Mu Alpha Theta
Mu Alpha Theta is a national honor society in the United States for high school and two year college students. Mu Alpha Theta chapters host numerous mathematics competitions and each year a national Mu Alpha Theta convention is held during the summer that includes a large competition.
The Competition
Mu Alpha Theta competitions can be divided up into regionals, invitationals, states, and national competitions. There is no need to progress through the levels- you simply register and you can participate. There are many different tests with different topic themes. High School students are often organized into three groups- Mu, Alpha and Theta. Theta is the lowest level, Alpha is higher and Mu is the highest.
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Example Problems
Probability/Permutations/Combinations- Theta 2003
- 10 The set S is {#, !, @, *, $, %}. How many different proper subsets are possible?
A.6 B.63 C.64 D.127 E. NOTA
- 30 On a celebrity match of the Weakest Link, Big Bird and Barney make it to the final round. the final round consists of five questions per player. Play is stopped if it becomes evident that one of the contestants cannot possibly win. If Big Bird has answered his questions correctly 75% of the time and Barney has answered his questions correctly 60% of the time, what is the probability that the final round will end after each player has answered exactly four questions?
A. 3753/160000 B.2943/40000 C.3753/40000 D.3753/32000 E. NOTA
2001- Number theory Topic Test- Theta
- The 4-digit number 6A6B is divisibly by 72. What is the sum of all possible values of A?
A. 2 B. 7 C. 9 D. 11 E. NOTA
Science Fair
At many regional and state science and engineering fairs, Mu Alpha Theta gives away prizes to high school students. These are prizes for investigating a modern mathematical problem.
Resources
- Mu Alpha Theta homepage -- includes dozens of past tests.
- Mu Alpha Theta scholarships
