Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Student Math League Competition


Student Mathematics League (SML) Competition will be held on Daytona Campus starting this Fall. The first part of the competition will be held in the month of October/November and the second part in February/March. The dates are yet to be announced.

Eligibility Any full-time/part-time student at a two-year college who has not earned a two-year college or higher degree is eligible to compete. A student must have successfully completed a minimum of 12 semester hours of community college (two-year college) coursework by the end of Spring semester. Students enrolled in a four-year institution or in high school at the time of the competition are NOT eligible.

Test Administration Procedures The two examinations that constitute the contest are administered on Daytona Campus during a period in October/ November and February/March. Tests last one hour 

Test Format  The tests involve questions from College Algebra and Trigonometry. They may also involve content from Precalculus and Probability. Questions that are completely self-contained may be included as well. The tests constitute short-answer or multiple choice questions.
 
Calculators  Students are permitted to use any scienti c or graphics calculator that does not have a QWERTY (i.e. typewriter) keyboard.
 
Awards  To be eligible for an individual award, a participant must compete on both exams. The grand prize for the quali ed individual with the highest total score on the two exams is a $3,000 scholarship to be used to continue his or her education at an accredited four-year institution. The top ten ranking individuals will receive
appropriate prizes of a mathematical nature. The individual champions from each of AMATYC's eight regions, will receive plaques at the following years AMATYC annual conference. In addition, certi ficates of merit will be awarded to the top ten ranking individuals from each participating school. Interested students can email the names along with student ID to mamillk@daytonastate.edu

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