New York State Competition - Nysspe

NEW YORK STATECOMPETITIONMARCH 18, 2017SPONSORED BY:THE NEW YORK STATE SOCIETYOF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERSHOSTED BY:RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Test your Math SkillsReprinted from the Mathcounts School HandbookAnswers on Page 142

Welcome to the 2017 New York StateMathcounts Compe onAGENDA8:00 AMREGISTRATION in THE COMMONS ‐ LOWER LEVEL9:00 AMCOMPETITION START in THE COMMONS ‐ CAFETERIACoaches and compe ng students only12:00 PMLUNCH in THE COMMONS ‐ CAFETERIALunch ckets may be purchased at the LUNCH TICKETsta on12:30 PMCOUNTDOWN ROUND in DARRIN COMMUNICATION CENTER 308Open for all to watch ‐ sea ng is limited2:00 PMAWARDS PRESENTATION in DARRIN COMMUNICATION CENTER 3082:30 PMCOMPLETIONPLEASE NOTE THE TIMES LISTED ABOVE AFTER THE COMPETITION START AREAPPROXIMATE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS AVAILABLE TOHELP IN THE SCORING ROOM.3

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLSBrooklyn (Kings) ChapterCa araugus/Chautauqua ChapterBasis IndependentAllegany Limestone Central SchoolBerkley Carroll Middle SchoolFrederick Law Olmsted Middle SchoolCunningham IS 234Mark Twain IS 239Champlain Valley ChapterChazy Central Rural SchoolBronx ChapterSaranac Lake Middle SchoolStafford Middle SchoolHorace Mann Middle SchoolRiverdale Country SchoolTwin Parks Upper PS 129Dutchess Ulster ChapterLeadership and Community ServiceLagrange Middle SchoolAcademy CIS303Tech Interna onal Charter SchoolOrville Todd Middle SchoolVan Wyck Junior High SchoolBroome ChapterLong IslandBoynton Middle SchoolGreat Neck South Middle SchoolDewi Middle SchoolJericho Middle SchoolVestal Middle SchoolProgressive School of Long IslandSouth Woods Middle SchoolCapital District ChapterWilliam T. Rogers Middle SchoolAcadia Middle SchoolThe Albany AcademiesFarnsworth Middle SchoolIroquois Middle SchoolShaker Junior High School4

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLSManha an ChapterQueensHunter College High SchoolBaccalaureate School for Global Educa onNEST mMarie Curie Middle School MS 158The Speyer Legacy SchoolNathaniel Hawthorne Middle School MS 74Collegiate SchoolRussell Sage Junior High School 190NYC Lab Middle SchoolRockland ChapterMonroe ChapterBarker Road Middle SchoolFelix Mesta Middle SchoolSouth Orangetown Middle SchoolCalkins Road Middle SchoolThe Harley SchoolSpry Middle SchoolOneida‐Mohawk ValleyTri‐County ChapterMaple Avenue Middle SchoolSchuylerville Junior/Senior HighGreenwich Junior/Senior High SchoolHolland Patent Middle SchoolWestchester/Putnam ChapterOrange Sullivan ChapterRobert E. Bell Middle SchoolFallsburg Central School DistrictScarsdale Middle SchoolLiberty Central School DistrictArdsley Middle SchoolMinisink Valley Central School DistrictMildred E. Strang Middle SchoolEdgemont Middle School5

For compe ng Mathletes & Their Coaches. Students are assigned sea ng for the Sprint and Target rounds. The tableassignment is given to the coach on 4 index cards. The number on the cardcorresponds to each student’s table for that round. Individuals and alternateshave open sea ng at any table so designated for Individuals or Alternates. Thenumber in the circle on your packet corresponds to the table assignment for theteam round. Students are responsible to make sure their names are on each part of the wri enexam. Coaches, before handing in your student’s papers, please make sure allhave names. We will not be able to match up blank papers. Also, please make sureyour students label their papers with the words Alternate or Team Captain whenappropriate. At the end of the Team round, lunch will be served in the Commons. We ask thatall schools assist us in clean up of the Commons. Please dispose of any foodle overs or garbage.For Coaches. As this compe on is about the Mathletes, we ask that you remain in thecompe on room with your students and remain a en ve to their needs, interms of proctoring, distribu ng and collec ng papers, scrap paper, etc. This compe on is a Na onal compe on that takes place during the month ofMarch. There have been instances (luckily not in NY) where tests have been takenfrom the room and passed along to other states, prior to other compe ons. Forthis reason, we are ghtening our security on the distribu on of extra copies.Please do not take addi onal copies of the exam other than those needed todistribute to your students.For Volunteers. We are always in need of volunteers to help in the scoring room. If your schoolhas come with two or more coaches/parents, we ask that one of you assist ourscoring room team with the grading. In deciding which role to assume, pleaseconsider English fluency as the ac vity in the scoring room moves very quickly.For Spectators. We are asking that all parents, siblings or other spectators wait outside thecompe on room during the wri en por on of the compe on. Only individualswith a coaches wristband will be allowed in the compe on room while the examis in progress.For Mathletes, Coaches Volunteers and Spectators Alike. Please keep the noise level to a minimum during announcements and during thewri en exam. No photography or video recording of any of the Mathcounts booklets orCountdown round ques ons is allowed. You will be asked to leave thecompe on room if you are found taking pictures of the ques ons/booklets.6

About the MATHCOUNTSCompetition SeriesThe MATHCOUNTS Compe on Series is a na onal program that provides studentsthe opportunity to compete in live, in‐person contests against and alongside theirpeers. Created in 1983, it is the longest‐running MATHCOUNTS program and isopen to all sixth‐, seventh‐ and eighth‐grade students.The Compe on Series has 4 levels of compe on—school, chapter, state andna onal. Each level of compe on is comprised of 4 rounds—Sprint, Target, Teamand Countdown Round. Altogether the rounds are designed to take about 3 hoursto complete. Sprint Round: focuses on speed and accuracy. Students have 40 minutes to complete 30 math problems without a calculator.Target Round: focuses on problem‐solving and mathema cal reasoning.Students receive 4 pairs of problems and have 6 minutes to complete eachpair, assuming the use of a calculator.Team Round: focuses on problem‐solving and collabora on. Students have 20minutes to complete 10 math problems, assuming the use of a calculator. Onlythe 4 students on a school’s team can take this round officially.Countdown Round: focuses on speed and accuracy. Students have amaximum of 45 seconds per problem without a calculator. This round isop onal at the school, chapter and state level.The Competition Format7

Commons and Campus Maps8

Local Chapter CoordinatorsA special thanks to all the local chapter coordinators who volunteertheir me to plan and host the second round of the Mathcountscompe on series. Without their efforts, the state compe on wouldnot be possible.Bronx ChapterGee EngBroome ChapterFrank RomaBroome ChapterJoseph McDonaldBroome ChapterWalter BrayCapital District ChapterDavid HansenCentral NY ChapterPeter LautensackChamplain Valley ChapterJocelyn BombardChamplain Valley ChapterTerrie Breye eChautauqua/Ca araugus ChapterAngela ColomaioDutchess/Ulster ChapterDaneil BarbutoKings ChapterGreg ScordatoLong Island ChapterLaura PellizziLong Island ChapterTrey WehrumManha an ChapterEve DruckerMonroe NY ChapterTiphaine KetchOneida/Mohawk ChapterDave PerkinsOrange/Sullivan ChapterRoss WinglovitzQueens ChapterRobert LoPintoRockland ChapterMar n DolphinSt. Lawrence/Franklin ChapterKa e FowlerSteuben ChapterSusan PrescoTri‐County ChapterJohn GoldeTri‐County ChapterMark Ri erWestchester/Putnam ChapterDiego Villareale9

The Scoring RoomScoring of the student papers takes place during the compe on in aloca on remote from the compe on room. A cadre of willing and well‐trained volunteers is needed to make this happen behind the scenes sothat we are able to keep the compe on on schedule and have theresults available for the countdown round.Our thanks to our unseen and unsung2017 Mathcounts scoring room team.Susan DeSimone, PEPaul Adel, PESal Ervolina, PEKathy ErvolinaJim Galarneau, PEAnne Garrity, PEAnd a special thanks to all the ProfessionalEngineers, coaches and parents who help outwith the scoring.10

YOUR 2017 MATHCOUNTSPLANNING TEAMLaura Pellizzi, PENYS Mathcounts CoordinatorDon Aulenbach, PENYS Mathcounts Coordinator, EmeritusPeter Krumdieck, PEJohn Sucharski, PEJaclyn Peranteau, PEArlene Buonomo11

Event SponsorsPlanning and pu ng on an event like the 2017 NYS Mathcountscompe on takes me, effort and money. This compe on has been madepossible by the generous contribu ons of our sponsoring organiza ons.Members of The New York State Society of Professional Engineers providemuch of the volunteer labor that goes into running this compe on andcoordina ng the fundraising opportuni es. Addi onal financial support isprovided through a generous grant funded by Capital District E‐week.Rensselaer Polytechnic Ins tute has been a long‐ me supporter of thisevent by hos ng here on their campus. And the Founda on forEngineering Educa on provides the accoun ng services for thecompe on.SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONSNEW YORK SOCIETY OFPROFESSIONAL ENGINEERSFOUNDATION FORENGINEERING EDUCATIONCAPITAL DISTRICT E‐WEEKRENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE12

The New York State Society of Professional Engineers (NYSSPE) represents theinterests of professional engineers, totaling more than 25,000 licensees in NewYork State, prac cing in all disciplines (civil, structural, mechanical, electrical,geotechnical, environmental, etc) and prac cing in all prac ce se ngs (privatesector consul ng, industry, government, and educa on). NYSSPE membersconsist of engineering professionals, engineers in training and engineeringstudents from all disciplines and employment sectors that advocates licensure,promotes the ethical, competent and lawful prac ce of engineering, andenhances the image and interests of its members and the engineeringprofession. The dues paid by members allows NYSSPE to protect the engineeringlicense as well as the health, safety, and welfare of the ci zens of New YorkState.The NYSSPE promotes and defends the lawful and ethical prac ce of engineering.Our legisla ve program ensures that the laws in New York State provide the bestpossible working environment for licensed professional engineers (PEs). Ourclose a en on to public rela ons maximizes the exposure of professionalengineers to the general public. Overall, our goal is to protect and promoteprofessional engineers in all disciplines and areas of prac ce.MissionThe New York State Society of Professional Engineers is an organiza on ofengineering professionals from all disciplines and employment sectors thatadvocates licensure, promotes the ethical, competent and lawful prac ce ofengineering, and enhances the image and interests of its members and theengineering profession.NYSSPE Core ValuesProtec on of the publicLicensureEthical conductProfessionalismCompetencyFulfillment of member needsService to the publicEnhanced image and well‐being of the profession13