Distinguished Speakers
Speaker: Mr. Ben Orlin
Ben Orlin loves math and can't draw. He is the author of the books Math with Bad Drawings, Change is the Only Constant, and the forthcoming Math Games with Bad Drawings. He has taught ages from 11 to 18, and has been ages from 0 to 34, not all with equal success. You can find his cartoons on Facebook, Twitter, and in the margins of books he's reading. Seminar Title: This is Not the Title of This Talk Description: This sentence is false. No, wait, that's wrong. The sentence was true. Which means that it was false. Which... wait, what? We will (1) spin in confused circles like this, (2) play a brilliant little pencil-and-paper game called Prophecies, and finally (3) recreate a pivotal moment in human history. Bad drawings included; title of talk sold separately. Speaker: Mr. Richard Rusczyk
Richard Rusczyk founded Art of Problem Solving in 2003 to teach avid math students in an innovative, interactive way. Richard is one of the co-authors of the Art of Problem Solving classic textbooks, author of Art of Problem Solving's Introduction to Algebra, Introduction to Geometry, and Precalculus textbooks, co-author of Art of Problem Solving's Intermediate Algebra and Prealgebra, one of the co-creators of the Mandelbrot Competition, and a past Director of the USA Mathematical Talent Search. He was a participant in National MATHCOUNTS, a three-time participant in the Math Olympiad Summer Program, and a USA Mathematical Olympiad winner (1989). He received the World Federation of National Mathematics Competitions Paul Erdös Award in 2014. He graduated from Princeton University in 1993, and worked as a bond trader for D.E. Shaw & Company for four years. AoPS marks Richard's return to his vocation - educating motivated students. Seminar Title: Prepare to Change the World! Description: This one has the big pictures and the verbs, where he talks about the capacities they should try to develop and the strategies they should use to hone their skills. |
Schedule - September 18, 2021 (Saturday, CDT)
09:00am-10:00am
10:00am-12:30pm 12:30pm-13:30pm 14:00pm-15:00pm 15:30pm-16:30PM 16:30pm-17:00pm 18:00pm-20:00pm |
Seminar: Mr. Ben Orlin, "This is Not the Title of This Talk"
Rochester Area Math Competition (RAMC 2021) Lunch break Tiebreaker Seminar: Mr. Richard Rusczyk, "Prepare to Change the World" Awards Ceremony Fun Night |
2021 Rochester Area Math Competition (RAMC)
- Students in grades K-12 during the 2021-2022 school year are eligible to take the 2021 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.
- Cash awards will be given to the top 1 individual in each grade and the top team per section.
- Top 10 individuals, top 5 teams will be recognized here.
2021 RAMC Problems and Solutions
Elementary I
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2021 RAMC Winners
Elementary I
80 students attended, no full score (20), average score is 5, score range is 0-15
80 students attended, no full score (20), average score is 5, score range is 0-15
Top 9 Individual Top 3 Teams Top Grade
9: Max Fan
8: Anthony Hu 7: Yuntao Chen 6: Angela Guo 5: Hannah Liu 4: Jeremy Han 3: Xiran Liu 2: Fang Yu 1: Jonathan Yu |
3rd: MathBeast 2021 (Isabelle Wu, Averie Tang, Fang Yu, Mayling Ritter)
2nd: Hogwarts Newcomers (Ethan Gao, Juncheng Zhang, Jeremy Han, Charlton Yang) 1st: Alohomora (Nina Liu, Cindy Wang, Jonathan Yu, Hannah Liu) |
1st place in grade K: Sophie Xue
1st place in grade 1: Fang Yu 1st place in grade 2: Jonathan Yu |
Elementary II
232 students attended, 7 full scores (20), average score is 11, score range is 0-20
232 students attended, 7 full scores (20), average score is 11, score range is 0-20
Top 10 Individual Top 3 Teams Top Grade
10: William Wu, Joshua Shu, Samuel Li
6: Judy Zhu, Jeremy Zhang, Austin Zhang, Wesley Luo, 5: Nathan Liu 2: Olivia Laido, Zachary Wang, Colin Wei 1: Raymond Wang Secretly OP: Nathan Liu |
3rd: Chess Buddy (Bobby Qian, Wesley Luo, Gavin, Matthew Chen) and Mathemagicians (Minglang Li, Jesse Yuan, Ethan Chen, Leshan Li)
2nd: Divide and Conquer (Aurora Cai, Karen Li, Melody Jing, Kaylee Zhao) 1st: DCCChessKids (Colin Wei, Joshua Shu, Justin He, Nathan Liu) |
1st place in grade 3: Tommy Li, Erik Wen,
Zhongze Mei 1st place in grade 4: Jeremy Zhang 1st place in grade 5: Raymond Wang |
Middle School
232 students attended, 2 full scores (20), average score is 9.63, score range is 0-20
232 students attended, 2 full scores (20), average score is 9.63, score range is 0-20
Top 10 Individual Top 3 Teams Top Grade
10: Owen Xuan
9: Edward Li 8: Alex Wang 7: Kai Lum 6: Catherine Xu 5: Ray Zhao 4: Kaison Fong 3: Sebastian Chase 2: Albert Lu 1: Jiahe Liu |
3rd: Math-X (Julian Kuang, Alan Cheng, Ethan Poon, Max Zhou)
2nd: A Piece of Pi (Kai Lum, Jeffrey Li, Kailua Cheng, Kaison Fong) 1st: Magnificent (Albert Lu, William qian, Tony Song, Skyler Xue) 0th: MS55 (Edward Li, Jiahe Liu, Ray Zhao, Sebastian Chase) |
1st place in grade 6: Julian Kuang
1st place in grade 7: Christopher Wang, William Qian 1st place in grade 8: Jiahe Liu |
High School
80 students attended, no full score (20), average score is 3, score range is 0-8
80 students attended, no full score (20), average score is 3, score range is 0-8
Top 10 Individual Top 3 Teams Top Grade
10: Mingchuan Cheng
9: Siyang Ding 8: Xin Wu 7: Sidarth Erat 6: Jason Youm 5: Sophia Zhang 4: Yunyi Ling 3: Rowechen Zhong 2: Jacopo Rizzo 1: Christopher Wu |
3rd: Team O (Jennifer Yin, Tiger Liu, Yueqian Zhang, Jason Dong)
2nd: Montgomery Blue (Jason Youm, Yunyi Ling, Ivy Guo, Olivia Guo) 1st: Austin Math Circle (Isabella Quan, Christopher Wu, Rowechen Zhong, Andy Jiang) |
1st place in grade 9: Jason Youm, Yunyi Ling, Sophia Zhang
1st place in grade 10: Jacopo Rizzo 1st place in grade 11: Alicia Ji 1st place in grade 12: Christopher Wu, Rowechen Zhong |