Alabama Statewide Math Contest
First Round: February 23, 2019 at eight sites located around the state
Second Round (by invitation): April 6, 2019 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
You can find answers to the 2019 Written Exams here.
Results are in! Emails should be sent to sponsors by the end of Wednesday, March 6.
Registration Information.
The registration form can be found in the official rules packet here. All registrations must be postmarked by February 6, 2019. If you are mailing your registration close to the deadline, we also ask that you email a copy of the registration form to mwill119@aum.edu. For questions, email alstatemathcontest@gmail.com.
Sample Problems
For past Written Exams, go here.
For past Ciphering Problems, go here.
About the Contest.
The first round consists of written tests administered at eight sites conveniently located throughout the state. Three exams are available: Geometry, Algebra II with Trigonometry and Comprehensive. Previous Exams can be found here. Awards are given based on individual performance and based on team performance, where a team is formed by the top four scores on each exam. Please see the Contest Rules here for more information, including eligibility to take an exam.
The second round is a "ciphering" (Jeopardy style) tournament held at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. This tournament is by invitation only based on the results of the first round team comprehensive scores. The ciphering tournament consists of four rounds of 10 questions each, completed by a team of four students. Each student is sent up to answer two individual questions in a predetermined category (Geometry, Algebra II with Trig, Comprehensive I and Comprehensive II) and then the final two questions are worked on by the entire team. For more information, see the Ciphering Rules. Sample Ciphering Presentations can be found here.