Resources
Wisconsin Mathematics, Engineering, and Science Talent Search
Each school year, the Talent Search creates five sets of five problems each and distributes them to high school and middle school students in the state of Wisconsin and throughout the world. These problems are not easy, but their solutions do not require advanced mathematical knowledge--just hard work and creativity. Students can work on the problems at their own pace and send in their solutions to be graded. Top participants are invited to Madison for an Honors Day in the spring and to participate in an exam for the Van Vleck scholarship to UW-Madison.
http://www.math.wisc.edu/~talent/
Early Mathematics Placement Tool
The EMPT is designed to allow high school students to see how ready they are to pursue math courses on the post-secondary level. Each major at every post-secondary institution in the state has some mathematics requirement. In some cases, the requirement can be filled while still in high school but in most cases, additional mathematics course work is required and appropriate preparation is key to success in these courses.
The EMPT program consists of two parts:
- The first is a shortened version of the University of Wisconsin Mathematics Placement Test (UWMPT), available through high school mathematics teachers and other appropriate faculty. The EMPT uses test items that have been retired from UWMPT use which allows it to be equated to the UWMPT. Students who take the test can find out what level of mathematics their current preparation places them into at University of Wisconsin System campuses as well as at all institutions in the Wisconsin Technical College System.
- The second part is a resource guide. Every campus has information specific to that institution regarding what math courses fall into each preparation level and also information specifying how much math is required for each major offered at that campus. The resource guide may be accessed by clicking on the Math Requirements by Majors link in the Resources tab above.