By Linda Borg
PROVIDENCE, RI -- -Cassidy Laidlaw, a junior at Barrington High School, is one of 10 students nationwide selected to compete for $10,000 in the 2013 Who Wants to Be a Mathematician.
The competition will be announced on Jan. 10 at the San Diego Convention Center with a live webcast.
Cassidy is a runner on the Barrington varsity track team and plays jazz and classical piano. He says he can't wait until he can start doing research in artificial intelligence. One of his favorite things about school is having AHA! moments when something difficult becomes clear.
He was selected for the national Who Wants to Be a Mathematician based on his score on a qualifying test administered by high school math teachers nationwide.