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Comprehensive Mathcounts Preparation program
20 Hours of Focused Program for Mathcounts*
o 5 hours - Algebra
o 4 hours - Geometry
o 3 hours - Number Theory
o 2 hours – Measurement
o 2 hours - Probability
o 2 hour – Charts/Graphs/Tables & Logic
o 1 hours - Computation
o 1 hours – Statistics
Total Number of Hours:20
*Program Details
Algebra (5 hours)
• Solving linear and quadratic equations
• Finding value of Functions, word problems in set theory
• Word problems based on age, speed, proportion, time and work
• Word Problems based on clock-hands, functions, speed, time and work
• Miscellaneous word problems
+ SECTION PRACTICE TEST
Geometry (4 hours)
• Plot points, identify objects, calculate area/diagonal of objects,distance formula
• Congruency and Similarity of triangles, Pythagoras Theorem
• To find diagonal, side, angle of polygons of ‘n’ sides, combination of 2D/3D objects
• Problems based on polygons,congruency, Pythagoras Theorem
+ SECTION PRACTICE TEST
Number Theory (3 hours)
• Percentage, fractions, ratio, exponents, prime numbers, even nos., odd nos., divisibility rules
• Factors, G.C.D., L.C.M., factorials, squares, cubes
• More word problems on fractions, percentage, ratio
+ SECTION PRACTICE TEST
Measurement( 2 hours)
• Knowledge of units, conversions of units, use of area/volume formulae, liquid volume measurement
• Problems based on use of area/volume formulae
+ SECTION PRACTICE TEST
Computation (1 hours)
• Integer operations, rational numbers, commercial math, sum of Arithmetic series
+ SECTION PRACTICE TEST
Probability (2 hour)
• Counting, permutation, combination
• Counting, permutation, combination
+ SECTION PRACTICE TEST
Statistics (1 hour)
• Mean, median, mode,range
+ SECTION PRACTICE TEST
Charts/Graphs/Tables/Logic (2 hour)
• Charts/Graphs/Tables
• Logic
+ SECTION PRACTICE TEST
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MATHCOUNTS Info
(Excerpted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MathCounts)
Mathcounts is a middle school math competition held in the United States.
Subject matter
Mathcounts is a contest designed for sixth, seventh and eighth graders. The subject matter includes geometry, combinatorics, and algebra. Although they are included, complex numbers, calculus, and trigonometry are not featured in the contest because these subjects are more advanced than middle-school math. Instead, the contest emphasizes advanced problem solving skill within traditional middle-school mathematics.
Competition levels
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.
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.
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 Speed 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, prior 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.
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.
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.
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