6th ANNUAL FGCU INVITATIONAL
MATHEMATICS COMPETITION
November 12, 2008
Dear Math Team Coach:
Yes...the awards ceremony is INDOORS this year. Our Provost, Dr. Ronald Toll, will give a welcoming address to the award ceremony participants.
We are now in the final planning stages for the sixth annual FGCU Invitational Mathematics Competition. The competition will be held on Thursday, December 18th at Florida Gulf Coast University's main campus. There will be prizes for the top eight finishers in each of the six individual subject tests - algebra 1, algebra 2, geometry, statistics, precalculus, and calculus. The top five teams will receive team trophies, and there will be sweepstakes trophies for the top five schools and door prizes. Each student will receive a certificate of participation by mail. An answer guide to each exam will be provided to each coach at the conclusion of the testing.
The top finisher in each of the six individual subject tests will receive a scholarship to FGCU* !
We have set a $10.00 per student registration fee which covers the cost of a tee shirt for each student. Raffle tickets will be provided to each student during check-in. Tee shirts will be distributed after the awards ceremony. Free bus and other vehicle parking on campus will be available.
The FGCU Math Club will provide ushers for the test venues and maintain an information desk at the check-in point. Directions to FGCU and a campus map are available here.
We hope your school will be able to participate and encourage you to RSVP with registration information by December 7th at the latest. The detailed schedule, contest rules, and registration form are available from the contest home page. Please note that this year we are offering e-mail registration in order to facilitate the grading of exams in the limited time frame we have. We would appreciate your taking advantage of this method.
If you have any questions regarding registration or other details, please email the Contest Director, Prof. Jerry Ellis, or call 239-590-7253.
THE FGCU MATH DEPARTMENT
* Tuition-only renewable scholarship subject to the terms and conditions in effect at the time of the award. Contact the Mathematics Department for details.