Friday, October 17, 2008

The United States of America Mathematical Talent Search

USAMTS- the main thing for students under eighteen if they want to participate in a research contest. This is truly a great idea. Hopefully it will remain this way.

 

I am participating in this contest this year, and I feel as if I am on a great start. I have done all the problems and, according to my opinion, have done a really good job on this. Even though this may not be the best score on there because I missed number 1, I still feel as if this is a great thing for me to do, unlike some of the other math contests that I have done in the past. For one thing, all resources are allowed. This means that I get to do whatever I want, as long as I don't discuss these problems with other people. Feasible options include downloading a pirated or beta version of Mathematica. Hopefully I learn how to use it! Anyways, my score should be around 20 points, since I correctly did every single problem except for number 1. Even for number one, I spent a lot of time on it, and this should get me another three to four extra points. If I continue this, hopefully I get the gold recognition.

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