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USF hosting state’s only AMC test in February

Jan. 5, 2012 FORT WAYNE, Ind.—The University of Saint Francis will host the state’s only American Mathematics Competition (AMC) 10/12, sponsored by the Blue Bell Group, on Tuesday, Feb. 7 in the Pope John Paul II Center.

First administered in 1950, the AMC’s purpose is increasing interest in mathematics and developing problem-solving ability through a series of friendly mathematics competitions for junior (grades 8 and below) and senior (grades 9-12) high school students. USF is hosting the AMC 10 for students below age 17 ½ and not a junior or senior, and the AMC 12 for students between ages 16-19 ½ and a student in high school.

Activities will begin at 6 p.m. with food and refreshments, and the 75-minute tests will follow. A program will be available to parents during the test, and the event will wrap up with awards. All students who take the AMC 12 and achieve a score of 100 or more out of a possible 150 or are in the top 5 percent are invited to take the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME). All students who take the AMC 10 and have a score of 120 or more out of a possible 150, or score in the top 2.5 percent also qualify for the AIME. For the 2011-2012 school year the date for the AIME I is Thursday, March 15, and the AIME II is Wednesday, March 28.

The university will offer optional two-hour AMC preparatory sessions on campus in the Pope John Paul II Center on Jan. 25 at 6 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 29 at 11 a.m. For additional practice materials, go to: http://amc.maa.org. To register for the competition, contact Carolyn Exner at 260.399.8067.

Academically qualified students who participate in the competition and apply to one of the University of Saint Francis math programs may be eligible for up to $9,000 per year in scholarships. Contact USF Department of Mathematics Chair Dr. Victor Kutsenok at 260.399.7700 ext. 8237; or School of Arts and Sciences Dean Dr. Matt Smith at 260.399.7700 ext. 8105 for more information about the AMC.

“We are excited to host this mathematics competition, and welcome this opportunity to provide an academic challenge in a university setting for young mathematicians,” Dr. Smith said.

The University of Saint Francis, founded in 1890 as a comprehensive university in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, offers more than 60 undergraduate and 14 graduate programs in five schools: The School of Health Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Keith Busse School of Business and Entrepreneurial Leadership, School of Professional Studies and School of Creative Arts. More than 2,300 students from a broad geographic region attend USF for its academic excellence. The university has a regional campus in Crown Point, Ind.