Difference between revisions of "Stanford Mathematics Tournament"

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The Stanford Math Tournament (SMT) is an annual high school math competition run by students at Stanford University each spring. The competition has run annually since 2000; since 2022 it has been held both virtually and in-person for students from around the globe.

Format

The tournament consists of an individual round, a team round, a power round, and a guts round. The individual round consists of subject tests in Algebra, Calculus, Discrete Math, and Geometry (each 10 questions, 50 minutes), or a General round (25 questions, 110 minutes). In the team round, teams of 5-6 work together to solve a 10-question test.

Similarly, the Power round is a proof-based team round where teams prove foundational results in a unique topic, tied together by a common theme.

The Guts round is a fast-paced team round with 27 short answer questions, divided into sets of 3, each set getting higher in difficulty. Teams send a "runner" to submit the current set and receive a new one. Grading is done simultaneously with a live scoreboard during the round.

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-The '''Stanford Mathematics Tournament''' (SMT) is an annual high school competition run by the [https://sumo.stanford.edu/ Stanford University Mathematical Organization] (SUMO).  Stanford students organize the tournament and write questions in collaboration with organizers of a similar tournament at Rice University.  The tournament is held in February each year at the same time as the [[Rice University Mathematics Tournament]].
+The '''Stanford Math Tournament''' (SMT) is an annual high school math competition run by students at Stanford University each spring. The competition has run annually since 2000; since 2022 it has been held both virtually and in-person for students from around the globe.
 == Format ==
+The tournament consists of an individual round, a team round, a power round, and a guts round. The individual round consists of subject tests in Algebra, Calculus, Discrete Math, and Geometry (each 10 questions, 50 minutes), or a General round (25 questions, 110 minutes). In the team round, teams of 5-6 work together to solve a 10-question test.
-The tournament consists of five individual events: Algebra, Geometry, Advanced Topics, Calculus, and General.  Students can choose to enter two of the subject tests or the general test.  Subject tests contain ten short-answer questions to be solved in 50 minutes, while the general test has 20 questions in 110 minutes.  In both cases, questions are worth one point.  The team score on this portion of the competition is the sum of the individual scores; a team consists of up to eight students.  Standings for individuals are computed only event-by-event; there is no overall individual score.
+Similarly, the Power round is a proof-based team round where teams prove foundational results in a unique topic, tied together by a common theme.
-The Team Event consists of 15 questions to be solved in 50 minutes by the entire team working together.
+The Guts round is a fast-paced team round with 27 short answer questions, divided into sets of 3, each set getting higher in difficulty. Teams send a "runner" to submit the current set and receive a new one. Grading is done simultaneously with a live scoreboard during the round.
-Since 2007, the contest has also included a Power Question.
-Most teams competing in the tournament are school teams, but this is not a requirement.  Going in Circles Academy, an out-of-school gifted education program, has competed at the tournament in the past and been successful.  In addition, incomplete teams may be filled out by students lacking a team if they so desire.
 ==See Also==
+[https://www.stanfordmathtournament.com/ Official SMT Website]
 [[Stanford Mathematics Tournament Problems]]
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