Archived News from 2003-2004

April 12, 2004:

    The Dostal and Nunn scores have been updated by Mr.Koski to include ties, etc. here.

    Also, USAMO qualifiers have been posted here.

Congratulations to:

April 7, 2004:

    The Stetson individual scores and the March Regional team scores have been updated here.

March 23, 2004:

    The teams scores for Stetson have been updated here. The individual results will be completed soon.

March 18, 2004:

    The complete individual sponsor's packet for the march regional can be downloaded here.

March 9, 2004:

    Results for the March Regional competition have been posted here.

February 25, 2004:

    A couple of updates:

        Full results for the Palm Harbor Invitational and fixed results for the February Regionals are posted here.

        Sponsors who didn't receive the individual scores in the sponsor's packets can download them here.  

        The new state charter that is being considered right now is posted here. (This was in the sponsor's packets at Vero.)

February 24, 2004:

    Team and sweepstakes results have been posted for Palm Harbor here.

Thanks to Amit from Vero Beach for his help!

February 12, 2004:

    More information about the Stetson invitational can be found here.

February 11, 2004:

    The February Regional results have been posted here. For the time being, regions 1-4 are included.

    Also, a notice has been sent out that a statistics test will not be administered at the Stetson Individual.

February 8, 2004:

    Preliminary results for the February regional were written up by Andrew Westerdale here.

Official results will be compiled once all regions submit scores.

February 3, 2004:

    The post-dispute results of the Vero Beach Invitational are posted. Sorry for the delay. Click here.

January 27, 2004:

    Here's information about the Palm Harbor Invitational from Renee Fish:

The competition will be held on February 21, 2004 and will include a pi-off and an interschool test. An individual statistics test will also be administered. Directions to the school and hotel information can be found here.

Also, all results from now on can be found here.

January 23, 2004:

    During the fall semester, Professor Locke at FAU will be teaching a course to teach gifted high school students problem solving techniques. The course syllabus is at: http://www.math.fau.edu/Locke/courses/ProblemSolving/HScourse.htm and he can be reached with questions at lockes@fau.edu

January 20, 2004:

    Here's some information about the statistics round at Vero Beach from Carol Selph:

"We are trying to run the team round similar to the format of the free response questions for the actual AP exam, except each question is timed individually.  Following are the rules we will be following on Saturday for the statistics team round:
1. Each response must be given in complete sentences.  The explanation will be scored on completeness, preciseness, accuracy, and organization.
2. The questions must be answered in the appropriate space on the official answer sheet.  No other answers will be scored.
3. Students are to use any "AP approved" graphing calculator.  No other calculators are permitted.
4. A team has a maximum of three students.
5. There are exactly five response questions.  The time of each question is predetermined and will vary according to the depth of the desired responses.  Each question will be submitted at the end of the time period.  The five-minute question will be worth a total of 20 points, the ten-minute questions will be worth 30 points, and the fifteen-minute question will be worth 40 points.  There will be a maximum of 150 points awarded per team.
 

January 19, 2004:

The January 2004 Regional results are finally done! Thanks for your patience!

January 18, 2004:

    Palm Harbor wins the 2003 Interschool! Full results are at http://www.mathgod.com/mathcomps/interschools/fall2003/results.htm

The dispute handler thanks everyone for their patience.

January 16, 2004:

  Just a quick region 1 update: The Region I February competition will be held at Choctaw (again) while the March Regional will be held at Chiles. 

January 15, 2004:

Click here for information about the 2004 Lucent Global Science Scholars Competition.

    Also, here's some information about the February Region 3 Regional at Seminole High School:
1.  Two teams per division per school.
2.  Checks payable to: Seminole County Council of Teachers of Mathematics (SCCTM)
3.  Mail checks to:
    Sharon Shrader
    Curriculum Dept.
    Seminole Co Schools
    400 E. Lake Mary Blvd.
    Sanford, FL 32773-7127
4.  Competition location:
    Seminole High School
    2701 Ridgewood Ave
    Sanford, FL 32773
    Driving directions from the school's website:
    http://www.seminolehs.scps.k12.fl.us/
5.  Large one topping pizzas will be for sale for lunch, please
email me back if you are interested in this lunch option,
we'll take final orders and payment in the morning and have
pizza & soda delivered by lunchtime.
6. Snacks, baked goods, and drinks will be for sale during the morning.
7.  Send questions and comments to:
trung_vong@scps.k12.fl.us or sharon_shrader@scps.k12.fl.us

January 5, 2004:

    Two quick notes:

-The interschool test results will be available within the next two weeks.

-The Nunn/Dostal test scores have been posted at: http://www.famat.org/test_results.htm

December 26, 2003:

    A "President's Lunch" will be held at the January Regional. This will be a lunch meeting the club presidents may attend in order to have some time communicating about their clubs, sharing ideas, and getting to know each other. If you did not respond (or have since had a change) to the question on your registration form, contact your regional host.

    Also, some new information has been posted on the FAMAT site:

        Mu Alpha Theta Forms/Paperwork: http://famat.org/quick_forms.htm

        ID Numbers and FAMAT Registration: http://famat.org/sch_ids.htm

        Nunn/Dostal Answers and Solutions: http://famat.org/test_results.htm

December 15, 2003:

    The answers for the Dostal and Nunn tests are as follows:

November 26, 2003:

    The interschool answers have been posted: http://www.mathgod.com/mathcomps/interschools/fall2003/solutions.htm

November 23, 2003:

  The FAMAT competition is quickly approaching! Here is some information from Mrs. Hiller about the Vero Beach Invitational on January 24, 2004:

1. We will be having a statistics division with an individual test and a team round. There will be no more than 3 students on a team for the team round.  The division award will be the sum of the 3 individual test scores and the team round score. Since this is a division with an individual test and team round (it won't count towards sweepstakes), students will NOT be able to compete in the other divisions. The statistics team round will consist of 4 or 5 questions which will take about 10-15 minutes each, comparable to the free response questions on the Advanced Placement exam. Graphing calculators may be used on both the individual and team rounds for statistics. 

 

2. We will have an "e" off similar to the "pi" off at Palm Harbor. Students will have 90 seconds to write down as many digits of "e" as possible. There will be an award for the person who can write down the most digits in the correct order. There will be times designated so all competitors will be able to participate.

 

3. The postmark deadline for the registration form is January 10, 2004, and this will be adhered to. Please plan accordingly and meet the deadline so we will be prepared for ALL competitors on the date of the competition. Remember, the registration form is in the sponsor's guide. If you did not receive a sponsor's guide in the mail, you can download one at www.famat.org. 

 

4. You will need to bring a blue enrollment form with your school ID# and your school name bubbled, as well as any blue enrollment forms for students who have not been enrolled online at www.famat.org.  

 

5.. You will need to bring your enrollment list as downloaded from www.famat.org with the competitors participating highlighted and the ID#s numbers they will be using.  

 

8. There will be an interschool test. 

 

If you have any questions, please contact Carol Selph at carol.selph@indian-river.k12.fl.us or Susan Hiller at susan.hiller@indian-river.k12.fl.us.

Click here for directions and hotel info. This competition is during season, it is a good idea to book your rooms in advance.

November 6, 2003:

       The Fall 2003 Interschool test goes live at 12:01am on Wednesday, November 12. The test will be available for download at: http://www.mathgod.com/mathcomps/interschools/fall2003/index.htm

Archived Links

Gaither HS St. Pete Times Article
History Of FAMAT And Mathematics Competitions In Florida
Old Stories
Mini-Biographies Of Top Competitors In 1997 - 1998 Competition Year
Pictures From Various Competitions From 2001 - 2003
Website Of Dr. Harold Reiter, Former Mu Alpha Theta President
 

2002-2003 Competition Results/Pictures:

Pictures from the Invitational Competition at Palm Harbor University H. S., Feb. 23, 2002
State Convention 2003 (April 25 - 26, 2003) Results
Pictures From Region 4 March Regional
March 8, 2003, Regionals Results
Pictures From Palm Harbor Invitational
Palm Harbor Invitational (February 22,2003) Results
February 8, 2003, Regionals Results
Chiles Invitational (January 25, 2003) Results
January 11, 2003, Regionals Results
2002 Dostal And Nunn Competition Results
Fall 2002 Interschool Results