THE EDUCATION DIVISION & THE MALTA MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY

PROUDLY ANNOUNCE

THE THIRD

MALTA MATHEMATICS OLYMPIAD

2004

Greeting colleagues and best wishes for a successful 2004-2005 school year! It is already two years since the last Olympiad, won by St Aloysius’ College, and therefore the time has come for the next one.

Students from every school are being invited to participate in a one-day mathematics Olympiad designed to promote teamwork and positive attitudes towards achievement in mathematics. This national competition is open for students from Form 3 and Form 4, aged 13 to 14 years, and will take place in late November. Further instructions will be given when the teams are chosen, but the deadline for applications is 30th October. Prizes will be given to the first placed teams and the winning school will have the honour of holding the competition shield for two years.

The participation fee for each team is Lm 4.

Enclosed you will find:

Directions and rules for participation in the Olympiad

An application form for participation

Sample questions are available at our web-site

We look forward to your participation,

Best regards,

Dr. J. Muscat,

President, Malta Mathematical Society

c/o Mathematics Department,

Faculty of Science

University of Malta

MALTA’S MATHEMATICS OLYMPIAD

RULES FOR PARTICIPATION
  • Each school can submit one team of three students.
  • Each team must be accompanied by a teacher (one for each school).
  • The students must be currently enrolled in Form 3 or Form 4, and aged 13 to 14 years by 31st December 2004.
  • The competition will consist of two parts
  • Part 1: the teams of students will be given 45 minutes to answer as many multiple choice questions as possible without the use of a calculator.
  • Part 2: the teams of students will be given 30 minutes to answer open-ended questions with the use of a calculator.

Please choose your teams carefully. If possible, provide a forum for a school play-off, and prepare the students to work as a team.

Prizes:

Medals will be given to each member of the first placed three teams (gold / silver / bronze); book prizes will be given to the first two winning teams; the winning team’s school is awarded a trophy, and has the right to hold the Olympiad shield for two years.

If you have any questions regarding the competition, please contact Dr. Joseph Muscat on

Telephone no.: 23402380

Email:

Malta’s Mathematics Olympiad

2004

APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPATION

NAME OF SCHOOL:______

NAME OF MATHEMATICS TEACHER:______

NAMES OF PARTICIPANTS IN TEAM:

AGE(by 31st December 2004)

(please circle one)

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Please return this application, together with a cheque of Lm4 payable to The Malta Mathematical Society, by 30th October 2004 to

The Malta Mathematical Society

c/o Mathematics Department

Faculty of Science

University of Malta

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