RULES

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 paper will be provided. 

No calculators, electronic devices, or watches (including analog) are permitted.  There will be a large digital display that shows the remaining time.  Two verbal reminders (5-minute and 1-minute warnings) will be announced. 

Food and drinks (including water bottles) must remain with the Coaches during Main Rounds.  Participants will have short breaks in between the rounds.

Coaches and parents are not allowed in the testing area or the hallways.  Non-participants are asked to remain in the auditorium.

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.  Coaches are responsible for their participants at all times.

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.

Participants will have both hands on their heads before testing begins and after testing ends.  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 are not allowed to may not leave early and will be dismissed in an orderly fashion.

All test papers, answer sheets, and scratch papers 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 problem and try their best.

The required unit/label is included in the answer sheet.  The unit/label provided in the answer blank 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.

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In case of tied scores, solving more difficult problem 

The order of problem difficulty is determined by comparing the total number of correct answers across all participants for each problem.  For example, 

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The entire score spreadsheet (without identifiable participant names) and the tournament statistics will be temporarily posted on Results page.

Trophy winners of past tournaments are honored in Results 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 Grades 3-5 for Div E and Grades 6-8 for Div M.

The target difficulty levels for Div E (Grades 3-5) tournament problems range from MOEMS-E to MATHCOUNTS school level.  The four main topic areas are pre-algebra, geometry, number theory, and combinatorics (counting and probability).

The target difficulty levels for Div M (Grades 6-8) tournament problems range from MOEMS-M to MATHCOUNTS chapter/state and AMC 8/10 levels.  The four main topic areas are algebra, geometry, number theory, and combinatorics.

All Div E (Grades 3-5) participants solve the same Div E tournament problems, and all Div M (Grades 6-8) participants solve the same Div M tournament problems.  Div E and Div M tournament problems are different.

All past tournament problems and answers will be available for reference and practice in Results page.  However, as this year will be the first official tournament, unfortunately there are no sample problems currently available.

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.

Lunch Coupons are included for receiving complimentary large cheese pizza, snacks, and drinks during the lunch break.  You may also bring your own lunch.