The USA Mathematical Talent Search (USAMTS) is a free mathematics competition open
to all United States middle and high school students.
As opposed to most mathematics competitions, the USAMTS allows students a full
month to work out their solutions. Carefully written justifications are required for each
problem. The problems range in difficulty from being within the reach of most high
school students to challenging the best students in the nation. Students may use any
materials - books, calculators, computers - but all the work must be their own. The
USAMTS is run on the honor system - it is an individual competition, whose competitive
role is very secondary.
Mandlebrot
The Mandelbrot Competition takes place in five rounds spaced throughout the school
year. Each round consists of seven short-answer questions valued by difficulty at one,
two, or three points. The questions on the Mandelbrot Competition cover a variety of
non-calculus topics such as algebra, geometry, exponents, probability, and a few others
such as number theory or classical inequalities. The tests last forty minutes and are
graded by the school coordinator, who then enters scores at the web site. The
database that powers the Scorecenter pages makes it possible to view comprehensive
standings only a few days after the contest is given and ensures accurate, current
results.
The George Washington Math Competition
The Challenge consists of two parts: a two-stage individual competition COLONIAL I
and COLONIAL II, and the COLONIAL BOWL team competition. All questions and
problems assume preparation in Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry and Trigonometry.
Calculators are not permitted. The day will also include other mathematical activities,
campus tours, and opportunities to gather information about majors, departments, the
university, and careers in mathematics and the mathematical sciences.
ARML
The American Regions Mathematics League's annual competition brings together the
nation's finest students. They meet, compete against, and socialize with one another,
forming friendships and sharpening their mathematical skills. Since its inception in 1976,
ARML has snowballed, burgeoned, and mushroomed into a national program, involving
almost 2000 students and teachers from almost every state. Simply put, ARML is the
World Series of mathematics competitions. The contest is written for high school
students, although some exceptional junior high students attend each year. The
competition consists of several events, which include a team round, a power question
(in which a team solves proof-oriented questions), an individual round, two relay rounds
(in which a contestant solves a problem and passes his/her answer to another team
member, who uses this answer to solve another problem), and a super