05-23-2007, 06:48 PM
Math nerds are everywhere. Come out of the shadows 
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So there's this nationwide contest called the AMC. It's 25 questions long, and it takes like 90 minutes. It's for high schoolers, and while it's difficult, the problems aren't as "what the-" difficult as the contest you take if you qualify by doing well on the AMC.
The next contest is called the AIME. It's also nationwide, and quite a few students take it. Maybe 8000? Well, in any case, it's 15 questions long, and you're given three hours to take it. The problems are pretty damn hard - hard for the average score to be somewhere around 4 correct answers.
(Here. http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum...&year=2007 .)
In any case, if I recall correctly, the top 500-ish people moved on to compete in the next level, the USAMO. This contest drains the sanity even further - it's a six question, nine hour contest. Each question is a proof-type question, and each question's worth seven points. These questions are, well... insane.
Out of these 500 qualifiers, the top... 25-ish scorers and the top 25 freshman scorers get a full scholarship to a three week summer camp where you learn math, catch up on sleep, play poker, etc.
So what's this giant monologue for? Well, it's in the Yeeehaw forum, and here's a little hint - the camp's called MOSP.
.So there's this nationwide contest called the AMC. It's 25 questions long, and it takes like 90 minutes. It's for high schoolers, and while it's difficult, the problems aren't as "what the-" difficult as the contest you take if you qualify by doing well on the AMC.
The next contest is called the AIME. It's also nationwide, and quite a few students take it. Maybe 8000? Well, in any case, it's 15 questions long, and you're given three hours to take it. The problems are pretty damn hard - hard for the average score to be somewhere around 4 correct answers.
(Here. http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum...&year=2007 .)
In any case, if I recall correctly, the top 500-ish people moved on to compete in the next level, the USAMO. This contest drains the sanity even further - it's a six question, nine hour contest. Each question is a proof-type question, and each question's worth seven points. These questions are, well... insane.
Out of these 500 qualifiers, the top... 25-ish scorers and the top 25 freshman scorers get a full scholarship to a three week summer camp where you learn math, catch up on sleep, play poker, etc.
So what's this giant monologue for? Well, it's in the Yeeehaw forum, and here's a little hint - the camp's called MOSP.
