QED Math Symposium

A Math Symposium is similar to Science Fair, except that the projects focus on math instead of science. The math projects can be extensions of classroom problems or competition problems that a student has found interesting.

QED is the name of our Math Symposium. QED is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase “quod erat demonstrandum,” which is commonly used to signal the completion of a mathematical proof.

Chicago is an area with a large number of strong math students. Although our city has solid representation at math competitions, our city is under-represented at statewide and nationwide math fairs. We hope that QED will foster students’ interest in mathematics and, in so doing, showcase Chicago’s strength in mathematics.