So, who took the AMC?

[Tps222]

Re: So, who took the AMC?

Wtf is an AMC?

Apparently New York doesn't like them, or I've never known of them.

Which makes sense, I'm dead-aweful at math. I'll tell you the entire history of the world in an excellently articulated essay, but ask me to solve some advanced trigonometric functions and I'll quit.

[RandomPscho]

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Apparently New York doesn't like them, or I've never known of them.

i am in New York (upstate) and we can take it. I think they only offer it to people who are ahead in math though.

[chickendude]

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I got official scores back on Friday

how'd you all do?
I got 117 on the 12A
18 correct 1 wrong and 6 unanswered

[EternalWrath]

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Wow, reading all these posts makes me feel like the stupidest thing ever... I'm a junior in high school taking precalculus, and the only calculus I know is how to find a derivative.

I think I did pretty bad on the AMC12. My favorite problem was the mouse and cheese problem, my least favorite problem the cube with the corners cut off. Any tips on that one?

I didn't get to the problems in the 20's. I should have gotten some of the easier ones on the first page, but alas I tend to fall victim to the tricks of math contests, such as distinct numbers... I really need to pay more attention to the directions.

[Reach]

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Oh man I hate tricks.

The question on the other page is worded so gayly. It took me like 10 minutes to figure out what they were asking and then like 1 minute to solve it. Reminds me of my bio lab texts, which appears to be purposly speaking in the most confusing language possible to try and sound clever.

I never bothered entering any math competitions around here, and naturally, being in Canada we don't have a AMC 8)

I noticed almost all of the winners were asian, though. Damn their studious demeanour.

[JKPolk]

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The stuff they teach in high school now makes me wish I had made the decision to go to a private school when I had the chance. I was the guinea pig class in high school for most of our accelerated math programs; naturally I missed out on a lot.

[hi19hi19]

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10B was a lot easier. Problem 24 took all of 30 seconds to read and solve.

Problem 17 was really easy, but only if you knew the trick. Only one kid in my class knew the trick, but he got it in about 2 minutes. Otherwise, it was hell. Took like 15 minutes to do it the hard way.

I'm pretty sure I qualified with a score of 120 (the minimum XD).
On the 10A I got 114, just one question off.

I bubbled in my answer to problem 3 wrong though ><

[randomdragoon]

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I think the AMC12A was easier than the AMC12B. I got a 144 on the A, but only a 129 on the B.

[cetaka]

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Our school had a snow day on the day of the 10/12A, disappointing seeing as the 12A was so easy compared to the B D: I think I ended up getting ~130.

My friend was really unlucky though; his family already planned to go to Florida during the B since that's our winter break week. I think he managed to take it in a Florida school as guest though haha

[meno_rocks123]

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what does AMC stand for??

[RandomPscho]

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American Math Contest...

[flamingspinach]

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American Mathematics Competitions actually.

ps it would be nice if you could post problems before asking about them, some of us aren't in a USA high school atm