1999 American High School Mathematics Exam (AHSME) Invitation Brochure

Registration may be accomplished by mailing the Registration Form included in this brochure. Fees for each school wishing to register are as follows:
 

Exams (including student answer forms) are sold in Bundles of 10 @ $10.00 per bundle. The minimum charge for a school wishing to participate in the AMC is $30.00 (including the early registration fee) and would enable 10 students to participate.

Late Registrations (after Jan. 15) will be accepted via FAX 402-472-6087 or phone 1-800-527-3690. Visa & MasterCard are accepted, or we require a Purchase Order # for billed orders which will include a $3 billing fee. If a Purchase Order is not appropriate we will require a "Letter of Intent to Pay" which can be faxed to you. This letter can be used either if you intend to send a check or if you want to be billed without a Purchase Order.

Please submit your registration as soon as possible. Early registration will reduce your cost, assure you of ample time to read the AMC Teachers Manual and complete pre-examination activities.

The AMC is to be given in each participating school on TUESDAY, February 15, 2000, in a convenient 75-minute interval, preferably the first two morning periods. All students taking the AMC must do so during the same 75-minute interval.

Who is eligible to participate?

1. Any student who is officially enrolled in high school, and is taking at least one course (in grade 10 or below for AMC->10);
2. Students in lower grade levels;
3. Home school students (18 or under, 16 or under for AMC->10).

TO RECEIVE OFFICIAL TEAM STATUS AND AWARDS, A SCHOOL MUST HAVE AT LEAST THREE PARTICIPANTS. The team score for a school is the sum of its three highest student scores. These students must be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S.A. or Canada. The AMC must be proctored by a faculty member of the participating school.

The results of the AMC are used to identify students with unusual mathematical ability. To assure that this purpose is served, the Committee on the American Mathematics Competitions reserves the right to re-examine students before deciding whether to grant official status to individual or team scores.

Re-examination will be requested when, after an inquiry, there is a reasonable basis to believe that scores have been obtained by extremely lucky guessing or dishonesty. Official status will not be granted if a student or school does not agree to a requested re-examination. The Committee also reserves the right to disqualify all scores from a school if it is determined that the required security procedures were not followed.

Early administration of the exam is never permitted and will lead to disqualification since this would jeopardize all scores from other participating schools.

There is only one official date for the administration of the exam, namely, TUESDAY, February 15, 2000. However, it may be given unofficially on the school days from February 16 - 22, 1999. Those who take the AMC->12 officially and score at least 100 or who take the AMC->10 and score in the top 1% will qualify for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) and are eligible for national awards. Those taking the AMC unofficially may also qualify for the AIME, but will not be eligible for national awards.

Since the exam can be given on alternate dates (see Item VI above), to protect its integrity, publication or reproduction of the problems/solutions via copier, telephone, eMail, WWW or media of any type is a violation of the copyright law.

No problems on the exam will require the use of a calculator. However any non-typewriter keyboard calculator may be used during the exam including the TI-89.

Braille and Large Print editions of the 2000 AMC will be available at a cost of $1.00 for each exam ordered plus $3 for postage and handling. Spanish and French editions of the 2000 AMC may be requested at no extra cost.

Puerto Rico Schools: Please indicate on the Registration Form if you want Spanish or English exams.

The registration fee provides each participating school with a copy of the exam and solutions pamphlet, individual school results, intramural awards and a detailed National Summary of Results and Awards.

The U.S.A. and Canada are divided into eleven exam regions. Awards are given in each of these regions to five schools and ten students. In addition, National Awards are given to all students who officially participate in the exam and write a perfect paper.

An elegant award plaque is given to the top scoring student in each state, and all schools returning results for three consecutive years will receive a 12-Year Plaque with the top scoring students name engraved. Each year thereafter an engraved nameplate will be sent indicating the top scoring student.

• A School Winner Pin or Medal is awarded to a student in each school with the highest score.
   
• A Gold, Silver or Bronze Medal is awarded to a student who achieves the highest score in the school for four, three, or two consecutive years, respectively.
   
• An Honor Roll of Distinction Pin is awarded to the top scoring one percent of the AMC students.
   
• A Certificate of Distinction is awarded to all students with a score of 100 or above.
   
• A Certificate of Merit is awarded to schools with a team score of at least 300.
   

Each year twenty teachers whose students do well on the AMC are recognized for their distinguished teaching with the Edyth May Sliffe Award. The award winners receive a cash prize, a certificate and a one-year membership in the Mathematical Association of America. The selection of the winners is based on the school team score and recommendation of the team members.

Students who score at least 100 on the AMC->12 or who score in the top 1% on the AMC->10 are automatically invited to participate in the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME), scheduled for TUESDAY March 21, 2000. The top-scoring U.S.A. AMC/AIME students (according to a weighted average) will be invited to take the prestigious U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO) on TUESDAY May 2, 2000. More details about these competitions are provided in the AMC Teachers' Manual which you will receive after registering your school for the AMC.

Contest Problem Books I-IV
contain AHSME questions and solutions for the years indicated.

Contest Problem Book V
contains both AHSME and AIME questions and solutions 1983-1988.

USAMO and IMO Problem Books
contain USA and International questions and solutions for the years indicated.

Mathematical Contest Books
contain Olympiad problems and solutions from around the world.

American High School Mathematics Examinations
Each Specimen Set (at $1 per year) of prior year examinations consists of a question booklet and a solutions pamphlet. Also available in bundles of 10 (same year) for $5.

American Invitational Mathematics Examination
Each Specimen Set (at $2 per year) of prior year examinations consists of a question booklet and a solutions pamphlets.

U.S.A. and International Mathematical Olympiad
Each pamphlet (at $5 per year) contains the problems and solutions to the annual Olympiads.

National Summary of Results and Awards
This booklet (at $10 per year) contains a listing of School and Student Award recipients, Honor Roll Student lists, Edyth May Sliffe Award Winners and statistical tables.