MATH CONTEST

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Friday, November 6
at 1:30 pm in MBA 219
National Prizes include a $3000 scholarship.
El Camino Prizes total $1000 in cash.
• The test is free.
• The test is one hour.
• You must stay for the full hour – no breaks.
• There are twenty multiple choice questions.
• You may use any calculator except TI-89 or TI-92.
• The subjects are precalculus, college algebra,
geometry, probability and general math logic.

El Camino Prizes:
Fall Contest Spring Contest
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1 $200 1st $200
2nd $100 2nd $100
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3 $50 3rd $50
4th $50 4th $50
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5 $50 5th $50
Overall Points Leader will win an additional $100
Note: If you can’t make the 1:30 time, then you may take it at 2:15 and still
get the full hour, but you can’t be late to the 2:15 starting time.

Email Greg Fry gfry@elcamino.edu for info about practice sessions

and practice exams (over 20 old tests are available) and to get on the mailing list.
Or come by his office: Office MBA 241
Or check the website: http://www.elcamino.edu/faculty/gfry

All practice sessions are optional, but highly recommended.

PRACTICES: On Selected Tuesdays and Thursdays 1-2pm in room TBA
Get on the mailing list for exact dates and info about possible other practices.
 Friday, November 6, 2015 1:30 pm

$3000 Top Prize !!

The American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) Student
Mathematics League (SML) competition is a national math contest for students enrolled
in a two-year college. This year El Camino will participate in this contest. The contest is
free and all students are encouraged to participate, especially those in college algebra,
trigonometry or higher, but you don’t have to be enrolled in a math course to participate.

The competition consists of two one-hour exams, one in fall and one in spring: Friday,
March 4th, 2016. You don’t have to take both tests to win prizes. You may arrive as
late as 2:15 and still get one hour. You may use a calculator that does not have a
keyboard or removable disk or internet connection. No TI-89 or TI-92 calculators are
allowed.

Each exam consists of 20 questions. The level of all questions is precalculus mathematics
(college algebra, trigonometry, geometry, and probability). For each exam, a perfect
score would be 40 points, but achieving a score in the 15-20 range is considered to be a
good result. Exams are primarily multiple choice, but are scored in a manner that
discourages guessing – wrong answers count negatively on your final score. Students
taking part in the competition should not necessarily expect to answer all of the questions
on the exam in the allowed hour.

Last year more than 190 colleges and over 8000 students participated in the contest. The
top individual in the country will win a $3000 scholarship. To be eligible for the top
prize you must have successfully completed a minimum of 12 semester hours by the end
of Spring 2016. Part-time students are eligible for the top prize, but high school students
and those enrolled in a four-year college are not eligible for the $3000, however part-time
high school students are eligible for El Camino prizes. The top five scores at each school
make up the team score. The school with the highest score is eligible for a team award.

The best way to do well in this contest is to study the old Math League exams on
your own. There is no way to predict what will be on the exam exactly, but by
working through several of the old exams you won’t be as surprised by the tricky
nature of some of the problems on the day of the competition.

Contact Greg Fry in MBA 241 or at gfry@elcamino.edu or check the website

http://www.elcamino.edu/faculty/gfry for more information and for copies of old exams.
Or ask your teacher – they will have access to the old exams, too.

There will be several practice sessions scheduled depending on when students are
available. These are optional, but you are encouraged to attend to practice and to find out
more about the format of the test. Please email Greg Fry to indicate your desire to take
the exam or to receive access to training materials. Contact him if you are interested in
practice sessions. However, you can take the exam even if you don’t sign up for it –
simply show up on the contest date.