Mathematical Association of America's AMC contest
Each contest is designed to be interesting and challenging.
There will be questions covering topics new to the contestants to see how students use what they know to solve it.
Below, you will find
*Scoring guidelines
*Awards and Recognition
*Past/released contests and solutions
Scoring
-- 6 points for correct answer.
--1.5 points for blank answer
--0 points for an incorrect answer.
Awards and recognition
--School Winner Pin
for student with highest score (in 10 and 12)
--Honor Roll of Distinction Pen
for top 1% of all participants.
--Gold Metal
for participants who place first in their school for four consecutive years.
--Silver/Bronze Medals
for participants who place first in their school for 3/2 consecutive years.
--Certificate of Distinction
for participants who qualify for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME)
score of 120 points and/or top 2.5% of all scorers on the AMC 10.
score of 100 points to the AIME and/or top 5% of all scorers on the AMC 12.
--State Ward Winner Plaque
for highest score in the state (in 10 and 12)
--Large AMC Plaque
for each participant with a perfect score
--Small AMC Plaque
for each participant with the highest score in the region (not a perfect score)
Past contests and practice questions
the following are released excerpts of past tests with answers directly after each question.
Additional information and examples can be found on the MAA's website