NSML Written Script

Note whether or not the room has a visible clock, and use that information as you read the “closing”.

As students enter the room, remind them that they are not allowed to have a smart watch or cell phone with them. Instruct anyone with such a device to return it to their team’s homeroom.

Please turn off any smart devices. You may not be wearing a smart watch. Cell phones and smart watches should be returned to your homeroom. If your device is heard during the contest, you will be disqualified from this event.

Announce the grade level and check to see that every team is represented.

Read the appropriate sections 1 and 2 below.

1a. Contests without Calculator

Read the following:

You are not allowed to use a calculator on this contest.

Proceed to read the closing (below).

1b. Contests with Calculator, but NO CAS

(Freshman and Sophomore levels.)

Read the following:

Each contestant is allowed to use at most three calculators. Any calculator that does not have a symbolic manipulator is permitted. Specifically, the TI-89, TI-Nspire CAS, and HP-Prime are not allowed. Calculators may not be passed from one contestant to another.

Proceed to read the closing (below).

1c. Contests with Calculator, including CAS

(Junior and Senior levels.)

Read the following:

Each contestant is allowed to use at most three calculators. Calculators may not be passed from one contestant to another.

Proceed to read the closing (below).

2. Closing

• I am not allowed to answer any questions you have about the contest.
• If a question appears ambiguous or impossible, use your best judgment as to the correct answer and file an appeal after the contest.
• The written contest is thirty minutes long.
• (If the room has no visible clock.) I will give you a warning when 15 minutes and 5 minutes remain.
• (If the room has a visible clock.) I will give you a warning when five minutes remain.
• When you turn your paper over, print your name and school name legibly in the space provided.
• You may begin.