Huntington University Math Competition

The Huntington University Math Competition (HUMC) was created in 2000 by Dr. Patrick Eggleton, an associate professor of mathematics at Huntington University in Huntington, Indiana, [ [http://www.huntington.edu/news/0001/math-competition.htm Winners named in regional math competition] ] in order to "foster mathematical interest and expertise among students." [ [http://www.huntington.edu/math/competition/default.htm Huntington University Math Competition Official Website] ] While the competition began as a high school only contest, a "Middle Grades" competition was added in the spring of 2007, with the High School contest held every fall and the Middle Grades contest held in the spring. [ [http://www.huntington.edu/news/0607/middle-grades-math-competition-winners.htm Mathematics competition yields six winners] ] The competition is coordinated by an undergraduate student (typically a mathematics education major) and supervised by a professor from the mathematics department.

Format

The competition consists of three rounds. In the first round, students take a written multiple choice test, where calculators are allowed. The second round is a quick-answer round where students must answer a series of 10 single problems. Each problem must be completed within two minutes. If the problem is completed in the first minute, bonus points are added to the student's score. Calculators are not allowed on this portion. The final portion is a team problem-solving round where each team works together to solve a set of more challenging problems. [ [http://www.huntington.edu/math/competition/highschool.htm Official Website: Competition Overview] ] The written test scores and the team-problem solving scores are added to form the total team score, and the individual score for each student is calculated with the results from the written test and individual quick-answer round. The top three scoring teams and the top three individual scorers are presented with awards. [ [http://www.indianamath.org/ Indiana Council of Teachers - Math Contests for Students] ]

Difficulty

The Huntington University Mathematics Competition questions are written to include a wide range of topics studied in middle school or high school, with varying difficulties. The goal is to provide all students the possibility of success while also being able to clearly differentiate between the top scorers.

Regulations

Calculators may be used on the written test and the team-problem solving portions of the contest. Any hand-held calculator (including graphing calculators) may be used in the specified portions of the High School contest, while only scientific calculators are allowed in the Middle Grades competition.

ponsorship

In the fall of 2008, Wolfram Research sponsored the Huntington University Math Competition by providing student licenses for their Mathematica software to the top placing individuals and teams.

References

Reflist

External links

* [http://www.huntington.edu/math/competition Huntington Mathematics Competition] , official website
* [http://www.huntington.edu/math/competition/registration.asp Registration Form] , online registration