High School Mathematics Competition at the University of  Iowa

Hello! This document contains tentative information and a table detailing the "what, where and when" of the
upcoming High School Mathematics Competition at the University of  Iowa.
If it is possible for you to bring a person to help with the grading of the
tests, please let me know.  Please let me know if there is any problem receiving this document or if you
have any questions about the competition.
  Thanks in advance,

Walter Seaman
Associate Professor of Mathematics
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242
walter-seaman@uiowa.edu
Office: 319-335-0795
Fax: 319-335-0627
 

GRADING:

If your school can bring an extra staff member to assist with grading, or if you can assist with grading, that would be a great help to us.
Grading will take place in VAN ALLEN 301 (and if necessary also 309 VAN ALLEN ).  We will use our University of Iowa helpers to bring completed tests to the grading room. We will provide solution keys for all events in the competition, as well as scoring sheets for recording grades.  We will provide snacks for graders in the morning and also lunch in the coffee room off 301 VAN for graders. Previously we had to keep grading through lunch to get everything done by 2 pm.  PLEASE HAVE GRADERS BRING CALCULATORS FOR COMPILING SCORES.

The Iowa Mathematics League (Project Manager Mary Friedrich, Department of Mathematics, University of Northern Iowa, mary.friedrich@uni.edu) has been using the  guidelines given below for its High School Mathematics competitions. The University of Iowa High School Mathematics Competitions will employ these guidelines.

SCHOOL SIZE CLASSIFICATIONS:

The following information comes from the GPML rules web page
http://mathleague.org/hsrules.php
School size: In every state in which mathleague.org sponsors contests, the following school size classifications apply: Any school with an average enrollment per grade level of 250 students or more per grade, as well as any school with a selective admissions process, must compete as a large school. Any school with fewer than 250 enrolled students per grade and which does not employ selective admissions criteria can be considered a small school. Any school which would otherwise be classified as a small school may voluntarily reclassify itself as a large school for the remainder of the school year by registering at any mathleague.org tournament as a large school. mathleague.org may interpret any such registration as intent to reclassify, causing that school to be required to compete in the large school classification at all subsequent mathleague.org events that school year. For purposes of this section selective admissions describes any school which, at any point over the last four years, has declined to enroll any student for any set of reasons that directly or indirectly relates to the student's academic performance or potential, or which has currently in place a set of admissions policies or standards that would allow this to happen.

TEAM SIZES:

Large school teams consist of six students, while small school teams consist of three students. In the "Relay Round" all teams are composed of three students.  Within each of the large and small school divisions, teams composed of Juniors and Seniors compete against each other in the "Varsity" category, while teams composed of students in grade 10 or lower compete against each other in the "Junior Varsity" category. Schools may bring more than one team if they wish.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
 

1.  Sprint Round (9-10 am, VAN LR1):  Individual tests, 30 questions, 4 pts per correct answer; -1 point per incorrect         answer; 0 points per no answer given. Calculators allowed.
        TOTAL POSSIBLE INDIVIDUAL SCORE: 120 POINTS
        TOTAL POSSIBLE SCHOOL SCORE:
                Large school: 120 POINTS (average of  top 6 individual scores for large schools).
                Small school: 120 POINTS (average of  top 3 individual scores for small schools).

2.  Team Test (10:10-10:30am, various rooms): Teams:
                Large school teams- 6 or less students per team
                Small school teams- 3 or less students per team
                Each team is given a V or JV designation.
        Tests:
        10 short answer problems each question worth
                Large school:10 points per question for large schools,
                Small school: 10 points per question for small schools
        NO partial credit allowed , calculators allowed.
       TOTAL POSSIBLE INDIVIDUAL TEAM SCORE:
                Large school team : 100 POINTS
                Small school team : 100 POINTS
       TOTAL POSSIBLE SCHOOL SCORE:
                Large school: 100 POINTS (top team score for large schools).
                Small school: 100 POINTS (top team score for small schools).

3.  Target Round (10:40-11:40 am, VAN LR1): 8 short answer problems,
        each worth 10 points (NO partial credit allowed)
       TOTAL POSSIBLE INDIVIDUAL SCORE: 80 POINTS
       TOTAL POSSIBLE SCHOOL SCORE:
                Large school: 80 POINTS (average of top 6 individual scores for large schools).
                Small school: 80 POINTS (average of  top 3 individual scores for small schools).
 
 

4.  Relay Round (11:50-12:30, VAN LR1): Five (3-part) questions. A correct "3 minute" answer = 10 points,
        a correct "6 minute" answer  = 5 points.
                Each team is given a V or JV designation.
       TOTAL POSSIBLE INDIVIDUAL SCORE: 50 POINTS
                Large school: 100 POINTS (sum of top 2 relay-team scores for large schools).
                Small school: the top team score is doubled to give 100 POINTS.
 
 

       TOTAL POSSIBLE SCHOOL SCORE:
                Large school: 400 POINTS
                Small school: 400 POINTS
 

In the Team Test and Relay round, each team will be given a designation of 9/10 grade ("Junior Varsity")  or 11/12 grade ("Varsity"). If a school has teams in both the 9/10 grade (JV) and 11/12 grade (V) classification, then the graders for that school should determine two overall point scores for that school: one in which only 9/10 grade teams’ scores are used in the team test and the relay round, and a second overall score using only 11/12 grade teams’ scores in the team test and relay round.

AWARDS:

SCHOOL AWARDS:
Twelve plaques: one to each of the following categories:  first, second and third highest total school score for grades 9/10 teams combined, for small school and for large school , and first, second and third highest total school score for grades 11/12 teams combined, for small school and large school.

SCHOOL TEAM AWARDS:

Award certificates to schools with first, second and third highest scoring team in the Team Test, for small schools in each of the V and VJ categories, and for large schools in each of the V and VJ categories.
Award certificates to schools with first, second and third highest scoring team in the Relay Round, for small schools and for large schools, in each of the V and VJ categories.

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:

Award certificates to individuals with the first, second and third highest scores on the Sprint Round for each of the eight (8) categories: grade 9,10,11,12,  in a large school and in a small school.

Award certificates to individuals with the first, second and third highest scores on the Target Round for each of the eight (8) categories: grade 9,10,11,12,  in a large school and in a small school.

Prizes of $100 to 12th grade winner(s) in the Sprint Round--Large School, Small School
Prizes of $100 to 12th grade winner(s) in the Target Round--Large School, Small School

Participants at designated Iowa competitions, such as the one at the University of Iowa, who score 50% or more on any event will be invited to attend the state meet this spring.

Registration information will then be sent to you - include your address!