r/MathOlympiad

i'm a rising high-school freshman who's really passionate about math. i think i have pretty strong math ability for my age, since i scored a 117 on the amc 12 while in 8th grade.

i've always been curious about how high-school students actually get into math research. how do people end up publishing papers, winning awards at isef, or doing research that gets recognized by universities and journals?

also, does olympiad preparation (amc/aime/usamo/imo style math) help with mathematical research, or are they completely different skill sets?

I'm an 11th grade student(CBSE). I know it's late but I have to start prepping for the AMC12 and not to mention this is my first pre olympiad so I have no idea what to expect or what to study. I'm confused on what to study like do I do any past papers, books, courses, etc.

I'm curious to find out what preparation regimen brings one success at this age.

Throughout high school I have enjoyed doing math. Later I came across math competitions (AMC/AIME) and started studying for them. But no matter how hard I tried, I was never able to make USAMO. Does this mean I am not smart enough to continue pursuing math? Should I just focus on engineering or cs where I can reliably get a good income?

Even if I do decide on pursuing mathematics, what should I do in college? (from USA)

Im a rising 10th grader who has had some casual contest experience in middle school (17 on amc8) and I now want to pursue it more seriously. I typically mock amc10 anywhere from high 70s to low 90s, would AOPS volumes 1 and a few selected chapters from volume 2 suffice? Is it realistic to be able to qualify aime later this year, and what should my time commitment look like?

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So I'm currently an 8th grader who is will be in freshman year this fall. I got a 108 on the AMC 10A this year plus ≈5 on AIME this year, and I was wondering where to start to get to a 10+ on AIME next year. I am traveling a lot this summer, but I'll try to lock in on USAJMO + USAPHO + USACO over the summer. Do I work through all the beginner and intermediate AOPS books? Is there anything else? Thanks.

I am tryna teach middle schoolers math for cbse ,icse and Olympiads(gold medalist myself) and if uu guys' younger siblings or anyone needs tution dm

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hi everyone, hope you're having a great day. i am a year 10 student in the uk that wants to start getting into the world of maths olympiads. this was my first year and after getting into the hamilton olympiad (although i did poorly), i really want to do better next year and eventually make bmo2 and potentially go even further.

this summer i am willing to dedicate weeks of many hours of studying maths and improving my olympiad problem solving skills, but i'm not sure where to start. my current plan is to study maths olympiad books starting with evan chen's egmo, but am not sure if that is the best method to improve.

i would really appreciate it if someone who has done well and trained for maths olympiad contests before could help either recommend me some books, a different way to study, or just any advice.

thank you so much!

Can anyone recommend good lecture series/resources for olympiad-style Euclidean geometry/problem solving?

I’m looking for proof-based geometry resources covering topics like triangles, circles, transformations, coordinate geometry, inequalities, etc. — from beginner to advanced level.

Would especially appreciate:

• YouTube playlists
• Full lecture series/courses
• Books with good solved problems
• Resources that build strong intuition and problem-solving skills

Thanks!

Hello, I just got CTPCM and was wondering whether a solutions manual can be found online for every exercise, including proof problems etc.

Here's the link to the problem:
https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/2010_AMC_12A_Problems/Problem_21
The graph of y=x^6-10x^5+29x^4-4x^3+ax^2 lies above the line bx-c=y except at three values of x , where the graph and the line intersect. What is the largest of these values?

My logic: The line bx-c=y must be tangent to 3 local minimums of the function. However, one of those local minimums must be 0 because x^6-10x^5+29x^4-4x^3+ax^2=x^2(x^4-10x^3+29x^2-4x+a). Therefore, the y intercept of the line must be 0. There is no other way that the line can intersect (0,0). Also, that means that 0x+c=0, c=0. So why does the official solutions not factor this in? They keep treating it even though it must be to be tangent to the local minima.

I would appreciate insight about where my logic is flawed

I was gifted intermediate instead of intro and I don’t want to buy the intro. How do I bridge my knowledge to prepare for intermediate

My 6th grader has started liking maths competitions and wants to do well in AMC8 next year. He got a 12/25 this year, and wants to get 18 next year. He takes Pre-Algebra in school.

1. What books do redittors here suggest for him in his prep for next year, if he solves 5 problems (or works for 30 mins everyday) on competition maths?

2. I see AoPS and Mastering AMC8 by OmegaLearning as popular resources online. While OmegaLearn has free pdf, each AoPS book is ~$60. Can I get used books somewhere? Or any other suggestions?

Thanks in Advance!

is one student allowed to have two MAA accounts? as i took the AMC 12A and AMC 12B in two different MAA accounts because of how my competition managers registered me. what can i do about this? i’d really appreciate your help! :)

hi guys, i’m a junior & got into both camps this year, but i missed MOP by a few points 😢. i think i’ll also do SUMaC online, but it won’t overlap much with PROMYS or Mathcamp.

which one would y’all recommend? my main priority is still getting better at math contests/Olympiads, & my dream school is MIT lol. i’m seriously not sure what to pick cos every discussion says something different. would appreciate your help!!

I took part to the qualification national Olympics but I didn't get neither into the nationals nor IMO but I was just curious, do you need to be able to solve integrals for IMO?

Title, I'm about to take part in the Italian Math Olympiad and I was wondering if I need to prove LTE from the ground up if I need it for an exercise or if it's usually considered to be a "basic" lemma, much like other number theory theorems. I remember reading somewhere that LTE is famous enough for graders to recognise it, but at the same time it's not elementary enough to be mentioned without any sort of accessory explanation; writing down its complete proof during a competition seems like too much of a hassle though...