Florida Student Association of Mathematics
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| Established: | 2006 |
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| Type: | Extended Math Circle |
| Grades: | 6–12 |
| Mascot: | Quagga |
| State Coordinator: | Chenyu Lin |
| Region 1 Coordinator: | Saiem Gilani |
| Region 2 Coordinator: | David Jia |
| Region 3 Coordinator: | Yannik Pitcan |
| Region 4 Coordinator: | Wendy Hou |
| Region 5 Coordinator: | Aneesh Raghunandan |
| State: | Florida |
| Country: | USA |
| Members | 142 |
| Website: | FLSAM |
Founded in 2006 by a group of dedicated mathematics students, the Florida Student Association of Mathematics (FLSAM) is a statewide organization that aims to promote the study of mathematics and math competitions in K-12 education. It also serves to organize teams that will represent the state of Florida in various mathematical competitions at the state, regional, and national levels. By selecting students from across the state to join "All-Star Teams" and competing in prestigious out of state mathematical competitions such as the Harvard-MIT Math Tournament, the Princeton University Math Competition, and the American Regions Math League, FLSAM adheres to the goal of building a culture of opportunity for mathematically-talented students and expanding the current mathematical participation beyond that of Mu Alpha Theta. FLSAM is divided into regions[1] equivalent to those of FAMAT to maximize the competitive spirit of its members.
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[edit] Founding Officers
State Coordinators:
- State Sponsor: Mr. Jason Wiggins
- State Sponsor: Mr. Ross Friedberg
- State Sponsor: Dr. Darryl Hill
- State Coordinator: Chenyu Lin
Regional Coordinators:
- Region 1 Coordinator: Saiem Gilani
- Region 2 Coordinator: David Jia
- Region 3 Coordinator: Yannik Pitcan
- Region 4 Coordinator: Wendy Hou
- Region 5 Coordinator: Aneesh Raghunandan
[edit] Annual Competitions
[edit] American Regions Math League
- Number of Team Members: 15
- Number of Teams: 2
- Date: June 2, 2007
Competition Description: The American Regions Mathematics League's annual competition brings together the nation's finest students. They meet, compete against, and socialize with one another, forming friendships and sharpening their mathematical skills. Since its inception in 1976, ARML has snowballed, burgeoned, and mushroomed into a national program, involving almost 2000 students and teachers from almost every state. Simply put, ARML is the World Series of mathematics competitions. The contest is written for high school students, although some exceptional junior high students attend each year. The competition consists of several events, which include a team round, a power question (in which a team solves proof-oriented questions), an individual round, two relay rounds (in which a contestant solves a problem and passes his/her answer to another team member, who uses this answer to solve another problem), and a super relay.
[edit] Princeton University Math Competition
- Number of Team Members: 10
- Number of Teams: 2
- Date: December 16, 2006
Competition Description: The Princeton University Mathematics Competition (PUMaC) is designed for and open to all students under 20 years old and not currently enrolled in college (i.e. high school students, home-school students, and even younger students with high mathematical ability). This competition focuses heavily on teamwork. The maximum size for a team is 10 contestants. We will accept teams of less than 10 people, and even individual entries; we'll try to combine such entries into teams of 10 if the participants so desire. Schools or other organizations may send multiple teams. There will be a short answer individual test, a short answer team test, a full solution power test, and relays. The competition will be split into upper and lower divisions. While all the contestants will be taking the same tests, teams in the lower division will be competing for lesser awards.
[edit] Harvard-MIT Math Tournament
- Number of Team Members: 8
- Number of Teams: 3
- Date: February 24, 2007
Competition Description: The Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament (HMMT) is an annual math tournament for high school students, held at MIT and at Harvard in alternate years. It is run exclusively by MIT and Harvard students. Most of us participated in math contests in high school, and we try to incorporate what we liked best about those competitions into HMMT. We hope this will make the contest both challenging and entertaining for all the participants.
[edit] American High School Internet Mathematics Competition
- Number of Team Members: 5
- Number of Teams: 1
- Date: September 13-17, 2007
Competition Description: AHSIMC (or the iTest) was founded in 2004 and takes place each September, offering students from across the country to compete against the best and brightest high school students in a highly competitive environment. Any American high school student may compete in a team of up to five people. Students are not required to be students of the same school, or even residents of the same state. Because of the decentralized nature of the competition, an advisor is required for each team to monitor the team and vouch for compliance with the competition's rules.
[edit] Purple Comet Middle/High School Mathematics Meet
- Number of Team Members: 6
- Number of Teams: 3
- Date: April 16-20, 2007
Competition Description: The Purple Comet Math Meet is an internet-based mathematical competition open to teams of students from anywhere in the world enrolled in middle school or high school (or local equivalent), or home-schooled students who are at a comparable level. A team may have as few as one student and as many as six students. No student may participate on more than one team. The high school competition will consist of 25 mathematics problems each with a non-negative integer answer.
[edit] Membership
Members of FLSAM are chosen from a large pool of applicants. The selection criteria isn't focused on mathematical aptitude, but rather on the desire to learn mathematics and the willingness to spread one's knowledge of mathematics. All members are required to perform community service in the form of tutoring math or giving lectures to local middle/high schools. Membership benefits include free lectures on advanced mathematical concepts and the opportunity to compete in nation-wide math competitions. Members who are selected to be part of statewide teams improve their teamwork in mandatory 3-hour long online practices and meet for 2-3 days before the competition to practice in person. There is no membership fee.
[edit] Focus in Science
The members of FLSAM are very focused in mathematics and science competitions. Many have become semi-finalists or finalists in the USA Biology Olympiad, Chemistry Olympiad, USA Mathematical Olympiad, Physics Olympiad, Siemens Westinghouse, and Intel Science Fair. Some have gone on to become International Mathematical Olympiad silver/gold medalists and Davidson Fellows.
[edit] Notable Alumni
Many FLSAM members have chosen to attend some of the most competitive universities in the US, including Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Yale University, Duke University, University of Pennsylvania, California Institute of Technology, University of Florida, and Florida State University.
