Rocket City Math League (RCML) is a student-run

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in the United States. Run by students at

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programs:

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(pre-algebra), Mercury (algebra I),

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(comprehensive).

Individual rounds

Each of the 3 individual rounds consists of a 10 question test with a 30-minute time limit. Out of the 10 questions, there are four 1-point questions, three 2-point questions, two 3-point questions, and one 4-point question, with the more difficult questions having larger point values. The maximum score on an individual test is 20, and individual tests often contain many interesting space-themed questions.

Team round

The team round is divided into a senior division and a junior division that take separate tests for the team round. It consists of a 15 question test with a 30-minute time limit, in which team members work together to get as many correct answers as possible. Out of the 15 questions, there are five 1-point questions, four 2-point questions, three 3-point questions, two 4-point questions, and one 5-point question, making the maximum score on the team test a 35.

Sources

* http://www.rocketcitymath.org

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External links

* http://www.mualphatheta.org/Contests/RocketCity.aspx * http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Wiki/index.php/Rocket_City_Math_League Culture of Huntsville, Alabama Mathematics competitions