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How Can I AUord to Run a Math Team? What Can I Do to Raise Funds? What Can I Do to Keep Interest Alive?

Energizing Your High School Math TeamFree and Low-Cost Opportunities for Math Teams

Chuck Garner, Ph.D.

Department of MathematicsRockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology

Georgia Math Conference, October 2010

Garner Rockdale Magnet

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How Can I AUord to Run a Math Team?

What Can I Do to Raise Funds?

What Can I Do to Keep Interest Alive?


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Money, Money, Money, . . .

I There are 22 tournaments in Georgia!I Each one costs an average of $40

I Travel costs!I Prep and practice costs (copying, etc)


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I There are 22 tournaments in Georgia!I Each one costs an average of $40I Travel costs!I Prep and practice costs (copying, etc)


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I Dozens of ContestsI Each range from $30 to $100I Prep and practice costs (copying, etc)

Have No Money? Only a Little Money?Here’s what you can do . . .


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Free and Low-Cost Contests

Rocket City Math League – FREE

I Four roundsFirst round: “Inter-School” Contest for Junior (below 9th grade)and Senior divisionsThree rounds of topic tests (pre-alg, alg I, geo, alg II, above)

I Deadline to register is in NovemberI http://www.rocketcitymath.org


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http://www.rocketcitymath.org


Sample RCML Test


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PurpleComet! Math Meet – FREE

I Team-oriented, 90-minute contest in AprilI Problems retrieved and solutions submitted on-lineI http://purplecomet.org


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http://purplecomet.org



Mu Alpha Theta’s Log 1 Contest – FREE

I Three rounds, each on a speciVc topicI This year’s topics:

Round 1 - Sequences/Series or FunctionsRound 2 - Matrices/Vectors or Equations/InequalitiesRound 3 - Miscellaneous topics

I Tests downloaded, results uploaded

I Participants must be members of MAΘI Deadline. . . ? First contest is in DecemberI http://www.mualphatheta.org


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http://www.mualphatheta.org



Mu Alpha Theta’s Log 1 Contest – FREE

I Three rounds, each on a speciVc topicI This year’s topics:

Round 1 - Sequences/Series or FunctionsRound 2 - Matrices/Vectors or Equations/InequalitiesRound 3 - Miscellaneous topics

I Tests downloaded, results uploadedI Participants must be members of MAΘI Deadline. . . ? First contest is in DecemberI http://www.mualphatheta.org


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http://www.mualphatheta.org



Kennesaw State University Contest – FREE

I Two parts:Part 1 is Oct 27 (25 multiple choice)Part 2 is Feb 1 (5 proofs)

I Awards ceremony in April at KSU

I Good for ARML peopleI Deadline to register is October 18I http://math.kennesaw.edu/~ckoppelm/


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http://math.kennesaw.edu/~ckoppelm/





I Awards ceremony in April at KSUI Good for ARML people

I Deadline to register is October 18I http://math.kennesaw.edu/~ckoppelm/


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I Awards ceremony in April at KSUI Good for ARML peopleI Deadline to register is October 18I http://math.kennesaw.edu/~ckoppelm/


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Other FREE math contests

I USAMTS – good for ARML people

I Journal problemsMath Horizons, Mathematics Teacher, Crux Mathematicorum

I Art of Problem Solving’s For the Win!I U.S. High School National Mathematics Championship

http://www.ascm.org/


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I USAMTS – good for ARML peopleI Journal problems

Math Horizons, Mathematics Teacher, Crux Mathematicorum

I Art of Problem Solving’s For the Win!I U.S. High School National Mathematics Championship



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Math Horizons, Mathematics Teacher, Crux MathematicorumI Art of Problem Solving’s For the Win!

I U.S. High School National Mathematics Championshiphttp://www.ascm.org/


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Math Horizons, Mathematics Teacher, Crux MathematicorumI Art of Problem Solving’s For the Win!I U.S. High School National Mathematics Championship



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Mandelbrot Contest – $35 for email delivery

I Five rounds of general problem-solvingI Deadline to register is October 29

I Good for ARML peopleI http://www.mandelbrot.org


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http://www.mandelbrot.org



Mandelbrot Contest – $35 for email delivery

I Five rounds of general problem-solvingI Deadline to register is October 29I Good for ARML peopleI http://www.mandelbrot.org


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http://www.mandelbrot.org


Best Tournament Registration Deals

I Best deal minimizes travel costs, so closest is generally best

I Inexpensive registration fees:I Mercer, $30 (one team of 8)I UGA, $25 (one team of 4)I Clemson, $35 (one team of 4)

Vnancial aid available for travel and lodging

I State Math Tournament is free


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Best Tournament Registration Deals

I Best deal minimizes travel costs, so closest is generally bestI Inexpensive registration fees:

I Mercer, $30 (one team of 8)I UGA, $25 (one team of 4)I Clemson, $35 (one team of 4)

Vnancial aid available for travel and lodging

I State Math Tournament is free


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Typical Fundraising Ideas

I Car washI Tutoring servicesI “Pi” saleI others. . .


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Best Fundraiser!

Host a mathematics tournament!

I Create your own – get students involvedI National Assessment & Testing oUers a pre-packaged

tournament for grades 4-8I “Middlementary Math Bonanza”I $200 feeI http://www.natassessment.com/


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http://www.natassessment.com/


Best Fundraiser!


I Create your own – get students involved

I National Assessment & Testing oUers a pre-packagedtournament for grades 4-8

I “Middlementary Math Bonanza”I $200 feeI http://www.natassessment.com/


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Best Fundraiser!


I Create your own – get students involvedI National Assessment & Testing oUers a pre-packaged

tournament for grades 4-8I “Middlementary Math Bonanza”I $200 feeI http://www.natassessment.com/


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Some Suggestions

If you have some money, how should you spend it?

I AMC, AMC, AMC

I Choose a tournament that plays to your team’s strengths . . .I . . . and choose one that stretches them!I Other contest suggestions:

I Atlantic-PaciVcI Math LeagueI American Scholastic Math Association

I Purchase some booksI “The Art of Problem Solving” Volumes 1 & 2I “First Steps for Math Olympians”I Contest problem books: AMC, ARML, GCTM


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Some Suggestions


I AMC, AMC, AMCI Choose a tournament that plays to your team’s strengths . . .

I . . . and choose one that stretches them!I Other contest suggestions:




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Some Suggestions


I AMC, AMC, AMCI Choose a tournament that plays to your team’s strengths . . .I . . . and choose one that stretches them!

I Other contest suggestions:I Atlantic-PaciVcI Math LeagueI American Scholastic Math Association



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Some Suggestions


I AMC, AMC, AMCI Choose a tournament that plays to your team’s strengths . . .I . . . and choose one that stretches them!I Other contest suggestions:




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Run Contests of Your Own

I Easily adapt old tournaments/contests to create your ownI OUer prizes to encourage students

I “Rockdale Magnet Math Contest”


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Run Contests of Your Own

I Easily adapt old tournaments/contests to create your ownI OUer prizes to encourage studentsI “Rockdale Magnet Math Contest”


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Rockdale Contest Round 2


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Seminars

I Teach fascinating topics not in the curriculumI Modular arithmeticI Counting paths and combinatoricsI Binary/octal/hexadecimalI Advanced geometry (Stewart’s theorem, etc)I Pigeonhole principleI Graph theory

I OUer refreshmentsI Award prizes to those that complete problemsI Much like a “math circle”


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Seminars


I OUer refreshmentsI Award prizes to those that complete problems

I Much like a “math circle”


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Seminars


I OUer refreshmentsI Award prizes to those that complete problemsI Much like a “math circle”


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YOU Keep Interest Alive!

I Have a plan and execute that plan

I Be excitedI Be enthusedI Be encouragingI Be accepting when kids can’t or won’t show upI Be fun

Brand your Math Team


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YOU Keep Interest Alive!

I Have a plan and execute that planI Be excitedI Be enthusedI Be encouragingI Be accepting when kids can’t or won’t show upI Be fun

Brand your Math Team


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Thank you!

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