History
The New York State Mathematics League held its first competition in 1973, a competition intended for New York state teams. A team from Massachusetts asked to participate in the 1974 NYSML competition, and it took first place. This led to the creation of the Atlantic Regions Mathematics League in 1976, which became the American Regions Mathematics League in 1984.
When the Atlantic Regions Mathematics League was founded, the competition was held at a single eastern site that changed from year to year:
| Year | Location |
|---|---|
| 1976 | C. W. Post College |
| 1977 | Brown University |
| 1978 | Rutgers University |
| 1979 | Brown University |
| 1980 | Rutgers University |
| 1981 | University of Maryland College Park |
| 1982 | University of Maryland College Park |
| 1983 | Pennsylvania State University |
After 1983, the coordinators decided to keep the competition at Penn State University. ARML expanded to two sites in the late 1980s and to three sites in 1995. In 2008, ARML added a fourth site at the University of Georgia in Athens to better accommodate students in the Southeast.
The 2006 competition saw significant expansion. Around 120 teams and a total of around 1800 students competed, which was around 25% larger than during any other year. The Western site at UNLV nearly doubled.
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