To all coaches and students,
Thank you for registering for BMT 2024 Online. We hope everyone had fun with the Power Round and are excited to host you at our live synchronous event this Saturday, where you'll participate in your General/Focus and Guts rounds! Please read the following updates in full to ensure a smooth experience at the event. Additionally, please review our previous logistics post here as well.
Reminder that the time of the event is Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 10:00 AM US Pacific Time (UTC–8).
Event Details Previous Logistics Post
Discord Server
The entirety of the event, including the Opening and Awards ceremonies, as well as the testing rounds, will take place on Discord. Discord is a communication platform that allows for real-time chat, voice, and video calls. Students should sign up for an account on the platform.
Students will receive a link to join the Discord server via email.
ContestDojo Sample Rounds
Tests will be conducted through the ContestDojo platform, which is the same as the website that you used to register. We have now opened a Sample Individual Round and a Sample Team Round that you can use to familiarize yourself with the system, especially collaborating with your team. We highly recommend all participants test out their system before the contest — if you run into any issues, please email us at team@berkeley.mt.
Guts Round Scoreboard
As a reminder, the Guts Round is taken in 9 sets of 3 problems and graded live on a public leaderboard. You will be able to see your team's progress as well as the progress of other teams. The live scoreboard will be streamed over Zoom and can additionally be accessed at this link on the day of the event: https://tinyurl.com/bmt-2024-online-guts.
Activities
After the Guts Round, we will be hosting student activities. These are optional activities that promote recreational math, and include the following:
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Estimathon — A contest combining trivia, strategic planning, and sharp mathematical thinking. Teams of ~6 will race against the clock to tackle a challenging set of 13 Fermi-style problems, testing their ability to think fast and outsmart the competition.
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Fraudulent Math — Attention all students! Mathematics is under attack by people who claim that we need rigor and logic to justify our answers. Compete to see who can come up with the most outlandish, mind-bending falsehoods and impossible constructions.
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Puzzle Platter — Dive into a delectable feast of mind-bending puzzles from BmMT's greatest hits! Challenge yourself with our curated collection of the most engaging and creative puzzle rounds from past tournaments.
Waivers
Reminder that waivers MUST be completed prior to the tournament. No exceptions can be made — the system will lock you out of starting a test until your waiver is completed.
We're excited to see everyone online in a few days! As always, if you need a question answered, or have a issue/concern leading up to the event, please email us at <team@berkeley.mt. We'll be happy to take care of your issue ASAP.
Best regards,
BMT Coordinators
