Announcing theSpring 2009 Purple Comet! Middle/High School Mathematics Meet |
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Registration begins Sunday, February 01, 2009 at 12:00 AM UTC | |
Date & Time:
168-hour window!
FROM: Monday, April 27, 2009 at 12:00 AM UTC.
TO: Monday, May 04, 2009 at 12:00 AM UTC.
The middle school exam is 60 minutes long.
The high school exam is 90 minutes long.
Your school chooses the times that are best for your teams.
Current server time: Sun Sep 07 00:46:01 UTC 2008
Registration Fee:
FREE!
| Registration Categories | |
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| Single School Large Middle School Teams | Single School Large High School Teams |
| Single School Small Middle School Teams | Single School Small High School Teams |
| Mixed Middle School Teams | Mixed High School Teams |
Test Format:
The high school competition will consist of 25 mathematics problems each with a non-negative
integer answer. The problems will have a wide range of difficulty.
The middle school competition will be similar, but with 15 problems.
There will be different questions for middle school teams than for high school teams
(although there may be some overlap). The contest will be administered via the Internet.
Teams of up to six members each select the time they wish to start the contest. Teams may
log in to the contest at any time between 12:00 AM UTC Monday, April 27, 2009 and
12:00 AM UTC Monday, May 04, 2009, keeping in mind that final answers must be submitted by
12:00 AM UTC Monday.
Once the team logs in to the contest, the problems will become available on the contest web site.
Teams fill in answers to the questions over the next 60 (MS) or 90 (HS) minutes following
their start time, but no later than 12:00 AM UTC Monday, May 04, 2009.
See official
rules for details. A five problem practice contest is provided.