Dear Math Circlers,
Our AMC 8 Registration continues, and the first prep session is just about a week away. We hope you will join us on Tuesday, November 12 for our first contest event of the season.
All the best,
Bard Math Circle
AMC 8 Contest Information
The AMC 8 is 40-minutes long and consists of 25 multiple choice questions in middle school mathematics. Preparing for the AMC 8 helps develop students’ problem-solving skills and interest in mathematics.
Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Time: The check-in table opens by 4:00pm, the contest starts at 4:30, and the whole event ends by 7:00pm.
Location: Reem-Kayden Center for Science and Computation (RKC), Bard College
GPS Location: 31 Campus Road, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504
For: Students in grades 6–8, younger students are welcome.
Price: Free! Please support the Bard Math Circle and keep it free.
Stay after the contest for refreshments and a math talk!
Prepare for the AMC 8 with us on the Saturdays before the contest. Our Bard Math Majors are offering prep sessions on the weekends leading up to the contest.
Dates: Saturdays, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, and 11/9
Time: 1–3pm
Location: Reem-Kayden Center (RKC) 111
(If you would like to participate in the prep sessions, but are not taking the AMC 8 with us, please send us an email.)
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Math Talk
After the AMC 8 Contest, students will be treated to refreshments and an engaging math talk by Bard College Math Professor Japheth Wood. Parents and teachers are welcome to join us.
Speaker: Professor Japheth Wood, Bard College
Talk Title: Fibonacci Numbers, including several problems that are answered by the Fibonacci Numbers and an insightful derivation of Binet's formula.
2019–2020 Math Contest Schedule
USAMTS: Round 1 is due on October 15, 2019. Visit www.usamts.org to get started!
AMC 8: Tuesday, November 12, 2019
AMC 10/12B: Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Purple Comet!: April 21–30, 2020 (specific date TBA)
GAIM: Saturday, April 25th, 2020
ARML: May 29 and 30, 2020
SUPPORT THE BARD MATH CIRCLE
Are you interested in donating to the Bard Math Circle?
Visit https://www.annandaleonline.org/mathcircle and make a donation.
Help support math enrichment in the Hudson Valley!