The UF Department of Mathematics sponsors participation in two annual international mathematical modeling contests for teams of undergraduate students.
The Fall Semester contest is the Student Challenge Using Differential Equations Modeling (SCUDEM) and the Spring Semester contest is the Mathematical/Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (MCM/ICM).
Over the course of 1 weekend or 3 weeks, you’ll have the opportunity to solve a real-world modeling problem!
Mathematical modeling training sessions are held only in the Fall Semester in preparation for both contests. Separate informational meetings about SCUDEM and MCM/ICM are held in the Fall and Spring Semesters, respectfully, a few weeks before the contests begin.
2026-2027 UF Training Sessions
Register HERE by Sunday October 4th.
We will take care of registering your team with SCUDEM (only register using the Google form above — do not register with SCUDEM directly!)
- Session #1 (week of September 21): Overview of SCUDEM; Period 7 (1:55-:45pm) 423 Little Hall
- Session #2 (week of September 28): Crash course in modeling; Period 7 (1:55-:45pm) 423 Little Hall
- Session #3 (week of October 5): Simulation and analysis methods; Period 7 (1:55-:45pm) 423 Little Hall
- Session #4 (week of October 12): Practice building a model with your team; Time and location TBD
SCUDEM Online Information Session
The organization that runs SCUDEM will be hosting an online information session on Wednesday, September 16 from 5-6pm ET. Topics that will be discussed include what is COMAP and SCUDEM, history of SCUDEM, who is SCUDEM for, getting started and resources in mathematical modeling, and a Q&A portion. Register here.
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