How to prepare for MATHCOUNTS regional competition
Three components are needed to make a successful MATHCOUNTS team: Students who are interested in math learning, parents who are willing to support, and teachers who are motivated to lead. Inspiring the students and mobilizing the parents are the way to go.
Math learning requires practices. MATHCOUNTS school handbook (below) is a great source for practice problems.
Math learning requires practices. MATHCOUNTS school handbook (below) is a great source for practice problems.
MATHCOUNTS School Handbooks (since 2019)
The MATHCOUNTS School Handbook contains lots of creative problems meeting National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Grades 6-8 Standards. Problems are indexed according to topic and difficulty level, and also are mapped to the Common Core State Standards.
| 2022-handbook.pdf |
| 2021_handbook_200_problems.pdf |
| 1920_[cover_to_cover]_online_handbook_200_problems_no_solutions.pdf |
| 1819handbook_ctoc_nosolutions.pdf |
MATHCOUNTS MINI series
MATHCOUNTS provides a number of short videos for competition preparation:
Other resources
Various online resources can be used to prepare for MATHCOUNTS and math learning:
- National Math Club: https://www.mathcounts.org/programs/math-club
- Khan Academy: https://www.khanacademy.org/
- Math Antics: https://mathantics.com/
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