Official Challenge Problems for SCUDEM VI 2021
Released at 12:01 AM Eastern United States Time Zone (GMT-5) on 23 October 2021
Rules for SCUDEM VI 2021
- SCUDEM is for 3 member teams of students at the undergraduate or high school level.
- Each team will have a coach.
- Challenge begins one minute after midnight (12:01 AM) Eastern Time Zone Saturday, 23 October 2021 with the posting of Challenge problems to each team and coach.
- During the challenge period, no assistance from living people other than your team members can be used on the problem effort. Coaches are free to help their teams prepare before the challenge begins. During the challenge, coaches are limited to moral support — we recommend pep talks and check-ins to be sure the group is working together in a positive manner.
- The team should produce a self-contained video of no longer than 10 minutes explaining your solution to one and only one of the challenge problems.
- Student team submissions will be in English and judge comments will also be in English.
- Videos should be uploaded to YouTube and marked as Unlisted, and a SCUDEM Team Video Submission Form submitted before the end of the challenge.
- Challenge ends one minute before midnight (11:59 PM) Eastern Time Zone on Sunday, 14 November 2021.
Judging
Judges viewed at least three videos each and used the Scoring Rubric to render scores which were averaged and ranked. Results and awards (Outstanding, Meritorious, and Successful) were announced to teams by mid December 2021 with Outstanding teams’ videos posted on SIMIODE’s YouTube channel.