This section of the competition consists of eight problems, which will be presented in pairs. Work on one pair of problems will be completed and answers will be collected before the next pair is distributed. The time limit for each pair of problems is six minutes. The first pair of problems is on the other side of this sheet.
- Contests Register for MATHCOUNTS Chapter Competition Welcome to the AoPS Contest Platform for the MATHCOUNTS Competition Series! Your coach, Kim Li, has invited you to participate in MATHCOUNTS Online Events for Ligon Middle School (Raleigh, NC).
- Calculator Skills for Mathcounts Competitions. 2018 School and National All Rounds Solutions. Mathcounts Tips for Beginners. Twenty Problem Solving Skills for Mathcounts. Twenty More Problem Solving Skills for Mathcounts. 50 Mathcounts Lectures. 50 Mathcounts Lectures Solutions. Mathcounts Speed and Accuracy Practice Tests.
- In Mathcounts, the top 10 competitors participate in a countdown round. The final two competitors, A and B, must answer three questions correctly.
Mathcounts is for all, so should Free Mathcounts Training.
What Is This Project About?
George Pólya said eloquently, 'Mathmatics is not a spectator sport.' Mathcounts is a wonderful team-competition-in-math program enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of middle-school students each year in the U.S. But those only represent a tiny fraction of their more than 10 million peers in the nation. What prevents the vast majority of America's future from becoming a part of the Mathcounts program?
Is it quality math materials? Just think about Khan Academy and Art of Problem Solving, which have put a huge number of excellent math materials onto the Internet (particularly, YouTube), for free.
Is it enabling technologies? Not anymore, with the recent arrivals of Zoom, Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet, which are, to a certain degree, free.
Is it free yet high-quality teaching? We believe so!
Young mathletes are not ready to learn and study math by watching YouTube clips alone. They need real-time teachers, and the teaching needs to be of high quality. But unlike the first two categories above, real-time teaching of competition math has not been free in America—until now.
We are a group of math lovers and enthusiastic competition-math coaches. We believe that, in the same spirit as Khan Academy and Art of Problem Solving, Mathcounts training—in real time—should be free and accessible to all middle-school students in the U.S. At this unprecedented time of COVID-19, we are integrating the best free math materials and technologies to help young math students across America train for Mathcounts for free.
Registration for this course closed June 14, 2019. We recommend that students enroll in our new course, Middle School Competitive Math I after that date.
Eligibility:CTY-level or Advanced CTY-level math score required
Prerequisites: Successful completion of Grade 5 Mathematics or equivalent
Course Format:Individually Paced
Course Length: Typically 3 months
Course Code: MCP
Course Description
Description
This course is intended to prepare students for future MATHCOUNTS and Math Olympiad for Middle School (MOEMS®) competitions and classes by strengthening their analytical and problem-solving skills. This course is designed to challenge and motivate students with little to no previous experience with MATHCOUNTS or MOEMS at the middle school level. Familiarity with pre-algebra concepts is strongly recommended, though highly motivated students in grades 5-6 may enjoy the additional challenge.
This course includes notes, practice problems, assessments, and videos for each topic covered to allow students to learn and review both the material and problem-solving skills. Videos are provided by Art of Problem Solving. As students progress through the course, they will complete free response questions and timed practice exams to help them build experience using strategies that will be useful for real competitions.
Each student is assigned to a CTY instructor to support them and give feedback during their course. Students can contact their instructor via email with any questions or concerns at any time. Live one-on-one online sessions can also be scheduled to prepare for the graded assessments, which include homework, quizzes, and a cumulative final exam. In addition, there are weekly group strategy sessions run by an instructor, where students will learn together.
The weekly strategy session will be held online every Tuesday evening from 8 - 8:50 p.m. ET. Attendance is optional and all sessions are recorded so students can watch them at a later time. Instructions and details are posted on the course website for enrolled students.
Topics include:
- Integers
- Fractions and Decimals
- Variables, Expressions & Equations
- Exponents and Radicals
- Number Sense & Patterns
- Algebra
- Plane Geometry
- Coordinate Geometry
- Counting and Probability
- Transformations & Similarity
For a detailed list of topics, click the List of Topics tab.
Materials Needed
There are no required materials for this course.
List of Topics
The following topics will be covered in this course:
Mathcounts National Problems Pdf
- Integers
- Fractions and Decimals
- Variables, Expressions & Equations
- Exponents and Radicals
- Number Sense & Patterns
- Algebra
- Plane Geometry
- Coordinate Geometry
- Counting and Probability
- Transformations & Similarity
Technical Requirements
This course requires a properly maintained computer with high-speed internet access and an up-to-date web browser (such as Chrome or Firefox). The student must be able to communicate with the instructor via email. Visit the Technical Requirements and Support page for more details.
Mathcounts Warmupsmath Problem Solving Solver
Zoom online virtual classroom
This course uses an online virtual classroom which can be used for instructor-student communication if the student has any questions about the course or curriculum. The classroom works on standard computers with the Zoom desktop client and also tablets or handhelds that support the Zoom Mobile app. Students will need a computer with the Zoom desktop client installed to watch any recorded meetings. The Zoom desktop client and Zoom Mobile App are both available for free download.