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Math Olympics Information Booklet
Math Olympics Information Booklet
Tegucigalpa, D.C.
March 21, 2011
ABSH Schools
We would highly appreciate you follow these instructions when elaborating the
20 multiple choice questions per category. Your school must submit them for
the Math Olympics Competition at AST on May 14th, 2011.
Remember each question must be part of the topics list provided for each
category. (See Topic List attached)
Categories
• Basic Math students from 7th grade
• Pre-Algebra students from 8th grade
• Algebra I students from 9th grade
• Algebra II students from 10th or 11th grade
• Geometry students from 9th, 10th or 11th grade
• Trigonometry students from 11th or 12th grade
• Pre-Calculus students from 11th or 12th grade
Participants
Registration
e. All schools that register for the event and do not show up
will incur in a monetary fine.
Competition and Regulations
AWARDS
SUPERIOR PERFECT SCORE 20 correct answers
SUPERIOR 17 to 19 correct answers
EXCELLENT 14 to 16 correct answers
VERY GOOD 11 to 13 correct answers
PARTICIPATION 0 to 10 correct answers
PROCTOR GUIDELINES
a. The proctor must remain inside the classrooms during the
exam.
Basic Math
A. Problem Solving
B. Order of Operations
C. Evaluating Expressions
D. Powers and Exponents
E. Equations
One step equations
Multi-step equations
F. Inequalities
One step inequalities
Multi-step inequalities
G. Decimals
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Division
H. Divisibility
I. Integers
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Division
Equations
J. Fractions
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Division
Equations
Pre-Algebra
A. Problem Solving
B. Order of Operations
C. Variables and Expressions
D. Solve equations and inequalities
One step equations
Two step equations
With variables on both sides
E. Integers
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Division
F. Factors
Powers
Exponents
Rules of exponents
Prime Factorization
GCF
LCM
Negative Exponents
G. Rational Numbers
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Division
H. Functions
Relations and Functions
Graphing Linear Equations
Slope
Intercepts
Systems of Equations
Graphing Inequalities
I. Ratios
Ratio and Proportion
Fractions, Decimals and Percents
Algebra I
A. Rational Numbers
B. Equations
D. Expressions
Patterns
Order of Operations
E. Linear Equations
Slope
Writing Linear Equations
Point-Slope Form
Slope-Intercept Form
Standard Equation of a Line
Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
F. Linear Inequalities
Solving Inequalities
Four Basic Operations
Multi-step inequalities
Involving Absolute Value
Graphing Inequalities in Two Variables
G. Factorization
GCF
Perfect Square
Difference of Squares
Grouping
H. Polynomials
Graphing
Substitution
Linear Combination
Algebra II
Direct variation
Problem solving strategy: Draw a graph
Solving linear systems using graphs
Solving systems by the substitution method
The elimination method
Problem solving: Using linear systems of equations
Solving linear systems of inequalities
Problem solving: Linear programming
E. Quadratic Functions
Special Matrices
Matrix addition
Matrix multiplication
Problem solving with matrices
Solving systems of equations in three or more variables by the elimination and
Gauss-Jordan methods
Inverse matrices
Determinants and Cramer’s rule for systems of n equations in n variables
Word problems: systems of n equations in n variables
G. Polynomials
H. Rational Expressions
B. Measuring Segments
Inductive reasoning
Deductive reasoning
Writing two-column proofs
Verify angle and segment relationships
F. Congruent triangles
Classifying triangles
Measuring and finding angles of triangles
Congruent triangles
Proving triangles congruent by ASA, SAS, SSS, HL, and AAS
Analyzing isosceles triangles
G. Applications of Right Triangles
H. Quadrilaterals
Parallelograms
Proving parallelograms
Rectangles
Squares
Rhombus
Trapezoids
J. Circles
Parts of a Circle
Circumference
Measure and length of arc
Properties of angles and arcs
Inscribed angles
Tangents
Secants, tangents and angle measures
Special segments on circles
Area for circles and regular polygons
Volume of polyhedrons: regular prism, spheres, cylinders, pyramids, and cones
Trigonometry
Pre-calculus
B. Polynomial functions
Synthetic division and the remainder and factor theorems
Graphs of polynomial functions: zeros, relative extrema, inflection points,
area between the graph and the x-axis, distance between any two points on
the curve, arc length between any two points on the curve, tangent line to
any point on the curve
Integral and rational zeros
The fundamental theorem of algebra and its corollaries
Factorizing completely a polynomial over the field of complex numbers
Descartes’ Rule, the Intermediate value theorem; and the sum and product
of zeros
Rational functions: their graphical behavior; domain and range; vertical,
horizontal and oblique asymptotes
Radical functions: their graphical behavior; domain and range; vertical,
horizontal and oblique asymptotes
Modeling and solving real world situations with polynomial, rational and
radical functions
E. Conics
The circle: its standard form and applications
The parabola: its standard form and applications
The ellipse: its standard form and applications
The hyperbola: its standard form and applications
F. Limits
Graphical introduction to limits of functions
One sided limits
Intuitive definition of the limit
Theorems on limits and their applications
Infinite limits
Limits at infinity
Limits involving trigonometric functions
Continuity of a function at a point
Continuity of a function at an interval
Saturday May 14
The following teachers will elaborate the tests used in the competition:
Category School
Basic Math
___Elisa Guardiola______________ ______Centro Escolar Antares______
Pre- Algebra
Algebra I
Geometry
Pre-Calculus
Trigonometry
The following teachers will revise and check the test elaborated for the
competition and its grading key:
Category School
Basic Math
Pre- Algebra
Algebra I
Algebra II
Pre-Calculus
Trigonometry
Basic Math
Pre-Algebra
Algebra I
Geometry
Pre-Calculus
Trigonometry
Hall Proctors
International
15/20 17/20 19/20 14/20 13/20 VERY 18/20 17/20
School of EXCELLENT SUPERIOR SUPERIOR/ EXCELLENT GOOD SUPERIOR SUPERIOR
Tegucigalpa
La Estancia 20/20 20/20 20/20 20/20
School 18/20 SUPERIOR/ SUPERIOR/ 19/20 SUPERIOR/ SUPERIOR/ 18/20
SUPERIOR PERFECT PERFECT SUPERIOR PERFECT PERFECT SUPERIOR
SCORE SCORE SCORE SCORE
Macris School 20/20 20/20 20/20 20/20
SUPERIOR/ SUPERIOR/ SUPERIOR/ 19/20 19/20 SUPERIOR/ 18/20
PERFECT PERFECT PERFECT SUPERIOR SUPERIOR PERFECT SUPERIOR
SCORE SCORE SCORE SCORE
Liceo Bilingüe
18/20 18/20 17/20 X 12/20 VERY X X
Centroamericano
SUPERIOR SUPERIOR SUPERIOR GOOD
Mayan School
11/20
14/20 15/20 15/20 11/20 VERY 12/20 VERY 7/20
VERY
EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT GOOD GOOD PARTICIPATION
GOOD
Sacred Heart
7/20 5/20 7/20
Academy 15/20 18/20 11/20
PARTICIPATIO PARTICIPATIO PARTICIPATIO X
EXCELLENT SUPERIOR VERYGOOD
N N N