Dear Mathematics Team Sponsor,

The Twenty-Fifth Annual Mercer University High School Mathematics Contest will be held on Saturday, November 14, 2009. Your school is invited to enter a team of four to eight participants. Teams will register in Mercer's Medical School Lobby between 9:00 and 9:30 a.m. Formal activities will begin at 9:45 a.m. in the Medical School Auditorium. Participants will be allowed to bring and use calculators during the morning exam only. Read the rules carefully for more information about the types of calculators that will be allowed.

On the Mercer Mathematics Department Website, you will find:

(1) tournament schedule,
(2) tournament rules, and
(3) reply form -- due Friday, October 23, 2009

Note: The competition this year will be held in Mercer's Medical School Auditorium. The Medical School is just across College Street from the Willet Science Center. Take the Mercer University Drive exit off of I-75. Turn left onto Mercer University Drive if you are southbound and right if you are northbound. Turn left at the second stop light onto College St. Turn right at first stop sign. You will go between the Medical School on the left and the Engineering School on the right. Park behind the Medical School.

The lunch break should provide ample time for participants to dine off campus. The University Center is located on campus and includes a grill, Chick-Fil-A, Subway, and other options.  In addition, the dining hall will be open, and there are several restaurants that can be easily reached by car from the Mercer campus.

I look forward to your school competing in the tournament.

Sincerely,


Hope McIlwain
Associate Professor of Mathematics