Mu Alpha Theta traveled to Weston, Fla. March 1 to compete in the March Regional FAMAT competition hosted by Cypress Bay High School.
During the regular season, junior and high school students compete in topics covering pre-algebra, algebra, geometry, precalculus, statistics and calculus. Competing in two consecutive rounds, students take either two individual tests or one individual test and one team round test. These scores contribute to average rankings that determine whether a student will be selected to represent the school and compete at the FAMAT State Convention.
The 60-minute individual test, consisting of 30 questions in ascending difficulty, awards students five points for each correct answer, one point for each unanswered question and zero for wrong answers. If students get the same scores, the sudden death method is used for placings. Placing higher depends on who, between two students with a tied score, gets a question wrong first. After that, additional math questions are used as tie breakers for any students with identical answers.
The team round, usually composed of 13 questions, awards student teams based on accuracy and the minute they turn their answers in. If a team turns in all correct answers in the first minute, they have the opportunity to earn 20 points. The second minute awards 16 points and the third awards 12.
This competition also introduced the divisions Speed Math and Mental Math in which students and advisors are allowed to compete. In the Speed Math division, students are given a set number of math questions and they have to solve them as quickly as possible. While this division restricts participants in time, Mental Math restricts competitors in working out math problems on paper. Therefore, students, advisors and sponsors compete to see who can solve the most math problems mentally.
Congratulations to the following list of placers at this year’s March Regional:
Algebra 1 Individual:
Seventh grader Ashnia Bhatia – 1st
Seventh grader Ralph Brummer – 3rd
Seventh grader Max Cheng – 4th
Seventh grader Mira Nair – 6th
Seventh grader Ameer Adada – 9th
Seventh grader Kelly Xu – 11th
Seventh grader Scarlett Asselta – 13th
Geometry Individual:
Eighth grader Arnav Bhatia – 1st
Freshman Christian Azaret – 15th
Algebra II Individual:
Freshman Dhruv Ralhan – 3rd
Freshman Alexander Allain – 4th
Freshman Jesse Deng – 5th
Freshman Hanfei He – 10th
Freshman Asher Bernstein – 11th
Freshman Aaditya Mitra – 13th
Precalculus Individual:
Freshman Jeffrey Xu – 1st
Sophomore Julia Diez – Tied for 3rd
Sophomore Daniel Zhao – Tied for 3rd
Sophomore Anika Mishra – 7th
Sophomore Kabir Gandhi – 8th
Sophomore Lauren Lee – 10th
Sophomore Liam Price – 12th
Sophomore Jonathan Schwartz – 13th
Sophomore Lance Stus – 14th
Statistics Individual:
Junior Daniel Cai – 1st
Junior Kaitlyn Lee – 2nd
Junior Jason Tang – 5th
Junior Aaron Alter – 6th
Junior Angelina Lin – 8th
Junior Pranav Rai – 12th
Calculus Individual:
Senior Yusuf Sheikh – 1st
Senior Xuzhou Ren – Tied for 2nd
Junior Darsh Patel – Tied for 2nd
Senior Junsouh Hong – 5th
Senior Samuil Petrov – 7th
Senior Guilherme Salles – 9th
Senior Apollo Lee – 12th
Senior Jack Finneran – 13th
Speed Math:
Students:
Junior Angelina Lin – 1st
Freshman Asher Bernstein – 2nd
Junior Guillermo Selva Randall – 3rd
Sponsors:
Math competition coach Dr. Santos – 2nd
Math competition coach Mr. Daniel Ariew – 4th
Mental Math:
Students:
Junior Darsh Patel – 1st
Senior Rajam Arunprakash – 2nd
Senior Xuzhou Ren – 3rd
Sponsors:
Math competition coach Dr. Santos – 3rd
Math competition coach Mr. Daniel Ariew – 4th
Mu Alpha Theta also placed 1st with their Calculus, Statistics, Precalculus and Algebra I teams, while the Algebra II team placed 3rd and the Junior High Geometry team placed 5th. The school placed 2nd on the Interschool test, a collection of puzzles, math and trivia that school teams complete. With these results, the school placed first with the most number of points.
Sophomore Meng Lina and sophomore Kyra Movva spend their Saturday competing in the March Regional. Weeks before, the two practiced and completed tests from past years as well as team rounds with fellow classmates. (Photo/Daniel Ariew)
