2. North Suburban Chapter of the
Illinois Society of Professional Engineers
Sponsor the local (Chapter) MATHCOUNTS
Competition each February.
It has been held here at Oakton CC for many
years.
Lee Pallasch, Chapter MATHCOUNTS
Coordinator lpallasch@ameritech.net
4. 3. Three out of every five
students at Pythagoras Middle
School went to the Spring
Fling. If 202 students did not
go to the Spring Fling, how
many students attend this
school?
8. 1) About MATHCOUNTS
2) MATHCOUNTS Programs
MATHCOUNTS Competition Program
MATHCOUNTS Club Program
1) Ways to Become Involved
2) MATHCOUNTS Reach
3) Comparison of Data
4) Top 5 Career Paths
9. To secure America’s global competitiveness,
MATHCOUNTS inspires excellence, confidence,
and curiosity in U.S. middle school students through
fun and challenging math programs.
10. MATHCOUNTS —
is the premiere nationwide coaching, competition and
enrichment program that motivates and rewards
middle school students for math achievement. It
includes participants in all 50 states, the District
of Columbia, U.S. Territories, and State Department
and Defense Department schools.
12. The Competition Program is an annual
showcase for the knowledge, skill, speed,
and teamwork of America's most gifted and
dedicated young mathematicians.
13. 1 National Champion is
determined at the National
Competition Countdown Round
48,000 middle schools
receive free curriculum
materials every year
100,000 students in
6,000 schools take part in
intra-school competitions
40,000 students advance to
one of 500 inter-school chapter
competitions in February
57 State competitions take
place in March
228 stellar students advance to the
National Competition each May
14.
15. The free Club Program provides the
structure, activities and prizes for
teachers to coach math clubs in their
schools and encourages participation
and inclusion of students of all ability
levels.
16. Three levels of the MCP —
Bronze level – All schools who enroll a club
–School receives free Club-in-a-Box Resource Kit
Silver level – Clubs that have at least 12*
students take part in 5 Monthly Challenges
during the year
–Student receives certificate
–School receives trophy
–Club entered into drawing for $250 gift cards
Gold level – Clubs that have at least 12*
students pass the Ultimate Challenge
–All of silver level prizes, plus banner for the school
–Entry into drawing for $500 gift cards and grand
prize of all-expenses paid trip for teacher and 4
students to National Competition in Orlando
*
Minimum number of students in club based on school population
17. Ways to Get Involved
Competition
Volunteer
–Least time
commitment
–Contact chapter
or state
coordinator
Co-coach
–Medium time
commitment,
anywhere from a few
sessions to once a
week
–Contact current
coach
Coach
–Largest time
commitment
–Contact school
principal or
teachers
Donate
–Financial or
In-Kind Contribution
–Contact chapter or
state coordinator
18. We need Co-Coaches
A chance to give back – and learn
Help out at a Middle school close to your home
or work.
See if the Middle school you attended would
like you to help their MATHCOUNTS programs.
19. 7. Two congruent isosceles
right triangles are joined to
create this figure. Each leg of
each triangle measures
15 units. What is the total area
of the figure, in square units?
22. Trends in Undergraduate Degrees Awarded by Degree-
Granting Institutions
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,
2005-06 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, “Completions Survey” Fall 2006
Source: MATHCOUNTS Alumni Survey Data 2008-09
National Student Data MATHCOUNTS Alumni Data
*Red color indicates a STEM field
23. Top 5 Career Paths
1. Engineering/High-Tech Careers
2. Physical Sciences (ex. Medicine, Chemistry, Biotechnology)
3. Mathematics
4. Business Administration/Finance
5. Social Sciences (ex. Psychology, Sociology, Political Science)
Editor's Notes
Here because we are trying to improve mathematics skills. Are there any alumni Mathletes here?
I’ve thrown in a few of the problems from last year’s oral competition. It took our top competitors less than 20 seconds to get the correct answers.
Now don’t feel too bad if you didn’t get the answer in less than 20 seconds, you are probably just a bit rusty – it is early in the school year yet! However, I can offer you an opportunity for learning mathematics principles better than you ever thought you could.
OK – one more
Now that we are getting a little warmed up I would like to explain what the MATHCOUNTS program is all about.
This is the goal of the MATHCOUNTS programs. Now here is another problem.
Here is a sample of the written competition.
This is page 1 from last year’s Sprint Round School competition. There are 30 problems to be worked in 40 minutes – no calculators and they get more complex as they go on. 1. – 35000 2. – 9/8 3. - 214 degrees F 4. - $16
The Co-Coach positions are an opportunity to get involved. We have many schools, both public and parochial or private, in our area that would be most grateful to get a Co-Coach. If you volunteer, you will learn more about mathematics than you thought possible.
