Category: Contests

The Bard Math Circle offers several contests each year. The American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) includes the middle school level AMC 8 in November and the high school level AMC 10 and AMC 12 in February. High scoring students on the high school contests may qualify for a sequence of invitational contests leading up to the International Math Olympiad (IMO) held each summer. The Purple Comet! Contest is a team-based contest each April with both middle school and high school levels. Girls’ Adventures in Mathematics (GAIM) is for elementary and middle school girls, and features an exciting day of competition and math games.

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AMC 10

The 2014 AMC 10/12 A will take place on Tuesday, February 4th. 
The AMC 10/12 B will take place on Wednesday, February 19th.

Strategy Essay of the Month
This month we’re focusing on Engage in Wishful Thinking. Videos and Bursts for this strategy are available here.

 

Edfinity
The MAA, in collaboration with Edfinity, is delighted to offer AMC Advantage, a short online course to help students prepare effectively for the AMC 10/12 contests. The course is carefully designed to help students of all levels prepare efficiently and at their own pace. AMC Advantage includes a diagnostic test, ‘skill building’ problem sets, and full-length contest simulations with performance analysis.  All AMC contestants are encouraged to explore AMC Advantage. Open student enrollment, for a modest fee, will commence in January 2014.  Additional details at http://amc-advantage.com
Videos and Slidecasts of Distinguished Lectures Available
Members who live too far from MAA headquarters to attend the public lectures MAA sponsors can watch video footage and slidecasts — presenters’ slides synced to audio from their talks and interspersed with still shots–online. Browse lectures.
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Purple Comet at Bard on Friday, April 13

The Purple Comet is a team-based middle school math contest (with a high school and a friendly option for parents and math teachers also available).

We offered the Purple Comet contest at Bard College on Friday, April 13th, 2018.

Results:

Team: Van Wyck Team ( Middle School)
Team ID: T252478
Contest Level: Middle School
Contest Level: Contest Category: MS Small
Number of Correct Answers: 12

Rank: Overall 42 out of 498, United States 17 out of 214 NY, 3 out of 12

Team members:
Damien Foster
Di Chen
Jes Mukkatt
Nathan Leobandung
Robert Zhu
Simal Patel

Team: Team Alpha ( Middle School)
Spring 2018 Meet Results
Team ID: T217690
Contest Level: Middle School
Contest Level: Contest Category: MS Mixed

Number of Correct Answers: 9

Rank: Overall 106 out of 498, United States 51 out of 214 NY, 4 out of 12

Team members:
Alexi Safford (alternate)
Anish Anne
Anna Khakhalina
Brandon Cheung
Brandon Wang
Kevin Lee
Patrick Wu

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GAIM 2018 Results

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BARD GAIM (April 22, 2018) brought teams from all over the region to Bard College, including

Francis Wyman School
Holy Trinity School
J Watson Bailey Middle School
Linden Avenue Middle School
Salisbury Central School
Oak Meadow
Seely Place
West Sand Lake School

Here are the Top Placing Teams:

Elementary Division

  1. Seely Place; Ananya Shah, Zahra (Shaadi) Sadoughi, Ellen Lin, Evelyn Gipstein, (coach Vish Shah)
  2. J Watson Bailey Middle School; Chih-Chien (Audrey) Chen, Elizabeth Kiluba, Ella Foss-Selliti, (coach Ashley Beach)
  3. J Watson Bailey Middle School; Katerina Deising, Meghan Cooper, Mariandra Blaha, Lily Zito, (coach Ashley Beach)

Middle Division

  1. Linden Avenue Middle School; Elizabeth Culp, Rose Snyder, Anna Khakhalina, (coaches Beth Goldberg and Mackenzie Dabo)
  2. Salisbury Central School; Reka Ladanyi, Beatrice Conti, Audrey Yoo, Yangki Sherpa, (coach Marta Eso)
  3. Holy Trinity School; Valerie Bubel, Sofia Giammatteo, Maureen MacKenzie, Hannah Apenteng, (coaches Nancy Malcolm and Jodi Adam)

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2017 AMC 8 Contest at Bard College

The Bard Math Circle is proud to offer the AMC 8 exam on November 14, 2017. This contest is intended to challenge middle school students with accessible mathematical concepts, but at a level that is above and beyond what is typically encountered in the school curriculum.

This activity is offered at no cost, but due to limited space, registration is required in advance. Parents or guardians must agree to a liability waiver and photo release for their child to participate.

Following the contest, participants will be treated to a talk by a Bard Mathematician. The entire program will run from 4:30pm – 6:30pm at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY.

 Please register as early as you can. We have limited space and you will be waitlisted if space fills up and we are unable to accommodate you.

Prepare for the AMC 8 with us!

Before the contest, join us for AMC 8 prep sessions, led by Bard undergraduate math majors. The sessions will take place on the weekends leading up to the AMC 8 contest, and will be held on the Bard College campus. We will post further information about the sessions soon.

About AMC 8

The AMC 8 is a 25-question, 40-minute, multiple choice examination in middle school mathematics designed to promote the development and enhancement of problem-solving skills. The contest is held in November every year.

Purpose of the AMC 8

The AMC 8 provides an opportunity for middle school students to develop positive attitudes towards analytical thinking and mathematics that can assist in future careers by applying classroom learned skills to unique problem-solving challenges in a low-stress and friendly environment.

SUPPORT THE BARD MATH CIRCLE

It costs approximately $500 (and plenty of volunteer time) for us to run this event. Your donation will help the Bard Math Circle continue to offer this event free of charge.

  1. Visit https://bardian.bard.edu/register/mathcircle.
  2. Fill in the gift form. Be sure to select “Bard Math Circle” from the drop down list.
  3. Send us an email at bardmathcircle@gmail.com to inform us of your donation.

Thanks for supporting math enrichment in the Mid-Hudson Valley!

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2017 AMC 10/12B Results

We offered the AMC 10/12B Contests at Bard College on Wednesday, February 15, 2017. Nineteen students participated.

You may find the questions, answers and solutions here: AoPS AMC 10B Wiki | AoPS AMC 12B Wiki

The AMC 10/12B program featured the math contest, pizza, and a math talk by Bard math professor Lauren Rose on Weird Dice.

Bard 2017 Results on the AMC 12B:

Total number of students taking the exam: 3
School Team Score (sum of top 3 scores): 220.5 = 100.5 + 70.5 + 49.5

Average score for entire school is: 73.5
Average score for grade 12 is: 49.5 (1 Student)
Average score for grade 11 is: 85.5 (2 Students)

Bard 2017 Results on the AMC 10B:

Total number of students taking the exam: 16
School Team Score (sum of top 3 scores): 370.50 = 130.5 + 129.0 + 111.0

Average score for entire school is: 76.9
Average score for grade 10 is: 78.0 (2 Students)
Average score for grade 9 is: 78.3 (6 Students)
Average score for grade 8 is: 82.2 (5 Students)
Average score for grade 7 is: 64.5 (3 Students)

Top scores at Bard:

AMC 12B
    Daniel Knop, 100.5 points (11th grade, age 16, Arlington High School), Certificate of Distinction
Anonymous, 70.5 points
Anonymous, 49.5 points


AMC 10B
    Owen Dugan, 130.5 points (8th grade, age 13, Homeschool), Certificate of Distinction, Certificate of Achievement
Aryadeepta De, 129.0 points (7th grade, age 12, Acadia Middle School), Certificate of Distinction, Certificate of Achievement
Walden Yan, 111.0 points (9th grade, age 14, Avon High School)

The Certificate of Achievement is awarded to Students in grade 8 and below who scored over a 90 on the AMC 10, and students in grade 10 or below who scored over a 90 on the AMC 12.

The Certificate of Distinction is for students who qualified for the AIME. The 2017 AMC 10/12B cutoff scores for the AIME are 120 and above on the AMC 10B, and 100.5 and above on the AMC 12B.

Anonymous means that the high scoring student above prefers to remain anonymous!

Schools represented:

  1. Acadia Middle School, Clifton Park, NY 12065
  2. Arlington High School, Lagrangeville, NY 12540
  3. Avon High School, Avon, CT 06001
  4. J. Watson Bailey Middle School, Kingston, NY 12401
  5. The Harvey School, Katonah, NY 10536
  6. Homeschool
  7. Lagrange Middle School, Lagrangeville, NY 12540
  8. Linden Ave. Middle School, Red Hook, NY 12571
  9. New Paltz High School, New Paltz, NY 12561
  10. Orville A. Todd Middle School, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
  11. Red Hook High School, Red Hook, NY 12571
  12. Rhinebeck High School, Rhinebeck, NY 12572
  13. Spackenkill High School, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
  14. Van Wyck Junior High School, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590

 

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2016 AMC 8 Results are in!

We offered the AMC 8 Exam at Bard College on November 15, 2016, followed by an engaging math talk on Topology and the Euler Characteristic, presented by Bard math professor Steven Simon.

(For detailed solutions to the contest problems, click HERE.)

Our next contest event is the AMC 10/12B on February 15, 2017.
Visit our Contest Page for more information.

2016 AMC 8 Summary

Total number of students who took the exam at Bard: 35
School Team Score (sum of top 3 scores): 66.0
Average score for entire school is: 12.6
Average score for grade 8 is: 14.8
Average score for grade 7 is: 12.3
Average score for grade 6 is: 12.4
Average score for grade 5 is: 12.5
Average score for grade 4 is: 7.0

Top scores at Bard:

Please visit our Contest Page for this information.

Schools represented:

Acadia Middle School, Clifton Park (2)
The Albany Academy, Albany (1)
J Watson Bailey Middle School, Kingston (6)
Brinkerhoff Elementary School, Wappingers (2)
Buckley Middle School, Rhinebeck (1)
Great Barrington Steiner School, Great Barrington (1)
Haldane Middle School, Cold Spring (1)
High Meadow School, Stone Ridge (1)
Highland Middle School, Highland (2)
Home School (4)
Lagrange Middle School, Lagrange (1)
Lenape Elementary, New Paltz (1)
Linden Avenue Middle School, Red Hook (2)
Loudonville School, Albany (1)
Meadow Hill School, Newburgh (1)
Mill Road Middle School, Red Hook (1)
Miller Middle School, Kingston (2)
Monroe Woodbury Middle School, Woodbury (1)
St. Martin de Porres School, Poughkeepsie (3)
Van Antwerp Middle School, Niskayuna (1)

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2017 AMC 10/12 B at Bard

Registration is now open for the 2017 AMC 10/12 B contests at Bard College.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

The event is for high school students with a passion for problem-solving. Advanced middle school students are also welcome. There is no charge, but registration is required in advance to reserve your seat at Bard.

After the exam, students will be treated to a snack, followed by an engaging math talk by a Bard College mathematician.

Bard undergraduate math majors are offering preparation sessions during the weekends leading up to the contest.

Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Time: 4:00pm – 7:00pm
Location: Bard College Reem-Kayden Center for Science and Computation (RKC)
Address: 31 Campus Road, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504

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2016 AMC 8 Registration is open!

The Bard Math Circle is hosting the national AMC 8 contest on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 from 4:30 – 6:30 pm.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

The event is for students with a passion for problem-solving who are in grade 8 or below and under 14.5 years of age on the day of the contest. There is no charge, but registration is required in advance to reserve your seat at Bard.

After the 25-question, 40-minute, multiple choice exam, students will be treated to a snack, followed by an engaging math talk by a Bard College mathematician.

Bard undergraduate math majors are offering preparation sessions during the weekends leading up to the contest, starting on October 1, 2016.

Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Time: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Location: Bard College Reem-Kayden Center for Science and Computation (RKC)
Address: 31 Campus Road, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504

Register on Eventbrite.