Mock MathCounts
A Mock MathCounts is a contest intended to mimic an actual MathCounts exam. A number of Mock MathCounts competitions have been hosted on the Art of Problem Solving message boards. Some are made by one community member, while others may be sourced from a group or the general community. Then they are administered to the AoPS community. Different users may have a different way of participating: some may require signups, while others do not.
Mock MathCounts' are usually very popular in the months leading up to the actual MathCounts competition. There is no guarantee that community members will make Mock MathCounts' in any given year, but it's usually a good bet that someone will.
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Tips for Writing a Mock MathCounts
Here are some tips to write a good mock MathCounts:
- Have multiple people work on the problems. Getting more people will get variety and prevents mocks from having too many problems from one subject. Having a group is also good so they can discuss which problems are good or need improvement, and fix errors. More than one person working on a mock can get the test done faster and often times better quality.
- Get people to proofread it. Have someone to look over the problems, make sure they are appropriate in difficulty and order, and understandable by the general audience.
- Get people to work on the problems. Sometimes the actual problem difficulty may vary from what it appears when the problem is actually worked on.
- Don't be afraid to harshly criticize your problems. Usually criticism is what helps the mocks get better!
- Once the test has been released, it is usually a good idea to keep the answers from being released at the same time. This can help prevent cheating, and also gives the problem solvers more time to make sure the problems are solved correctly.
Past Mock Mathcounts
Listed below are several Mock Mathcounts' which have been hosted over AoPS in the past. All of these links are to message board threads.
2006
| Author | Initial Discussion | Problems | Answers | Results/Discussion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mock Mathcounts A | #H34N1 | Initial Discussion | Problems | Answers | |
| Mock Mathcounts B | goldendomer | Initial Discussion | Problems |
2009
| Author | Initial Discussion | Problems | Answers | Results/Discussion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42nd Mock Mathcounts | xpmath | Initial Discussion | Sprint/Target Team | Results/Discussion | |
| Mock MC School | PowerOfPi | Initial Discussion | Problems | ||
| Mock MC Chapter | PowerOfPi | Problems | Answers | Results/Discussion | |
| Mock MC State | PowerOfPi | Problems | Answers | Results/Discussion |
2010
| Author | Initial Discussion | Problems | Answers | Results/Discussion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mock Mathcounts Sprint | Butler | Initial Discussion | Problems |
2011
| Author | Initial Discussion | Problems | Answers | Results/Discussion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mock Mathcounts A | BOGTRO | Initial Discussion | Problems | Answers | Results/Discussion |
| Mock Mathcounts Chapter | Mrdavid445 | Initial Discussion | Problems | ||
| Mock Mathcounts B | Mathc314 | Initial Discussion | Problems | ||
| Mock Mathcounts Nationals | luppleAOPS | Initial Discussion | Problems |
2012
| Author | Initial Discussion | Problems | Answers | Results/Discussion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mock Mathcounts | BOGTRO | Initial Discussion | Problems |
2013
| Author | Initial Discussion | Problems | Answers | Results/Discussion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mock Mathcounts National | forthegreatergood | Initial Discussion | Problems |
2014
| Author | Difficulty | Initial Discussion | Problems | Answers | Results/Discussion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mock Mathcounts A | iNomOnCountdown | Chapter | Initial Discussion | Problems | Answers | Results/Discussion |
| Mock Mathcounts School | Th3Numb3rThr33 | School | Initial Discussion | Problems | Answers | Results/Discussion |
| Mock Mathcounts National | joey8189681 | National | Initial Discussion | Problems | Answers | Results/Discussion |
| Mock Mathcounts B | BOGTRO | Initial Discussion | Problems | Results/Discussion | ||
| Mock Mathcounts C | efang | National | Initial Discussion | Problems | Answers | Results/Discussion |
2015
| Author | Difficulty | Initial Discussion | Problems | Answers | Results/Discussion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mock Mathcounts Chapter A | uwotm8 | Chapter | Initial Discussion | Problems | Answers | Results/Discussion |
| Mock Mathcounts Chapter B | Th3Numb3rThr33 | State | Problems | Answers | Results/Discussion | |
| Mock Mathcounts State A | uwotm8 | State | Initial Discussion | Problems | Answers | Results/Discussion |
| Mock Mathcounts State B | Th3Numb3rThr33 | National | Initial Discussion | Problems | Answers | Results/Discussion |
| Crowd Sourced Mock Mathcounts National A | DeathLlama9 | National | Initial Discussion | |||
| Mock Mathcounts National B | Th3Numb3rThr33 | National | Initial Discussion | Problems | ||
| Mock Mathcounts National Target | nosaj | National | Initial Discussion | Problems | Answers | Results/Discussion |
