Singapore Precollegiate Integration Bee
Singapore's integration bee for pre-university students
About
The Singapore Precollegiate Integration Bee (SPIB) is Singapore's first nationwide integration bee for pre-university students: this includes junior college students, polytechnic students and secondary school students proficient in integration techniques.The fundamental mission and long term goals of SPIB are:
- to let students enjoy the process of thinking and talking about challenging mathematics, and the problem solving skills required, and to promote a deeper appreciation of recreational mathematics;
- to let students have fun learning with friends, and build a community among mathematics enthusiasts.
Competition format
The SPIB is broken up into two rounds, Round 1 and Round 2. Contestants participate in teams of three (from the same school) throughout the SPIB. Both rounds are held at a venue TBC.
Round 1 is a two-hour written test with 30 integrals of varying difficulty, where teams work together to solve the integrals.
The top 16 teams overall advance to Round 2. Round 2 is an MIT-style single-elimination tournament where teams face off against each other in evaluating integrals faster than their opponents.