American Regions Math League

This form can be completed online at www.arml.com.

Application Form
1. Team Name(s): Level of Competition (Div A or Div B)

______________________________________________ __________________

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______________________________________________ __________________

______________________________________________ __________________

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______________________________________________ __________________

2. If any of your teams are requesting to compete in Division B, please give reasons for that request. Please make sure that your
request is in accordance with the rules.

3. What site do you plan to attend? _______________________________________________________________________

4. Team Contact Person’s Name: ________________________________________________________________________

5. Team Contact Person’s Address: ____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

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6. Team Contact’s Person’s Phone Numbers: Home: ( ____ ) ________________ Work: ( ___ ) _______________

FAX: ( ____ ) __________________________ e-mail: ___________________________________

7. How are you coming to ARML? Plane _____________ Bus _____________ Cars (How many?) ___________

8. Please list any special requests (special dietary needs, sightseeing information):

Steven L. Adrian
Executive Director, ARML
506 Superior Road
Wilmington NC 28412
Or Via Email: sladrian1@aol.com

This application is due by APRIL 14, 2006.

 American Regions Math League
Bill for Registration Fees

Team Names:

Please remit $300 per team before April 14, 2006 for early registration for the American Regions
Mathematics League competition. Late registration will be charged $350 per team.

Contest Date: June 2 & June 3, 2006 Number of Teams: ___ x $300 = $ ________

Make checks payable to: ARML.

Remit to: Linda Berman, ARML Treasurer, with Application Form.

Registration fees due by April 14, 2006. Receipt will be sent if requested.

Put a check on the blank if you are unable to pay at this time: ________

Please mail a copy of this form and payment to:

Linda Berman
ARML Treasurer
241 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024
 American Regions Math League
Proctors and Alternates Sheet

Proctors
For each team of 15 that you bring, please enter the Team Name and the names of two proctors, one to serve as
the competition proctor in the team rooms and also on the competition floor, the other to assist in the scoring
room.

Team Name Floor and Team Proctor Scoring Room Assistant

If you have any extra proctors available, please list them here:

1. __________________________ 2. __________________________

3. __________________________ 4. __________________________

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Alternates
(Please list alphabetically)

1. ____________________________ 7. ____________________________

2. ____________________________ 8. ____________________________

3. ____________________________ 9. ____________________________

4. ____________________________ 10. ___________________________

5. ____________________________ 11. ___________________________

6. ____________________________ 12. ___________________________

Team Name: __________________________________ Head Coach: __________________

 American Regions Math League
Thirty First Annual Meet
June 2 – June 3, 2006
Housing Form Instructions
University of Las Vegas, Nevada

This form and the housing forms that follow can be completed online at www.arml.com. Please complete
the attached forms with the names of persons requiring housing for this year's ARML meet and return
them or FAX them to the University of Las Vegas, Nevada (Attn: Ann Tate) Fax (702) 895-4195;
ann.tate@unlv.edu.

Ann Tate, Director

UNLV Professional Development Center
Division of Educational Outreach
Box 451019
Las Vegas NV 89154-1019
Voice: (702) 895-3867

THIS COMPLETED HOUSING FORM MUST BE RECEIVED BY APRIL 30 TO ENSURE ROOM

ASSIGNMENTS. A confirmation will be sent to the person indicated below. Names not received by April
30 will be assigned to rooms during registration on Friday, June 2. PLEASE NOTE: The check-in time will
be longer if assignments are made at that time.

Also, arrival and departure dates and times (especially June 1 arrivals and June 4 departures) are
IMPORTANT in order for housing to plan for adequate space and personnel. Should the indicated dates
and times and the actual dates and times conflict, there may be neither space nor personnel to accommodate
the teams; thus, teams with such conflicts MAY need to find lodging elsewhere in Las Vegas.

Be sure your list is complete before it is returned to the University of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Please indicate below to whom the confirmation letter should be addressed:

NAME:

ADDRESS:

TELEPHONE NUMBER: ( )

FAX NUMBER: ( )

E-MAIL:

PLEASE LIST THE NUMBER OF ARML TEAMS AND TEAM NAMES HERE:
 American Regions Math League
Housing Information
University of Las Vegas, Nevada

These forms can be completed online at www.arml.com.

Contact: Ann Tate at ann.tate@unlv.edu if there are any questions.

TEAM: _____________________________________ Mode of Transportation: _______________

Arrival Date and Time: _________________________ Departure Date and Time: ______________

MALES
(Please print or type)

Coaches and Support Staff:

1. ___________________________________ 6. _____________________________________

2. ___________________________________ 7. _____________________________________

3. ___________________________________ 8. _____________________________________

4. ___________________________________ 9. _____________________________________

5. ___________________________________ 10. ____________________________________

Participants: (Please list roommate on the same line.)

1. ___________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

2. ___________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

3. ___________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

4. ___________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

5. ___________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

6. ___________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

7. ___________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

8. ___________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

Participants: (Please list roommate on the same line.)

9. ___________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

10. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

11. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

12. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

13. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

14. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

15. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

16. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

17. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

18. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

19. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

20. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

21. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

22. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

23. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

24. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

25. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

26. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

27. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

28. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

29. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

30. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

31. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

 American Regions Math League
Housing Information
University of Las Vegas, Nevada
These forms can be completed online at www.arml.com.
Contact: Ann Tate at ann.tate@unlv.edu if there are any questions.

TEAM: _____________________________________ Mode of Transportation: _______________

Arrival Date and Time: _________________________ Departure Date and Time: ______________

FEMALES
(Please print or type)

Coaches and Support Staff:

1. ___________________________________ 6. _____________________________________

2. ___________________________________ 7. _____________________________________

3. ___________________________________ 8. _____________________________________

4. ___________________________________ 9. _____________________________________

5. ___________________________________ 10. ____________________________________

Participants: (Please list roommate on the same line.)

1. ___________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

2. ___________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

3. ___________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

4. ___________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

5. ___________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

6. ___________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

7. ___________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

8. ___________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

Participants: (Please list roommate on the same line.)

9. ___________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

10. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

11. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

12. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

13. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

14. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

15. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

16. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

17. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

18. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

19. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

20. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

21. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

22. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

23. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

24. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

25. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

26. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

27. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

28. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

29. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

30. __________________________________ roommate: ______________________________

31. _________________________________ roommate: _____________________________

 American Regions Math League

Team and Student Rules

• A team will consist of 15 members.

• All team members must have been in the 12th or lower grade during the school year ending in the year the
ARML meet takes place.
• No substitutions can be made once the Team Round has started. All substitutions must be reported to the
Head of the Scoring Room or the Site Chairperson prior to the beginning of the Team Round.
• If a team arrives at the meet with fewer than 15 members, they can participate as a team. During the
Relay Round the team would form as many complete three person teams as possible. If a team is short
one member then the two students will receive only questions two and three. If they are short two
members then the single member will receive only question three. Should these abbreviated teams have
the correct answer they will get credit for it.
• Should a pre-registered student arrive late for any reason, he/she may join the team on which they are
registered during the next official break in the meet. (Between the Team and Power rounds, before the
beginning of any Individual question, before the beginning of the either Relay question.)
• The use of “borrowed” students is prohibited. No student can participate on a team he is not registered
with for housing.
• No teams can be added to the competition later than 15 calendar days prior to the Friday the meet begins.
• During the Team and Power Question rounds students may use any calculator approved by the CEEB
for use on the SAT’s given immediately prior to that ARML competition.
• During the Individual and Relay rounds no calculators will be used.
• Use of a dictionary in a book form only (no computer generated versions) will be allowed for participants
to whom English is not a first language if so desired.
• Use of a visual aid such as a magnifying glass is allowed for those with a visual handicap. These must be
inspected prior to the beginning of the Team round by the Team proctor. If any question arises as to the
legitimacy of the volume or device, the Site Chairperson will have the final word.
• During the Individual round there is to be absolutely no communication between students once the
questions are handed out.
• During the Relay round only the answer to the question in the student’s possession can be passed on to
the next person on the team. This answer may be underlined to show orientation but that it the only mark
that can be on the paper. No other communication is to take place during the Relay round.
• Once seated, Relay groups will remain unchanged until the end of regular competition.
• Any infraction of these rules during the competition may result in disqualification of those involved,
removal of said students from the competition, and deletion of those students’ scores for the round.
• Students are expected to obey the rules and respect the property of the University, ARML, and their
respective teams. Failure to comply can lead to removal from participation in the competition and, if
deemed serious enough by the Site Chairman, Coach, and/or Head Judge, removal from the premises by
a parent or guardian.

New policies:
• If an ARML entry has multiple teams competing in Division A and B, and one or more of that ARML
entry’s B teams scores at least as many points as its A team(s) then the B team(s) will move immediately
to Division A and only be eligible for Division A awards.
• If a team receives a score equal to or greater than the 4th place in division B, then that team must compete
in division A for the following 3 years.
• Cell phones are not allowed in the Team or Power Question rounds. If a cell phone is discovered in the
room then the team will be disqualified from that round. Proctors will collect cell phones before the
Team/Power Rounds and will return them at the end of the Power Round. Also, cell phones must be in the
off mode during all competition and award events.
 American Regions Math League
Instructions for Relay Questions

INSTRUCTIONS TO BE READ [VERBATIM!] TO THE STUDENTS WHEN READY FOR THE FIRST
RELAY (right after giving each "third person" their special answer slips)

1. Each team has been broken down into groups of 3. Each of the 3 people will receive a different problem.
When the first person solves his (or her) problem, he writes the answer on a small piece of paper and passes it
back/to the right. The second person needs that number to solve his problem (the number is referred to as
"the number you will receive," or TNYWR). When the second person gets an answer, he passes that number
back/to the right. When the third person gets his answer, he writes it on an official answer slip, and that slip
will get handed in.

2. AT THIS TIME, THE THIRD PERSON OF EACH GROUP SHOULD TAKE ALL THE OFFICIAL
SLIPS AND FILL IN THE COMPLETE TEAM INFORMATION ON EACH. [Allow time for this]

3. Now some more information for everyone. The second and third people can usually do most of their work
before getting a number from the person ahead of them. Nothing may be passed except a number-- NO
COMMENTS, NO OTHER INFORMATION. You should double underline the answer you pass in case it
accidentally gets turned upside down and looks like a different number. You may continue to pass answers,
even if they are the same as before. NOTHING MAY BE PASSED FORWARD/TO THE LEFT. IF YOU
RECEIVE AN ANSWER THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU TO USE, JUST WAIT AND HOPE THAT A
DIFFERENT ANSWER WILL GET PASSED TO YOU!

4. The third person may hand in an answer only at the 3 minute mark and at the 6 minute mark. If the answer
handed in at 3 minutes is correct, and no answer is handed in later, it gets maximum points. If any answer is
handed in at 6 minutes, the previous answer is discarded by the proctor (even if the number is the same as
before!), and you can only get the lower number of points, provided the answer is correct. OBVIOUSLY,
THE THIRD PERSON SHOULD NOT HAND IN THE SAME ANSWER A SECOND TIME! I will
announce a 15 second warning before the 3 minute and 6 minute time limits. If you are handing in an answer
then, put it on the appropriate answer slip, hold that slip up, and the proctor will collect it.

5. Now for the PROCTORS: Proctors should verify the proper time on each official answer slip that gets
handed in (either 3 minutes or 6 minutes). If more than one answer sheet is turned in, please send both
answer sheets.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?

6. We will now give out the first set of questions. Proctors should look at each slip to check that it has the
proper number, then put it on the student's desk face down.

AFTER EACH RELAY:

I will now read the answers to each question. The answer to the first question is __. If you got that
answer please raise your hand. The answer to the second question is __. If you got that answer, please raise
your hand. The final answer, and the only one that gets any credit, is __. How many got that answer?
 American Regions Math League
Some Mathematical Ideas
Whose Understanding Will Be Assumed For This Contest

1. The word "compute" will always call for an answer in simplest form. Thus final answers like 6
4 , 5 + 2, 25 and
2sin 30°, for example would not be satisfactory. In cases where there is question as to what is "most simplified",
3 1
alternate answers may be accepted (example: 2 and 1 2 are both acceptable). Judges' decision is final.
2. When an answer is called for as an ordered pair, (a,b), it must be given in precisely that form, including the parentheses
and the comma. The same applies for other choices of letters and for ordered n-tuples.
3. The sides opposite vertices A, B, and C of triangle ABC will be represented by the lower case letters a, b, and c,
respectively. Depending on the context, A can represent the vertex, or the angle, or the measure of the angle, and a can
represent the side or its length. A similar convention holds for other choices of letters representing a triangle. If a
quadrilateral is named ARML, it is understood that the vertices A, R, M, and L occur in this order around the polygon
(either clockwise or counterclockwise). This convention holds for other choices of letters and for the naming of
polygons in general. When referring to polygons (including triangles), we are referring to non-degenerate ones.
4. The Fibonacci sequence is the sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, . . . , where each term is the sum of the two previous terms.
More formally, F1 = F2 = 1, and Fn = Fn-1 + F n-2 for n ≥ 3.
5. The Greatest Integer Function, symbolized by brackets, is defined as follows: if n is an integer and if n ≤ x < n + 1,
then [x] = n. Since brackets are often used simply as parentheses are, any problem using brackets to represent the
Greatest Integer Function will clearly say so.
6. Logs are base 10 unless otherwise indicated; the use of log x also implies that x is positive. In general, when bases are
not indicated, numbers referred to are in base 10. If another base is being used, that base will usually be written as a
subscript. Examples: log464 [which equals 3]; or 102.13(4) [which equals 18 167 ].
7. The letter i will always be used for − 1 .
 n n!
8. Some symbols of Combinations and Permutations:   = n Cr = ; this is the number of combinations of n
n!
r
  ( n − r )!(r )!
things taken r at a time. n Pr = ; this is the number of permutations of n things taken r at a time. Note: 0! = 1.
( n − r )!
9. The capital A that begins the expressions Arcsin x, Arccos x, and Arctan x calls for the principal values of these inverse
π π π π
trigonometric functions. The ranges are as follows: − ≤ Arcsin x ≤ , 0 ≤ Arccos x ≤ π, − ≤ Arctan x ≤ .
2 2 2 2
[Degrees should be used instead of radians if the problem uses degrees.]
10. Lattice points are points on a grid, both of whose coordinates are integers.
11. Divisors (or factors) of an integer refer to positive integer divisors only. Proper divisors of an integer are divisors that
are less than the integer itself.
12. The designation primes refers to positive primes only.
13. Sometimes problems refer to the digits of a number; in that case, those digits are usually underlined. Examples: "Let N
= 7 7 7 . . . 7 7, where the digit 7 occurs 100 times"; or "Find the missing digits A and B if K = A 2 5 B and K is a
multiple of 72." [The number K is not to be interpreted as the product of A, 2, 5, and B.]
14. If a diagram is given with a problem, it is not necessarily drawn to scale.
15. It is often helpful to have a basic knowledge of elementary number theory (including modular arithmetic) and of analytic
geometry (including the conic sections) for these contests.
16. The greatest lower bound of a set is the largest number which is less than or equal to all the elements of the set. Thus 2 is
the greatest lower bound for both {x : 2 < x} and {x : 2 ≤ x}. The least upper bound of a set is the smallest number which
is greater than or equal to all elements of the set. Thus 3 is the least upper bound for both {x : x < 3} and
{x : x ≤ 3}.
 American Regions Math League
Information Packet and Application Instructions
for ARML 2006
GENERAL INFORMATION FOR ALL SITES
DATE & LOCATION: Friday, June 2, and Saturday, June
3, at Penn State University, State College, PA; the
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; and UNLV, Las Vegas
Nevada
HOUSING & MEALS: On Friday night, all participants
(students and adults, even those who live in the same town
as the competition) must be housed in dormitories on the
Penn State, U. of Iowa, and UNLV campuses, within
walking distance of all the weekend's activities. The cost
per person will be $55. Included in that cost will be housing
on Friday night and both breakfast and lunch on Saturday.
Linens will be provided, but you will need to supply your
own soap and towels, also in addition to those Penn State
participants will need to bring their own PILLOW AND
BLANKET. If you plan to arrive a day early or leave on
Sunday, it is crucial that you inform your site of your
intention to do so. After Saturday, dorm rooms can be made
available to you at the cost of $17 per person per night
There is space for this information on your housing form.
HOUSING FORM : Please fill in the housing form as soon
as possible. The form can be completed online at
www.arml.com. It is important that we get these forms to
each campus early, so that we can reserve the required
number of dormitory rooms. DO NOT WAIT for a final
determination of your team: substitutions of one name for
another can be made once the form has been turned in. If
your form is not received by April 22, we cannot guarantee
placement. Also, please keep your site coordinator informed
by email as you make changes to your housing list rather
than waiting until the day you arrive at ARML.
REGISTRATION: Please go to the registration building
upon arrival--see the "Site-Specific Information" sheet for
location. At the registration desk you will be given room
keys, programs, maps, room and proctoring assignments for
the competition, as well as other information pertinent to the
weekend's activities. During the registration process we ask
that you instruct your students to remain outside the
registration building to alleviate congestion. The building
will be open and staffed as needed on Thursday, June 1, and
most of the day and evening on Friday, June 2. Please arrive
on time. Dorm room keys will be collected at the end of the
meet, and a $40 fee will be accessed for any key not
returned. Individual teams will be billed after ARML is
charged.
THE COMPETITION: The competition consists of four
rounds of problems: the Team Round, the Power Question,
the Individuals, and the Relay Rounds. The nature of each
round is described below. Calculators will be permitted on
both the Team and Power Rounds. Any SAT-approved
calculator may be used on these rounds. Calculators will not
be allowed on the Individual or Relay Questions.
The Team Round: there are 10 Team Questions, each
worth 4 points, and the entire team will have 20 minutes to
work on the 10 questions.
The Power Question: this problem, broken into a
sequence of mini-problems, is a multi-part, theoretical
exercise requiring some proofs. A complete solution will be
worth up to 40 points.
The Individual Questions: there will be 8 individual
questions, administered in pairs, with a 10-minute time limit
for each pair. Each individual question is worth one point,
for a possible total of 120 points per team.
The Relay Round: there will be two Relay Rounds, each
to be worked on by the five groups of three into which each
team of 15 will be split. On each Relay, 4 points will be
awarded to each group-of-three that correctly completes the
Relay within 3 minutes, and 2 points will be awarded for a
correct answer within 6 minutes. Only the last answer
submitted by each team of three will be counted. A total of
40 points are available to each team on the relay round.
COACHES' MEETING: There will be a Coaches'
Meeting at each site on Friday. The Iowa and Pennsylvania
sites will hold their meetings at 8 p.m., while the UNLV
coaches will meet at 3 p.m. Each team, or set of teams, is
expected to send exactly ONE coach to the meeting so that
other coaches will be free to provide adequate supervision of
the students.
Please bring the following to the Coaches' Meeting:
• Your completed "ARML Scoresheets" (instructions
under Application)
• Your completed "Proctors & Alternates Sheet"
(instructions under Proctors & under Alternates)
• The balance of your fees.
If you have any items to be placed on the agenda for the
Coaches' Meetings, please contact J. Bryan Sullivan, the
ARML President (voice: (978) 422-6675; e-mail:
jbsully@verizon.net).
DORMITORY SUPERVISION: Coaches are responsible
for supervising their students' behavior at ARML. The
doors to the dormitories will be locked at 11:00 p.m., and
each team is expected to impose a midnight lights-out for
their students on Friday night. The universities will provide
guards to supervise the dorms, and, should any trouble arise,
the appropriate coaches will be informed immediately, even
if it means waking them up. ARML reserves the right to
expel any students who engage in illegal activities or who
are blatantly disrespectful of others or of others' property. In
addition, coaches should understand that any damage to, or
loss of, university property will be billed to the team in
whose area the damage or loss occurs.
DISCIPLINE: If, at any time during the competition, a
proctor notices a student behaving inappropriately, the
proctor should contact the moderator of the competition,
who will have the student removed. The student may be
removed either temporarily or permanently from the
competition, and that student's team may be assessed a
penalty.
TIE-BREAKERS: Once the Relay Rounds are over, the
team competition is over. The top individual scorers at the
meet will then participate (along with the entire audience) in
the Tie-Breaker Round.
AWARDS ASSEMBLY: The Awards Assembly will begin
immediately following the Tie-Breakers and will probably
be finished no later than 4:30 p.m., EST. All teams should
plan on staying for the entire assembly to honor the team
and individual winners. Individual awards will be given to
the top scorers in the meet and also to the high scorers on
each team. Team awards will be presented to the Seven
highest-scoring teams in Division A, to the Five highest in
Division B, and to the highest-scoring teams in both
Division A and Division B at each site (exclusive of teams
already getting awards). Coaches should pick up final
packets containing their awards at the conclusion of the
awards assembly.
USE OF DICTIONARIES: Any student for whom English
is not a first language may use a non-electronic translation
dictionary during the competition, provided that the student
informs his or her proctor that such a dictionary is being
used. The proctor may then, at any time, verify that the
dictionary is being used strictly for translation.
INCOMPLETE TEAMS: If you arrive with a team that
has fewer than 15 members, you must enter that incomplete
team if you wish to compete for team recognition. If you
wish to augment your team with students from other teams,
your team will then be considered an alternate team,
rendering it ineligible for team awards.
MATHEMATICAL SYMBOLS AND IDEAS: Please
find enclosed a sheet of mathematical symbols and ideas
with which the authors of this year's questions want you to,
and expect you to, be familiar. Note particularly item #1,
regarding usage of the word "compute".
PROCTORS: In order for the day's events to proceed
smoothly, each team MUST provide AT LEAST TWO
proctors per registered team to handle proctoring, scoring,
and other assignments; and teams that are able are asked to
provide THREE OR MORE PROCTORS. On your
"Proctors & Alternates Sheet", please note the names of
your proctors and designate who is to be proctoring on the
competition floor and who is to be in the Scoring Room.
This sheet is to be turned in at the Coaches' Meeting on
Friday. If you are bringing alternates, make sure that you
have a proctor for every 8 alternates or any fraction thereof.
YOU MUST CONSIDER PROVIDING PROCTORS
TO BE ONE OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES IN
FORMING YOUR TEAM . While providing two proctors
is required, everyone who comes to ARML will have a job:
chaperones are expected to help proctor or score as needed.
In order to facilitate the management of the Relay Questions,
please find included a set of instructions for the Relays.
Please make sure that your competition-floor proctors read
this sheet before the meet. Proctors for the Team Round and
Power Question are required to bring a digital watch to
facilitate accurate timing of those rounds.
ALTERNATES: ARML will create teams of alternates so
that everyone who makes the trip will get to participate.
Please submit with your team registration fees an extra $20
for each alternate that you plan to bring. If you bring
alternates not accounted for in your prepaid registration fees,
please be prepared to pay $20 for each of them when you
arrive at ARML. Please have all of your alternates listed on
the "Proctors & Alternates Sheet" to be turned in at the
Coaches' Meeting on Friday. Alternate team members are
eligible for individual awards.
A OR B DIVISION: Each student and each team at ARML
will work on the same questions, and each will have the
same time allocated to solve each question. However, in
order to afford more teams the opportunity to win awards,
teams may enter in either Division A or Division B, subject
to the following provisions: any team may enter in Division
A, and certain teams must enter in Division A, namely those
teams that receive a score equal to or greater than the 4th
place in division B. These teams must remain in Division A
for 3 years. Any other team may request to be in Division
B; please make sure to substantiate such a request with a
written statement in item #2 of your application form.
ZACHARY SOBOL AWARDS: Through the generosity
of friends of Zachary Sobol, a former ARML participant
who passed away in 1986, a fund in his name has been
established. The fund enables ARML to present awards
each year to students who make special contributions to their
ARML teams. If there is a student on your team this year
whom you deem worthy of such recognition, please submit a
proposal to that effect on the enclosed form, and mail it to
JOE WOLFSON, PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY, 20
MAIN STREET, EXETER, NH 03833-2460, by April 14.
A committee will select from among the students nominated
those who shall receive Sobol Awards, which will be
presented during the Awards Assembly.
CONSENT FORMS: Please make sure that you procure
signed parental consent and medical release forms from all
students who are participating in ARML.
ARML-NYSML BOOK AND ARML T-SHIRTS:
ARML souvenirs will be on sale at all three ARML sites. If
you wish to procure any of the problem books before the
meet, please contact J. Bryan Sullivan, the ARML President
(17 Woodside Drive, Sterling MA 01564; phone 978-422-
6675; e-mail: jbsully@verizon.net).

APPLICATION: If you are bringing a team to this year's ARML, please do the following:

1. Fill out the enclosed "Application Form". Please put PENN STATE, IOWA, or UNLV as the response
to Question 3.
2. Please mail or email the Application Form to Steve Adrian. Please mail the Bill for Registration Fees
together with your fee payment ($300 per 15-member team), to Linda Berman by APRIL 14. Even if
you haven't procured your registration fees by that date, please SEND THE APPLICATION, ANYWAY.
If you choose to register after APRIL 14, the late registration fee is $350.
3. Please fill out the enclosed housing form and print a hard copy for your own records..
4. On Question 7, please indicate how many cars you will be bringing so that ARML can arrange for
parking permits.
5. Make sure that all your fees can be paid by June 3 when you arrive at ARML.
6. Fill out the "ARML Scoresheet", listing ALPHABETICALLY the 15 students on each team, one team
per sheet. These sheets will be given to you on your arrival to ARML and will be collected at the
Coaches' Meeting on Friday night.
7. Fill out the "Proctors & Alternates Sheet", listing your proctors (and their assignments for Saturday's
competition) and your alternates. Bring these sheets to the Coaches' Meeting as well.

NOT COMING TO ARML THIS YEAR? If your team has been a regular
participant in ARML and you are not planning to come this year, please send your
Application Form to Steve Adrian at sladrian1@aol.com anyway and write, in
response to Question #1, that your team (please name it) is not coming. Thanks for
this courtesy.
 Teams that must compete in Division A in 2006

The top four teams from Division B in 2004 must compete in Division A in 2006.
1st 2004 Washington A
2nd 2004 New York City Y
3rd 2004 Indiana Gold
4th 2004 SF Bay B

Any team scoring better than the fourth place team in Division B (93 points) during the
2004 competition must compete in Division A in 2006.
166 points Thomas Jefferson A
150 points SF Bay A
144 points New York City A
142 points Georgia A
137 points Chicago A
134 points Montgomery A
132 points Missouri A
121 points AAST Mu
120 points Massey Ontario
116 points Lehigh Valley
114 points Phillips Exeter Red
114 points Texas Gold
110 points Minnesota Gold
105 points North Carolina A
99 points Massachusetts A
99 points Southern California
98 points Upstate New York A
96 points Chicago C
96 points Connecticut A

The top four teams from Division B in 2005 must compete in Division A in 2006.
1st 2005 WISCONSIN RED
2nd 2005 TEXAS SILVER
3rd 2005 FLORIDA
4th (tie) 2005 ALABAMA
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4 (tie) 2005 GEORGIA B
 American Regions Math League
Information Packet and Application Instructions
for ARML 2006
SITE-SPECIFIC INFORMATION
AT PENN STATE:
The housing and registration area is again at East Halls. When you arrive at the University, follow the campus signs, in
addition, there are map(s) on the website (http://www.campusmaps.psu.edu) that show the locations of the dormitories and
registration building, Findlay Commons. We will follow the same registration procedure as we used last year. See the PSU
Registration Procedure on the website for additional information. A printed map of the dormitory area will be given to the
coaches at registration. There will be an additional change for single rooms. On Friday evening, there will be two official
events, the Coaches' Meeting, which will start at 8:00 pm, and a presentation by David Kelley from Hampshire College for
students. There will be no competition on Friday. There are also recreational activities available, either for free, or a nominal
fee. The indoor pool will be opened from 6 to 8 pm. There will be a room set aside for students to have snacks and soft
drinks. The preliminaries for “Song Contest” will be Friday night at 9:35 pm. Remember to bring your own towels, soap,
PILLOW, and BLANKET, as the University does not provide any of these items. Single rooms will cost $10 extra.

On Saturday, the competition will begin with the Team Round, after which there will be a five-minute break, and then the Power
Question will commence. After its completion, all the teams will report to the Bryce Jordan Center. Proctors are to return the solutions
to the front stage. The individual questions will begin when all teams are seated. When they are finished, there will be a lunch break,
and then teams will reassemble for the Relay Rounds. After that will come the Tiebreakers and the Awards Assembly.
Should it be necessary to contact someone during ARML, here are the emergency phone numbers to use:
Findlay Commons (814) 865-0465 (24 hours)
John Farris – Conference Center (Fri.) (814) 863-5105 (8-5 weekdays)
Fax (814) 863-5190
Police Emergency (814) 863-1111 (911 for an emergency)
AT IOWA:
When teams arrive, they should proceed to Currier Hall, where registration will take place. One coach registers for all
students. Students will be housed at Burge Hall. On Friday evening, there will be two official events, the Coaches' Meeting, which
will start at 8:00 pm, and a presentation by Walter Seaman from the University of Iowa for students. Every team must have a
representative at the Coaches’ Meeting. There will also be recreational activities available, either for free or for a nominal fee. There
will be a room set aside in Burge Hall for students to have a soft drink and some chips. On Saturday, the competition will begin with
the Team Round, after which there will be a five-minute break, and then the Power Question will commence. After its completion, all
the teams will gather for the Individual questions. When they are finished, there will be a lunch break, and then teams will reassemble
for the Relay Rounds. After that will come the Tiebreakers and the Awards Assembly.
Should it be necessary to contact someone during ARML, here are the emergency phone numbers to use:
Burge Hall (319) 335-3091 (24 hours)
Belin Center (Fri.) (319) 336-6463 (8:30-4:30 weekdays)
Conference Center (Sat.) (319) 335-4158
John Benson (coordinator) (847) 571-6341 (cell phone)
AT UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS:
If your team is flying to UNLV, a taxi is probably the easiest way to get to campus. The cost should be approximately $12.
For other options, consult the McCarran Airport web site www.mccarran.com for ground transportation information. When you arrive
at UNLV, you should proceed to Tonopah Hall (#19 on the campus map) located at 1130 University Road, where your team will be
assigned to a dorm. On Friday afternoon, the Coaches' Meeting will start at 3:00 P.M. Teams will do the Team Round and the Power
Question on Friday evening, starting before 7:00. On Saturday, the competition will begin with the Individual questions. When they are
finished, teams will then do the Relay Rounds. After that will come the Tiebreakers and the Awards Assembly.
Should it be necessary to contact someone during ARML, the emergency phone numbers are:
Summer Conference Housing Office (702) 895-4058
Richard Rusczyk (coordinator) (619) 212-5619
 American Regions Math League
The Samuel J. Greitzer Distinguished ARML Coach Award

For many years, Dr. Samuel J. Greitzer, Professor Emeritus at Rutgers University, was the coach of
the United States IMO Team. Since 1992, the ARML Executive Board has awarded an ARML
Coach Award in his memory. The award is given for outstanding service to a regional team. The
coach is presented an inscribed plaque at the annual ARML Competition. We are inviting students,
coaches, and parents to nominate a coach of their ARML Team.

It is expected that the nomination will be sent as a Word attachment and it cannot exceed one typed
page. Please use 12 point font.

Coach’s Name: ________________________________ Team Name: _________________

Nominator’s Name: _____________________________ Date: __________________

Specific Reasons for nomination: (Please send as a Word document.)

Thank you. Please return the form by April 14, 2007 to:

John Benson
j-benson2@comcast.net
 American Regions Math League
Zachary Sobol Award Nomination Sheet

Zachary Sobol was an active participant in ARML from 1981 through 1983. He was a
leader and organizer for his team from Montgomery County, MD. In response to his
untimely death in 1986, Zachary’s friends and family established a permanent fund,
through ARML, for the purpose of honoring each year one or more students who, like
Zachary, make noteworthy contributions to their math teams or to the ARML competition
itself. If you have a student on your team who has demonstrated special leadership or
enthusiasm, please use this form to submit that student’s name in nomination for this
year’s Sobol Awards.

Student’s Name: _______________________________ Team Name: ____________

Nominator’s Name: ____________________________ Date: __________________

Description of Nominee’s Special Contributions: (If you need more room, please either
contribute on the back or attach an extra sheet.)

Thank you on behalf of our students. Please return this form by April 14 to:

Joe Wolfson
Sobol Awards
Phillips Exeter Academy
20 Main Street MSC 81418
Exeter, NH 03833 – 2460
 ARML Song Contest
At Penn State University

Teams are encouraged to write a song about the ARML competition, their trip to Penn
State, their ARML team, or math in general. This is a great team building activity for
teams to work on during their trip to Penn State or during the day on Friday.

A sign up sheet will be posted outside the registration booth in Findlay Commons and
teams are encouraged to register for the competition upon arrival. All teams wishing to
participate must register by 7:00 pm Friday evening.

The preliminaries will be held on Friday evening in Findlay Commons at 9:35 pm. The
audience, along with ARML judges, will select five teams who will perform at the main
competition on Saturday after the Super Relay. The winning song will be selected by
audience applause.

Teams are allowed to have as few, or as many performers as they want (1 or 2 up to 15),
but each team is limited to one entry. Alternates may compete on the team that they came
to Penn State with.

Songs will be judged based on originality, creativeness, and overall presentation. Songs
must be limited to thirty seconds and any entries with inappropriate content or dress will
be disqualified.