Australian Mathematics Competition 2012 (3 Viewers)

[FBJ]

Who is sitting the AMC 2012? What do you all think of this competition? Hard, easy, so-so?

 

[deswa1]

Yeah I'm doing it- its right after my 4U trial so I'll be in the maths zone haha.

Umm, I generally think its pretty good- some of the questions are very interesting and the last five are always hard to do in the time constraints but its a decent test all up.

 

[RealiseNothing]

Yep I'm doing it.

First 20 odd are fairly easy, but last 5 can be killers.

 

[hayabusaboston]

Yep I'm doing it.

First 20 odd are fairly easy, but last 5 can be killers.

to distinguish olympiad-level studdents from commoners you need killers

 

[Dash8]

Those maths exams are bloody impossible!! Does anyone ever get full marks? I can answer like the first three and that's it :/

 

[deswa1]

The best was one year when I guessed Q27 (like didn't even narrow it down) and I got it right lol

 

[FBJ]

Yeah the last five questions, where you select a number from 0 to 999, are very hard.

 

[deswa1]

Those maths exams are bloody impossible!! Does anyone ever get full marks? I can answer like the first three and that's it :/

Probs not. I know in Yr 8, I got like 89/135 and that was about 2 marks of a prize which is top 0.3% so I doubt people get full. Though there's one guy in our year that almost consistently gets prizes so some people are actually that good.

 

[theind1996]

Probs not. I know in Yr 8, I got like 89/135 and that was about 2 marks of a prize which is top 0.3% so I doubt people get full. Though there's one guy in our year that almost consistently gets prizes so some people are actually that good.

Does he get >100 each time??

Because it's seriously just natural ability - the last 5 are generally way too hard.

 

[deswa1]

Does he get >100 each time??

Because it's seriously just natural ability - the last 5 are generally way too hard.

Yeah I think so- he's legit a freak at these comps.

 

[RealiseNothing]

Probs not. I know in Yr 8, I got like 89/135 and that was about 2 marks of a prize which is top 0.3% so I doubt people get full. Though there's one guy in our year that almost consistently gets prizes so some people are actually that good.

I got 96/135 in year 8 and didn't get a prize (must of just missed out).

People do get 135/135 though, it's on the AMT website iirc.

 

[RealiseNothing]

Does he get >100 each time??

Because it's seriously just natural ability - the last 5 are generally way too hard.

Not all the time.

I remember I got Q27 in year 8 legit (unlike deswa who guessed - how do you even do that).

 

[deswa1]

Not all the time.

I remember I got Q27 in year 8 legit (unlike deswa who guessed - how do you even do that).

How did I do what? Guess? I have no idea haha- I was laughing when I saw I got it right. I might have the years wrong though (just remember it was in junior school) but yeah it was funny.

 

[RivalryofTroll]

Who is sitting the AMC 2012? What do you all think of this competition? Hard, easy, so-so?

Probs hard.

Sitting it this year (Year 11) for the first time since like Year 8.....

 

[RealiseNothing]

How did I do what? Guess? I have no idea haha- I was laughing when I saw I got it right. I might have the years wrong though (just remember it was in junior school) but yeah it was funny.

Yer how did you guess it lol.

You'd have more of a chance actually working the asnwer out than guessing it right imo.

 

[SpiralFlex]

Lol this exam is compulsory at our school however we all defied the rules and used the excuse of "studying for trials" to get out of it. Hopefully someone at school can give me their paper if not I have evil plans up my sleeve.

 

[bleakarcher]

How do you do the questions that ask like how many digits are there in 2^2012?

 

[applepie1234123]

Haha I fuck up at these. Usually get around 80

Annoying it's during trials

 

[RivalryofTroll]

Anyone have past papers for the senior division? Or sample questions from past papers? Years 11-12?

Want to know what I'm facing

 

[RealiseNothing]

Anyone have past papers for the senior division? Or sample questions from past papers? Years 11-12?

Want to know what I'm facing

I have them all since 2005, I'll send them to you later if I can.