AlphaMC 2021 will be offered online between April 24th and May 1st. The registration is now open.

• AlphaMC – Fermat 2021
  • Contest Info
  • Results (New!)
  • Dates
  • Registration & Application
  • Test Info
  • Awards
• Archive
  • AlphaMC – Fermat 2020
  • AlphaMC – Fermat 2019

AlphaMC – Fermat 2021

Alpha Math Contest – Fermat is a math contest for middle school students (up to 8th grade). The contest window is April 24th – May 1st. It will be offered online to individuals and test centers (schools, math circles, learning centers). Top scoring individuals and test centers will get awards.

2021 Problems and Solutions

• Problems
• Solutions

Results

Test Center Awards

Individual Awards

Problem difficulty and topics

Topics include but not limited to

• Algebra (Order of operations, fractions, word problems)
• Counting (sets etc.)
• Geometry (angles, length, area, etc.)
• Number Theory (prime numbers, factors, gcd, lcm, etc.)

Please see the AlphaMC 2020 Fermat problems to have a better idea.

Rules

An adult proctor (teacher, parent, etc.) is required to take the test.

Only pencils, pencil sharpeners, and erasers are allowed. Calculators are not allowed.

Dates

Registration

All the registered contestants will be eligible to take the AlphaMC Online Practice course for free. Please check the course page for more information.

Individuals

Students should check with their schools before registering as an individual for the contest.

Fee: $15

Register (for Individuals)

Test Centers

Fee: Free

Schools, math circles, learning centers can offer the contest free in 2021. To offer Alpha Math Contest at your location, please apply using the link below. If your application is approved, you’ll receive a form to register students.

Apply (for Test Centers)

If you have any questions, please send an email to alphamc@alphastar.academy.

Test Information

It will be an individual test with 25 multiple-choice questions. The choices are two-digit numbers (00, 01, 02, …, 99). The time limit is 40 minutes.

Students will receive 10 points for each correct answer, 1 point for each unanswered question, and 0 points for each wrong answer.

Online Format (only)

The test will be taken online through AlphaStar Learning Management System (LMS).

Each contestant will receive an online account and take the sample test online before the contest.

If you want to see how LMS works now, you can register for the free math demo course.

Awards

The awards winners will be recognized on this page. To see the winners of the previous years, please check the archive.

Individual Awards

Individual awards will be based on individual scores. Contestants with the same scores will receive the same award (no tiebreaker).

• Gold Contestant Certificate: Top 10% of all contestants
• Silver Contestant Certificate: Next 20% of all contestants
• Bronze Contestant Certificate: Next 30% of all contestants

Test Center Awards

Each test center’s score will be calculated as the sum of the top 5 contestants’ scores. Test centers with the same scores will receive the same award (no tiebreaker).

• Gold Test Center Certificate: Top 10% of all test centers
• Silver Test Center Certificate: Next 20% of all test centers
• Bronze Test Center Certificate: Next 30% of all test centers