The Seventh U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiad

1978 ◽  
Vol 71 (7) ◽  
pp. 589-590
Author(s):  
Samuel L. Greitzer
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
High School Mathematics ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
Rutgers University ◽  
Honor Roll ◽  
Mathematics Examination ◽  
The University

The Seventh U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiad was held on 2 May 1978. From the Honor Roll of the Annual High School Mathematics Examination, 108 students, who had scored 118 points or better, were invited to take part, and 106 did participate. The papers were graded, first by Professors Michael Aissen and John Bender, of Rutgers University, and then by Professor Murray Klamkin, of the University of Alberta, and me. The Olympiad problems appear at the end of this article.

scholarly journals A Terminal, Course in Mathematics

1958 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-133
Author(s):  
Leo Moser
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
High School Mathematics ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
The Past ◽  
Nature Of Mathematics ◽  
Second Year ◽  
The University

For the past four years we have given, at the University of Alberta, a course entitled "The Nature of Mathematics". This course is open to first and second year students in arts and science and in education, and is designed primarily for those who will be taking only a single course in mathematics at the university. The only prerequisite for the course is high school mathematics and the course is not prerequisite for any other course.

The Second U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiad

1974 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-119
Author(s):  
Samuel L. Greitzer
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
New Venture ◽  
High School Mathematics ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mathematical Talent ◽  
Honor Roll ◽  
Mathematics Examination

Because the U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiad is a new venture, a brief explanation is pertinent. The purpose of the Olympiad is to attempt to discover secondary school students with superior mathematical talent—students who possess creativity and inventiveness as well as computational skills. Participation is limited to about one-hundred students selected mainly from the Honor Roll of the Annual High School Mathematics Examination plus a few recommended students from the states that sponsor their own high school mathematics competitions. The Olympiad consists of five problems of the essay type requiring mathematical power on the part of the participants.

The First U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiad

1973 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-227
Author(s):  
Samuel L. Greitzer
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
Computational Techniques ◽  
High School Mathematics ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mathematical Talent ◽  
Honor Roll ◽  
Mathematics Examination

At ITS meeting on 1 September 1971, the Mathematical Association of America agreed to sponsor a U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiad in addition to the Annual High School Mathematics Examination. The purpose of tlie Olympiad was to attempt to discover secondary school students with superior mathematical talent, students who possessed mathematical creativity and inventiveness as well as competence in computational techniques. Participation was to be limited to about 100 students selected from the Honor Roll on the High School Mathematics Examination, plus a few students of superior ability selected from those states that did not participate in the High School Mathematics Examination. The Olympiad itself was to consist of five essay-type problems requiring mathematical power on the part of the participants.

No Home Work for Mathematics Pupils

1921 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 334-336
Author(s):  
Horace C. Wright
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
First Year ◽  
High School Mathematics ◽  
Home Work ◽  
The University ◽  
Mathematics Department

In August, 1919, at a departmental meeting of the University High School mathematics department, I asked for permission to conduct a section of first year pupils without assigning them homework. Permission was granted and the idea was carried out in all the freshmen mathematics classes.

The American Junior High School Mathematics Examination

1985 ◽  
Vol 78 (7) ◽  
pp. 513-516
Author(s):  
Thomas Butts ◽  
Walter E. Mientka
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
High School Mathematics ◽  
Mathematics Examination

The First Annual American Junior High School Mathematics Examination (AJHSME) will be held on 10 December 1985.

The Ninth U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiad

1980 ◽  
Vol 73 (9) ◽  
pp. 692-693
Author(s):  
Samuel L. Greitzer
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
Cutoff Score ◽  
High School Mathematics ◽  
Mathematics Examination

The Ninth U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiad was held on 6 May 1980. At the suggestion of members of the Olympiad Committee, the number of contestants was increased over previous years by adjusting the cutoff score from the Annual High School Mathematics Examination. As a result, 121 students (from over 400 000) were invited instead of the usual 100. In addi

Solutions to Calendar

1997 ◽  
Vol 90 (6) ◽  
pp. 466-468
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Executive Director ◽  
Junior High ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
High School Mathematics ◽  
Mathematics Examination ◽  
University Of Nebraska Lincoln ◽  
King Street

This month's calendar problems have been adapted from recent mathematics competitions. Problems 1–15 are taken from three of the American Mathematics Competitions (AMC); 1–8 are from the American Junior High School Mathematics Examination (AJHSME); 9–13 are from the American High School Mathematics Examination (AHSME); and 14-15 are from the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME). If the reader has not received an invitation to the appropriate AMC examination by 1 November, write to Walter E. Mientka, AMC Executive Director, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0322. The remainder of the problems are from the MATHCOUNTS program. Problems 16, 17, 20, 22–24, 29, and 30 were chosen from the 1995–1996 school handbook for the MATHCOUNTS competition. Problems 18, 19, 21, and 25–28 come from the 1995-1996 national MATHCOUNTS competition. The registration deadline for the 1997–98 competition is 14 November. Requests for information should be sent to MATHCOUNTS, 1420 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, (703) 684-2828.

Minimum Mathematical Needs of Prospective Students in a College of Engineering

1952 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-93
Author(s):  
Kenneth B. Henderson ◽  
Kern Dickman
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
High School Mathematics ◽  
Prospective Students ◽  
University Of Illinois ◽  
Course Content ◽  
College Of Engineering ◽  
The University ◽  
High School Mathematics Teachers

There are several reasons why some students enter a college of engineering lacking adequate preparation in mathematics. One is that the mathematical needs of such students have not been clearly defined. It seems to be an auspicious hypothesis to assume that, if these needs are identified in some specificity and high school mathematics teachers apprized of them, students can be better prepared for collegiate work. Acting on this hypothesis, a study was conducted to discover the minimum mathematical needs of students who expect to enter the College of Engineering of the University of Illinois. Since the curricula and course content of most colleges of engineering tend to be similar, it is assumed that, in the absence of other data, these needs will serve very well to indicate “what it takes” in most colleges of engineering.

The Third U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiad

1975 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-9
Author(s):  
Samuel L. Greitzer
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
High School Mathematics ◽  
Strong Recommendation ◽  
School Officials ◽  
The Third ◽  
Mathematics Examination

The U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiad, now in it third year, has become sufficiently well known for inquiries about it and interest in having students participate in it to be widespread. Participation is by invitation only. In 1974, invitations were sent to 155 students to take part in the Third U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiad. Most students were selected on the basis of their performance on the Annual High School Mathematics Examination. Students from Michigan and Wisconsin, which conduct their own statewide mathematics contests, were also invited, and a few students were invited on the basis of strong recommendation from school officials. Of these 155 invitations, 149 complete acceptances were received. (An acceptance is considered complete when the student agrees to participate and the school agrees to administer the test.)

The Sixth U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiad

1977 ◽  
Vol 70 (7) ◽  
pp. 590-592
Author(s):  
Samuel L. Greitzer
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
High School Mathematics ◽  
Preliminary Examination ◽  
Mathematics Examination

The Sixth U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiad took place on 3 May 1977. The preliminary examination, the Annual High School Mathematics Examination, was taken on 8 March by approximately 341 000 students. Those who scored 105 or better out of the maximum possible score of 150 were invited to participate in the Olympiad. There were 111 of these. Because four of the acceptances were not complete, 107 students finally took the Olympiad.

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