Math Tournament at Berkeley
Held by the Math Tournament at Berkeley
10 years' history
Aim to inspire more students to love and gain interest in math
Beneficial for applying science majors in top university
Unique and challenging math problems
Introduction

The Math Tournament at Berkeley is an organization that aims to spread mathematics and the spirit of mathematical competition throughout the Bay Area by presenting students with interesting, hand-crafted problems. We offer an environment where students, educators, and mathematicians can come together and celebrate the spirit of mathematics.
Rules
Language: English
Date: October 11th, 2020
Location: Online (Requires computer and mobile device equipped with camera)
Participants: High school students
Team: 4-6 persons per team
Type:
- Power Round: Questions will be issued at 9:00 am, 5th October (Monday), Complete and submit within 12 hours (Submit before 21:00 on 5th October).
- Team Round: 27 Questions split into 9 rounds of 3 questions each; After the submission of each question, you can start the next question; The scoreboard will be live-streamed to view the live scoring.
- Individual Round /Focus Round: Choose one of two to participate
- 1. Individual Round: The individual test is an easier test.
- 2. Focus Round: Contestants will have the choice to take 2 of the 4 following focus tests, Choices for the focus tests are Calculus, Geometry, Algebra, Discrete.
Note: Students with the same score of individual round will take a tiebreaker. All answers are positive integers.
Scoring:
- Focus: Each individual focus combination will count for 10% of the overall score. With 6 people on a team, this yields 60% of the overall score.
- If a student chooses to take the individual exam, it will count for 5% of the overall score.
- Team round will account for 40% of the overall score.
- The Power Round and Video Contests will be scored separately.
Awards
- Global Team
- 2.1 Individual
General
- 1st/2nd/3rd
- High Distinction: Top 10%
- Distinction: Top 25%
- Honorable Mention: Top 40%
- 1st/2nd/3rd
- High Distinction: Top 10%
- Distinction: Top 25%
- Honorable Mention: Top 40%
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2.2 Team
Team Round
- 1st/2nd/3rd
- High Distinction: Top 10% Team
- Distinction: Top 25% Team
- Honorable Mention: Top 40% Team
- 1st/2nd/3rd
- High Distinction: Top 10% Team
- Distinction: Top 25% Team
- Honorable Mention: Top 40% Team
- 1st/2nd/3rd
- High Distinction: Top 10% Team
- Distinction: Top 25% Team
- Honorable Mention: Top 40% Team
Registration
Fee
Includes exam, grading,certificate, proctor fee, past-papers and one online mock exam
Deadline
9:00 am, 4th October, 2020