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USA Mathematical talent search
www.usamts.org
Open to all middle and high school students
Completely free contest
Helps students to develop their problem solving skills & improve their technical writing abilities
Student solutions to the USAMTS problems are graded by mathematicians and comments are returned to the students
RULES
Students may use any materials - books, calculators, computers - but all the work must be their own
The USAMTS is run on the honor system
Allows students a full month to complete problems
3 rounds, 5 problems each
Students must "prove or justify" answers in order to receive credit
P
roblems range in difficulty from being within the reach of most high school students to challenging the best students in the nation
Prizes
Books
Software
O
ne of the ways to enter the process of selecting the USA Mathematical Olympiad team
With student permission, USAMTS participants' names and addresses are also provided to colleges, universities, and employers for recruitment purposes