Davis Atkinson, Graham Pash, and Jaye Sudweeks, Modeling the New Jersey Turnpike in 99 Hours
“When am I going to use this?” It’s a question every student has asked at least once. The Modeling Contest in Mathematics (MCM), held annually by COMAP, provides a way for undergraduates to apply the knowledge gained from classes to real world problems. Each year, COMAP presents six interesting prompts on anything ranging…