The Mathematical Association of America AMERICAN MatHEmatICS COMPETITIONS 2003 19th Annual MAA AMC 8 Summary of Results and Awards Learning Mathematics Through Problem Solving Examinations prepared by the AMC 8 Subcommittee of the American Mathematics Competitions and administered by the Office of the Director The American Mathematics Competitions are sponsored jointly by The Mathematical Association Of America and The University of Nebraska -- Lincoln Contributors: Akamai Foundation American Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges American Mathematical Society American Society of Pension Actuaries American Statistical Association Art of Problem Solving Canada/USA Mathcamp and Mathpath Casualty Actuarial Society Clay Mathematics Institute Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences Mu Alpha Theta National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Pedagoguery, Inc. Pi Mu Epsilon Society of Actuaries TABLE OF CONTENTS The International School of Havana, Havana, Cuba ............................................. 2 Report of the Director ..........................................................................................3 Dick Gibbs with Plaque ....................................................................................... 7 Message from the AMC 8 Chair...........................................................................8 Message from the CAMC Chair ...........................................................................9 The Sliffe Awards for Distinguished Middle School Mathematics Teaching .......10 2003 AMC 8 Edyth May Sliffe Award Winners .................................................11 Sliffe Awards Reception ......................................................................................14 San Antonio, Texas -- April 12, 2003 .............................................................14 Sliffe Winners Attending Reception ..................................................................... 14 2003 Sliffe Awards Reception ............................................................................. 15 Regions of the AMC 8 .......................................................................................16 AMC Office Staff ............................................................................................... 16 American Mathematics Contest 10 and American Mathematics Contest 12 ......17 Quotations .........................................................................................................18 The Gardner School, Vancouver, Washington ....................................................... 20 American Mathematics Contest 8 Examination Committee ...............................21 Committee on the American Mathematics Competitions ..................................21 CAMC Executive Committee .............................................................................21 Advisory Panel ...................................................................................................22 State Directors -- AMC 8 ..................................................................................24 Sponsors and Donors .........................................................................................26 2003 NCTM Spring Meetings - Rachelle Jensen in AMC’s Booth ......................... 26 School Honor Roll ......................................................................................27 United States ..............................................................................................27 The Central Academy of Des Moines Public Schools, Des Moines, Iowa. ................ 28 School Honor Roll ......................................................................................30 International Schools ..................................................................................30 U. S. School Merit Roll ..............................................................................32 International School Merit Roll .................................................................39 2 Students from the Swiss Cottage Secondary School, Singapore. ............................ 40 Perfect Scores .....................................................................................................41 U.S.A. Students ...........................................................................................41 International Students ................................................................................43 Merit Roll .........................................................................................................44 U.S.A. Students ...........................................................................................44 Merit Roll ...................................................................................................50 Late Participation Student...........................................................................50 Distinguished Honor Roll ..................................................................................51 U.S.A. Students ..........................................................................................51 2003 AMC 8 waiting to be Scanned .................................................................. 54 Tennessee State Awatds for 2002 ......................................................................... 61 Table of Contents continued International Students .................................................................................62 Honor Roll .........................................................................................................68 U.S.A. Students ..........................................................................................68 Stacks of AMC 8 Envelopes waiting to be processed .............................................. 82 The Chinese High School, Singapore ................................................................. 115 International Students ...............................................................................116 Swiss Cottage School, Singapore ........................................................................ 119 Late Participation Students .......................................................................132 2002 Kansas State Awards Ceremony ................................................................ 132 Rank Listing of Schools by States .....................................................................133 Rank Listing of Enrollment by States ...............................................................133 Item Difficulty .................................................................................................134 Table 1 ......................................................................................................134 Graph 1 .....................................................................................................135 Results by Gender, 2003 AMC 8......................................................................136 Table 2 ......................................................................................................136 Graph 2 .....................................................................................................137 Results by Grade Level .....................................................................................138 Table 3 ......................................................................................................138 Graph 3 .....................................................................................................139 Score Comparison Between 2002 and 2003 .....................................................140 Table 4 ......................................................................................................140 Graph 4 .....................................................................................................141 2003 - The Answer sheets return, stacks and sorting. ......................................... 142 Individual School Registration .........................................................................143 The International School of Havana, Havana, Cuba Participating students and teachers from the International School of Havana. REport OF THE DIREctor I. INTRODUCTION I am pleased to announce that over 58,000 students from more than 2,00 schools participated in the 200 AMC 8 contest. Many dedicated mathematics teachers provided an opportunity for students to participate in this national exam. Our State Directors did a great job soliciting enrollment, and the Committee created an exam which was both “exciting and challenging.” A hearty thanks to all of you for continuing to recognize the fact that the AMC 8 plays a complementary role in support of the junior high/middle school mathematics curriculum. II. GENERAL RESULTS This summary includes a listing of the results and awards associated with the 9th annual AMC 8, which was held on Tuesday, November 8, 200. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE 2004 AMC 8 WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6th. From the responses received from many of the contest managers, it is evident that the examination was once again well received by the students and teachers. A sample of specific comments received is found in the Quotations section of this summary. A comparison of the statistics shows that this year’s 200 contest was compa- rable to the 2002. A total of 92 perfect scores were recorded (27 in 2002) while the national average decreased to 0.27 (.09 in 2002). The AMC 8 Committee is in its final stage of preparation of the 2004 exam and I expect it to be similar to