Pi Math Contest – Gauss is a math contest for high school students (9th-12th grades). This contest allows students to participate individually and awards are given to the top-performing participants based on their scores.
Format and Test Information
It will be an individual test with 25 multiple-choice questions. The choices are three-digit numbers (000, 001, 002, …, 999). The time limit is 75 minutes.
Students will receive 10 points for each correct answer, 1 point for each unanswered question, and 0 points for each wrong answer.
Online
The test will be taken online through PiMC Learning Management System (LMS). Each contestant will receive an online account.
In-Person
Each contestant will receive an online account to see the previous year’s test. On the contest day, students will take the test on paper.
Topics
Topics include but not limited to
- Algebra (Order of operations, fractions, word problems)
- Counting (sets etc.)
- Geometry (angles, length, area, etc.)
- Number Theory (prime numbers, factors, gcd, lcm, etc.)
