What you need to know about taking the AMC:
- You may use the following: scatch paper, graph paper, ruler, compass, protractor.
- You must bring your own supplies- including a # 2 pencil and an eraser!
- Use of calculators is NOT allowed on the AMC.
- Length of contest: 75 minutes.
- There is a penalty for guessing: Six points are given for a correct answer, 1.5 points
are given for a blank answer and 0 points are given for an incorrect answer!
Unless you can reduce the problem to three possible answers, it is not advantageous
to guess.
Official MAA (mathemtical association of america) AMC Sites:
AMC 10 Page
AMC 12 Page
Sample Problems Posted by Stuyvesant Math Dept:
AMC 10 Sample Questions
AMC 10 Problems
AMC 12 Problems