The 14th Annual Vojtěch Jarník International Mathematical Competition




Second announcement

  1. In order to recognize the achievement and to increase the interest in mathematics, the 14th Annual Vojtěch Jarník International Mathematical Competition will be held at the University of Ostrava on Wednesday, 31st March 2004. The competition is intended for university students of mathematics.

  2. This competition is divided into two categories. Category I is intended for the students of the first and second year and Category II is intended for the students of the third, fourth and fifth year.

  3. The competition is free of charge. It is sponsored by the University of Ostrava. The prizes for the winners are CZK 7000, CZK 3000 and CZK 2000 for the student on the first, second and third place, respectively, in each category.

  4. The competition is controlled by the Competition Committee. It consists of delegates from participating universities. Each university sends one representative to the Committee. The Competition Committee is responsible for:

    1. selection and evaluation of competition problems which will be solved in each category,
    2. correction and evaluation of students' solutions and
    3. determination of the list of the winners.

    A majority of votes is necessary for the acceptance of the winner. In the case of a tie, the chairman of the Committee casts the deciding vote.

  5. The first meeting of the Committee will take place on 30th March 2004 at 9:00. The members of the Committee will elect their chairman and will select competition problems for each category.

  6. There will be four mathematical problems in each category. Students will have four hours to solve these problems. Their solutions will be evaluated by the Committee then. The total score of a student will be equal to the sum of the points for the four mathematical problems.

  7. Each participating university shall announce its delegate's name and his e-mail as soon as possible to jaroslav hancl a seznam cczz *.

    * Type at-sign character ("@") instead of " a ", type dot (".") instead of space (" "), and type just "cz" instead of "cczz".

  8. Each participating university should send at least one problem for each category along with a solution. Please do not forget to send it before 5th March 2004 in a TeX file in English. The e-mail address is jaroslav hancl a seznam cczz *; please send a copy to bartl a osu cczz * in order to simplify the process of proposing the problems.

    You will help us if you send each problem in a separate file. Please specify the name of your university and the category for which the problem is proposed explicitly in the file. If you wish, you can add a short note explaining the origin of the problem (e.g., the name of the person who proposed the problem).

    Each participating university agrees not to reveal the competition problems to any of its students before the beginning of the competition.

  9. The competition will take place on 31st March 2004 from 9:00 to 13:00. The results will be announced the next day afternoon (at about 15:00).

  10. There is no limit on the number of students from one university, but two students are usually sent to each category.

  11. The official language is English. The competition problems will be in the English language too. Students must solve these problems in English.

Programme of the competition

Tuesday, 30th March 2004
    9: 00   –   11: 30    meeting of the Committee (in the library, Bráfova 7)
    11: 30   –   13: 00    lunch
    13: 00   –   ?    meeting of the Committee (in the library, Bráfova 7)


Wednesday, 31st March 2004
    8: 30





   opening ceremony (in the assembly hall, Českobratrská 16)
    9: 00   –   13: 00    the competition (in the Faculty of Science, 30.dubna 22)
    13: 00   –   ?    evaluation of students' solutions by the Committee


Thursday, 1st April 2004
    15: 00   (?)    closing ceremony


Organizational instructions

  1. The arrival of the participants is expected on 29th March 2004 evening or on 30th March 2004 morning. Their departure is expected on 1st April 2004 evening or on 2nd April 2004 morning.

  2. The stay of the participants and of the members of the Competition Committee is to be paid by their mother university.

  3. Accommodation for participants will be booked in hotels and hostels. The possibilities of accommodation are as follows:

    1. Hotel Jindřich (***). Ten minutes from the Faculty of Science of the University of Ostrava, where the competition will take place. Prices: CZK 480 for a single room, CZK 600 for a double room without a TV, CZK 750 for a double room, CZK 1100 for a room with three beds, CZK 1300 for apartments (double-bedded), CZK 300 for an additional bed (if the room is full), CZK 350 for an additional bed. The price does not include breakfast (CZK 70).
    2. Hotel Polský dům (***). Ten minutes from the Faculty of Science. Prices: CZK 800 for a single room, CZK 1150 for a double room, CZK 1600 for apartments (double-bedded), CZK 300 for an additional bed. The price includes breakfast.
    3. Hotel Maria (***). By the Faculty of Science. Prices for the Czechs and Slovaks: CZK 750 for a single room, CZK 850 for a double room (single person), CZK 950 for a double room (two persons), CZK 1200 for a room with three beds. The price includes breakfast. The prices for foreigners are higher generally, but if 5 or more rooms are booked, the prices for the foreigners will be the same (i.e., the above given prices will apply).
    4. Hostel NH. Twenty minutes from the Faculty of Science. Prices: CZK 300 for a double room, CZK 450 for a room with three beds, CZK 600 for a room with four beds.
    5. Hotel DMH. Thirty-five minutes from the Faculty of Science by tram. Prices: CZK 320 for a double room, CZK 350 for a double room (de luxe), CZK 410 for a room with three beds, CZK 450 for a room with three beds (de luxe). The price does not include breakfast.

Important dates

  1. Applying to enter the competition: as soon as possible, the deadline is 1st March 2004.

  2. Recommending a member of the Competition Committee: as soon as possible, the deadline is 5th March 2004.

  3. Sending competition problems: no later than 5th March 2004.

  4. Sending the number of participants and their need of accommodation: no later than 5th March 2004.

  5. Sending the names* of participants in each category: till 15th March 2004.

  6. Reporting the exact time of arrival and departure of participants: till 20th March 2004.

* Please pay a special attention to the names in order that we do not distort them. Make clear which part of the name is (are) the first name(s) and which part of the name is the family name. We prefer that you always give the family name after the first name(s). That is, first name(s) are given first, the family name follows.

If a name contains accented letters, then use the standard ASCII text to describe the accents. You can use, e.g., the TeX sequences to describe the accents. (It is also possible to use words to describe the accents, but this method is longer. For example, one can use either the TeX code \.z or the words "Latin small letter z with dot above" to describe the Polish letter ż.)

Exchange rates

The exchange rate list as of 14th December 2003:

1 USD  =  26 CZK
1 EUR  =  32 CZK
100 SKK  =  79 CZK
100 HUF  =  12 CZK
10 PLN  =  69 CZK


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