Team Make-up: maximum 10 students; freshmen or students enrolled in Algebra I
Questions: 10
Time: 25 minutes
Format: Individual competition All battery operated calculators permitted, including CAS-type Answers must be legible Answers must be exact unless otherwise indicated in the question
Scoring: Correct answers worth 2 points each; 20 points possible per team member Team Score: The top 4 scores count toward the team score; 5th and 6th scores are used for tie-breaking Maximum 80 points per team
Team Make-up: maximum 10 students; sophomores or freshmen, or students enrolled in Geometry
Questions: 10
Time: 25 minutes
Format: Individual competition All battery operated calculators permitted, including CAS-type Answers must be legible Answers must be exact unless otherwise indicated in the question
Scoring: Correct answers worth 2 points each; 20 points possible per team member Team Score: The top 4 scores count toward the team score; 5th and 6th scores are used for tie-breaking Maximum 80 points per team
Team Make-up: maximum 10 students; juniors, sophomores or freshmen, or students enrolled in Algebra II
Questions: 10
Time: 25 minutes
Format: Individual competition All battery operated calculators permitted, including CAS-type Answers must be legible Answers must be exact unless otherwise indicated in the question Scoring: Correct answers worth 2 points each; 20 points possible per team member Team Score: The top 4 scores count toward the team score; 5th and 6th scores are used for tie-breaking Maximum 80 points per team
Team Make-up: maximum 10 students; any grade level
Questions: 10
Time: 25 minutes
Format: Individual competition All battery operated calculators permitted, including CAS-type Answers must be legible Answers must be exact unless otherwise indicated in the question Scoring: Correct answers worth 2 points each; 20 points possible per team member Team Score: The top 4 scores count toward the team score; 5th and 6th scores are used for tie-breaking Maximum 80 points per team
Fr-Soph Team Make-up: maximum 8 students, freshmen and sophomores only, no more than 4 may be sophomores . Jr-Sr Team Team Make-up: maximum 8 students, no more than 4 may be seniors
Questions: 20
Time: 20 minutes
Format: Team members work together and submit one answer sheet NO Calculators permitted Answers must be legible Answers must be exact unless otherwise indicated in the question
Scoring: Correct answers are worth 4 points each; Maximum 80 points possible per team
Team Make-up: maximum 5 students; 1 freshman; 1 freshman or sophomore; 1 freshman, sophomore, or junior; 2 students from any grade
Questions: 20
Time: 20 minutes
Format: Team members work together and submit one answer sheet All battery operated calculators permitted, including CAS-type; students may use more than one calculator Answers must be legible Answers must be rounded to 4 significant digits unless otherwise indicated in the question. Answers must be simplified and in the specific form if so stated. Except where noted, angles are in radians. Answers must be in standard notation. Do not use scientific notation unless specified in the question
Scoring: Correct answers are worth 4 points each; Maximum 80 points possible per team
Each school may have 2 teams compete in meets 2 and 3
Fr-Soph Team Make-up: maximum 2 students, freshmen and sophomores only in any combination Jr-Sr Team Make-up: maximum 2 students, any grade level
Questions: 10 (initial competition)
Time: 3 minutes per question
Format: Team members work together and submit one answer sheet Questions 1-5: NO Calculators permitted Questions 6-10: All battery operated calculators permitted, including CAS-type Questions 11-15 (if needed): All battery operated calculators permitted, including CAS-type Answers must be legible Answers must be exact unless otherwise indicated in the question
Scoring: Correct answers submitted in the 1st minute are worth 6 points; correct answers submitted in the 2nd minute are worth 4 points; correct answers submitted in the 3rd minute are worth 3 points; the first team with the correct answer to each question earns a 2 point bonus.
Each school may have 2 teams compete in meets 2 and 3
Fr-Soph Team Make-up: maximum 4 students, freshmen and sophomores only, maximum of 2 sophomores Substitutions for team members, keeping the same team make-up restriction, may be made between rounds Jr-Sr Team Make-up: maximum 4 students, maximum of 2 seniors Substitutions for team members, keeping the same team make-up restriction, may be made between rounds
Questions: 3 rounds; 1 question per team member per round Note: additional rounds are available to replace rounds with upheld appeals
Time: 7 minutes per round
Format: Team members each do a problem, passing back an answer sheet with their answer and any previous answers, which will be used by the following team member to complete their problem. Students may pass back multiple answer sheets until the last student in the row has submitted the team answer. Each student may do only one problem. Only the last team member may stand and submit an answer. The last team member may stand and submit an answer sheet at either of the first two commands (3 minutes and 5 minutes) and must stand and submit an answer sheet at the final command (7 minutes) if an answer sheet has not already been submitted. All battery operated calculators permitted, including CAS-type Answers must be legible; answer sheet must not have any stray marks or symbols, only student answers. No codes may be used in recording answers. Answers must be exact unless otherwise indicated in the question
Scoring: Correct answers are worth 4 points each. Bonus points are given if all four answers are correct and the answer sheet is submitted at the 3 minute mark (First Command – 5 bonus points), or at the 5 minute mark (Second Command – 3 bonus points).
Team Make-up: maximum 2 students, any grade level Time:
Preparation: 10 minutes (students may work together during this time and use any resource materials)
Presentation: 7 minutes for the presentation
Format: Presentation: During the 7 minutes, students will present the solutions to the judges, using only the notes prepared in the preparation room. At the end of the 7 minutes, time will be called. During this event, either or both students may participate in the presentation. It is up to the students to determine if, or how, they will collaborate on the presentation and/or extemporaneous questions. All battery operated calculators permitted, including CAS-type in the preparation room only
Scoring: Students will be judged on knowledge, presentation and extemporaneous questions; Each judge will award up to 20 points per team: Knowledge is worth 0-15 points; Presentation is worth 0-5 points. Scores from the two judges will be added for a maximum of 40 points per team.
ORAL COMPETITION - SPECIFICS
The judges rate the contestants according to the following scale, using the questions below as suggested guidelines:
Knowledge (0-15 points)
Is an appropriate approach to the problem used? Is the solution accurate and complete? Are the facts correct? Is the logic correct? Is the use of vocabulary and notation correct? Are relevant theorems, axioms, etc. used and mentioned when they contribute to a desired result? Are important ideas emphasized/outlined/summarized?
Presentation (0-5 points)
Is time used effectively? Are ideas explained in a logical manner? Is the presentation clear and well-organized? Is sufficient detail used? Are oral, visual and verbal techniques used effectively?