Information

Consent Form

All participating students must have their parents complete this consent form:  (Link to be posted later) 

Location for the Rounds

We currently plan to run Team and Power rounds in Classrooms, then Individual and Marathon rounds in the Auditorium

Lunch will be eaten in the cafeteria.

Arrival

Teams should plan to arrive at 8:00am. All participants should enter through the main entrance at 345 Chambers Street. Since it is the weekend, it is important to take into account service changes for the subways in order to arrive on time.

Contest Information

Eligibility

This contest is open to teams from any high school within the five boroughs of New York City, private or public. Students must be in grades 9-12 to participate. Each school is guaranteed 1 team slot and may request up to 3 teams which will be distributed depending on available space. Also, teams may optionally bring 2 alternates. The alternates will form teams with alternates from other schools.

Students who have competed as part of the NYC Math Team in any competition are not eligible to compete in the DMI. They are encouraged to help organize teams from their schools. If interested, they may also volunteer at the event.

Size of teams

Teams will consist of 6 students, all from the same school. Partial teams are allowed, but they will be at a disadvantage as part of a team's total score is the sum of the individual scores.

Fees

None! The contest is absolutely free, thanks to the support of our sponsors.

Rules

No calculators or electronic devices are allowed. Students who are learners of English may use a paper dictionary. Full rules are available here.

Conventions

See this document regarding some mathematical ideas used in this contest as well as conventions regarding the form of answers.

Format

The format of the contest is a mini-ARML contest, with a few changes.

1. Power Round (30 points)

   • 10 minute reading period for students to familiarize themselves with the needed theorems and other information

   • 60 minutes to work as a team to perform calculations and write proofs based on the given background information.

2. Team Round (30 points)

   • 40 minutes to work as a team to answer 10 questions.

3. Individual Round (60 points)

   • Five 10-minute rounds where students will answer a pair of questions, for a total of 10 questions.

4. Marathon Round (26 points)

   • 60 minutes for the team to work through a maximum of 26 questions

   • Teams will be given two questions to work on. Once they complete a question, they can submit it to be graded and receive another question to work on. 

   • Scores will be shown live on the screen.

Agenda

8:00am - 8:30am - Registration of Teams

8:30am - 8:45am - Introduction and Contest Orientation (Auditorium)

8:45am - 9:35am - Team Round

Each six student team will have 40 minutes to answer 10 questions.

9:45am - 11:00am - Power Round

After a 10 minute reading period, each six student team will have 60 minutes to complete a series of calculations and proofs.

11:00am - 11:45am - Lunch in Cafeteria

11:55am - 1:15pm - Individual Round

There will be five 10 minute rounds consisting of two questions for each round to be answered by students individually.

1:25pm - 2:40pm - Marathon Round

Each team of 6 will work on two questions at a time as a team. Scores will be updated live throughout the round.

2:50pm - 3:30pm - Tie-Breakers & Awards Ceremony