Competitions

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INTRO

The Mathworks Math Contest (MMC) is a free contest: an opportunity for middle school students (6-8th-grade students) to explore mathematics and be challenged by high-level problems!

The MMC is a 15 question test that is proctored by math teachers and coaches at their respective schools. Once all the students have taken the test, they are sent back to us. After all the grades have been calculated, the grades are released to the teachers and coaches. The top 4 students are invited to represent the United States at the Primary Math World Competition (PMWC). Students must be born between September 1st, 2008 and August 31st, 2010 to be eligible to compete at the PMWC. In addition, all participants are invited to apply to the Mathworks residential Junior Summer Math Camp (JSMC).  

TEST INFO

The students are allotted 120 minutes to complete 15 questions. They are highly encouraged to show all of their work. Calculators are not allowed. 

ELIGIBILITY

The contest is designed for middle schoolers, 6th-8th graders. If you   are not in those current grade levels but would still like to participate, please contact Xin Liu.

The TAMU Math Circle will offer the AMC 8 test  to its participants.

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•   Jan 22-28, 2026

TEST INFO

The AMC 8 is a 25-question, 40-minute, multiple-choice examination in middle school mathematics designed to promote the development and enhancement of problem-solving skills. The material covered on the AMC 8 includes topics from a typical middle school mathematics curriculum. Possible topics include (but are not limited to): Counting and Probability, Estimation, Proportional Reasoning, Elementary Geometry (including the Pythagorean Theorem), Spatial Visualization, Everyday Applications, and Reading and Interpreting Graphs and Tables. In addition, some of the later questions may involve Linear or Quadratic Functions and Equations, Coordinate Geometry, and other topics traditionally covered in a beginning algebra course. 

ELIGIBILITY

Students with a passion for problem-solving who are in grade 8 or below and under 14.5 years of age on the day of the competition are eligible to participate in the AMC 8.

The  TAMU Math Circle will offer the AMC 10/12 (A and  B) tests only to its participants.

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• AMC 10/12 A Competition Date:  Nov 5, 2025

• AMC 10/12 B Competition Date:  Nov 13, 2025

TEST INFO

The AMC 10/12 is a 25-question, 75-minute multiple choice examination in high school mathematics designed to promote the development and enhancement of problem-solving skills.

ELIGIBILITY

The AMC 10 test covers the high school curriculum up to 10th grade. To take the AMC 10, a student must be in grade 10 or below and under 17.5 years of age on the day of the contest. The AMC 12 test covers the entire high school curriculum including trigonometry, advanced algebra, and advanced geometry, but excluding calculus . To take the AMC 12, a student must be in grade 12 or below and under 19.5 years of age on the day of the contest.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE A AND B TESTS

Both the A and the B versions of the AMC 10/12 have the same format. The only differences are the competition dates and that each version has a distinct set of questions, although the two examinations are designed to be equal in difficulty and distribution of topics. The purpose of this is to give multiple options for the test date and to allow a student to take both AMC 10 and AMC 12 if they want to.