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MATHCOUNTS is a middle school math competition held in the United States. Its founding sponsors include the CNA Foundation, the National Society of Professional Engineers, and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.[1] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Mathematics competitions or mathematical olympiads are competitive events where participants write a mathematics test. ... The National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) is a professional engineering organization in the United States. ... The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) was founded in 1920. ...

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Subject matter

MATHCOUNTS is a contest designed for sixth, seventh and eighth graders. The subject matter includes geometry, combinatorics, and algebra.[2] Although they are included in some of the aforementioned subjects, complex numbers, calculus, and trigonometry are not featured in the contest because these subjects are considered in general to be more advanced than middle-school mathematics. Instead, the contest emphasizes problem solving skill within traditional middle-school mathematics.[3] For other uses, see Geometry (disambiguation). ... Combinatorics is a branch of pure mathematics concerning the study of discrete (and usually finite) objects. ... This article is about the branch of mathematics. ... The complex numbers are an extension of the real numbers, in which all non-constant polynomials have roots. ... For other uses, see Calculus (disambiguation). ... Wikibooks has a book on the topic of Trigonometry All of the trigonometric functions of an angle θ can be constructed geometrically in terms of a unit circle centered at O. Trigonometry (from Greek trigōnon triangle + metron measure[1]), informally called trig, is a branch of mathematics that deals with...


Competition levels

A trophy from a State Mathcounts competition
A trophy from a State Mathcounts competition

The competition is divided into four levels: school, chapter, state, and national. However, the school round is optional and does not have to be used to determine the team sent from each school. Each school is allowed to send one team of four students, plus four individuals, to the chapter competition. Individuals' scores are not credited towards their teams, even if they score better than first-string teammates. However, they are eligible to win individually. MathCounts trophy This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... MathCounts trophy This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...


High-ranking students and teams from each chapter competition progress to the state-level competition. The exact number of qualifiers varies from chapter to chapter. At the state level, the top four individuals progress to nationals as a single team representing the state. When a school wins the best team award, the coach of that school is named the coach of the state team. As a result, a state team is typically comprised of students from different schools. Every student and coach who participates in the national competition receives a free graphing calculator, donated by sponsor Texas Instruments; in 2004, the prize was a TI-83 Plus Silver Edition. In the past, TI-81s, TI-82s, TI-85s, TI-89s, and TI-92s have been distributed. The 2005, 2006, and 2007 prizes were TI-84 Plus Silver Editions. For other uses, see Calculator (disambiguation). ... Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN), better known in the electronics industry (and popularly) as TI, is an American company based in Dallas, Texas, USA, renowned for developing and commercializing semiconductor and computer technology. ... The TI-83 series graphing calculators are manufactured by Texas Instruments. ... TI-81 graphing calculator. ... A TI-82 graphing calculator, as purchased in France in 1994. ... TI-85 graphing calculator The TI-85 is a graphing calculator made by Texas Instruments based around the Zilog Z80 microprocessor. ... The TI-89 and the TI-89 Titanium are graphing calculators developed by Texas Instruments. ... The Texas Instruments TI-92 calculator, originally released in 1995, was a large calculator with a QWERTY keyboard. ... Categories: Stub | Graphing calculators ...


Structure

The standard MATHCOUNTS competition contains four rounds: Sprint, Target, Team, and Countdown. At the National and some state competitions, the top four contestants, determined by the Countdown Round, participate in the Masters Round. Some state competitions add extra rounds, such as the Cipher round.


Sprint Round

In the Sprint Round, contestants solve a written exam consisting of 30 problems with a time limit of 40 minutes. There are no penalties for incorrect answers. Calculators are not permitted, and contestants work individually.


Questions in the Sprint Round are usually the easiest problems in the written individual contests because the Sprint Round tests contestants' ability to solve problems within a tight time constraint. Sprint round questions are worth 1 point each.


Target Round

The Target Round contains four two-problem mini-examinations, for which 6 minutes are allowed per pair. The problems in the Target Round are usually more difficult than most of the problems in the Sprint Round. They are worth 2 points. Calculators are permitted, and contestants work individually.


Team Round

The Team Round is a ten question exam for which twenty minutes are allotted. Calculators are allowed, and four teammates take the examination as a group. In this round, contestants are allowed to talk. These problems are typically more difficult than the individual round problems, so that it would be difficult for a single contestant to solve all of them alone within the available time.


Countdown Round

The Countdown Round is a fast-paced head-to-head competition, and is the final round used in determining individual rankings. It is the only oral round. The Countdown Round is an optional round. At some competitions, this round is used for determining the winners. Otherwise, this round is a for-fun round, when only trophies are awarded. Calculators are not allowed in the Countdown Round.


At the national level, in 1987, the Countdown Round pitted all ten contestants against each other. The first six to ring in first with a correct answer advanced to the next sub-round, after which the first three to ring in with a correct answer advanced to the final round. The top three contestants then went head-to-head. Written competition trophies were given out separate from Countdown Round medals(the official winners) before the ladder style competition.


From 1988 to 2004, the Countdown Round was a head-to-head ladder-style competition. The tenth and ninth place finishers on the written portion competed against each other; the winner then became ninth place and competed against the eight finisher, and so on. It is from this pattern of tenth, ninth, eighth, seventh, etc. that the name "Countdown Round" was derived. It was possible for a contestant who placed tenth on the written part of the competition to become first through winning nine consecutive matches, but no contestant could place more than one rank below his or her rank before the Countdown Round.


Beginning in 2004, the format of the Countdown Round at the national competition changed to a weighted single elimination bracket. The top twelve scorers on the written portion advance to the Countdown Round. In the first round, the top four scorers on the written portion received a bye into the second round leaving fifth place to face off against twelfth place, sixth place to face off against eleventh place, etc. This change was presumably made in hopes of making this final round more exciting and more suspenseful, since now the champion must win four consecutive matches, as opposed to previous years when a student could potentially win the championship after defeating a single opponent. A tournament is an organized competition in which many participants play each other in individual games. ... In tournaments, bracket is commonly used to refer to the diagrammatic representation of the series of games played during the tournament. ...


Forty-five seconds are allotted per problem and no calculator may be used. However, the problem will only be scored by the first participant to correctly answer it, and therefore it is essential for participants to work quickly.


For the earlier rounds, each match consists of three problems; if there is a tie (1-1 or 0-0) further problems are given and a sudden victory rule is imposed to resolve it. In later rounds, the match ends when either contestant answers three problems correctly.


At the state and chapter levels, the Countdown Round may or may not be held. If it is held, it may or may not be official; some chapter and state competitions choose to hold a countdown round as a separate competition that does not affect the final rankings of competitors. The National Countdown Round was regularly televised on ESPN from 2003 to 2005.


Masters Round

At the national level and in some states, there is an additional round known as the Masters Round, open only to the top four contestants. Participants are given thirty minutes to develop a fifteen minute oral presentation based upon an advanced mathematical topic, not known to them until thirty minutes before their presentations. While an award is given for the best presentation decided by a panel of judges at the Nationals level, the Masters Round does not affect participants' rankings. The Masters Round in national competition consists of the top 2 written round competitors and the top 2 competitors after the Countdown Round.


Ciphering Round

In some states (Florida most notably), and at both the chapter and state levels, there is a ciphering round. In this round, which does not count for overall individual or team scores, each school sends one representative up. A problem is then flashed up on a projector screen, and competitors, working individually, have one minute to answer. No calculators are allowed. Using a buzzer system, the judges then determine the order of answering. The first person to answer correctly earns his/her school five points, the second person four points, etc. After four questions, each school switches their representative. The process is repeated four times so that each team member has a chance to compete in a round. The team winner of this round is the school with the most points. This round is mainly a fun, fast-paced round where speed is vital. Due to the fact that no calculators are allowed, competitors must be able to do calculations quickly and mentally. This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ...


Math Relay

This round is only held during the "State" competition for Mexico, whose participants are students from ASOMEX (American Schools of Mexico Association) Schools students, held every year in the American School of Puebla in Puebla, Mexico. This round was originally created by Alicia Ehlinger, an outstanding teacher at the American School of Puebla, and other teachers from American Schools in Mexico. Students are placed at the end of an average basketball or soccer court or field, with a length of 21 meters. Students have to run, while they're timed, to the other side of the court, where a table is placed so that they solve a mathematical operation as quick as they can, run back to where their team is and allow another student to run. Each school team is made of 8 students. The criteria of ranking is the following: 2 points are given to the team that has the least time; the team with the highest number of correct is the winner; in case of tie, time is used as a tiebreaker. This round does not affect individual or team scores, and it is only used to encourage healthy competition and physical activity, as well as to practice solving math operations within a very short time.


Scholarships

Cash scholarships are awarded to high ranking students at the national competition and many universities give scholarships including full tuition to winners at the state level. As MATHCOUNTS promotes itself as a math coaching program, Raytheon offers scholarships to undergraduate students who volunteer as coaches for MATHCOUNTS teams. Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is a major American defense contractor and industrial corporation with core manufacturing concentrations in defense systems and defense and commercial electronics. ...


Scoring and ranking

Individual score

Each contestant's individual score is his or her Sprint Round score (out of 30) plus twice his or her Target Round score (out of 8), so that a perfect score is 46. Many years, perfect scores do not occur due to the varying difficulty of the problems from year to year. For example, in the 1996 National competition, the highest score was a 38, and a score of 33 sufficed for placement in the top ten and qualification for the Countdown Round. In the 2005 Nationals, the highest score was a 39, and a score of 30 sufficed for placement in the top twelve, qualifying for the Countdown Round.


At Chapter and State levels, ranking is determined by raw individual score. Ties are broken by comparing performance on the last ten questions on the Sprint Round. If contestants are still tied, individual pre-selected problems are used to break ties.


At the National Competition, ranking on the written portion is used to determine seeding in the Countdown round. The final place is determined by performance in the countdown round.


Team score

A team's score is equal to one-fourth the sum of its members' individual scores (even if the team has fewer than four members) plus twice the number of questions it answered correctly on the team round. A perfect team score is 46.0 + (2 cdot 10) = 66.0.


Examples of problems

Sprint

  • Chapter: What is the arithmetic mean of all of the positive two-digit integers with the property that the integer is equal to the sum of its first digit plus its second digit plus the product of its two digits?
  • State: Yesterday, 28 students took a test. The arithmetic mean of those 28 scores was 72 points. Two students who were absent yesterday took the test this morning, and the arithmetic mean of all 30 test scores is 73 points. If the difference of the two scores from this morning is 22 points, what is the lower score from this morning?
  • Nationals: A fair, standard six-faced die is tossed eight times. The sequence of eight results is recorded to form an eight-digit number. What is the probability that the number formed is a multiple of eight? Express your answer as a common fraction.

Target

  • Chapter: Jamie has a jar of coins containing the same number of nickels, dimes and quarters. The total value of the coins in the jar is $13.20. How many nickels does Jamie have?
  • State: In 1960, there were 450,000 cases of measles reported in the U.S. In 1996, there were 500 cases reported. How many cases of measles would have been reported in 1987 if the number of cases reported from 1960 to 1996 decreased linearly?
  • Nationals: Gunther's average on ten quizzes is 7.8. Each score is a positive whole number less than or equal to 10. He remembers that he scored at least one 5, at least three 7s, at least two 9s and at least one 10. What is the sum of all the distinct possible values for Gunther's median quiz score? Express your answer as a decimal to the nearest tenth.

Team

  • Chapter: If Ella rolls a standard six-sided die until she rolls the same number on consecutive rolls, what is the probability that her 10th roll is her last roll? Express your answer as a decimal to the nearest thousandth.
  • State: The sum of Angie’s age and John’s age equals Michael’s age. Angie’s age is a prime number, but John’s age and Michael’s age are not prime numbers. The sum of John’s age and Michael’s age is a prime number, and Angie’s age minus John’s age is a prime number. One more than half of John’s age is a prime number. Angie is the only teenager, and she is older than John. How many years old is John?
  • Nationals: The 9-digit number abb,aba,ba3 is a multiple of 99 for some pair of digits a and b. What is b − a ?

One way to do this problem:


Countdown

  • Chapter: If y − x = 7, what is the value of x − y ? [Answer : − 7]
  • State: What is the sum of all the integers between − 12.1 and 3.3? [Answer : Sum of all the numbers from − 12 to 3, which totals to − 72]
  • Nationals: A volleyball coach has three setters and eight other players on her team. Without assigning any of the positions, in how many ways can she choose six starters if exactly one of the three setters is selected as a starter? [Answer: 168]

Masters

Find the sum (1 cdot 2)+(2 cdot 3)+...+[n cdot (n+1)] in terms of n.


Timeline

Most schools begin preparing for the MATHCOUNTS competition in September or October. The team is often selected via an optional school-level competition provided by MATHCOUNTS.


The local-level competitions (officially called the Chapter competitions) occur throughout the month of February, and the state-levels occur in March. The national contest, a four-day event, occurs in May. The actual contest occurs on the second day of the event, which is usually a Friday.


For 2007, the National MATHCOUNTS competition was held in Fort Worth, Texas, between May 10 and May 13, with the actual contest on May 11. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 131st day of the year (132nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...


In 2006, the National MATHCOUNTS competition was held in Arlington, VA, between May 11 and May 14. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Arlington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia (which calls itself a commonwealth), directly across the Potomac River from Washington, DC. By an act of Congress July 9, 1846, the area south of the Potomac was returned to Virginia effective in 1847 As of 2000... is the 131st day of the year (132nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...


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National champions

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Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (140,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Largest metro area Greater Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42° 30′ N to 47° 05′ N  - Longitude 86° 46′ W to... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... This article is about the year. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Largest metro area Greater Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42° 30′ N to 47° 05′ N  - Longitude 86° 46′ W to... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (140,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (140,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the capital city of the United States, see Washington, D.C.. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (140,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ...

National Team winners

This article is about the year. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the state. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the state. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Largest metro area Charlotte metro area Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (900 km)  - % water 9. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Indiana (disambiguation). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Largest metro area Greater Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42° 30′ N to 47° 05′ N  - Longitude 86° 46′ W to... This article is about the year. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (140,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ...

Results of recent competitions

The champion of the 2005 MATHCOUNTS National Competition was Neal Wu of Louisiana, which was remarkable, since he was a seventh-grader at the time as well as being seeded ninth. The runner-up was Mark Zhang from the Texas team. Sergei Bernstein from Massachusetts won the written round as well as the Master's Round. Texas won first place in the team competition, although Indiana had three participants in the Countdown Round. Despite having the national champion, the Louisiana team placed 13th. The award for Most Improved team, comparing the current year's rank to the average of rankings from the past ten years was Oklahoma which placed 6th in the national competition under coach Dan Beaty. Two of the top four students were girls (Patricia Li of California and Karlanna Lewis of Florida) for the first time in the history of the national competition.[13] This article is about the U.S. State. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... For other uses, see Indiana (disambiguation). ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ...


The champion of the 2006 MATHCOUNTS National Competition was Daesun Yim of New Jersey, and the runner up was Andrew Ardito of New York, respectively ranking 5th and 10th in the written round. The nationals team winner was Virginia (seventeenth last year), and second and third place went to Washington (fifteenth) and Indiana (second) respectively. The winning team from last year, Texas, got fourth, and California (third last year) got tenth. The Most Improved team was South Carolina, which went from 56th place to 16th place under coach John Rushman. The winner of the Spirit award was Wyoming. The Spirit Stick was presented to the Wyoming team by the New Hampshire team (last year's Spirit award winner). The written round winner was last year's champion, Neal Wu. The written round runner-up was Daniel Li of VA, who also won the Masters Round. The highest placing seventh grader this year was Kevin Chen, from Texas, who placed third after the written round and made it to the semi-finals in the Countdown Round.[14] This article is about the U.S. state. ... This article is about the state. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Official language(s) English Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Largest metro area Columbia Area  Ranked 40th  - Total 34,726 sq mi (82,965 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 260 miles (420 km)  - % water 6  - Latitude 32° 2′ N to 35° 13′ N  - Longitude 78° 32′ W to 83...


The champion of the Masters Round and the 2007 MATHCOUNTS National Champion, was Kevin Y. Chen of Sugar Land, Texas. He was seeded 3rd in the written round.[15] Ben Kraft of Pennsylvania (seeded 5th) was the runner-up. Justin Ahmann from Indiana was the top 7th grader and was 1st in the written round, followed by Allen Yuan of Michigan, while Bobby Shen of Sugar Land, Texas was the top 6th grader (13th).[16] Texas won the team competition as well. The most improved team went to Nevada and the Spirit Award went to Pennsylvania, whose team cheer was a parody of "Weird Al" Yankovic's "White and Nerdy."[17] Sugar Land is a city located along the Gulf Coast region in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. ... Sugar Land is a city located along the Gulf Coast region in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. ... This article is about the musician himself. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


Kevin Chen appeared on Live with Regis & Kelly on the May 30, 2007 show. [18] After visiting the "Live with Regis and Kelly" show in May, Kevin was nominated for an annual Relly award. On Friday, September 21st, Kevin took home the Relly award for Best Junior Achiever after receiving the most votes from viewers. Kelly Ripa tends to Regis Philbins splinter in the improvised first segment of the show. ... is the 150th day of the year (151st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...


History

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MathCounts started in 1984 in Birmingham, Alabama.[19] Since then, many schools registered to this program. As of March 18, 2004, 6093 schools have been registered.[20] Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article is about the year. ... Nickname: Location in Jefferson County in the state of Alabama Coordinates: , Country State Counties Jefferson, Shelby Incorporated December 19, 1871 Government  - Type Mayor - Council  - Mayor Bernard Kincaid (Current) Larry Langford (Mayor-Elect) Area  - City 151. ... is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Criticism

MathCounts is often criticized as being a computational competition instead of a creative problem-solving one.[21] Also, some argue that higher-level mathematics such as trigonometry and precalculus should be included to challenge and stimulate middle-schoolers more.[citation needed] The tower of a personal computer. ...


See also

Churchill College - Cambridge plays York on University Challenge, a televised quizbowl programme. ... Academic Games is a U.S. competition in which players win by out-thinking each other in mathematics, language arts, and social studies. ... Final moments of an episode of the Montreal version of Reach for the Top, as aired on CBMT-6 in the late 1970s. ... Mathematics competitions or mathematical olympiads are competitive events where participants write a mathematics test. ... The American Mathematics Contest (AMC) is the first of a series of competitions in high school mathematics that determines the United States Math Team, which competes in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). ...

External links

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.wyspe.org/mathcounts.html
  2. ^ http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=149999&TICK=RTN&STORY=/www/story/11-11-2005/0004214181&EDATE=Nov11,2005
  3. ^ http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Resources/AoPS_R_Contests_MATHCOUNTS.php
  4. ^ http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?search_id=1163796839&t=12573
  5. ^ http://www.les-state.org/brchapter/MathCounts.htm
  6. ^ http://www.mathlinks.ro/viewtopic.php?search_id=1251105440&t=35955
  7. ^ http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/topic-87391.html
  8. ^ http://eon.businesswire.com/releases/mathcounts/relly/prweb555883.htm
  9. ^ http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?search_id=1163796839&t=12573
  10. ^ http://www.mathlinks.ro/viewtopic.php?search_id=1251105440&t=35955
  11. ^ http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/topic-87391.html
  12. ^ http://www.mathlinks.ro/Forum/viewtopic.php?search_id=1228117617&t=148545
  13. ^ http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?search_id=1722056069&t=35955
  14. ^ http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/topic-87391.html
  15. ^ http://www.mathcounts.org/webarticles/articlefiles/815-Winners_List_2007.pdf
  16. ^ http://www.mathcounts.org/webarticles/articlefiles/815-Winners_List_2007.pdf
  17. ^ http://www.mathcounts.org/webarticles/anmviewer.asp?a=536&z=56
  18. ^ Live with Regis & Kelly Guest Information. Disney Enterprises (2007-05-30). Retrieved on 2007-06-01.
  19. ^ http://www.mathcounts.org/webarticles/anmviewer.asp?a=8
  20. ^ http://www.indopedia.org/MathCounts.html
  21. ^ http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?p=755371#755371

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MathCounts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2304 words)
MathCounts is a middle school math competition held in the United States.
The champion of the 2005 MathCounts National Competition was Neal Wu of Louisiana, which was remarkable, since he was a seventh-grader at the time as well as being seeded ninth.
The champion of the 2006 MathCounts National Competition was Daesun Yim of New Jersey, and the runner up was Andrew Ardito of New York, respectively ranking a surprising 5th and 10th in the written round.
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