Math is Cool (MIC) was held past\u00a0Saturday, October 23rd. After attending it at Redmond High School, here is a brief recap of the event.<\/p>\n
While many local math competitions have one individual test and many team tests, MIC has three individual tests and three team tests.<\/p>\n
There are four divisions:<\/p>\n
Geometry
\nAlgebra II
\nPre-Calculus
\nCalculus<\/p>\n
The following is the schedule for the day:<\/p>\n
9:00 – 9:30 Coaches pick up registration packets.
\n9:35 – 9:45 Orientation
\n9:50 – 10:05 Mental Math (8 questions for each student)
\n10:15 – 10:50 Individual Test (40 questions)
\n11:00 – 11:15 Individual Test (Multiple Choice 10 questions)
\n11:25 – 11:40 Team Test (10 questions)
\n11:45 – 11:55 Pressure Round (5 questions)
\n12:00 – 12:45 Lunch Break
\n12:55 – 1:15 College Bowl #1, 2 (10 questions\/set)
\n1:15 – 1:35 College Bowl #3, 4 (10 questions\/set)
\n1:35 – 1:55 College Bowl #5, 6 (10 questions\/set)
\n2:05 Awards Ceremony<\/p>\n
Details for each particular test:<\/p>\n
Mental Math: Tests are 8 questions, ranging in topics and difficulty. No erasers.<\/p>\n
Individual Test: Tests are 40 questions, with 30 basic questions each worth 1 point and 10 challenge questions worth 2 points each. No calculators.<\/p>\n
Individual Multiple Choice Test: Tests are 10 multiple choice questions. 2 points are awarded for a correct answer, 0 for a blank answer, and -1 for an incorrect answer.<\/p>\n
Team Test: Tests are 10 questions.<\/p>\n
Pressure Round: Tests are 5 questions. An answer for a question must be submitted after 2 minutes. Points for each answer increase by 1 every time, starting at 1 point and ending at 5 points.<\/p>\n
College Bowl: Teams sit along a table and hold onto a string attached to buzzer. The team that pulls the string first in 30 seconds has a chance to answer the question correctly for 1 point. If they answer the question wrong, however, the other team has 45 seconds to answer correctly to earn the point themselves. Buzz carefully!<\/p>\n
The top placing individuals in each division were:<\/p>\n
Colin Tang (Calculus)
\nMukil Shanmugam (Pre-Calculus)
\nRaymond Guo (Algebra II)
\nBenjamin Brokaw (Geometry)<\/p>\n
The top placing schools\u00a0in each division were:<\/p>\n
Central Kitsap\u00a0(11\/12, e)
\nThomas Jefferson\u00a0(11\/12, i)
\nBellevue (11\/12, \u03c6 )
\nEastside Prep (9\/10, e)
\nNorthshore (9\/10, i)
\nBear Creek (9\/10, \u03c6)<\/p>\n
Congratulations to them!<\/p>\n
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