The 2010-11 edition of the USA Mathematical Talent Search is now underway. The Round 1 problems have been posted on http://www.usamts.org, and the deadline to submit solutions is November 22.

The USAMTS is different from most math contests: you get several weeks to think about the problems. You can use any resources you like to help you explore the problems (other than asking other people). Then you write up full solutions showing all your work. You'll not only receive scores for your work, but you'll also receive individual feedback on your solutions.

For those who have participated in the past, you'll notice a new format for 2010-11: we're doing 2 rounds of 6 problems each this year. There are many, many more activities in the math contest universe now as compared to when the USAMTS was founded in the late 1980s, and as such we felt that a more streamlined USAMTS would give students more opportunity to participate in both the USAMTS and in other mathematical activities.