November 5, 2011 – Titu Andreescu – “AMC 8 Preparation”

If you are a student who has not yet passed 8th grade, please make every effort to attend next week’s math circle.  The AMC 8 contest is the first in a series of competitions eventually used to select the team for the International Mathematical Olympiad.  While few students will ever represent the US on this [...]

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2010 AMC 8 Perfect Scores for Texas

The list of students with perfect scores on the 2010 AMC 8 has been published.  Here are the students who earned this honor in Texas, including our own Jeffrey Huang! Patrick Guo, Noel Grisham Middle, Austin Vincent Liu, Harmony School Of Advancement, Houston Benjamin Ofomata, Quail Valley Ms, Missouri City Brent Zhang, Quail Valley Ms, [...]

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2010 AMC 8 Results for Texas

The detailed score break down has been published for the 2010 AMC 8.  Congratulations to all of the participants from Texas.   But these good results are accompanied by a distressingly low level of participation.   In Texas only 90 schools participated with slightly over 4,000 students.   This is only about one fourth the [...]

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AMC 8 Preparation Problem #2

The 16 squares on a piece of paper are numbered as shown in the diagram.  While lying on a table, the paper is folded four times in the following sequence. Fold the top half over the bottom half Fold the bottom half over the top half Fold the right half over the left half Fold [...]

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AMC 8 Preparation Problem #1

Dr. Andreescu has allowed me to post some of the problems from his AMC 8 preparation sessions.  Students are welcome to give their answers in the comments section.  Even better would be to use the comments section to defend or extend your answer. One half of the water is poured out of a full container. [...]

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October 30 – AMC 8 Preparation Continued!

We had excellent attendance and involvement in last week’s AMC 8 preparation session as Dr. Andreescu shared some of his favorite problems and his unique observations as the former director of the AMC. Next week Dr. Andreescu will continue his previous lecture with more challenging problems to help prepare our students for success on the [...]

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October 23 – Dr. Andreescu, AMC 8 Preparation

Dr. Titu Andreescu will give the lecture himself next week and focus on helping the students prepare for the upcoming AMC 8 test.  I’ll describe the importance of the AMC 8 below, but even students too old to take this particular test (over 8th grade) will find a great deal of value in this lecture [...]

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AMC 8 2009 Perfect Scores

The perfect scores for the recent AMC 8 have been posted.  Congratulations to all of the Texas students listed below, but we are especially proud of our own Metroplex Math Circle attendee, Niranjan Balachandar! STEVEN CHEN, Spicewood Acad, Austin NIRANJAN BALACHANDAR, Frankford MS, Dallas BRIAN XU, Harmony Sch of Excellence, Houston PAUL CRUZ, Harmony Sch [...]

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AMC 8 Results for Texas

The AMC has published state level summaries for the 2009 AMC 8.  Texas did very well with several perfect scores.  

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November 17 – AMC 8

November 17th is the official date for the upcoming AMC 8.  This test is administered through many middle schools, but if yours does not, it is important to talk to your math teacher or principal now! The AMC 8 gives invaluable practice for students who will later want to take the AMC 10 and 12.  [...]

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