2012+Topic+Tests

(T)=Theta (A)=Alpha (C)=Calculus (O)=Open to all divisions

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Each school may have one Hustle team with no more than 2 members from the same division, except Theta. Additionally, each school must have one sponsor/chaperone and an additional sponsor/chaperone or student who will score for another school. If you do not have a sponsor and/or an additional person, you may not compete unless given permission from the head proctor of Hustle. Larger schools are encouraged to have more than 2 graders/scorers assist with Hustle.===== The rules for Hustle are as follows: There will be 5 rounds of 5 minutes each. The team is presented with 125 color coded questions in these categories : Geometry, Algebra II, Precalculus, Calculus, and Statistics. In each round, the team can answer no more than 5 of any one color and 25 questions in all. If more than 25 answers are submitted in a round, the graders will “throw back” answers giving consideration to the rules outlined before. At the end of each round, one-minute and 15-second warnings will be given. Teams must submit their answers between the 15-second warning and the end of the round. Correct responses will be awarded the following point values :

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The rounds are continuous with no breaks between them. Awards will be given to the top 10 teams with individual awards also given to the team members. Hustle will count towards each school’s sweepstakes scores.=====

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__COMPUTER PROGRAMMING TEST__: The one hour computer programming competition will consist of a set of problems for which teams must write programs to process specific input and display correct output for all cases provided by the judges. Data on the judges’ sheet will be delimited by commas, but teams may delimit data in a way appropriate to their language (i.e. separated by spaces). The problems will be of varying difficulty and will have appropriate point values assigned to each. The problems may be solved in any order. Ties will be broken by the sudden death method starting with problem 1. Each school is limited to one team of three members and one computer. Each school must supply its own computer, extension cord, and power strip. (Note: Schools need BOTH an extension cord AND a power strip) Programs may be written in Java, C/C++, Basic or Pascal. No calculators, cell phones or internet use is permitted. Each team is allowed one electronic or printed language reference source. (For example, the Java API’s may be installed on the computer.) Judges reserve the right to accept or deny the use of any language reference materials. Teams should present their reference materials for approval before the contest begins. Teams are not permitted to use any prewritten code. All disputes must be submitted immediately after the judging of the contest. Contest judges will determine the validity of all disputes. The decision of the judges is final.=====