Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - November/December 2013 - (Page 30)

Selected Opportunities and Resources in Mathematics, Economics, & Statistics This list features some excellent opportunities available to middle and high school students. Visit our website at www.cty.jhu.edu/imagine for links to additional summer programs, competitions, and recommended websites. COMPETITIONS American Mathematics Competitions http://amc.maa.org AMC 8 Students in grade 8 or below and homeschooled students age 14 or younger take a 40-minute exam. T opics include arithmetic of integers, fractions, and decimals, percent and proportion, number theory, informal geometry, perimeter, area, volume, probability and statistics, and logical reasoning. High-scoring students are awarded certiﬁcates. AMC 10 and AMC 12 The AMC 10 is for high school students in grade 10 or below and homeschooled students age 16 or younger. The AMC 12 is for advanced high school students in any grade and homeschooled students age 18 or younger. Both exams consist of multiple-choice questions on non-calculus secondary school mathematics topics. Students who score at least 100 out of the possible 150 points on the AMC 12 and those who score at least 120 out of 150 on the AMC 10 are invited to take the AIME. American International Mathematics Examination (AIME) The three-hour AIME is made up of questions that can be solved using pre-calculus methods. All participants receive a certiﬁcate, and top-scoring participants are invited to take the USAMO or the USAJMO. USA Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO) and USA Junior Mathematical Olympiad (USAJMO) Six weeks after the AIME, approximately 180 qualifying students take the USAMO or the USAJMO, a two-day, nine-hour exam consisting of six essay/proof questions. SHUTTERSTOCK American Regions Math League Competition (ARML) T eams of 15 high school students represent their school, city, county, or state in this annual competition. Students compete in four rounds: Individual (students solve 10 problems independently), T eam (all 15 members work together on short-answer questions), Power (students cooperate on a proof-oriented question), and Relay (students work in teams of three to solve problems using answers from the teammate ahead of them). www.arml.com Continental Mathematics League CML oﬀers a series of math meets for students in grades 2-9 and a calculus league for high school students. Participants at each grade level work independently, with a school's top six scores becoming its team score. All teams receive certiﬁcates and medals; national and regional awards go to top individuals and teams. www. continentalmathematicsleague.com Davidson Fellows Awards Students ages 18 and under submit a signiﬁcant piece of work in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, literature, music, philosophy, or "outside the box." Eight to ﬁfteen students are typically selected each year and named Davidson Fellows. Fellows receive a $50,000, $25,000, or $10,000 scholarship and are recognized for their achievements in Washington, DC. www.davidsongifted.org/fellows Harvard Pre-Collegiate Economics Challenge (HPEC) Through individual and team rounds, high school students display their knowledge of economics at the AP microeconomics and macroeconomics levels, as well as current economic and ﬁnancial events. A trophy and medals are awarded to the winning team. www.hcs.harvard.edu/huea Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament (HMMT) T eams of up to eight high school students compete in both team and individual events. Individuals choose one of six 120-minute shortanswer tests covering such topics as algebra, geometry, calculus, and combinatorics. T eams participate in both a 90-minute test of 14-20 proof-style problems and the Guts Round, an 80-minute event consisting of 36 questions. http://web.mit.edu/hmmt High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling (HiMCM) During a designated 36-hour time period, teams of up to four high school students complete a real-world problem and write up their results in a format such as a letter to the editor of a science magazine or to the president's energy advisor. Certiﬁcates and recognition awards are granted. www.himcm.org Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) Two individuals and one team from each of 500 Intel ISEF-affiliated science fairs advance to the international competition. These high school students compete for scholarships in 17 categories. The top winner at the international competition receives a $75,000 scholarship, and two $50,000 scholarships are awarded in Best in Show categories. Additional prizes include cash awards, scholarships, grants, and trips. Multiple special awards are also presented. www.societyforscience.org/isef Intel Science Talent Search High school seniors submit a written description of their independent research and a 12-page entry form. From the 300 semiﬁnalists, 40 ﬁnalists are selected to travel to Washington, DC, for ﬁnal judging. T ﬁnalists receive one of the following en four-year scholarships: one $100,000, one $75,000, one $50,000, one $40,000, one $30,000, two $25,000, or three $20,000. The remaining 30 ﬁnalists each receive a $7,500 scholarship. www.societyforscience.org/sts International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) This world-championship mathematics competition for high school students age 19 and under is held each July in a diﬀerent country (2014: Cape T own, South Africa). Each nation can send up to six students, who take two tests consisting of three problems each. Medals are awarded. www.imo-official.org http://www.cty.jhu.edu/imagine http://amc.maa.org http://www.arml.com http://www.himcm.org http://www.continentalmathematicsleague.com http://www.societyforscience.org/isef http://www.davidsongifted.org/fellows http://www.societyforscience.org/sts http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/huea http://www.imo-official.org http://web.mit.edu/hmmt

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - November/December 2013

In My Own Words
Interested in Econ
The World in Numbers
Reckoning with Randomness
Elliptic Curves
A League of Our Own
More Than Math
Developing Your Numbersense
Where Math Meets Imagination
Selected Opportunities & Resources
Dancing in the Footsteps of My Ancestors
Off the Shelf
Word Wise
Exploring Career Options
Planning Ahead for College
Students Review
Mark Your Calendar
Knossos Game

Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - November/December 2013