TMSCA tournaments

[texaslonghorn]

I have a daughter in fourth grade. Her elementary school in Fort Bend ISD is relatively new to TMSCA tournaments. I am trying to identify resources such as websites, books, old question papers, etc. to help my daughter improve her Number Sense, General Math, and Science skills. I would appreciate any help or suggestions.

Phil

[101dalmatians]

[101dalmatians]

And ask like a teacher at school if they order any tests from sources like Dr. Numsen.

[sxk1693]

Don't forget math-magic.com and zetamac.com

[texaslonghorn]

Thanks much for the helpful suggestions. I tried to search on Google and Amazon for books with Contest Elementary Math as the search term.

Here are my results:





I do not have a clue on which of these books are better ones for TMSCA tournaments.

I would appreciate any further guidance you can offer on books.

Phil

[101dalmatians]

[texaslonghorn]

Thanks much for your reply and help.

Phil

[101dalmatians]

No problemo :O

[texaslonghorn]

Is anyone else has having a problem with zetamac?
I keep getting a 502 Bad Gateway error.

Phil

[101dalmatians]

Yes. There sure is a problem with zetamac.
We have to wait a while - there is probably only a slight problem
Its kinda like how this site goes down once in a while...

[texaslonghorn]

Are there any books or authors that stand out in the following list for elementary school students in TMSCA tournaments?



Thanks,
Phil

[101dalmatians]

[8055]

I don't know any books that have helped me although I have just started UIL!

[101dalmatians]

You may want to, as mentioned earlier, ask teachers whether they have tests.
They will definitely have some.
If not, in the worst case, order Dr. Numsen tests from one of the websites mentioned earlier...
Good luck! :O

[texaslonghorn]

Thanks for your replies. I have managed to get some past tests and answer keys. The answer keys provide only the answer, not the solution. I was hoping some books would have material that can be handy in teaching time-efficient techniques (to my daughter). Some problems are quite challenging ... even if I can solve them, I am not able to figure out quick or better ways of doing them.

Phil

[101dalmatians]

Oh... Well ten ask the forum for help!

[texaslonghorn]

Here is one ...

The question is as follows:

How many paths exist from A to B, if you are only allowed to move down (↓) or to the right (→)? A diagonal move downward is also acceptable.

There is a picture that goes with this question. I have a scanned version of this picture in GIF and JPG formats.

This bulletin board is however giving me the following error message when I try to upload the GIF or JPG files.

Could not upload attachment to ./files/13089_00a9b4f2e33c3121c7845a5349b7dace.

How can I upload this picture?

Thanks,
Phil

[007math]

Try uploading it to http://imgur.com/ and then linking it.

[texaslonghorn]

Thanks for the help in adding the image ... Here is the problem in full ...