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Problem of the Month

Rules:

  1. The problem will be emailed and made available on the website the 1st of each month.
  2. Email all solutions to the coordinator Dr London at slondon@luc.edu.  All solutions must be submitted as a single PDF.  If you are a Loyola undergraduate, please clearly state that and your major on your solution.
  3. Solutions are due at 11:59pm on the last day of the month.
  4. The judges will determine the best solution from an undergraduate at Loyola which will be chosen as the winner and the decision is final.
  5. The solution with the best explanation from a Loyola undergraduate will be the winner. Other correct solutions or solutions with enough progress may be recognized too.
  6. Your solution must be your own work without the aid of the internet or a computer, but you may use a calculator for arithmetic.

 

Recent Winners:

Grey Wilson (March 2026)

Zack Moore (February 2026)

Ian Dunbar (November 2025)

Ian Dunbar (October 2025)

Zack Moore (September 2025)

 

Past Problems/Winners:

AY MONTH WIN
24-25 Sep Oct Nov Feb Mar Apr List
23-24 Sep Oct Nov Feb Mar Apr List
22-23 Sep Oct Nov Feb Mar Apr List

Rules:

  1. The problem will be emailed and made available on the website the 1st of each month.
  2. Email all solutions to the coordinator Dr London at slondon@luc.edu.  All solutions must be submitted as a single PDF.  If you are a Loyola undergraduate, please clearly state that and your major on your solution.
  3. Solutions are due at 11:59pm on the last day of the month.
  4. The judges will determine the best solution from an undergraduate at Loyola which will be chosen as the winner and the decision is final.
  5. The solution with the best explanation from a Loyola undergraduate will be the winner. Other correct solutions or solutions with enough progress may be recognized too.
  6. Your solution must be your own work without the aid of the internet or a computer, but you may use a calculator for arithmetic.

 

Recent Winners:

Grey Wilson (March 2026)

Zack Moore (February 2026)

Ian Dunbar (November 2025)

Ian Dunbar (October 2025)

Zack Moore (September 2025)

 

Past Problems/Winners:

AY MONTH WIN
24-25 Sep Oct Nov Feb Mar Apr List
23-24 Sep Oct Nov Feb Mar Apr List
22-23 Sep Oct Nov Feb Mar Apr List