For three years, Calculus-Help.com hosted the Superbowl of high School Calculus, then dubbed “a brand new kind of contest for a brand new age of technology.” Schools from around the United States and the world competed in a contest of calculus cleverness without ever leaving their home school. Each year, schools signed up teams of three students (for only $7 per team) and, on the same Friday morning at the same time, downloaded a set of 10 problems to work on.
The contest was held the Friday before the A.P. test and gave students one last chance to review the important topics of calculus via problems that emulated free response questions. Working in teams also made the contest unique, and the contest quickly caught on. During the first year, 40 teams participated, but at its peak, 191 teams took part in the contest. The proceeds of the contest went to host the website for the following year, and as a fund raiser it was very successful. Unfortunately, it became too large, logistically, for one person to handle as a hobby, and it has not since returned.
You can still access the packets of questions (with answers and scoring rubrics) and the results via the links below. Please support our sole sponsor, AffordableTrophies.com, that gave me a great deal on the massive glut of trophies and medals that were awarded.
More Information about the Superbowl of High School Calculus
- The official rules for the 2004 Superbowl competition
- Official Playbook (available to registered teams only); some links within no longer valid
- Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
- Buy Superbowl of Calculus T-shirts and merchandise here
2002 Superbowl
- View the results of the 2002 Superbowl of High School Calculus
- Download the questions, answers, and statistical analysis of the scores
2003 Superbowl
- View the results of the 2003 Superbowl of High School Calculus
- Download the questions, answers, and statistical analysis of the scores
2004 Superbowl
- View the results of the 2004 Superbowl of High School Calculus
- Download the questions, answers, and statistical analysis of the scores
