About

"Maths wi nae Borders" is a mini-competition that's inspired by the annual ‘Mathématiques sans Frontières’ contest. 

It has been a feature every year since the inaugural Maths Week Scotland in 2017. 

The competition is generously funded by the Scottish Mathematical Journal Trust.

‘Maths wi nae Borders’ can be entered by any class in Scotland. The five tasks should be completed in less than two hours. Entries should be submitted online.

Some advice from organiser Chris Smith and the team of volunteer markers, based on previous competitions:

-Partial solutions and attempts can gain marks.

-Neat and careful work is important

-Remember that we are looking for entries from an entire class (so as a class pick your best solution to each of the five problems).

-Many entries will include correct answers so consider how to make your entry stand out (an excellent answer might include a description of how you approached the question, any extra formulae or strategies you came across or any observations that you think are Mathematically interesting).