Founded in 1950, the AMC is the preeminent math competition for students K-12. OSSM hosts the American Mathematics Competition: AMC 10B, AMC 12B, and AMC 8. OSSM offers this to any middle and high school students in Oklahoma at no cost.

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AMC 8 Competition: Held annually in January the AMC 8 is a 25-question, 40-minute, multiple-choice exam in middle school math. Topics include counting, probability, geometry, spatial visualization, and algebra concepts.

The AMC 8 is for students typically in grades 6-8, though younger students may also participate.

The 2025 AMC 8 will be held at OSSM on January 22, 2025. Early Bird registration deadline for the AMC8 is Oct. 28, 2024.

For more information, contact Jamie Bond at Jamie.Bond@ossm.edu or
405-522-7802.

Important Information

Finding OSSM

The entrance to the OSSM campus is on the corner of NE 10th Street and N Stiles Ave. You will enter through the library. For GPS, please use the address 401 N.E. 10th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104. Arrive at 2:30-2:45 p.m. in the Shedrick Library at OSSM. Please do not arrive before 2:30 as no one will be ready to receive you.
At 2:30 p.m., OSSM students in the library building will direct you to the contest room, or parent presentation room.

Parents may leave and come back according to our expected conclusion time (about 4:15-4:30 p.m.). Alternatively, parents may stay and hear a presentation about OSSM for parents of participants interested in considering OSSM for their last two years of high school.

Test Information:

Questions: 25-problem exam within

Time Limit: 40 minutes.

Structure: The problems increase in difficulty as the number increases.

Schedule: The AMC 8 will start at 3:00 PM. Please arrive no earlier than 2:30 p.m. and no later than 2:50 p.m.

Test time: 3:00 p.m. – 3:40 p.m.

Pick-up Time: 3:45 p.m.

Location:[http://1141 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK. 73104] You will enter through the library. For GPS navigation, use the address [http://1141 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK. 73104]401 NE 10th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104.[http://1141 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK. 73104]

Please enter the security entrance in the Shedrick Library at OSSM. At 2:30 PM, OSSM students in the library will guide you to either the contest or parent presentation rooms. Thank you!

Curriculum: The AMC 8 tests mathematical problem solving with algebra, arithmetic, counting, geometry, logic, number theory, and probability.

It is easier than the AMC 10, but because of the difference in topics, it is not recommended to practice for the AMC 10 exam instead of for the AMC 8.

Resources:

Online test: This website provides a list of all AMC tests with answers, solutions, and a timer: Math Space

Video Playlist: These videos are really good for learning many concepts that come on the AMC 8:

-Permutations and Combinations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6a4uHEwQnM&

-Casework, Complementary Counting, and Overcounting (PIE): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhsb5lv6jCI

This is a playlist made by Sohil Rathi that covers many of the key concepts and strategies that are on the AMC 8.

https://youtu.be/atSMf1eegmU?list=PLT9bNzqjDoMnF2rmrySRQF_c_gUjKkVMe

Here are some more good videos that go through AMC 8 problem-solving

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKlYlAiBzrs&list=PLLCzevlMcsWNBsdpItBT4r7Pa8cZb6Viu&index=2&t=92s ~ MathEx

Links: You can use the links below to access many years worth of competition questions and answers.

AMC 8 Problems and Solutions

Recommended Reading:

Introduction to Algebra by Richard Rusczyk
Introduction to Counting & Probability by Dr. David Patrick.
Introduction to Number Theory by Matthew Crawford
Introduction to Geometry by Richard Rusczyk.
The Art of Problem Solving Volume I by Sandor Lehoczky and Richard Rusczyk.

Preparation Classes:

Art of Problem Solving offers many helpful online classes on topics covered by the AMC 8.

Please contact admissions@ossm.edu with questions or concerns.