2008 State Math Contest

Information Page

Southern Utah University

Contest Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2008

FAQs about the State Math Contest (for Those Coming to SUU)

Date held	Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Time	Arrive by 9 a.m.; the test is from 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., although many finish earlier. If you have to get here later, let us know ASAP so we can make other arrangements for you.
Cost	$15 per student if registered by Feb. 19; $20 if between Feb. 20 and March 4. Deadline is Tuesday, March 4.
Registration	It’s easy! Do immediately online at this link. See “Cost” above for details.
Calculators?	They are not allowed.
Location	Sharwan Smith Student Center: Meet in the Rotunda; the doors will open for students to enter the Ballroom at 9:20. The test begins at 9:30. See the map.
Parking	The parking lot on 300 West (see the map below)
Who can take the test?	Students in grades 7-12 (at most five students per grade); there is one test for students in grades 7-9 and a different test for grades 10-12. “Large” high schools can bring 10/grade. See the link just below.
Meals provided	Breakfast and lunch for teachers; lunch for students
Can my students do it?	Yes! This is a link to the tests from 2007 to judge how your students might do.
Why take the test?	There are many awards available - even scholarships for high individual and school placers. Even if you are not one of the top finishers, it still looks good on an application to college if you did well on the test.
Contact people at SUU	Seth Armstrong (armstrong@suu.edu) and Jim Brandt (brandt@suu.edu); you may also phone us at (435)865-8059 (Armstrong) or (435)586-5448 (Robin, our Secretary)
What do my students need to bring?	Just their brains! We provide the pencils (they can even keep it - wow!), bubble sheets, and scratch paper for your students.
What if I win?	This isn’t all bad! There is an awards banquet for top individual finishers. The Awards Banquet will be held on Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Crimson View Room in the Union building on the University of Utah campus. The individual winners will each be allowed to bring two guests to accompany them to the dinner/awards ceremony.

Schedule of Activities for Students and Teachers

We have activities planned until 2:00. We plan to have more giveaways this year, as well as a Visa gift cards (for educational purposes—as you see fit) for each teacher to show our thanks for bringing your students to SUU. For those teachers who didn’t get a gift certificate last year but came (there were two of you—sorry!), you’ll get double this year.

Time	Students	Teachers
9:00-9:30	Arrival & Room Assignment	Arrival & Orientation w/Students
9:30-12:00	-Math Test -Students can walk around the Student Center after they’re done. There’s a bookstore, candy score, and so on. (Please encourage your students to take as much time as they can stand on the test—you never know but what the winning question takes the last hour to solve!)	9:30-10:30 Breakfast and Social – Visa gift cards handed out. 10:30-12:00 We’ll hand out tests for you to work on so you can help your students with their questions; if you want to use any PE facilities, say, then please let us know and we can set you up.
1:00-1:0	Lunch/Presentations and Prizes -Pizza and drinks will be served -While eating, professors will come around to talk about SUU programs for five or so minutes each.	Lunch/Presentations and Prizes -Pizza and drinks will be served -While eating, professors will come around to talk about SUU programs for five or so minutes each.
1:30-1:45	Prize giveaways for students (last year it was an MP3 player along with Frisbees, T-shirts, and other SUU memorabilia) and for teachers	Prize giveaways for students and for teachers (last year it was a Palm Pilot; it’ll be of similar quality this year)
2:00	Depart when you want to; you’re welcome to stay on campus and look around. We can set up gaming if you’d like to stay a little longer. Email me: armstrong@suu.edu	Depart when you want to; you’re welcome to stay on campus and look around. We can set up gaming if you’d like to stay a little longer. Email me: armstrong@suu.edu

Main State Math Contest Page Link

The Math Contest Web page from the University of Utah is the main link for Utah.

Campus Map

The Sharwan Smith Student Center is circled in hot pink, and the best place to park is boxed in pink. The parking lot is at the intersection of 800 W, 300 S. The Sharwan Smith Center has easiest entrance through the Centrum (see #11 on the map) main doors; the Rotunda is where there are tables for sitting. Students will be invited to sit down inside the Ballroom (which is right next to the Rotunda) about 10 minutes before the test begins so they can find a seat and fill out the initial information.

Driving Directions

The easiest exit to take is Exit 59—the middle of the three Cedar City exits. Go E along 200 S, then take a right onto 800 West. The parking lot will be just before 300 S on your right.