The Korean-American Scientist and Engineers Association (KSEA, www.ksea.org) is pleased to announce that the National Mathematics Competition (NMC) will be held on April 21, 2007. The KSEA NMC is open to the 4th-11th grade students. The goal of the NMC is to promote their interest in mathematics and careers in the fields of science and engineering. Students, parents and guardians who are interested in the NMC2007 should contact chapter representatives for registration in respective chapter areas.

수학 및 과학 경시대회의 한국말 안내                     National Level Mathematics Statistics  

1. Important items

Time: April 21, 2007 (2:00pm, Eastern Standard Time) Qualification: Students from 4th grade to 11th grade in schools in the US Registration Period: March 7, 2007 - April 7, 2007 ( for the most chapters) Location: As determined by each participating chapter

The competition is in the form of a written examination. It will start at 2pm Eastern Standard Time (11:00am Pacific Standard Time) and will last

60 minutes for the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th grade; and
90 minutes for the 9th, 10th, 11th grade.

The location will be determined by each participating chapter and the qualification can be modified by a chapter if necessary. Each participating student may have to pay a small amount of fee determined by the local chapter which administers the exam in the relevant region. No calculators or rulers are allowed.

Some participating chapters will conduct information seminars for parents or guardians while students are taking the tests. Examples of the seminar topics are admission policies of universities, careers in science and engineering, financial plans for university education, introduction to KSEA, etc.

It is expected that each KSEA chapter will present the chapter awards following the exam on the same day. The nature of the chapter awards, which are different from national level awards, varies among chapters.

2. National-level awards

A. The KSEA HQ will announce recipients of the national level awards in approximately ten days after
     the competition. The KSEA HQ will present three awards for each grade. Each award will carry a
     cash prize of modest amount.

B. Click this to see the announcement of National-Level Recipients.

C. Click this to see the National Level Mathematics Statistics

3. Click this to see Participating chapters

4. Sample problems, Instruction of Math Test, and Information about Science Test

A. Some examples and instruction of math test: http://www.ksea.org/nmc2007/Sample.pdf.

B. The information of the science contests can be found here.

5. Click this to see NMC2006