WASHINGTON STATE
MU ALPHA THETA
March 22nd, 2008
Thomas Jefferson High School
Dear Sponsor or Coach,
Thomas Jefferson High School is pleased to present to you the 14th annual Washington State MU ALPHA THETA 2008 competition. You do not have to be a member of Mu Alpha Theta to attend the State competition, but we do encourage you to join. For more information, please visit the NATIONAL website at www.mualphatheta.org.
Registration is $15 per student. This includes all contests, as well as dinner Saturday night at the awards banquet. If you have any questions, please call me at school (253) 945-5655 or e-mail me at tnorris@fwps.org.
All students in grades 7-12 are eligible; the divisions are as follows:
EUCLIDEAN- Students in Geometry (Integrated 2) or lower
THETA-Students in Algebra 3+4 (Integrated 3)
ALPHA- Students who are in Trigonometry
MU- Students who have taken any level of Calculus
NO CALCULATORS ON ANY TEST (with the exception of the AP Statistics test)
Directions to Thomas Jefferson: From I-5 north or south. Take the 272nd street exit. Head east to Military Road, turn right, stay on Military road until you come to 288th Street. Turn left onto 288th Street, and follow until you see T.J. on your left.
8:15-9:00 Registration is open, schools must register for Chalk Talk and Jeopardy at this time, and check all ID CODES. Pizza can be ordered.
9:00-9:15 Opening directions in the cafeteria.
9:15-10:30 Ciphering-Cafeteria, Deuce and Little Theater
10:45-11:45 Individual tests-Cafeteria, Deuce and Little Theater
12:00-3:00 Lunch
12:00-3:00 Jeopardy E-7 (Schedule to be posted before noon in cafeteria)
12:00-3:00 Chalk Talk F-3 (Schedule to be posted before noon in cafeteria)
12:15-1:00 Speed Math E-3
12:35-1:45 Gemini Test E-5, E-6
1:05-1:55 Mental Math E-3
12:45-1:55 Relays Little Theater
2:00-3:00 Codes and Ciphers in Deuce and The “MysterIE Test” in the Little Theater. These two tests are open to anyone even students who have already done a lunch test.
STUDENTS IN JEOPARDY OR CHALK TALK MIGHT HAVE A CONFLICT!
3:10-4:10 Topic Tests Round 1
Geometry Theta/Euclidean Cafeteria
Functions Theta/Euclidean Little Theater
Functions Alpha Deuce
Limits & Derivatives Mu Cafeteria
Equations & Inequalities Theta/Euclidean E-3
Equations & Inequalities Alpha E-4
Advanced Calculus Mu E-5 & E-6
Matrices & Vectors Alpha Deuce
Number Theory Open Little Theater
4:20-5:20 Topic Tests Round 2
Who May Take It Room
Geometry 3-D Theta/ Euclidean E-3, E-4
Integration Mu F-2
Sequences and Series Alpha E-7
Sequences and Series Mu E-5
Logs & Exponents Theta/Euclidean Deuce
Logs & Exponents Alpha Deuce
Applications Theta/Euclidean Little Theater
Applications Alpha E-6
Statistics Open Little Theater
5:30-7:00 Dinner and Awards
Lunch Events:
5) Gemini Test: Two students from each school combine to take this 40-question test covering all topics. Multiple teams from a school may compete. No Calculators.
6) Chalk Talk: One student from each school will give a five-minute presentation “The Mathematics of The Human Body” Each school may enter one student in the Chalk Talk. Speeches are to be prepared in advance. Student may only bring a 3” by 5” card of notes, no other props are allowed.
7) Jeopardy: A team of up to three students will represent their school in a Jeopardy math contest loosely based on the television game show. No Calculators.
8) Mental Math: Two divisions: Mu/Alpha or Theta/Euclidean. One student from each school in each division takes a 40-question test. All work is to be done in your head. No Calculators
9) Speed Math: Two divisions: Mu/Alpha or Theta/Euclidean. One student from each school in each division takes an 80-question test in 30 minutes. No Calculators.
10) Relays: One team per school, 3 members on a team, each team should consist of one Mu, one Alpha and one Theta. A person can move up a division but not down. For example: an Alpha may substitute for a Mu but not visa versa. No Calculators.
11) Codes and Ciphers and The “MysterIE” Test : Two topic tests given at lunch time. Anyone can take this test! These two tests are scored the same as a topic test.
**Each student may compete in only one of the six lunch events, as they will run at the same times. The exceptions are Codes and Ciphers and The “MysterIE” Test.
**The Sweepstakes Award will go to the school with the most combined total points on all contests and Lunch events. Students competing in any team event must be from the same high school, or its feeder school(s).
(Please submit a list of names/divisions by March 12th; contest fees paid at the door.)
Sponsor’s Name___________________________ Phone Number_________________
1) Number of students____________School Name_______________________________
2) Multiply number of students by $15
3) Total money owed $_____________________
4) # of Euclidean # of Theta # of Alpha # of Mu
Any questions call Tom Norris at 253-945-5655, or e-mail at tnorris@fwps.org. If you would like to fax the registration, the fax number is: 253-945-5656
Make Checks Payable to: Thomas Jefferson High School