AMATYC Mathematics Contest at Truman College
Sample Contest Exams
Every calendar year, students of Truman College participate in the contest. The event is sponsored by faculty at the Mathematics Department. Currently, Abdallah Shuaibi, and Marta Hidegkuti are faculty sponsors of the AMATYC contest at Truman College.
Test Format:
Every academic year, the contest has two rounds: round one is in the fall semester, round two in the spring semester. Participation is not required in both rounds. Each round consists of a written examination. Contestants have one hour to answer approximately 20 short answer or multiple choice type questions. Contest problems are from a standard syllabus in college algebra and trigonometry and may involve topics in pre-calculus, algebra, trigonometry, synthetic and analytic geometry and probability. No partial credit is given. Scientific and graphing calculators (except TI –92) are allowed.
Eligibility to Compete:
All students may participate. The team score for Truman College will only include students who have not earned a two-year college or higher degree.
Date and Location of the Exam:
The next AMATYC Mathematics contest will take place in the fall semester of 2012. When further information will be available, it will be posted here.
Registration:
To register, just fill out our Registration Form. If you printed out the registration form, fill it out and take it to Room 3812 (office of Marta Hidegkuti). If you filled out the electronic version, send the file as an e-mail attachment to mhidegkuti@ccc.edu. Last day to registrer for the contest: Thursday, march 8.
Sample Contest Exams
If you have questions or comments about this web site or old AMATYC exams to donate, please e-mail them to mhidegkuti@ccc.edu.