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The 16th annual Iowa Collegiate Mathematics Competition will be held on Saturday, March 13, at Grinnell College. The format will be the same as in the last few years. We will start at 10:10am with a "fun hour", followed by lunch at 11:20 and then the competition 12:30-3:30pm. Teams should plan to arrive at Grinnell by 10am and leave by 4pm.There is a $5 registration fee for each team of 3 students, and lunch will need to be purchased too. Let Ruth Berger (bergerr@luther.edu) know by mid February 2010 if you want to be on an e-mail list with more detailed information, and let her know by March 1 how many teams you plan to bring to the competition.
The Iowa Collegiate Mathematics Competition is a three-hour team competition administered by the Iowa Section of the Mathematics Association of America in late March or early April of each year. Specific rules for the competition are listed below.
1. Teams will consist of at most three students. The students on a team will usually be from the same school. However, at the time of the competition, teams of fewer than three students from different schools can combine to make a team of two or three. (The latter should not be used to form "all-star" teams consisting of the best students from two or three schools, but only to allow more students to compete on full teams.)
2. The exam consists of 10 problems. Each team submits one set of solutions to all or some of the problems.
3. Each problem is worth 10 points (for a total of 100 points.) For full credit on a problem the answer must be correct and all supporting work must be shown.
4. No books or notes may be used during the exam. However calculators (including the TI-92) are allowed. Teams must provide their own compasses, rulers, protractors, etc.
5. The school with the winning team in a given year will host the exam the following year. If a team from the host school wins, then the school (other than the host school) with the highest ranking team will host the competition the following year. If a multi-school team wins (see 1.) or places second to the hosting school, then the host for the following year's exam will be the non-hosting school with most members on the team. If there is no such majority then the host for the next year will be determined randomly from among the eligible schools represented on the team.
6. Contest results will be announced at the Iowa Section Meeting, when possible.
| Problems | Solutions | Location/Date | Winner(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grinnell College, March 13, 2010 | |||
| 2009 | 2009 | Iowa State University, February 28, 2009 | Grinnell College |
| 2008 | 2008 | Drake University, March 8, 2008 | Iowa State University |
| 2007 | 2007 | Grinnell College, March 10, 2007 | Drake University |
| 2006 | 2006 | Luther College, March 4, 2006 | Grinnell College |
| 2005 | 2005 | Iowa State University, April 16, 2005 | Iowa State University |
| 2004 | Central College, April 17, 2004 | Luther College / Iowa State University (combined team) | |
| 2003 | University of Northern Iowa, April 5, 2003 | Grinnell College and Luther College (tie) | |
| 2002 | University of Iowa, April 13, 2002 | Grinnell College | |
| 2001 | Iowa State University, March 31, 2001 | University of Iowa / Des Moines Area Community College (combined team) | |
| 2000 | Luther College, April 1, 2000 | Iowa State University | |
| 1999 | Grinnell College, March 13, 1999 | Grinnell College | |
| 1998 | Iowa State University, April 4, 1998 | Grinnell College | |
| 1997 | Grinnell College, April 5, 1997 | Grinnell College | |
| 1996 | Iowa State University, March 30, 1996 | Grinnell College | |
| 1995 | University of Iowa, April 1, 1995 | Iowa State University |
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