diff --git a/content/events/bmt-2024-online.md b/content/events/bmt-2024-online.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a49b89c --- /dev/null +++ b/content/events/bmt-2024-online.md @@ -0,0 +1,298 @@ ++++ +title = "BMT 2024 Online" +date = 2024-12-07 +aliases = ["/bmt-2024-online"] ++++ + +The online, synchronous version of our flagship high school tournament! For +those who are unable to travel long-distance to California, or weren't able to +register for BMT 2024 due to capacity limitations, we're offering an online +experience as well. + + + +The online tournament will consist of an asynchronous Power Round on **November +30–December 1, 2024**, as well as the live event, including the Guts and +Focus/General rounds on **December 7, 2024**. + +BMT is intended for high school students, but is open to all students **12th grade +and below**, including advanced students at younger grade levels. You may register +**up to 6 students per team**. There are no restrictions on how many teams/students +can participate. + +{% button_link(href="https://contestdojo.com/") %} +Registration Portal {% end %} + +# Registration Information + +## Registration, Waivers, and Pricing + +You may register for BMT 2024 Online on ContestDojo any time until November 28, +2024 at 11:59 PM US Pacific Time. + +Registration is performed on ContestDojo. Coaches may register up to 6 people +per team, and ContestDojo will allow them to assign and modify teams up until +tournament day. In addition, for BMT Online, students may also register and form +teams with other students without a coach. + +The fee for the online tournament is **$8 per student**. + +**All contestants are required to have their parent/guardian sign UC Berkeley’s +consent waivers through this portal. Contestants will NOT be allowed to take the +contest without having a signed liability waiver.** + +Any questions about the ContestDojo portal should be directed to us at +. + +\*For students facing financial hardship, please contact + for a fee waiver. We will not honor refunds during +late registration. + +## Student Eligibility + +- Students must be in **grade 12 or below** to be eligible for BMT. +- Students do not have to be from the same school. +- Students **must not have competed in a prior iteration of BMT 2024**, + including the California version or any of our satellites. +- Coaches may register as few or as many teams as they wish. + +## Teammate Finder + +Students may register as a team of 1. However, it is beneficial to compete on a +team of at least 4 due to our scoring guidelines. For students who do not have a +full team, we have organized a [Teammate Finder] spreadsheet. Follow all +outlined steps in the spreadsheet. + +# Online Tournament Logistics + +BMT 2024 Online will take place in two parts: + +- **Asynchronous Power Round**: November 30–December 1, 2024 +- **Live Event**: December 7, 2024 + +The asynchronous Power Round will take place on November 30–December 1, 2024. +Tests will be released on November 30, 2024 at 9:00 AM US Pacific Time, and +submissions will be due on December 1, 2024 at 8:59 PM US Pacific Time. The +Power Round will be a proof-based team round, and will be graded by our staff. + +| Time (US Pacific Time) | Event | +| ---------------------- | --------------------- | +| November 30, 9:00 AM | Power Round Released | +| December 1, 8:59 PM | Power Submissions Due | + +The live event will take place on December 7, 2024. A **preliminary** schedule is +provided below: + +| Time (US Pacific Time) | Event | +| ---------------------- | ------------------------ | +| 10:00 – 10:30 AM | Opening Ceremony | +| 10:30 AM – 12:45 PM | General and Focus Rounds | +| 12:45 – 1:45 PM | Lunch | +| 1:45 – 3:30 PM | Guts Round | +| 3:30 – 4:30 PM | Activities | +| 4:30 – 5:00 PM | Closing Ceremony | + +## Contest Format + +### Power Round (90 mins) + +The Power Round is a **proof-based team round.** Contestants will answer a +series of questions centered around a single topic not typically seen in +competitive mathematics, culminating in incredible results in the field of that +chosen topic. For all questions (unless stated otherwise), teams will need to +provide a rigorous mathematical justification for their assertions in full +sentences. + +The topic for the Power Round will likely be at an undergraduate level, but no +substantial previous mathematical background is expected. + +### Individual Round + +For the Individual Round, students may choose to take either the General Test or +two Focus Tests. + +#### General Test (90 mins) + +The General Test is an individual test consisting of questions across the +various subjects that comprise the Focus Tests. This test is intended to be +easier than the Focus Tests and is highly recommended for students with less +prior contest experience. + +#### Focus Tests (60 mins) + +There are four Focus Tests of 10 questions across four subjects — Algebra, +Geometry, Discrete (Combinatorics and Number Theory), and Calculus. Each student +can participate in two Focus Tests. + +### Guts Round (75 mins) + +The Guts Round consists of **9 sets of 3 problems** across various subjects in +math. The key feature of this round is that each set must be turned in before +the next set is given. All teams can see a live scoreboard with their standings. + +## Scoring + +Individuals are only ranked within the tests they choose to take. Individual +Round scores are determined by the number of correct answers. Each correct +answer is worth 1 point, i.e. there is no weighting among the problems. + +Team scores are determined based on a combination of teams' scores on the Guts +and Power Rounds, as well as the Individual Round scores of their team members. +The weights are displayed in the table in summary table below. + +When weighting team scores, scores for a given test will be normalized by either +the average of the top 10 scores or the top 10% of scores, whichever represents +more students/teams. Additionally, if a student takes the General Test instead +of the two Focus Tests, their score will only count for half as many points as +the Focus Test combinations would. + +The asynchronous Power Round will not be counted towards the overall team score; +we will have a separate ranking category for the Power Round. + +### Tiebreakers + +A tiebreaking procedure is employed for top awards for each test. Ties are not +broken for honorable mentions or calculating overall team scores. + +To streamline the event, we have a new automatic tiebreaker policy this year, +which works as follows: + +1. First, problems are ordered from **hardest** to **easiest**, based on the + number of correct submissions. +1. The _n_-th hardest problem is assigned a **tiebreaking value** of + 2−*n*. For example, the hardest problem will have a tiebreaking + value of ½, the second hardest problem will have a tiebreaking value of ¼, et + cetera. +1. Each student's **tiebreaking index** is calculated as the sum of their + original score and the tiebreaker values of the problems that they correctly + answered. +1. Students are ordered by their tiebreaking index, determining their tiebroken + rank. + +In simpler terms, among those tied for the same score, whoever solved the +hardest problem is placed the highest, followed by the one who solved the next +hardest, and so on. + +### Additional Tiebreaker Procedure + +If a tie remains on the Individual Round after the preceding automatic +tiebreaking procedure -- i.e., if two students correctly answered precisely the +same set of problems, then those students will participate in an additional +Tiebreaker Round. Ties that remain on the Guts Round or Power Round will be +tiebroken. + +This 15-minute test will consist of either three (for the Focus Tests) or five +(for the General Test) questions, and be scored primarily on correctness and +secondarily on submission time; i.e. an earlier submission will be worth more +than a later one with the same number of correct answers, but less than a later +one with more correct answers. + +Students may submit multiple times within the duration of the test, but only the +last submission will be considered. + +### Round & Scoring Summary + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
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Important Details + Proof-based + Students may choose to participate in either the General Test or two separate Focus Tests, but not both. + Submitted and scored live in sets of 3
Location + + Assigned Classrooms — See Tournament Guide +
# of Questions + TBA251027
Duration + 90 mins90 mins60 mins75 mins
% of Score + Separate Ranking60%40%
Important Scoring Notes + N/A + If a team has less than 4 members, scores of 0 will be added until the team has 4 Individual Round scores. The General Test will only count for half as many points as the Focus Test combinations. + Teams are scored live, and a scoreboard will be displayed.
Collaboration? + YesNoNoYes
+ +### Acceptable Answers + +Students are responsible for familiarizing themselves with the [acceptable +answer formats document](/assets/answer-formats.pdf) and [common notions +document](/assets/common-notions.pdf) for details on how their answers should be +submitted. Answers not submitted in the listed formats will be graded as +incorrect, even if equivalent. + +## Frequently Asked Questions + +### Are calculators or other reference material allowed? + +Graph paper and calculators are prohibited, but protractors, rulers, and +compasses are permitted. Blank white scratch paper will be provided for all +participants. All answers must be exact, reduced, and simplified. Illegible +answers will not be graded. Cheating in any form will not be tolerated, and +failure to comply with all rules may result in immediate and irreversible +disqualification. + +### Can middle school students compete? What if I don't have a team? + +Yes! BMT is open to any student in 12th grade or below, including those who +haven't entered high school. While students are allowed to compete as +individuals, we highly recommend that students compete on a team of at least 4 +due to our scoring guidelines. + +### Will there be awards? + +Although we will provide an official ranking as well as certificates for +top-scoring teams, there will not be physical awards for the online tournament. + +[Teammate Finder]: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mY4kX2pINp2-4qBjuHhf_3gyhyZVl_dsg5D_iBrMNQw/edit?usp=sharing