Monday, March 2, 2009

New Website!

Our official website is now up at

http://math.ncssm.edu/~rash/mach8


More information is posted there.

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Letter of Invitation

The North Carolina School of Science and Math is proud to announce the 1st Annual NCSSM MaCh 8 (Mathematics Challenge 8). This year’s contest will be held on Saturday, April 4 at the Science and Math campus in Durham.

The MaCh 8 is open to all middle school students from across the state. It is completely student-run by members of the NCSSM Math Club who write the questions, administer the tournament, grade the tests, and present the awards. Top individuals will receive prizes. Later posts will detail:
Tests offered and testing information
Competition schedule
Registration information
Direction to the NCSSM campus
Campus map

The contest directors are Patrick Tenorio and Damien Jiang. If you have any questions or concerns, you can contact us at
tenoriop (AT) ncssm (DOT) edu or jiangty (AT) ncssm (DOT) edu

Thank you, and we hope to see you at NCSSM on April 4!

Sincerely,
Patrick Tenorio and Damien Jiang

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

NCSSM Middle School Math Contest

Hello,

We are excited to announce the first annual NCSSM middle school math contest, to be held at NCSSM on (tentatively, providing there is not too much conflict) April 4, 2009. The contest's difficulty will challenge even the brightest middle schoolers. We will offer power (proof), team (short answer), and individual (short answer) rounds, with the individual round split into three subjects - Algebra, Geometry, and Discrete Math. Each student will take all three subjects, and the top scorers in each subject will qualify for the Final Round, a short-answer test. A combination of Final Round and subject test scores will determine the overall individual winners. The top teams and individuals will receive prizes.

For more information and questions email

jiangty (at) ncssm (dot) edu
or
tenoriop (at) ncssm (dot) edu