What, where, when
Every year in October, UGA Department of Mathematics and Math Club hold an annual High School Varsity Math Tournament on the UGA campus, to foster the mathematical education in Georgia and neighboring states. The tournament consists of three challenging rounds: ciphering, written and team collaboration.2008 Tournament
The 2008 tournament will be held on Saturday, November 8.
2007 Tournament
The 2007 tournament was held on Saturday, October 13, 2007 in the new Student Learning Center building. About 330 students from Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina participated.
Some pictures from the tournaments:
2007,
2006,
2005,
2004.
Format
- The ciphering round consists of 10 problems. 10 points are awarded for each correct answer given in two minutes.
- The written test consists of 25 multiple-choice problems of increasing difficulty, from relatively easy to very hard. 10 points are be awarded for each correct answer, 2 point for each question left unanswered, and 0 points for each incorrect answer.
- The final round is a team collaboration; a total of 210 points.
We plan to follow the following schedule:
- 8:00-8:45 Registration
- 9:00-9:30 Ciphering
- 9:40-11:10 Written test
- 11:10-12:00 Light refreshments
- 12:00-12:45 Team round
- 1:15-1:45 Awards ceremony
Prizes
Two individual winners will be awarded a $1000 Charter Scholarship to attend UGA (subject to acceptance at UGA), for each of four years. The top five winners will get cash prizes, $100, $80, $60, $40 and $20 respectively. The top 10 winners will be awarded cast puzzles by Japanese puzzle maker Nob Yoshigahara. There will be also small prizes for other high-scoring individuals and best teams.
Travelilng Directions and Parking
Excellent driving directions with pictures can be found at http://www.uga.edu/visctr/directions/dirprint.html.The Student Learning Center is located in the center of the campus, next to the Tate Student Center and UGA Bookstore, and across from Sanford Stadium. By car, it is best approached from South Lumpkin street and there is a bus stop there to drop off the students.
Limited parking is available at the nearby Tate Student Center, across the street from it at Legion Pool (parking zone W06), and in the parking zone W03. Ample parking is available at the parking lot E01 near the Intramural Fields off College Station Road. Please consult the map at http://www.parking.uga.edu/maps/UGAParkingMap.pdf
Hall of Fame
Winners of the last and previous tournaments: 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001-2.Statistics: 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001-2.
Tests and solutions
Tests from the last and the previous years are available here:2007
Student version: ciphering, written and team rounds
With solutions: ciphering, written and team rounds
2006
Student version: ciphering, written and team rounds
With solutions: ciphering, written and team rounds
2005
Student version: ciphering, written and team rounds
With solutions: ciphering, written and team rounds
2004
Student version: ciphering, written and team rounds
With solutions: ciphering, written and team rounds
2003
Student version: ciphering, written and team rounds
With solutions: ciphering, written and team rounds
2002
Student version: ciphering, written and team rounds.
With solutions: ciphering, written and team rounds.
2001-2
Student version: ciphering (with answers), written and team rounds.
Answers: written and team rounds.
Contact Information
Department of Mathematics
University of Georgia
Athens, GA, 30605
Tel. (706)542-2211
FAX (706)542-2573
Valery Alexeev, Ted Shifrin, Boris Alexeev