mathematical model for predicting temperature changes during heatwaves and their plan for allocating resources to minimize the effects of heat waves and power grid failures. The presentation showcases the team's solution to the challenge that involved over 3,600 students across 794 teams. The MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge is a prestigious internet-based competition organized by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) and sponsored by MathWorks, offering over $100,000 in scholarships to inspire students to pursue STEM careers. Teams of 3-5 junior/senior or sixth form students spend up to 14 hours developing solutions to real-world problems during the Challenge weekend.
