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Friday 01 Jan 2016 - 14:43 Makkah mean time-21-3-1437
San Francisco, (IINA) - Fifteen Saudi students won first place in a mental math international competition organized by the World Federation of Mathematics in San Francisco in the United States, Arab News reported on Friday.
The “Mini Al-Khwarizmi” group, consists of 15 Saudi children, competed in mental arithmetic operations in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
“This means that the children made their computations mentally and did not use any pen or pencil and paper”, a mathematician said.
The group had been named after Muhammad bin Musa Al-Khwarizmi, an Arab mathematician and astronomer. Al-Khwarizmi was known for his work on algebra called “Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing.”
Academic experts and specialists in mathematics trained the students for six months from July to December 2015 before they flew to the US for the prestigious competition.
They were held in internal camps in their respective areas and finally in outdoor camp for three days in the United States before the competition.
Their parents and guardians accompanied them in attending scientific, educational and family activities while they were there.
AG/IINA
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