The David Essner Mathematics Competition is an annual competition among Miami-Dade County secondary school students. The competition was begun in 1981-82 as a memorial to David Essner, a graduate student in mathematics at the University of Miami. The competition is open to all secondary schools, public and private, in Miami-Dade County. Each competition consists of two parts:

1. A preliminary 90 minute multiple choice exam given at the participating schools during the first Thursday in December. All secondary school students are eligible to take this exam, although it is recommended only for those who have had an honors algebra and precalculus course. Participating schools will administer this preliminary exam to their students.
2. A second exam given in late January or early February at the University of Miami. This is a 3 hour exam open only to students who made a sufficiently high score on the preliminary exam. This exam normally consists of 5 problems whose solutions require creative thought, and must be presented with logical clarity.

For the 2011-2012 Essner Competition, the preliminary exam is on December 1, 2011 and the second exam is on January 28, 2012.

Each school winner receives a certificate. The top winners of the second exam are invited to an awards reception, along with parents or other guests and school representatives. Awards to the Top Five include cash prizes, plaques and mathematics books; certificates are provided to other winners.

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