Huntington University Math Competition

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The Huntington University Math Competition (HUMC) was created in 2000 by Dr. Patrick Eggleton, an associate professor of mathematics at Huntington University in Huntington, Indiana,^[1] in order to "foster mathematical interest and expertise among students."^[2] While the competition began as a high school only contest, a "Middle Grades" competition was added in the spring of 2007, with the High School contest held every fall and the Middle Grades contest held in the spring.^[3] The competition is coordinated by an undergraduate student (typically a mathematics education major) and supervised by a professor from the mathematics department.

1 Format
2 Difficulty
3 Regulations
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Format

The competition consists of three rounds. In the first round, students take a written multiple choice test, where calculators are allowed. The second round is a quick-answer round where students must answer a series of 10 single problems. Each problem must be completed within two minutes. If the problem is completed in the first minute, bonus points are added to the student's score. Calculators are not allowed on this portion. The final portion is a team problem-solving round where each team works together to solve a set of more challenging problems.^[4] The written test scores and the team-problem solving scores are added to form the total team score, and the individual score for each student is calculated with the results from the written test and individual quick-answer round. The top three scoring teams and the top three individual scorers are presented with awards.^[5]

[edit] Difficulty

The Huntington University Mathematics Competition questions are written to include a wide range of topics studied in middle school or high school, with varying difficulties. The goal is to provide all students the possibility of success while also being able to clearly differentiate between the top scorers.

[edit] Regulations

Calculators may be used on the written test and the team-problem solving portions of the contest. Any hand-held calculator (including graphing calculators) may be used in the specified portions of the High School contest, while only scientific calculators are allowed in the Middle Grades competition.