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Overview
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Rules and Regulations
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Think you have what it takes for the olympics? Earn the title of true Math Olympian in this intense battle of numbers.
Procedures:
The following is a list of rules and procedures for this category. Failure to fulfill these obligations and/or any violation of them may result in point loss.
Layout:
The competition will be split up into three portions. The first portion will be the MIST Math Olympics Pretest, the second will be the Ciphering Round I, and the last portion will be the Ciphering Round II. If two or more competitors tie by the end of Ciphering Round II, then the competitors will go into the Ciphering Bonus Round. The Pretest will consist of 30 different questions ranging from Geometry and Algebra and will be one hour long. The two Ciphering Rounds will both contain 10 questions. The ciphering round questions are not only designed to be difficult but also put the competitor under time pressure by giving him/her only a couple minutes to answer each question.
The following is a list of rules and procedures for this category. Failure to fulfill these obligations and/or any violation of them may result in point loss.
- A limit of two (2) students from each team may register for this competition. Each student competes individually, so collaboration is not permitted.
- This competition will test students’ ability to think critically and apply arithmetic to solve word problems.
- No knowledge of Trigonometry or Calculus is required. An understanding of only Geometry, Algebra I & II and Statistics & Probability are sufficient for a student.
- A number 2 pencil is required.
- Basic scientific calculators are allowed. Calculators with graphing ability, such as the TI-83 or higher, are NOT allowed.
- Students will a get a set of problems in different rounds. The student with the highest number of points moves on to the next round.
- A ballot is not provided for this competition, as scoring will be based solely on test performance.
Layout:
The competition will be split up into three portions. The first portion will be the MIST Math Olympics Pretest, the second will be the Ciphering Round I, and the last portion will be the Ciphering Round II. If two or more competitors tie by the end of Ciphering Round II, then the competitors will go into the Ciphering Bonus Round. The Pretest will consist of 30 different questions ranging from Geometry and Algebra and will be one hour long. The two Ciphering Rounds will both contain 10 questions. The ciphering round questions are not only designed to be difficult but also put the competitor under time pressure by giving him/her only a couple minutes to answer each question.