Books and Copying
Math Help
Software
Fees & Billing
Contests
Answers to Questions
Books and Copying
May
I make copies of pages from your books of past contests to use with my students?
If you have registered
for this year's contest, you may duplicate pages from our books for use
with your class. If you are not registered for this year's contest, then
you may not duplicate pages from the books.
Do
the Volume 4 books contain the contests that appeared in previous volumes?
Later book volumes
do not contain the contests published in previous contest problem books.
You can view a complete listing of the contests published in each volume
here.
Math Help
I
have a math question. Can I e-mail you for help on my math homework from
Math League?
We are happy
to answer letters regarding questions that appear on our contests.
You are also
welcome to browse our online Help
Reference, which contains math reference information, with sample
questions and solutions for grades 4-8.
We do not respond
to math questions that do not appear on our contests. If you need help with
homework or another question, visit "Ask
Dr. Math" (K-12 grades only).
Can
you mail or e-mail me the solutions for contest xxx?
Sorry, we do
not have solutions for our contests in a suitable format for sending by
e-mail. Our contest problem books have complete solutions, and can be ordered
online. We have more information on our contest problem books and ordering
here.
Software
If
I order Math Contest 4-8 CD-ROM for Windows, does this CD-ROM contain the
current year's contests for those grades?
Math
Contests Grades 4-8 contains contests from some previous years, not
the current contests.
Where
can I get updates to Math League software?
You can check
our software updates
web page to check availability of the latest software updates, which may
be downloaded from this web site.
Fees and Billing
I received an invoice for my order but I haven't received the materials
yet. Do I have to pay in advance?
As indicated
on your invoice, payment is due upon receipt of all materials ordered. It
is not necessary to pay any part of your order until you have received the
complete order, although payment is certainly accepted (and welcomed) at
the time you receive the invoice.
How
much does the High School League cost for the school year?
The cost of
entering the High School League for a school year is $75. There are no other fees associated with it.
I
didn't order the high school contests but I received a set anyway. Must
I pay for these?
Since the first
high school contest occurs early in the school year, the League mails a
set of contests to any advisor whose school was enrolled in the League last
year. If you wish to participate in the League, please complete the registration
form that was included with the contest package. The cost of participation
is $75. If you do not wish to participate,
please discard the materials in a secure manner.
Contests
How
many contests are in a set?
High school contests
come with 6 sets of 30 contest copies each: one set for each of the year's
six contests.
All other contests
consist of 30 contest copies per set. You may make additional copies of
any contest on the day of the contest.
How
do I check if my school is registered for contests?
A new contest
registration index page has been added for teachers, administrators,
and parents to check thier school's registration status. The web page is
best viewed with a Javascript-enabled browser. The
list is updated frequently. School registration listings will appear about
2 weeks after contest registration is mailed to us; about 1 week for schools
using our online
registration form.
I
received an invoice for my order but I haven't received the materials yet.
Do I have to pay in advance?
Payment is due
upon receipt of all materials ordered, as indicated on your invoice. It
is not necessary to pay any part of your order until you have received the
complete order, although payment is certainly accepted (and welcomed) at
the time you receive the invoice.
How
do I obtain additional Certificates of Merit for my top students?
If your school
needs more Certificates of Merit, send your name, school, and school mailing
address to our mailer at:
Math League Certificates
P.O. Box 17
Tenafly, NJ 07670-0017
Include a self-addressed,
stamped envelope (two stamps required) large enough to hold certificates.
How
much does the High School
League cost for the school year?
The cost of
entering the High School League for a school year is $75. There are no other fees associated with it.
My
school is closed or on a special schedule the day of the contest. May we
still participate?
You may reschedule
the contest for either the alternate testing date listed or, with the permission
of the League, for another date close to the official testing date.
My
package for 4th Grade Contests (or 5th Grade or Algebra Course 1) did not
include a score report form. How do I report the scores?
Our contests
for 4th Grade, 5th Grade, and Algebra Course 1 are intramural contests that
do not require the submission of scores to the League. Instead of giving
plaques to the top two schools and top two students in the League as we
do on all our other contests, we provide each school with a book prize to
award to the top student in the school. We also include certificates of
merit for other high-scoring students.
One
of my best students was absent from school on the day of the contest. May
this student take the contest later?
Although you
may administer the contest to this student and award this student a certificate
of merit if this student is the highest scoring student in your school,
you may not submit the student's score to the League. Only students who
take the test during the first testing are eligible for official recognition
by the League.
I'm
scheduled for the 6th, 7th and 8th grade contest. Must all grades take
the test at the same time or on the same day? Must all my students take
the contest at the same time?
For 4th grade,
5th grade, and Algebra Course 1, students may take the contest whenever
it is convenient. You may give the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade contests on different
dates. For each of these contests, students whose scores are reported
to the League must all take the contest at the same time. If you give the 6th
(or 7th or 8th) grade contest at several different times and on several different
days, only the scores of the students who were present for the first testing session
may be reported to the League.
I
didn't order the high school contests but I received a set anyway. Must
I pay for these?
Since the first
high school contest occurs early in the school year, the League mails a
set of contests to any advisor whose school was enrolled in the League last
year. If you wish to participate in the League, please complete the registration
form that was included with the contest package. The cost of participation
is $75. If you do not wish to participate,
please discard the materials in a secure manner.
I'm
a new high school advisor this year, although my school was in the League
last year. I have not yet received my high school package. What should I
do?
Your school
package was sent in September to last year's advisor. Please check and see
if the package can be located. If not, e-mail us at www.mathleague.com (or
call 1-201-568-6328) and we will ship another package immediately.
Some
of my 8th grade students are studying algebra (or other high school math classes).
Are they permitted to participate in the 8th grade contest?
Any student
who has not yet completed the 8th grade may participate in the 8th grade
contest, regardless of the math course in which they may be enrolled.
Should
my 8th grade students enroll in the Algebra Course 1 contest or the 8th
grade contest?
Students who
take the algebra course 1 contest may also take any other contest the League
sponsors.
I
teach a 6th grade student who is doing 7th grade math. In which contest
should this student participate?
A student may
participate officially in only one of the contests for grades 6, 7, and
8. A 6th grade student taking 7th grade math may participate officially
in either the 6th Grade Contest or the 7th Grade Contest, but not both.
In this case, the choice of contest is not made by us: it's made by you
and/or your student.
We
only have 1 or 2 students in our school interested in these contests. May
we participate?
There is no minimum
number of students required to participate in any of these contests.
Our
school wants to participate but we do not want our scores listed. May we
participate on an unofficial basis?
Any school may
choose to be an unofficial participant in the contests. Unofficial schools
receive the same materials as official schools, but are not eligible for
plaques. For grades 6, 7, and 8, only high scoring schools and students
are listed on the score report summary published by the League. For high
schools, the scores of all schools are listed in the score report summary
unless a school requests not to be listed.
My
child is being home schooled. May my child participate in the contest?
Your child can
participate on either an official or an unofficial basis. To participate
unofficially, order our contest subscription package
for homeschoolers, which will be sent to you in May for testing at home.
You can compare your child's unofficial performance on the contest to scores
of official participants by viewing the contest
results at our Web site. If you want your child to be an official participant,
you need to arrange with an accredited local school to order the official
contest package, and proctor the contest for your child on the official
contest date. All test materials would be mailed to your local school.
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