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The Pythagorean Prize<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The Pythagorean Prize recognizes exemplary scholarship in mathematics and encourages students to consider careers in mathematics-related fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pythagorean Prize is awarded during an event in April in conjunction with Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month. Winners will be announced through email and other college media outlets (e.g., the college newspaper).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Pythagorean Prize is named after the ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher Pythagoras, who was born on the island of Samos in the Aegean Sea. Around 540 bce, he established a mystical cult in Crotona, southern Italy. His followers, the Pythagoreans, explored the properties of numbers, the mathematics of musical scales, the movement of heavenly bodies, and the use of geometry in measurement. They had the first known proof in Europe of the \u201cPythagorean Theorem\u201d concerning the lengths of the sides of a right triangle. Pythagoras was an important figure in the development of mathematics and his name is one most students will recognize.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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30th Annual Pythagorean Prize Winners<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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1st Place<\/strong>
Sinclair Hansen<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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2nd Place<\/strong>
Mohammed Armaan<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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3rd Place<\/strong>
Rowyn Han<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Previous Winners<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1996 – 2019 Winners (PDF)<\/a>
2019 – 2030 Winners (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Application & Requirements<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Apply<\/h3>\n\n\n\n