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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.

2012 Tournament

The 2012 tournament was held on Saturday, October 20. 301 students representing 82 teams from 43 schools participated.

Some pictures from the tournaments: 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004.

Format

  1. The ciphering round consists of 10 problems. 10 points are awarded for each correct answer given in two minutes.
  2. 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.
  3. The final round is a team collaboration; a total of 210 points.
No calculators are allowed in any of the rounds. The individual winners are determined on the basis of the first two rounds, and all three rounds count towards the team competition.

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
  • 12:00-1:00   Team round
  • 1:30-2:00  Awards ceremony

Prizes

Four 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. 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 Miller 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.

Parking is available at the nearby Tate Center Two, and across the street 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: 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001.

Statistics: 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001.

Tests and solutions

Tests from the last and the previous years are available here:

2012
Student version: ciphering, written and team rounds
With solutions: ciphering, written and team rounds

2011
Student version: ciphering, written and team rounds
With solutions: ciphering, written and team rounds

2010
Student version: ciphering, written and team rounds
With solutions: ciphering, written and team rounds

2009
Student version: ciphering, written and team rounds
With solutions: ciphering, written and team rounds

2008
Student version: ciphering, written and team rounds
With solutions: ciphering, written and team rounds

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
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

Julie McEver, e-mail: julie@math.uga.edu

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