Abel/Mirzakhani/Gauss

Each year in May approximately 1200 Burnaby elementary students in grade 7 (or lower) enter the national Grade 7 Gauss mathematics contest created by the University of Waterloo.

At the same time,  Burnaby students in grade 6 (or lower) participate in the Mirzakhani Mathematics Contest and those in grade 5 (or lower) participate in the Abel Mathematics Contest, both created by the Burnaby School District.

Maryam Mirzakhani won the Field’s medal in 2014.

The Gauss is a paper copy test delivered to the schools**UNFORTUNATELY, THE GAUSS IS CANCELLED IN 2020.

The Abel and Mirzakhani **WILL BE RUN ON-LINE IN 2020 IN THE WEEK OF MAY 18. DETAILS FORTHCOMING FROM GR 5 and 6 teachers.

All 3 tests are marked by the teachers.

Past Abel and Gauss contests are available at the following pages:

Mirzakhani                    Abel                       Gauss

For both contests, students may use rulers, compasses and paper for rough work.

Calculators are allowed, with the following restriction: students may not use a device that has internet access, that can communicate with other devices, or that contains previously stored information. For example, students may not use a smartphone or a tablet.

Abel:  

  •  1 hour time limit
  • 25 multiple-choice questions (each with 4 possible answers marked A, B, C or D but only one of these is correct)
  • Scoring: Each question is worth one mark.  There is no penalty for an incorrect answer

Mirzakhani:  

  •  1 hour time limit
  • 25 multiple-choice questions (each with 4 possible answers marked A, B, C or D but only one of these is correct)
  • Scoring: Each question is worth one mark.  There is no penalty for an incorrect answer

Gauss:  

  • 1 hour time limit
  • 25 multiple-choice questions (each with 5 possible answers marked A, B, C, D, and E but only one of these is correct)
  • Scoring: Each correct answer is worth 5 marks  in Part A, 6 in Part B, and 8 in Part C.  There is no penalty for an incorrect answer. Each unanswered question is worth 2, to a maximum of 10 unanswered questions.  Highest possible score is 150 marks.

 

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