Writing a Mock AMC (American Mathematics Competitions)

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Writing a Mock AMC (American Mathematics Competitions)

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19 sessions

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This series ended on October 23, 2022. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.

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Preface: This course will NOT be going over problem solving techniques for the AMC. In the future, I will be hosting a course dedicated to that, but this course is specifically about writing a mock AMC, not taking one.

In this course, we will be going over some key ideas in deciding to write and organize a mock AMC on the AoPS Mock Contests forum (or somewhere else). Some topics we will be covering are how to brainstorm ideas, how to write AMC problems, how to organize a test, and more. I will also be adding topics with questions which students may have. We will not require specific math experience, but it is recommended that you have taken the AMC 8/10/12 at least once. We will also be using Overleaf when constructing the test. By the end of the course, we should have a finished mock AMC 8 containing problems which the class and I have written. We will start with five sessions, but it is very likely that I will add more than that.

This course will be collaborative; everyone taking this course will be focused on one ultimate project - creating a mock AMC 8. Furthermore, this course will encourage giving feedback to other people's problem proposals, since this is a key component in the problem writing process.

Each session will last for around 30 minutes.

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Hi! My name is Taiki (he/him), and I am a college undergraduate student double majoring in math and computer science and minoring in Japanese. For fun, I like to solve competition math problems, learn Japanese, play the electric guitar, and draw.

Schedule

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SESSION 1

22

Jun

SESSION 1

Enrichment

Wed 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTCJun 22, 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

In this first session, I will go over some examples of popular mock AMC contests on AoPS, go through each one, and analyze what I see they do well. Due to timing, we may end up discussing other topics or even end the session early.

SESSION 2

24

Jun

SESSION 2

Enrichment

Fri 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTCJun 24, 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

In this second session, I will go over what things are important when deciding to write your own mock AMC. I will also introduce the Art of Problem Solving forums and create one for our group.

SESSION 3

1

Jul

SESSION 3

Enrichment

Fri 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTCJul 1, 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

In this third session, I will go over key points with "testsolving" a mock AMC. Some key points to look out for are realism and difficulty control, on top of how enjoyable the problems are.

SESSION 4

11

Jul

SESSION 4

Enrichment

Mon 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTCJul 11, 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

In this fourth session, I will go over some key points when figuring out how to write AMC problems. We will be going over both what is recommended and what is not recommended. I will also ask everyone to come up with at least one problem on their own for practice, and I will give feedback on it.

SESSION 5

13

Jul

SESSION 5

Enrichment

Wed 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTCJul 13, 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

In this fifth session, we will be going over problems which you have written for homework. I will also give feedback and more tips as we go along.

SESSION 6

15

Jul

SESSION 6

Enrichment

Fri 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTCJul 15, 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

In this sixth session, we will continue to write problems for a mock AMC 8.

SESSION 7

18

Jul

SESSION 7

Enrichment

Mon 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTCJul 18, 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

In this seventh session, we will continue to write problems for a mock AMC 8.

SESSION 8

20

Jul

SESSION 8

Enrichment

Wed 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTCJul 20, 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

In this eighth session, I will go over how to compile and order the problems on Overleaf. Although this site will seem intimidating at first, I will provide you with a recommended template, and placing the problems on the document should be easier than it looks.

SESSION 9

22

Jul

SESSION 9

Enrichment

Fri 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTCJul 22, 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

In this ninth session, we should hopefully have a decent number of written problems for our mock AMC 8. We will go over which problems we should use for our test.

SESSION 10

25

Jul

SESSION 10

Enrichment

Mon 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTCJul 25, 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

In this tenth session, we will continue to write problems.

SESSION 11

27

Jul

SESSION 11

Enrichment

Wed 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTCJul 27, 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

In this eleventh session, we will continue to write problems.

SESSION 12

29

Jul

SESSION 12

Enrichment

Fri 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTCJul 29, 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

In this twelfth session, we will continue to write problems.

SESSION 13

1

Aug

SESSION 13

Enrichment

Mon 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTCAug 1, 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

In this thirteenth session, we will continue to write problems.

SESSION 14

8

Aug

SESSION 14

Enrichment

Mon 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTCAug 8, 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

In this fourteenth session, we will continue to write problems.

SESSION 15

10

Aug

SESSION 15

Enrichment

Wed 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTCAug 10, 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

In this fifteenth session, we will continue to write problems.

SESSION 16

12

Aug

SESSION 16

Enrichment

Fri 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTCAug 12, 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

In this sixteenth session, we will continue to write problems.

SESSION 17

15

Aug

SESSION 17

Enrichment

Mon 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTCAug 15, 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

In this seventeenth session, we will continue to write problems.

SESSION 18

17

Aug

SESSION 18

Enrichment

Wed 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTCAug 17, 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

In this eighteenth session, we will continue to write problems.

SESSION 19

23

Oct

SESSION 19

AoPS Math

Sun 10:30 PM - 11:30 PM UTCOct 23, 10:30 PM - 11:30 PM UTC

In this nineteenth session, we will have a surprise reunion!

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