Education A U.S. Gold Medal In Math
Students made the mathematical team U.S.A. by outscoring 350,000 other teens on the American High School Math Exam last February. They then passed a series of follow-up tests and attended a one-month mathematics seminar at the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., before leaving for Hong Kong. In contrast, Chinese and Russian students, who usually dominate the math olympiad, train together year-round. Last week they had to settle for second and third place, respectively....