Our Flagship Event
A Mathematical Adventure Unlike Any Other
SIGMA is the flagship event of LUMS Students Mathematics Society.
SIGMA 7 will be held in LUMS over three days, from 20-22 January 2023. Comprising nine amazing sub-events testing skills ranging from participants' grip on basic arithmetic to the soundness of their logical and mathematical reasoning, SIGMA 7 is sure to be a learning curve.
SIGMA is an amazing opportunity for you to interact and compete with a diverse body of intellectually curious students that you will not get in any other math competition in Pakistan. It is a chance for you to hone and showcase your mathematical prowess on a global stage while enjoying the engaging activities we have planned out for you.
Events
Exciting and Fun events that you will wanna never stop playing
Kahoot
All the members will log onto Kahoot! app using their computers/mobile phones with one member from each team required to login and then work as a team. All teams will be allotted certain time for each question where they will solve it in a race against time with bonus and streaks awaiting those solving it correctly (and early!).
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Crack the Image
Crack the image is a logical game in which you have to look each part of the image very carefully. It can have numbers, logical expressions, symbols etc. You have to look two or more terms and understand how they are build up and how they are related. From this, you can go over the entire image and seek after the answers. Keep in mind that you will have very limited time, so once you enter an answer for a blank, it will not change then.
Raise a Hand
Do you have UNAGI (the state of total awareness)? If yes, “Raise a hand” awaits for the presence of all mathematical brainiacs in town this year! It’s the ultimate battle against your nerves, time, and the brightest minds. Keep calm and raise your hand while having UNAGI! You never know what might befall you.
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Maze of Craze
Get ready to workout your brain and body for one of the most anticipated events at Sigma! Teams will have to login to Roblox and explore the maze of LUMS, interpret the clues to reach their very own destination of victory.
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Apollos's Forbidden Door
To move to the next phase of the event, you need to cross a door. The door is made by Apollo, the Greek God of Logic & Reasoning. The door forbids you to pass and has some writings engraved on it and a keypad.
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Olympiad
If you love to prove stuff and hate approximations (sorry physicists and engineers), this is the event for you. Teams will be given 5 problems based on the four standard categories (Algebra, Combinatorics, Geometry, Number Theory) used in mathematical olympiads around the world. After 3 hours, they will have to submit their solutions. Partial credit will be given.
Geometry
This event will test the participant’s ability to reverse a process. All the participants of a team will be given shapes of varying difficulties and asked to derive parametric equations which describe the graph. A certain amount of time will be given to come up with solutions. Points will be given on how closely the equations match the shape and not on the time taken to form the equations. Always think before moving to the next equation!