A Guide to the The USA Mathematical Talent Search Records, 1989-2011
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | The USA Mathematical Talent Search | |
| Title: | The USA Mathematical Talent Search Records | |
| Dates: | 1989-2011, undated | |
| Abstract: | The USA Mathematical Talent Search (USATMS) is a year-long mathematics correspondence competition for secondary school students. | |
| Accession No.: | 2010-050 | |
| Extent: | 2 ft., 6 in. | |
| Language: | Materials are primarily written in English. Other materials are in Russian, Latvian, and Korean. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin | |
Historical Note
The USA Mathematical Talent Search (USATMS) is a year-long mathematics correspondence competition for secondary school students. Established in 1989 by Dr. George Berzsenyi to discover and nurture American mathematical talent, most invited participants were high performers in other mathematics exams such as the American Invitational Mathematics Competition and/or the American High School Mathematics Examination. The USAMTS is also promoted through mathematics organizations, conventions, and meets. Its sister organization, the International Mathematical Talent Search (IMTS), was founded two years later. Participants can also choose to apply to the Young Scholars Summer Program (YSSP), held yearly at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
The competition consists of four rounds of five problems each for a possible yearly total of 100 points. Student answers are then graded by a group of mathematicians and returned to the students with scores and comments. The Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (COMAP) publishes the problems and solutions in its quarterly publication, Consortium.
Many of the USATMS participants and winners have gone on to compete in other prestigious events such as the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), the International Physics, Chemistry, and Informatics Olympiads, the American Regional Mathematics League contests, and the Intel (formerly Westinghouse) Science Talent Searches.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of materials sent to students, including student entry forms, problems sets, invitational brochures and flyers, and newsletters. It also contains administrative documents such as correspondence, grade forms, descriptive materials, staff memos, yearbooks, profiles, photos, and publications.
Forms part of the Archives of American Mathematics
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Some materials restricted for privacy issues.
Use Restrictions
Unrestricted use.
Index Terms | ||
| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Berzsenyi, George | ||
| Subjects (Organizations) | ||
| Educational Advancement Foundation | ||
| American High School Mathematics Examination (Competition) | ||
| American Invitational Mathematics Examination (Competition) | ||
| Art of Problem Solving | ||
| Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (U.S.) | ||
| International Mathematical Talent Search | ||
| Mathematical Association of America | ||
| National Security Agency | ||
| National Science Foundation (U.S.) | ||
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | ||
| USA Mathematical Talent Search | ||
| Young Scholars Summer Program | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Mathematics--Competitions. | ||
| Mathematics--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States. | ||
| Mathematics--Study and teaching--Activity programs--United States. | ||
| Mathematics--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States. | ||
| Mathematics Problems, exercises, etc. | ||
| Mathematics programs series | ||
| Places | ||
| Terre Haute (Indiana) | ||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
The USA Mathematical Talent Search Records, 1989-2011, undated, Archives of American Mathematics, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
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