2008-2009 Log1 Contest

Sponsored by Mu Alpha Theta for its Chapters

Log1 Announcements

November 30, 2008
The round 1 tests are available and should be adminstered between December 1st and 15th, 2008. Once logged-on, just follow the link on the profile page to get the files. There will be three files to download: Instructions and the topic tests for Circles and Matrices.

October 12, 2008
Welcome to the home page of the 2008-2009 Mu Alpha Theta Log1 contest. The contest was named by the student delegation to nationals a few years and refers to the cost of participating in the contest, namely zero. The Mu Alpha Theta National Office pays the registration for all of the chapters. If you have any questions on the contest that is not answered by this site, please contact help at: log1@wamath.net.

This contest will be handled electronically, all tests will be available for download to the registered sponsors and scores will be submitted over the web by the sponsors. The only "snail mail" will be when awards are distributed at the end of the contest. There are three rounds of testing. Here are the steps for chapter to follow:

1. Sponsors will register their school to participate in the contest. Sponsors that registered for the 2007-2008 contest are already registered and do not have to register (the email and password used last year are still used). New schools participating this year must register their school. An email will be sent to the sponsor when the schools Mu Alpha Theta ID is verified. This may take a couple of days as it is a manual process.

2) Once a sponsor logs in, the list of students is dynamically updated from the National Office. Students must be registered with the national office before they can participate. There is no need for sponsors to enter names on this site. NOTE: Some students have inadvertently been registered as Associate members and then again as Full members. Sponsors should check their list of students to make sure it is correct. Duplicates can be straightened out with the National Office.

3) For each round, December (Topic 1/2 tests), January (Topic 3/4) and March (Individual), the test will be available for download by the sponsor. See "Test Details" for more information on the tests and sample questions. The sponsor will print sufficient copies for their team; administer and score the test. After the round is scored, sponsors will return to the student page to enter scores for that round. About a week after each round, the top scores in each division will be posted.

4) In late March, awards will be sent out. The top 10 individuals in each division and region will be awarded plaques while 11th through 25th will receive certificates. The top 10 schools, whose scores are combinations of their top individuals (see scoring), will also receive plaques.

There is a Question and Answer page as well as a Calendar page which will be updated.