Distinguished Speakers
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Dr. Zachary Franco
Zachary Franco is a physician who has been teaching gifted high school students for 40 years. He helped coach the first-place 1986 US Olympiad Team, and the 1996 "most-improved" Indiana ARML team. A long time contest problem writer for AMC, ARML and AIME, he also helps with the American Mathematical Monthly Problem Section. He has undergraduate and graduate degrees from Harvard and earned his PhD in math from UC-Berkeley for work on the 3x+1 conjecture. After a short stint as a circus performer and a longer one as a math professor, he became a doctor of medicine. In his spare time, he continues to teach at the Houston Math Circle, Chamberlain College of Nursing and IdeaMath camps. Zac's hobbies are traveling, languages and puzzles. |
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Dr. Pavlo Pylyavskyy
Dr. Pylyavskyy is a Professor in the University of Minnesota School of Mathematics (https://sites.google.com/site/pylyavskyy/) He participated in numerous math Olympiads when he was young. His Math Olympiad achievements includes 2 IMO Gold Medals, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Medals. He was also awarded the Putman fellow. |
Schedule - September 12, 2020 (Saturday, CDT)
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09:00am-10:00am
10:00am-12:30pm 12:30pm-01:30pm 02:00pm-03:00pm 03:30pm-04:30PM 04:30pm-05:00pm 06:00pm-8:00pm |
Mathematics Lecture: Dr. Pavlo Pylyavskyy, "Proofs and other Olympiad topics"
Rochester Area Math Competition (RAMC 2020) Lunch break Tiebreaker Mathematics Lecture: Dr. Zachary Franco, "Fractions and the Calendar " Awards Ceremony Fun Night |
2020 Rochester Area Math Competition (RAMC)
- Students in grades K-12 during the 2020-2021 school year are eligible to take the 2020 RAMC.
- There are 4 competition categories: Elementary I (Grades K-2), Elementary II (Grades 3-5), Middle School (Grades 6-8), and High School (Grades 9-12). Students must register for the grade group that they are in.
- The competition will consist of 2 rounds, the individual and team rounds.
- The individual round consists of a set of 15 questions answered in a time frame of 45 minutes.
- The team round consists of a set of 10 questions answered in a time frame of 25 minutes.
- A team consists of 4 students from the same competition category, either pre-registered as a team or assigned by competition organizers.
- Tiebreakers will be used in the case of a tie to determine the winners of the individual round and team round.
- Awards will be given to the top 1 individual in each grade and the top team per section.
2020 RAMC Problems
Elementary I
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Elementary II
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Middle School
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High School
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Answer Key for all categories:
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RAMC Winners
Elementary I
Top 10 Individual Top 3 Teams Top Grade
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10: Wilson Wei
9: Chloe Yang 8: Max Wang 7: Abigail Roth 6: Abigail Yu 5: Alvin Zhu 4: Mason 3: Lillian Zheng 2: Angie Zhu 1: Jonathan Yu |
3rd: Dragon: Chloe Yang, Felix Bai, Lillian Zhang, Mohan Li
2nd: Potomac: Angie Zhu, Caroline Lin, Leon Luo, Victoria Zhang 1st: Little Number Rocker: Alvin Zhu, Jacob Wang, Jonathan Yu, and Wilson Wei |
1st place in grade K: Patrick Flanagan
1st place in grade 1: Jonathan Yu 1st place in grade 2: Angie Zhu |
Elementary II
Top Individuals Top Teams Top Grade
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10: Reina Liu
9: Henry Gladden 8: Will Luo 7: Alex Liu 6: Zachary Wang 5: Eric Ding 4: Benjamin Tang 3: Kyros Wu 2: Eddy Zhang 1: Tiger Li |
3rd: EESY: Elma Zhang, Eric Ding, Sasha Yan, Yo-Yo Qu
2nd: Tiger: Bryand Hu, Franklin Zhou, Siyi Li, Timothy Yang 1st: Smart Cookies: Amy lin, Benjamin Zheng, Eddy Zhang, Reina Liu |
1st place in grade 3: Jeremy Zhang
1st place in grade 4: Benjamin Tang 1st place in grade 5: Tiger Li |
Middle School
Top Individuals Top Teams Top Grade
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11: Stephen Zhang
10: Leo Yu 9: Aaron Lin 8: Albert Lu 7: Brian Bi 6: Jiahe Liu 5: Alex Chen 4: Brian Xue 3: Vincent Lo 2: Chris Bao 1: Tiger Zhang |
6th: Magnificent:
4th: COPPELL middle school: 4th: Rockets: 3rd: The Ivy- For(4)ever: Jenny Hua, Andrew Xing, Chris Bao, Jessie Wang 2nd: Montgomery: Albert Lu, Ivy Guo, Yunyi Ling, Olivia guo 1st: 4EverFriends: Alex Chen, Brian Bi, Brian Xue, Vincent Lo |
1st place in grade 6: Jiahe Liu
1st place in grade 7: Albert Lu 1st place in grade 8: Tiger Zhang |
High School
Top Individuals Top Teams Top Grade
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11: Lillian Xia
10: Annie Yie 9: Frank Lee 8: Aiden DePrano 7: Alina Chen 6: Nathan Ma 5: Jeffrey Huang 4: Jack Chen 3: Jeffrey Chen 2: Alex Chen 1: Benjamin Chen |
4th: Team Buckeyes-1: Andrea Y, Annie Y, Julia X, Frank L
3rd: Flying Panda: Adam T, Jeffrey C, Jeffrey H, Cody C 2nd: Lite: Alex Chen, Alex L, Ethan Chen, Kevin Fu 1st: Flying Panda-SHS: Benjamin Chen, Collin Fan, Jack Chen, Nathan Man |
1st place in grade 9: Alina Chen
1st place in grade 10: Benjamin Chen 1st place in grade 11: Henry Wu 1st place in grade 12: Lillian Xia |