diff --git a/content/events/bmt-2025-online.md b/content/events/bmt-2025-online.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..835c91aa --- /dev/null +++ b/content/events/bmt-2025-online.md @@ -0,0 +1,277 @@ ++++ +title = "BMT 2025 Online" +date = 2025-12-06 +aliases = ["/bmt-2025-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 2025 due to capacity limitations, we're offering an online +experience as well. + + + +The online tournament will consist of an asynchronous Power Round on **November +29–30, 2025**, as well as the live event, including the Guts and Focus/General +rounds on **December 6, 2025**. If you're looking for our in-person tournament +on November 8, 2025, details can be found on the +[BMT 2025 Event Page](/events/bmt-2025/). + +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, Waivers, and Pricing + +You may register for BMT 2025 Online on ContestDojo any time until November 27, +2025 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 2025**, + 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 2025 Online will take place in two parts: + +- **Asynchronous Power Round**: November 29–30, 2025 +- **Live Event**: December 6, 2025 + +More details will be released closer to the event date. + +## Contest Format + +### Power Round (Async) + +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 + Async90 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/1mVThXiYKtAaZONvmTuCQld2_IKUIiH3jjiZwqaF3eF0/edit diff --git a/content/events/bmt-2025.md b/content/events/bmt-2025.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b6435b8a --- /dev/null +++ b/content/events/bmt-2025.md @@ -0,0 +1,353 @@ ++++ +title = "Berkeley Math Tournament 2025" +date = 2025-11-08 +aliases = ["/bmt-2025"] ++++ + +We're excited to welcome students back to the UC Berkeley campus on November 8, +2025, for this year's Berkeley Math Tournament! As in past years, the contest +will consist of three rounds: Power, Individual, and Guts. + + + +BMT is open to high school students in **grades 12 or below**. In particular, +there is **no lower age limit** to participate; advanced middle school students +are welcome to compete. Teams may have up to 6 students. You do not have to be +local to the Bay Area or California to register for BMT. + +For those unable to make it to UC Berkeley campus, we're also offering BMT +2025 Online, a synchronous online event, on **December 6, 2025**. Details about +the online tournament be found on the +[BMT 2025 Online Event Page](/events/bmt-2025-online/). + +This page contains primarily registration details. Detailed information on +the schedule, rooms, and other day-of-tournament details will be released closer +to the event date. + +{% button_link(href="https://contestdojo.com/") %} Registration Portal {% end %} + +## Registration Timeline + +Registration will open on **Monday, September 15 at 9:00 AM PT**. This year, +registration will take place in two phases to give smaller organizations an +opportunity to register. + +| Dates | Registration Period | Price Per Student | Additional Notes | +| ------------- | ------------------- | ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | +| 9/15 – 10/5 | Phase 1 | $15 | Limited to 36 seats per organization.
Shirts may be pre-ordered for $8 per student. | +| 10/6 – 10/17 | Phase 2 | $15 | No limit on seats per organization.
Shirts may be pre-ordered for $8 per student. | +| 10/18 – 10/31 | Late Registration | $25 | Shirts are not guaranteed, but may be purchased day-of for $10. | + +\*All dates are in US Pacific Time. That is, Phase 2 registration ends at 11:59 +PM PT on 10/17/2025. + +\*\*For students facing financial hardship, please contact +for a fee waiver. + +## Student Eligibility + +- Students must be in **grade 12 or below** to be eligible for BMT. +- Students do not have to be local to the Bay Area, California, or the U.S. to + participate in BMT. However, we will offer BMT Online in either December or + January (TBA), which may be more convenient for some students. +- Coaches may register multiple teams under the same organization. We ask that + organizations provide at least one adult chaperone for every two teams. + +## How to Register + +Most pre- and post-contest tasks, including registration, team assignments, +signing of waivers, and viewing score reports, may be completed at +[ContestDojo](https://contestdojo.com/), an online math competition platform. If +you are unfamiliar with ContestDojo, please read our [ContestDojo Guide]. + +**All contestants under 18 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 and consent to treatment +waiver. Students 18 and over may self-sign these waivers.** + +Any questions about the ContestDojo portal should be directed to us at +. + +### 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. + +## Travel and Transportation + +UC Berkeley is situated in the East Bay region of Northern California, +just across the bay from San Francisco. The Berkeley campus is a 10 to 15 minute +walk from the Downtown Berkeley BART transit station, which connects directly to +both the Oakland and San Francisco airports. Berkeley is also easily +accessible by car. Information about parking can be found in our +[FAQ](#where-can-i-find-parking-how-can-i-get-to-berkeley). + +A printable PDF map of campus can be found +[here](https://www.berkeley.edu/map-pdf/campusmap.pdf), and more maps can be +found at [berkeley.edu/map](https://www.berkeley.edu/map). Note that the top of +the PDF map represents the eastern parts of campus. Google Maps is also usually +reliable for navigating campus. + +### Hotels + +New this year, for teams who are interested in booking a hotel room, we +are expecting to have a hotel room block with discounted rates at the Hotel +Shattuck Plaza around contest weekend. + +Information about the hotel room block will be released shortly. + +## Schedule + +The event is expected to begin around 8:00 AM and end before 7:00 PM. + +A detailed event schedule will be released closer to the event date. + +### Lunch + +This year, we are offering lunch for students, coaches, and parents at $12 per +person, catered from [Crave Subs](https://www.cravesubs.com/), a sandwich store +local to Berkeley. Those who wish to take this option **must pre-order on +ContestDojo** through their coach. There are three menu items to choose from: + +- Ned Flanders — Turkey, Crave Sauce, Lettuce, & Tomato +- Mr. Incredible — Pastrami, Crave Sauce, Lettuce, & Tomato +- Vegan Marvin The Martian — Cucumbers, Pesto, Arugula, Crave Sauce, Lettuce, & Tomato + +Students, coaches and parents are also free to find their own food. Many +restaurants can be found on the south side of campus (~5 minute walk from rooms) +and in Downtown Berkeley (~15 minute walk from rooms). + +## 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. + +### 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 + 30%40%30%
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. + +## Activities + +After the Guts Round, we will be hosting student activities. These are optional +activities that promote recreational math. + +Updated information about activities will be released shortly. + +## 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. + +### How are awards handled? + +Awards will be physically presented to contestants at the closing ceremony. + +### I'm in a different timezone or non-local and can't compete live. What are my options? + +There will be BMT Satellite competitions held through our partners across the +globe for competitors wishing to compete in a different time zone. Additionally, +we may offer an online option for remote participation. + +### Where can I find parking? How can I get to Berkeley? + +BMT does not provide travel or parking for students — coaches should arrange +their own travel logistics. There are a number of parking garages around campus, +including the Telegraph-Channing Garage, Underhill Structure, Lower Hearst +Structure, and the RSF Garage. + +The Telegraph-Channing Garage is recommended for most people; it is cheaper than +campus-owned garages (and free up to an hour) and more conveniently located than +most of the garages listed. + +Berkeley is also public-transport-friendly. The Downtown Berkeley BART station +is next to campus, and may be a good fit for those commuting from San Francisco +or the East Bay. For teams staying in Emeryville, bus line 36 will take you +directly to campus. Check the [AC Transit](https://www.actransit.org/) website +for more options. + +[Teammate Finder]: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1A-yuY0MD7x8fizKehsWQ5eTWF8jxCxETvUezwhtUNEk/edit +[ContestDojo Guide]: https://docs.berkeley.mt/s/contestdojo-guide +[Hotel Room Block]: https://reservations.hotelshattuckplaza.com/book/dates-of-stay?groupID=4491953 diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html index d4997b7f..70294e7d 100644 --- a/templates/base.html +++ b/templates/base.html @@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ {{ macros::nav_link(path="@/sponsors/index.md", label="Sponsors") }} {{ macros::nav_link(path="@/archives/_index.md", label="Archives") }} - {{ macros::nav_link(path="@/events/bmmt-2025.md", label="BmMT 2025") }} - {{ macros::nav_link(path="@/events/bmmt-2025-online.md", label="BmMT 2025 Online") }} + {{ macros::nav_link(path="@/events/bmt-2025.md", label="BMT 2025") }} + {{ macros::nav_link(path="@/events/bmt-2025-online.md", label="BMT 2025 Online") }} {% endblock %}