FAQ

Only pencils and erasers are allowed in the testing area.  Participants must bring ready-to-use pencils and erasers.  No sharpeners will be provided.  Scratch papers will be provided. 

No calculators, electronic devices, timers, or watches (including analog) are allowed in the testing area.  There will be digital displays that show the remaining time.  Multiple verbal reminders (e.g., 5-minute and 1-minute warnings) will be announced.

All personal items (including backpacks and water bottles) must remain with the Coaches or Chaperones during Main Rounds.  Medical items are exempt.  Participants will have short breaks in between the rounds.

Coaches and parents are not allowed in or near the testing area.  Non-participants are asked to remain in the Auditorium during Main Rounds.

No food or drinks in the Auditorium at all times!

There is no medical staff on duty.  In case of an emergency, our team will contact the Coach on the team roster.  It is imperative that the Coach and/or an adult representative is always present at the tournament premises.

In case of any rule incompliances or irregularities observed, MAMTS team reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to take necessary measures including disqualification of the suspected participants.

Test papers should remain face down with pencils down until Head Proctor officially instructs everyone to begin.  Pencils must be down immediately when Head Proctor announces the end of the testing time.

Participants must remain seated and quiet before, during, and after each round.  Participants may not leave early and will be dismissed in an orderly fashion.

All answer sheets will be collected before dismissal.

Any questions about the tournament problems (e.g., asking what a term means or requesting to clarify a question) will not be answered.  Participants will simply be advised to re-read the problems and try their best.

The required unit (label) is included in the answer sheet and is the only form of the answer that will be accepted.

All answers must be clear and legible.

Team members are free to talk and cooperate during the Team Round.  Please be mindful about shouting out answers loudly.  Four test papers and one answer sheet for the Team Round will be provided to each team.

In case of tied scores, correctly solving more difficult problem will be more advantageous for rankings.

The order of problem difficulty is determined by calculating the total number of correct answers across all participants for each problem.

For example, if 50 participants answered #5 correctly while 70 participants answered #8 correctly, #5 is considered a more difficult problem.

If a tie remains between participants (with identical sets of correct answers), MAMTS organizers will notify the pertinent participants and their coaches on how the ties will be resolved prior to conducting a tiebreaker.

Individual scoresheet and tournament statistics will be emailed within 3-5 days after each tournament.

Trophy winners of past tournaments are honored in Results page.

Past test papers and answers will be available in Resources page.

The only difference between Team Registration and Solo Registration is that we help Solo Registrants form teams.  Do not register for both.

Please first try contacting your student’s friends, teachers, school admins, and PTA/PTO to see if there are other students who may be interested in joining your student(s) to form a team.

Solo Registration is available for students who are unable to form a team.  Solo Registrants will be grouped into teams by MAMTS organizers on a best-efforts basis.

Yes.  You can pay the registration fee first and update the registration form later by adding or substituting team members.

Yes.  However, having a full team of 4 members is strongly recommended because teams with less than 4 team members will generally be at a considerable disadvantage.  You can optionally request for Solo Registrant(s) to join your team.

No.  Although most teams will be school teams, a team can consist of students from different schools.  Schools and Coaches can register as many as teams as they wish.

Yes.  As long as all team members are within the same Division.

All Division E participants solve the same Div E tournament problems, and all Division M participants solve the same Div M tournament problems.

Division E (Grades 3-5) tournament problems cover basic concepts from the four main topic areas of pre-algebra, basic geometry, basic number theory, and counting, with the target difficulty ranging from MOEMS-E to MATHCOUNTS school levels.

Division M (Grades 6-8) tournament problems cover introductory/intermediate concepts from the four main topic areas of algebra, geometry, number theory, and combinatorics (counting and probability), with the target difficulty ranging from MOEMS-M to MATHCOUNTS chapter/state and AMC 8/10 levels.

All past tournament problems and answers will be available for reference and practice in Results page.

To be updated

All participants are strongly encouraged to stay for the whole duration of the tournament.  However, we do understand that some participants may have other obligations in the afternoon.

Participants should at least complete all Main Rounds.  Please refer to the sample schedules for the expected timeline of the tournament components.

Complimentary large cheese pizza, snacks, and drinks are available during the lunch break.  You may also bring your own lunch.