We are happy to report that our students have done an incredible job qualifying for the 2019 USAMO/USAJMO competitions.

Of the 280 USA Math Olympiad national qualifiers, 4 are our students.

Of the 235 USA Junior Math Olympiad national qualifiers, 4 are our students.

We are very proud of our students’ hard work. Congratulations to them, to their families, and to our math coaches for such an impressive achievement!

Table 1:  Four Students Qualified for the USAMO

Name	Grade	Class Year
Luke C.	10	2018-2019 Online One-on-one Coaching
Zipeng L.	10	2018-2019 One-on-one Coaching
Sameer P.	11	2018-2019 Online One-on-one Coaching
Peter P.	11	2018-2019 Online One-on-one Coaching

Table 2:  Four Students Qualified for the USAJMO

Name	Grade	Class Year
Adam E.	9	2018-2019 Online One-on-one Coaching
Noah W.	10	2018-2019 Online One-on-one Coaching
Holden W.	9	2018-2019 Online One-on-one Coaching
Isabella Z.	8	2018-2019 One-on-one Coaching

The Mathematical Association of America hosts the annual AMC contests for middle and high school students. Its purpose is to spur interest in mathematics and develop talent through the excitement of friendly competition at problem solving in a timed format. The MAA AMC program leads the nation in strengthening the mathematical capabilities of the next generation of problem-solvers. The competitions prepare students for future careers in STEM fields and help foster positive attitudes towards analytical thinking and mathematics.

In 2019, we had 76 students who are qualified to take the AIME either through the AMC 10A/12A or AMC 10B/12B. One of our students was among the 22 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10A: Noah W.and one of our students were among the 10 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 12B: Kenneth W. Very impressively, 32 middle schoolers and 7 elementary schoolers qualified for the AIME!

In 2018, we had 64 students who obtained top scores on the AMC 8 contest!

• 3 of our students were among the top 44 National Winners (Perfect Scorers): Eric B., Kevin Y., and Isabella Z.
• 40 students received National Distinguished Honor Roll Certificates awarded to top 1% test takers.
• 21 students received National Honor Roll Certificates awarded to top 5% test takers.
• 64 out of our 66 students (96.5%) received National Awards for the AMC 8 from the Mathematical Association of America

Read more at: 2018 AMC 8 Results Just Announced — Three Students Received Perfect Scores

Fin all information at: Notable Achievements of Our Students

• 20 Sets of AMC 12 Mock Test with Detailed Solutions
• 20 Sets of AMC 10 Mock Test with Detailed Solutions

We will offer the AMC 10/12 contests to OUR LOCAL students at the Montgomery College.

The 2020 AMC 10/12 Online Registration will open on December 2, 2019!

AMC 10/12 A
Date: Thursday, January 30, 2020
Time: 3:30pm — 5:00pm (please arrive 10 minutes early)

AMC 10/12 B
Date: Wednesday, February 05, 2020
Time: 3:30pm — 5:00pm (please arrive 10 minutes early)

Germantown Campus:
Address: 20200 Observation Drive, Germantown, MD 20876
Location: HT113 (Global Hall)
View Germantown campus map here

Rockville Campus:
Address: 900 Hungerford Drive #110, Rockville, MD 20850
Location: SC362
View Rockville campus map here

Note: Parking permit will be available.

You can find 2019 real AMC 10/12 problems and answers, for your child’s practice, at:

• American Mathematics Contest 10 (AMC 10)
• American Mathematics Contest 12 — AMC 12
• AMC 8/10/12 Problems and Answers
• American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) Materials
• Important Dates for the AMC Competitions (2019-2010 School Year)

*************************************************************
Henry Wan, Ph.D.
Senior Instructor in Math
Senior Math Coach Certified by the MAA
Tel: 240-406-3402
Email:  amcmarylandcenter@gmail.com *************************************************************

The main purpose of the AMC 10/12 is to spur interest in mathematics and to develop talent through the excitement of solving challenging problems in a timed multiple-choice format. The problems range from the very easy to the extremely difficult. Students who participate in the AMC 10/12 should find that most of the problems are challenging but within their grasp. The contest is intended for everyone from the average student at a typical school who enjoys mathematics to the very best student at the most special school.

In 2019, over 510,000 students from over 4,100 U.S. and international schools competed for school, regional, and national awards in this contest and found it fun and rewarding. Top 20, well-known U.S. universities and colleges, including internationally recognized U.S. technical institutions, ask for AMC scores on their application forms. Our students deserve the chance to list these scores on their applications!

With these contests, there are awards in each school for the student with the highest score, certificates for high-scoring students in each school, state-wide awards, regional awards, and even national awards. These contests lead to other more selective math contests, all the way to the USA team sent to the International Mathematical Olympiad, the premier international high school level problem solving contest.

But the real rewards come from challenging each student with mathematics that is new, different, and “outside of the box.” The problems on the contest are hard, but designed to be within reach. Just by participating in the contest your student should still feel accomplishment, because these problems are meant to be more challenging than routinely encountered in mathematics courses.

Mathematics is increasingly important in our technological and scientific age. Taking enough mathematics in school is the gateway to jobs and careers of all kinds, even those that are not explicitly mathematical, scientific or technological. We hope that by offering these contests, we can challenge and inspire students to want to learn more mathematics. We hope that your son or daughter enjoys the contests and will continue to take mathematics courses in middle school, high school and beyond.

More details can be found at:

• American Mathematics Contest 10 (AMC 10)
• Notable Achievements of Our Students
• 365-hour Project to Qualify for the AIME through the AMC 10/12 Contests
• 116 Full-length Real AMC Problems Sets are a Golden Resource to Our AMC 10/12 Prep Program

Click HERE to find out more about Math Competitions!

We will offer the AMC 8 contest to OUR local students at the Montgomery College.

AMC 8 Online Registration opens on September 3, 2019!

Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Time: 3:30pm — 4:30pm (please arrive 10 minutes early)

Germantown Campus:
Address: 20200 Observation Drive, Germantown, MD 20876
Location: Global Hall Auditorium HT113, located on the first floor in the High Technology (HT) building.
View Germantown campus map here

Rockville Campus:
Address: 51 Mannakee Street, Rockville, MD 20850
Location: Room 461 in the Science Center (SC) Building
View Rockville campus map here

Note: Parking permit will be available.

You can find 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 real AMC 8 problems and answers, for your child’s practice, at:

• 2015 AMC 8 Problems and Answers
• 2016 AMC 8 Problems and Answers
• 2017 AMC 8 Problems and Answers
• 2018 AMC 8 Problems and Answers
• 20 Sets of AMC 8 Mock Test with Detailed Solutions
• AMC 8/10/12/AIME Problems and Answers
• 18 Sets of Past Official AMC 8 Tests with Answer Keys
• 14 Sets of Previous Real AJHSME (AMC 8) Tests with Answer Keys

*************************************************************
Henry Wan, Ph.D.
Senior Instructor in Math
Senior Math Coach Certified by the MAA
Tel: 240-406-3402
Email:  amcmarylandcenter@gmail.com
*************************************************************

For more details, see:

• Important Dates for the AMC Competitions (2019-2020 School Year)
• Calendar for the American Mathematics Competitions

The AMC 8 is a fun mathematics competition, aimed primarily at middle school students in grades 6, 7, and 8. Highly motivated 4th and 5th grade students are encouraged to participate as well. Last year the AMC 8 contest involved over 150,000 students worldwide.

With these contests, there are awards in each school for the student with the highest score, certificates for high-scoring students in each school, and state-wide awards. The AMC 8 contest can lead to other more selective math contests, even all the way to the United States of America team sent to the International Mathematical Olympiad, the premier international high school level mathematical problem solving contest. But the real rewards come from challenging each student with mathematics that is new, different, and “outside of the box.” The problems on the contest are difficult, but designed to be within the reach of students. Even so, if your son or daughter managed to solve only one or two problems, this should be an encouragement to learn more, because these problems are meant to be more challenging than students routinely encounter in their mathematics courses.

Mathematics is increasingly important in our technological and scientific age. Taking enough mathematics in school is the gateway to jobs and careers of all kinds, even those that are not explicitly mathematical, scientific or technological. We hope that by offering these contests, we can challenge and inspire students to want to learn more mathematics. We hope that your son or daughter enjoys the contests and will continue to take mathematics courses in middle school, high school and beyond.

More details can be found at:

• Premier National Mathematics Competition — AMC 8
• 2018 AMC 8 Results Just Announced — Three Students Received Perfect Scores
• 2017 AMC 8 Results Just Announced — Seven Students Received Perfect Scores
• AMC 8 Winners for the U.S. Ivy League Education Center
• A Little Competition can Inspire Students to Greater Achievement
• The Big Value of Middle School Math Competitions
• Great Benefits of Math Competitions
• American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) Materials

Read more at:

Click HERE find out more about Math Competitions!

Click HERE to find out more about SAT Prep!

Summer is the golden time to develop students’ math skills and prepare for the American Math Competitions!

See: 2019 USAMO and USAJMO Qualifiers Announced — Four Students Qualified for the USAMO and Four Students for the USAJMO

Summer Session I
6 Classes (Eastern Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm), Total: 18 Hours
6/29, 6/30, 7/6 (Mock Exam/Review), 7/7, 7/13, 7/14 (Mock Exam/Review)

Summer  Session II
6 Classes (Eastern Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm), Total: 18 Hours
7/20, 7/21, 7/27 (Mock Exam/Review), 7/28, 8/3, 8/4 (Mock Exam/Review)

Tuition (including all materials)
Session I:	New Students: $720
	Returning Students: $705
Session II:	New Students: $720
	Returning Students: $705

Online Registration is now open! Click HERE to register and pay.

A commitment to the whole course can maximize the benefit of learning all the math ideas, methods, strategies, tactics, skills, and techniques.

Click HERE to see payment and refund policy.

If your child chooses to join our online class, please click HERE to CAREFULLY see our detailed instruction.

• This is a live class, not a pre-recorded one. Instructors will ask students questions, and students can also ask questions during the class or email their questions to instructors after class.
• We record all of our lessons as a big bonus for our students so that they can watch class videos after class for review and self-study.
• We will help students gain a deeper understanding of the fundamental math concepts, build a solid foundation in math, and develop the critical thinking and problem-solving skills different from those in the school classes, motivation, and perseverance for reaching their full potential.
• We will focus on efficient tricks, shortcuts, and strategies to solve competitive math problems, especially those hard problems on the AMC 10/12 and easy problems on the AIME, as well as test-taking tactics.
• The emphasis of this class will be on discrete math, and comprehensive problem-solving, which are very common in competitive math, but are not included in school curriculum.
• We will utilize a highly effective teaching model as described in the article: Small-sized Class Instruction-focused Model.

Instructors:

• Dr. Henry Wan
• Dr. Irina Khovanova
• Dr. Natasha Kufareva

Location:
18206 Endora Cir, Germantown, MD 20841 (Two spots are available!)

Contact Information:
Ivy League Education Center
Tel:  301-922-9508     or        240-406-3402
Email:  chiefmathtutor@gmail.com

We must prepare in advance for the 2020 AMC 10/12 contests. As the great scientist Louis Pasteur said, “Chance favors only the prepared mind.” Those who strive to prepare early, and work hard are the ones who achieve the best results. The AMC is a complex math competition that requires dedication and focus. Therefore, the earlier our students start preparing, the better their scores will be.

Read more at:

• 116 Full-length Real AMC Problems Sets are a Golden Resource to Our AMC 10/12 Prep Program
• 365-hour Project to Qualify for the AIME through the AMC 10/12 Contests
• Some Hard Problems on the 2017 AMC 10A/12A are Totally the Same as Previous Problems on the AMC 10/12
• AMC 10 versus AMC 12
• AMC 10/12 Historical Results
• Some Problems on the 2016 AMC 10/12 are Exactly the Same as Previous AMC/ARML Problems
• Optimal Strategies to Solve Hard AMC Geometry Problems
• Students Can Easily Qualify for the AIME Through the AMC 12 During 11th and 12th Grade
• The AMC 10 and AMC 12 Have 10-15 Questions in Common
• Every Student Should Take Both the AMC 10A/12A and 10 B/12B!
• The Big Value of Middle School Math Competitions
• Great Benefits of Math Competitions
• A Little Competition Can Inspire Math Students to Greater Achievement
• Mathematics competitions are NOT mysterious, and every student can attend them! — 数学竞赛绝非神秘，每个学生都可参加！
• Girls should attend math competitions — 女生更应参加数学竞赛
• Small-sized Class Instruction-focused Model
• Why are Math Competitions Important to Girls?
• Small-sized Class Instruction-focused Model
• 2016 AIME Qualifiers Announced — 36 Students Qualified for the AIME
• Cutoff scores for AIME qualification in 2016

Purpose: To prepare for the AMC 10/12A — Thursday, January 30, 2020
and Wednesday, February 05, 2020.

Specific Goal: To earn a score of 120 or more out of 150 on the American Mathematics Contest 10 (AMC 10), or a score of 100 or more out of 150 on the American Mathematics Contest 12 (AMC 12), and then qualify for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME), which is used to determine qualification for the United States of America Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO). See for more details: Optimal Strategies to Solve Hard AMC Problems

There are many math competitions in the United States. Of those, only AMC → AIME → USAMO sequence would take you to the IMO (International Math Olympiad), the highest level math competition for high school students in the world.

Who should take this class: This class is very appropriate for 6th-11th grade students who are hoping to qualify for the AIME.

Benefits:

• 12 tutorial handouts (>500 pages) developed by Dr. Henry Wan and 600 new problems similar to AMC 10/12 level from the licensed AMC Database
• 4 FREE mock tests that are intended to mimic an actual math competition exam, each of which has 25 questions similar to AMC 10/12 level taken from the licensed AMC Database. These simulated tests help students assess their level of preparation for the Math Competitions. After attempting the test, students get answers, explanations, and a detailed score report and wise performance summary.
• FREE registration for the AMC 10/12 A — Thursday, January 30, 2020 and/or AMC 10/12 B and Wednesday, February 5, 2020. Please see: The AMC 10/12 Contests at the Montgomery College on January 30, 2020, and February 5, 2020

Weekly Homework:

At least 6 hours per week. Problem sets include all problems on the past AMC 10/12 and ARML, and 500 brand new problems having similar difficulty and style as the real AMC 10/12 problems, extracted from the licensed AMC Database.

The focus will on the final 15 problems on the AMC 10/12, and the first 5 problems on the AIME, as well as those hard problems on the ARML. Note that some hard problems on the recent AMC 10 and 12 are exactly the same as previous ARML Problems. See: Some Problems on the 2016 AMC 10/12 are Exactly the Same as Previous AMC/ARML Problems

Each week, we will carefully review and check 2 students’ homework, and correct any mistakes. The next week, we will check another 2 students’ homework, and this will continue on a rotational basis until all students have had their homework checked at least once and the cycle will start again. Based on the work of the 2 students that week, we will provide the those 2 students with individualized proposal and support.

Class Outline:

In our AMC 10/12 Prep class, we will focus on efficient tricks, shortcuts, and strategies to solve AMC problems as well as test-taking tactics. The emphasis of this class will be on advanced discrete math and comprehensive problem-solving which are very common in competitive math. We will also help students develop quick problem solving strategies and effective time management skills.

AMC 10/12 Prep Class Summer I

Class	Date	Topic
1	6/29, Sun	Prime Decomposition, Counting Divisors, Odd Divisors, Even Divisors, Perfect Square Divisors, And Perfect Cubic Divisors
2	6/30, Sun	The Number of Zeros at the End of  a Factorial
3	7/6, Sun	Modular Arithmetic and Number Theory
4	7/7, Sun	Residue Classes and Solving Linear Congruences
5	7/13, Sun	Special Factoring Trick (Completing the Rectangle) to Solve Diophantine Equations
6	7/14, Sun	Euler’s Totient Function and Fermat’s Little Theorem

 AMC 10/12 Prep Class Summer II

Class	Date	Topic
1	7/20, Sat	Constructive Counting and One to One Correspondences
2	7/21, Sun	Combinations with Repetitions, and Ordered and Unordered Partitions
3	7/27, Sat	The Principle of Inclusion and Exclusion, and the Pigeonhole Principle
4	7/28, Sun	Fibonacci Numbers and Recursions
5	8/3, Sat	Statistics and Discrete Probability
6	8/4, Sun	Advanced Probability Theory

Small-sized Class Teaching Model: We utilize the highly effective small-sized class teaching model. Smaller classes lead to pupils receiving more individual attention from teachers, and having more active interactions with them. We focus on every individual, not the whole class. Students will thrive from the smaller class sizes that allow them to reach their full potential. Particularly, students can benefit tremendously from high-frequent individualized student-teacher interactions leading to establishment of a stronger foundation for lifelong learning.

Our main purpose is to help our students gain deeper understanding of the fundamental math concepts, build a solid foundation in math, and develop the critical thinking and problem-solving skills that are so valuable to success in any career. We are big believers in the FUNDAMENTALS! Our students will receive the LIFELONG BENEFITS from learning math.

Regardless of his/her math level, each student will have the opportunity to learn math in a fun, friendly, cooperative, supportive learning environment. The most important thing is to have fun.

Our Students

In 2019, we had 4 Students Qualified for the USAMO and 4 Students for the USAJMO.

• Of the 280 USA Math Olympiad national qualifiers, 4 are our students: Luke C., Zipeng L., Sameer P., and Peter P.
• Of the 235 USA Junior Math Olympiad national qualifiers, 4 are our students: Michael H., Noah W., Holden W., and Isabella Z.

Read more at: 2019 USAMO and USAJMO Qualifiers Announced — Four Students Qualified for the USAMO and Four Students for the USAJMO

In 2019, we had 76 students who are qualified to take the AIME either through the AMC 10A/12A or AMC 10B/12B. One of our students was among the 22 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10A: Noah W.and one of our students were among the 10 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 12B: Kenneth W. Very impressively, 32 middle schoolers and 7 elementary schoolers qualified for the AIME!

In 2018, we had 64 students who obtained top scores on the AMC 8 contest!

• 3 of our students were among the top 44 National Winners (Perfect Scorers): Eric B., Kevin Y., and Isabella Z.
• 40 students received National Distinguished Honor Roll Certificates awarded to top 1% test takers.
• 21 students received National Honor Roll Certificates awarded to top 5% test takers.
• 64 out of our 66 students (96.5%) received National Awards for the AMC 8 from the Mathematical Association of America

Read more at: 2018 AMC 8 Results Just Announced — Three Students Received Perfect Scores

In 2018, we had 73 students who are qualified to take the AIME either through the AMC 10A/12A or AMC 10B/12B. Two of our students were among the 35 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10A: Austen M. and Jason W.  and two of our students were among the 21 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 12B: Kaan D. and Edward W. Remarkably, 11 middle schoolers and 2 elementary schoolers qualified for the AIME!

In 2017, we had 63 students who earned top scores on the AMC 8 contest!

• 7 of our students were among the top 75 National Winners (Perfect Scorers).
• 34 students received National Distinguished Honor Roll Certificates awarded to top 1% test takers.
• 22 students received National Honor Roll Certificates awarded to top 5% test takers.
• 63 out of our 65 students (97%) received National Awards for the AMC 8 from the Mathematical Association of America

Read more at: 2017 AMC 8 Results Just Announced — Seven Students Received Perfect Scores

In 2017, we had 61 students who are qualified to take the AIME either through the AMC 10A/12A or AMC 10B/12B. One of our students was among the 28 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10A: Austen M., and two of our students were among the 65 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10B: Ashwin A. and Brad Z. Remarkably, eight middle schoolers and one elementary schooler qualified for the AIME, which is geared toward high school students. Very impressively, Bryan Z., a 6th grader, gained a score of 132 out of 150 on the AMC 10B.Read more at: 2017 AIME Qualifiers Announced — 61 Students Qualified for the AIME

In 2016, we had 36 students who are qualified to take AIME either through AMC 10A/12A or AMC 10B/12B. One of our students was among the 23 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10A: Joel (Junyao) T. Particularly, seven middle schoolers and one elementary schooler qualified for the AIME, which is geared toward high school students. Pravalika P., a 6th grader, got a 115.5 out of 150 on the AMC10B, which is very impressive. Read more at: 2016 AIME Qualifiers Announced — 36 Students Qualified for AIME

2011 – 2015: In total, 37 students scored above 120 on the American Mathematics Contest 10 (AMC 10) and qualified for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME); 26 students scored above 100 on the American Mathematics Contest 12 (AMC 12) and qualified for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME); 3 students qualified for the USA Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO), the highest level of math competition for high school students in the USA

2011 – 2015: In total, 23 students achieved perfect scores of 28 on the AMC 8

Read more at: Notable Achievements of Our Students

Our Uniqueness

We have a long history of close collaboration with the MAA‘s American Mathematics Competitions (AMC), which are dedicated to strengthening the mathematical capabilities of our nation’s youth, and are the first of a series of competitions in high school mathematics that determine the United States team for the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO).

We are only one in the Washington DC metropolitan area to offer elementary, middle, and high-school level competition math courses. Our students have received top scores and awards at prestigious national and math competitions.

We have extracted 5,000 brand new problems at the level of the AMC 8 from the licensed AMC Database. In addition, we have also collected all AMC8/10/12 and AIME Official Solutions as shown in the article “American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) Materials.” All these materials have formed a golden resource for our students, who are the ultimate beneficiaries.

Click HERE find out more about Math Competitions!

Click HERE to find out more about SAT Prep!

Summer is the golden time to develop students’ math skills and prepare for the American Math Competitions!

See: 2019 USAMO and USAJMO Qualifiers Announced — Four Students Qualified for the USAMO and Four Students for the USAJMO

Summer Session I
6 Classes (Eastern Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm), Total: 18 Hours
6/29, 6/30, 7/6 (Mock Exam/Review), 7/7, 7/13, 7/14 (Mock Exam/Review)

Summer  Session II
6 Classes (Eastern Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm), Total: 18 Hours
7/20, 7/21, 7/27 (Mock Exam/Review), 7/28, 8/3, 8/4 (Mock Exam/Review)

Tuition (including all materials)
Session I:	New Students: $720
	Returning Students: $705
Session II:	New Students: $720
	Returning Students: $705

Online Registration is now open! Click HERE to register and pay.

A commitment to the whole course can maximize the benefit of learning all the math ideas, methods, strategies, tactics, skills, and techniques.

Click HERE to see payment and refund policy.

You are very welcome to sign up for our online course which offers a quick, efficient way for students to interact with teachers over long distance. We use the Google Meet to video chat and easily connect with students to teach them our tricks and shortcuts to getting an amazing score on their contests, as well as offer them our guidance and support. Students can ask questions face-to-face, and can complete problems with the supervision of our teachers/coaches. Click HERE to see detailed instruction.

• This is a live class, not a pre-recorded one. Instructors will ask students questions, and students can also ask questions during the class or email their questions to instructors after class.
• We record all of our lessons as a big bonus for our students so that they can watch class videos after class for review and self-study.
• We will help students gain a deeper understanding of the fundamental math concepts, build a solid foundation in math, and develop the critical thinking and problem-solving skills different from those in the school classes, motivation, and perseverance for reaching their full potential.
• We will focus on efficient tricks, shortcuts, and strategies to solve competitive math problems, especially those hard problems on the AMC 10/12 and easy problems on the AIME, as well as test-taking tactics.
• The emphasis of this class will be on discrete math, and comprehensive problem-solving, which are very common in competitive math, but are not included in school curriculum.
• We will utilize a highly effective teaching model as described in the article: Small-sized Class Instruction-focused Model.

Instructors:

• Dr. Henry Wan
• Dr. Irina Khovanova
• Dr. Natasha Kufareva

Contact Information:
Ivy League Education Center
Tel:  301-922-9508     or        240-406-3402
Email:  chiefmathtutor@gmail.com

We must prepare in advance for the 2020 AMC 10/12 contests. As the great scientist Louis Pasteur said, “Chance favors only the prepared mind.” Those who strive to prepare early, and work hard are the ones who achieve the best results. The AMC is a complex math competition that requires dedication and focus. Therefore, the earlier our students start preparing, the better their scores will be.

Read more at:

• 116 Full-length Real AMC Problems Sets are a Golden Resource to Our AMC 10/12 Prep Program
• 365-hour Project to Qualify for the AIME through the AMC 10/12 Contests
• Some Hard Problems on the 2017 AMC 10A/12A are Totally the Same as Previous Problems on the AMC 10/12
• AMC 10 versus AMC 12
• AMC 10/12 Historical Results
• Some Problems on the 2016 AMC 10/12 are Exactly the Same as Previous AMC/ARML Problems
• Optimal Strategies to Solve Hard AMC Geometry Problems
• Students Can Easily Qualify for the AIME Through the AMC 12 During 11th and 12th Grade
• The AMC 10 and AMC 12 Have 10-15 Questions in Common
• Every Student Should Take Both the AMC 10A/12A and 10 B/12B!
• The Big Value of Middle School Math Competitions
• Great Benefits of Math Competitions
• A Little Competition Can Inspire Math Students to Greater Achievement
• Mathematics competitions are NOT mysterious, and every student can attend them! — 数学竞赛绝非神秘，每个学生都可参加！
• Girls should attend math competitions — 女生更应参加数学竞赛
• Small-sized Class Instruction-focused Model
• Why are Math Competitions Important to Girls?
• Small-sized Class Instruction-focused Model
• 2016 AIME Qualifiers Announced — 36 Students Qualified for the AIME
• Cutoff scores for AIME qualification in 2016

Purpose: To prepare for the AMC 10/12A — Thursday, January 30, 2020
and Wednesday, February 05, 2020.

Specific Goal: To earn a score of 120 or more out of 150 on the American Mathematics Contest 10 (AMC 10), or a score of 100 or more out of 150 on the American Mathematics Contest 12 (AMC 12), and then qualify for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME), which is used to determine qualification for the United States of America Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO). See for more details: Optimal Strategies to Solve Hard AMC Problems

There are many math competitions in the United States. Of those, only AMC → AIME → USAMO sequence would take you to the IMO (International Math Olympiad), the highest level math competition for high school students in the world.

Who should take this class: This class is very appropriate for 6th-11th grade students who are hoping to qualify for the AIME.

Benefits:

• 12 tutorial handouts (>500 pages) developed by Dr. Henry Wan and 600 new problems similar to AMC 10/12 level from the licensed AMC Database
• 4 FREE mock tests that are intended to mimic an actual math competition exam, each of which has 25 questions similar to AMC 10/12 level taken from the licensed AMC Database. These simulated tests help students assess their level of preparation for the Math Competitions. After attempting the test, students get answers, explanations, and a detailed score report and wise performance summary.
• FREE registration for the AMC 10/12 A — Thursday, January 30, 2020 and/or AMC 10/12 B and Wednesday, February 5, 2020. Please see: The AMC 10/12 Contests at the Montgomery College on January 30, 2020, and February 5, 2020

Weekly Homework:

At least 6 hours per week. Problem sets include all problems on the past AMC 10/12 and ARML, and 500 brand new problems having similar difficulty and style as the real AMC 10/12 problems, extracted from the licensed AMC Database.

The focus will on the final 15 problems on the AMC 10/12, and the first 5 problems on the AIME, as well as those hard problems on the ARML. Note that some hard problems on the recent AMC 10 and 12 are exactly the same as previous ARML Problems. See: Some Problems on the 2016 AMC 10/12 are Exactly the Same as Previous AMC/ARML Problems

Each week, we will carefully review and check 2 students’ homework, and correct any mistakes. The next week, we will check another 2 students’ homework, and this will continue on a rotational basis until all students have had their homework checked at least once and the cycle will start again. Based on the work of the 2 students that week, we will provide the those 2 students with individualized proposal and support.

Class Outline:

In our AMC 10/12 Prep class, we will focus on efficient tricks, shortcuts, and strategies to solve AMC problems as well as test-taking tactics. The emphasis of this class will be on advanced discrete math and comprehensive problem-solving which are very common in competitive math. We will also help students develop quick problem solving strategies and effective time management skills.

AMC 10/12 Prep Class Summer I

Class	Date	Topic
1	6/29, Sun	Prime Decomposition, Counting Divisors, Odd Divisors, Even Divisors, Perfect Square Divisors, And Perfect Cubic Divisors
2	6/30, Sun	The Number of Zeros at the End of  a Factorial
3	7/6, Sun	Modular Arithmetic and Number Theory
4	7/7, Sun	Residue Classes and Solving Linear Congruences
5	7/13, Sun	Special Factoring Trick (Completing the Rectangle) to Solve Diophantine Equations
6	7/14, Sun	Euler’s Totient Function and Fermat’s Little Theorem

 AMC 10/12 Prep Class Summer II

Class	Date	Topic
1	7/20, Sat	Constructive Counting and One to One Correspondences
2	7/21, Sun	Combinations with Repetitions, and Ordered and Unordered Partitions
3	7/27, Sat	The Principle of Inclusion and Exclusion, and the Pigeonhole Principle
4	7/28, Sun	Fibonacci Numbers and Recursions
5	8/3, Sat	Statistics and Discrete Probability
6	8/4, Sun	Advanced Probability Theory

Small-sized Class Teaching Model: We utilize the highly effective small-sized class teaching model. Smaller classes lead to pupils receiving more individual attention from teachers, and having more active interactions with them. We focus on every individual, not the whole class. Students will thrive from the smaller class sizes that allow them to reach their full potential. Particularly, students can benefit tremendously from high-frequent individualized student-teacher interactions leading to establishment of a stronger foundation for lifelong learning.

Our main purpose is to help our students gain deeper understanding of the fundamental math concepts, build a solid foundation in math, and develop the critical thinking and problem-solving skills that are so valuable to success in any career. We are big believers in the FUNDAMENTALS! Our students will receive the LIFELONG BENEFITS from learning math.

Regardless of his/her math level, each student will have the opportunity to learn math in a fun, friendly, cooperative, supportive learning environment. The most important thing is to have fun.

Our Students

In 2019, we had 4 Students Qualified for the USAMO and 4 Students for the USAJMO.

• Of the 280 USA Math Olympiad national qualifiers, 4 are our students: Luke C., Zipeng L., Sameer P., and Peter P.
• Of the 235 USA Junior Math Olympiad national qualifiers, 4 are our students: Michael H., Noah W., Holden W., and Isabella Z.

Read more at: 2019 USAMO and USAJMO Qualifiers Announced — Four Students Qualified for the USAMO and Four Students for the USAJMO

In 2019, we had 76 students who are qualified to take the AIME either through the AMC 10A/12A or AMC 10B/12B. One of our students was among the 22 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10A: Noah W.and one of our students were among the 10 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 12B: Kenneth W. Very impressively, 32 middle schoolers and 7 elementary schoolers qualified for the AIME!

In 2018, we had 64 students who obtained top scores on the AMC 8 contest!

• 3 of our students were among the top 44 National Winners (Perfect Scorers): Eric B., Kevin Y., and Isabella Z.
• 40 students received National Distinguished Honor Roll Certificates awarded to top 1% test takers.
• 21 students received National Honor Roll Certificates awarded to top 5% test takers.
• 64 out of our 66 students (96.5%) received National Awards for the AMC 8 from the Mathematical Association of America

Read more at: 2018 AMC 8 Results Just Announced — Three Students Received Perfect Scores

In 2018, we had 73 students who are qualified to take the AIME either through the AMC 10A/12A or AMC 10B/12B. Two of our students were among the 35 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10A: Austen M. and Jason W.  and two of our students were among the 21 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 12B: Kaan D. and Edward W. Remarkably, 11 middle schoolers and 2 elementary schoolers qualified for the AIME!

In 2017, we had 63 students who earned top scores on the AMC 8 contest!

• 7 of our students were among the top 75 National Winners (Perfect Scorers).
• 34 students received National Distinguished Honor Roll Certificates awarded to top 1% test takers.
• 22 students received National Honor Roll Certificates awarded to top 5% test takers.
• 63 out of our 65 students (97%) received National Awards for the AMC 8 from the Mathematical Association of America

Read more at: 2017 AMC 8 Results Just Announced — Seven Students Received Perfect Scores

In 2017, we had 61 students who are qualified to take the AIME either through the AMC 10A/12A or AMC 10B/12B. One of our students was among the 28 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10A: Austen M., and two of our students were among the 65 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10B: Ashwin A. and Brad Z. Remarkably, eight middle schoolers and one elementary schooler qualified for the AIME, which is geared toward high school students. Very impressively, Bryan Z., a 6th grader, gained a score of 132 out of 150 on the AMC 10B.Read more at: 2017 AIME Qualifiers Announced — 61 Students Qualified for the AIME

In 2016, we had 36 students who are qualified to take AIME either through AMC 10A/12A or AMC 10B/12B. One of our students was among the 23 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10A: Joel (Junyao) T. Particularly, seven middle schoolers and one elementary schooler qualified for the AIME, which is geared toward high school students. Pravalika P., a 6th grader, got a 115.5 out of 150 on the AMC10B, which is very impressive. Read more at: 2016 AIME Qualifiers Announced — 36 Students Qualified for AIME

2011 – 2015: In total, 37 students scored above 120 on the American Mathematics Contest 10 (AMC 10) and qualified for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME); 26 students scored above 100 on the American Mathematics Contest 12 (AMC 12) and qualified for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME); 3 students qualified for the USA Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO), the highest level of math competition for high school students in the USA

2011 – 2015: In total, 23 students achieved perfect scores of 28 on the AMC 8

Read more at: Notable Achievements of Our Students

Our Uniqueness

We have a long history of close collaboration with the MAA‘s American Mathematics Competitions (AMC), which are dedicated to strengthening the mathematical capabilities of our nation’s youth, and are the first of a series of competitions in high school mathematics that determine the United States team for the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO).

We are only one in the Washington DC metropolitan area to offer elementary, middle, and high-school level competition math courses. Our students have received top scores and awards at prestigious national and math competitions.

We have extracted 5,000 brand new problems at the level of the AMC 8 from the licensed AMC Database. In addition, we have also collected all AMC8/10/12 and AIME Official Solutions as shown in the article “American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) Materials.” All these materials have formed a golden resource for our students, who are the ultimate beneficiaries.

Click HERE find out more about Math Competitions!

Click HERE to find out more about SAT Prep!

Summer is the golden time to prepare for the American Math Competitions!

The period of time between 4th-8th grade is critical to the development of students’ math skills!

See: 2018 AMC 8 Results Just Announced — Two Students Received Perfect Scores

Summer Session I
6 Classes (Eastern Time: 1:00 – 4:00 pm), Total: 18 Hours
6/29, 6/30, 7/6 (Mock Exam/Review), 7/7, 7/13, 7/14 (Mock Exam/Review)

Summer  Session II
6 Classes (Eastern Time: 1:00 – 4:00 pm), Total: 18 Hours
7/20, 7/21, 7/27 (Mock Exam/Review), 7/28, 8/3, 8/4 (Mock Exam/Review)

Online Registration is now open! Click HERE to register and pay.

Tuition (including all materials)
Session I:	New Students: $540
	Returning Students: $530
Session II:	New Students: $540
	Returning Students: $530

Click HERE to see payment and refund policy.

• We record all of our lessons so that our students can watch them after class for review and self-study.
• We will help students gain a deeper understanding of the fundamental math concepts, build a solid foundation in math, and develop the critical thinking and problem-solving skills different from those in the school classes, motivation, and perseverance for reaching their full potential.
• We will focus on efficient tricks, shortcuts, and strategies to solve competitive math problems as well as test-taking tactics.
• The emphasis of this class will be on geometry, discrete math, and comprehensive problem-solving, which are very common in competitive math, but is not included in school curriculum. See: Why Discrete Math is very Important
• We will utilize a highly effective teaching model as described in the article: Small-sized Class Instruction-focused Model.

Instructor: Dr. Henry Wan

You are very welcome to sign up for our online course which offers a quick, efficient way for students to interact with teachers over long distance. We use the Google Meet to video chat and easily connect with students to teach them our tricks and shortcuts to getting an amazing score on their contests, as well as offer them our guidance and support. Students can ask questions face-to-face, and can complete problems with the supervision of our teachers/coaches. Click HERE to see detailed instruction.

A commitment to the whole course can maximize the benefit of learning all the math ideas, methods, strategies, tactics, skills, and techniques.

Purpose:
To help rising 5th to 8th graders prepare for the AMC 8 (See: The AMC 8 Contest at the Montgomery College on Tuesday, November 12, 2019), MATHCOUNTS, Math Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools (MOEMS), Math Kangaroo, Math League, and Continental Mathematics League (CML)

Contact Information:
Ivy League Education Center
Tel:  301-922-9508
Email:  chiefmathtutor@gmail.com

Specific Goal of the AMC 8:
To become part of the top 5% of scorers on the 2018 AMC 8, and then receive National Honor Roll Certificates.

Specific Goal of the AMC 10:
To earn a score of 90 or more out of 150 on the 2019 AMC 10, and then receive National Achievement Honor Roll Certificates.

Specific Goal of the MathCounts:
To become one of the top winners in the individual competition at the chapter level and then advance to the state competition.

There are many math competitions in the United States. Of those, only AMC → AIME → USAMO sequence would take you to the IMO (International Math Olympiad), the highest level math competition for high school students in the world!

Description: Our curriculum focuses on advancing the mathematical skills of 5th-8th graders to prepare them for math competitions, such as Mathcounts, AMC 8, Math Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools (MOEMS), Math Kangaroo, and Math League. A variety of contest questions are used to teach students strategies to solve problems and help students prepare for the competitions. These problems stimulate their interest and enthusiasm for critical thinking and problem solving, broaden their mathematical intuition, and develop their brainpower. The topics taught in this class are not covered in regular school math classes, allowing our students to stay one step ahead.

Benefits:

• 12 tutorial handouts (480 pages) developed by Dr. Henry Wan and 500 new problems similar to AMC 8 level from the licensed AMC Database
• 4 FREE mock tests, each of which has 25 questions taken from the licensed AMC Database. Mock tests are calibrated to be at the same difficulty level as the real AMC 8. These simulated tests will help students assess their level of preparation for the Math Competitions. After attempting the test, students get answers, explanations, and a detailed score report and wise performance summary.
• FREE registration for the AMC 8 Contest on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. Please see: The AMC 8 Contest at the Montgomery College on Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Grade Levels: Rising Grades 4-8

Read more at:

• 2018 AMC 8 Results Just Announced — Two Students Received Perfect Scores
• 2018 AMC 8 Problems and Answers
• The Hardest Problems on the 2018 AMC 8 are Nearly Identical to Former Problems on the AMC 8, 10, 12, and MathCounts
• 20 Sets of AMC 8 Mock Test with Detailed Solutions
• AMC 8/10/12/AIME Problems and Answers
• Why are Math Competitions Important to Girls?
• The Big Value of Middle School Math Competitions
• Great Benefits of Math Competitions
• A Little Competition Can Inspire Math Students to Greater Achievement
• Small-sized Class Instruction-focused Model
• Homework Correction is very Important — We Give an Extensive Correction of the Incorrect Answers of All Homework
• Homework assignments are a fundamental part of our courses
• Optimal Strategies to Solve Hard AMC Geometry Problems
• How to Solve Mathematics Problems
• Mathematics competitions are NOT mysterious, and every student can attend them! — 数学竞赛绝非神秘，每个学生都可参加！
• Girls should attend math competitions — 女生更应参加数学竞赛
• 2016 AMC 8 Results Announced — Eleven Students Received Perfect Scores
• 2015 AMC 8 Results Announced
• 2014 AMC 8 Winners for the U.S. Ivy League Education Center
• The Importance of Discrete Mathematics

Class Outline:
In AMC 8/Mathcounts Prep Class, we will focus on efficient tricks, shortcuts, and strategies to solve competitive math problems as well as test-taking tactics. The emphasis of this class will be on problem-solving which is the most important to competitive math.

Spring Session I

Class	Date	Topic
1	6/29, Sat	Sets and Venn Diagrams, Basic Counting Techniques: Casework, Complementary Counting, Constructive Counting, Counting with Restrictions
2	6/30, Sun	Factorials, Permutations, and Combinations
3	7/6, Sat	Binomial Formula, Pascal’s Triangle, Pascal Patterns, Hockey Sticks
4	7/7, Sun	Counting Paths on a Grid, Counting Triangles on a Grid, Counting Geometric Figures
5	7/13, Sat	Counting Divisors, Odd Divisors, Even Divisors, Perfect Square Divisors, And Perfect Cubic Divisors
6	7/14, Sun	Counting Techniques in Probability Problems, Coin & Dice Probability, Probability with Marbles, Balls, or Games

Spring Session II

Class	Date	Topic
1	7/20, Sat	Divisibility, Number Bases, and Primes
2	7/21, Sun	Testing Primality
3	7/27, Sat	Modular Arithmetic
4	7/28, Sun	Patters of the Last Two Digits
5	8/3, Sat	Integer Divisions, Integer Equations, And Diophantine Equations
6	8/4, Sun	The Stars And Bars Method

Homework:

The focus will be on the final 15 problems on the AMC 8, and the first 10 problems on the AMC 10, as well as those Those medium and hard-level difficulty questions on the MathCounts. We will provide students with 500 brand new problems, extracted from the licensed AMC Database, having similar difficulty and style as the hard real AMC 8 problems.

On average, at least 6 hours per week, as described in the article: Homework assignments are a fundamental part of our courses. We will carefully review and check students’ homework, and correct any mistakes. Based on the student work, we will provide him/her with individualized help and support.

Click HERE to see a typical homework sample we developed.

We have to face the simple truth that to do well on these grueling contests, we will need to practice. Just like it is for sports and music, the key to success is repetition and practice. We strongly believe in effort and the malleability of intelligence. Intelligence can be enhanced through effort. People can develop impressive levels of expertise through hard work and practice. Effort and persistence are the keys to success. Hard work always pays off: practice makes perfect!

All problems from past AMC 8 exams (1985-2018) and MathCounts (1990–2019) form our “big data” system. Based on artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and deep learning, we devised a data mining and predictive analytics tool for math problem similarity searching. Using this powerful tool, we examined the types, styles, frequencies, characteristics, and traits of questions in all these materials, and then completely “decoded” the AMC 8 and MathCounts. We always completely show all the “secret code” cracked from the above big data to our students, and teach them to totally grasp and “control” the AMC and MathCounts. For all questions on the recent AMC/MathCounts contests, we can find their “ancestors” and “roots” from the old AMC/MathCounts problems. Therefore, the best way to prepare for the contest is to practice by solving old AMC/MathCounts problems.

Main Purpose: Our main purpose is to help our students gain deeper understanding of the fundamental math concepts, build a solid foundation in math, and develop the critical thinking and problem-solving skills that are so valuable to success in any career. We are big believers in the FUNDAMENTALS! Our students will receive the LIFELONG BENEFITS from learning math.

Regardless of his/her math level, each student will have the opportunity to learn math in a fun, friendly, cooperative, supportive learning environment. The most important thing is to have fun.

Our Students

In 2019, we had 4 Students Qualified for the USAMO and 4 Students for the USAJMO.

• Of the 280 USA Math Olympiad national qualifiers, 4 are our students: Luke C., Zipeng L., Sameer P., and Peter P.
• Of the 235 USA Junior Math Olympiad national qualifiers, 4 are our students: Michael H., Noah W., Holden W., and Isabella Z.

Read more at: 2019 USAMO and USAJMO Qualifiers Announced — Four Students Qualified for the USAMO and Four Students for the USAJMO

In 2019, we had 76 students who are qualified to take the AIME either through the AMC 10A/12A or AMC 10B/12B. One of our students was among the 22 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10A: Noah W.and one of our students were among the 10 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 12B: Kenneth W. Very impressively, 32 middle schoolers and 7 elementary schoolers qualified for the AIME!

In 2018, we had 64 students who obtained top scores on the AMC 8 contest!

• 3 of our students were among the top 44 National Winners (Perfect Scorers): Eric B., Kevin Y., and Isabella Z.
• 40 students received National Distinguished Honor Roll Certificates awarded to top 1% test takers.
• 21 students received National Honor Roll Certificates awarded to top 5% test takers.
• 64 out of our 66 students (96.5%) received National Awards for the AMC 8 from the Mathematical Association of America

Read more at: 2018 AMC 8 Results Just Announced — Three Students Received Perfect Scores

In 2018, we had 73 students who are qualified to take the AIME either through the AMC 10A/12A or AMC 10B/12B. Two of our students were among the 35 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10A: Austen M. and Jason W.  and two of our students were among the 21 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 12B: Kaan D. and Edward W. Remarkably, 11 middle schoolers and 2 elementary schoolers qualified for the AIME!

In 2017, we had 63 students who earned top scores on the AMC 8 contest!

• 7 of our students were among the top 75 National Winners (Perfect Scorers).
• 34 students received National Distinguished Honor Roll Certificates awarded to top 1% test takers.
• 22 students received National Honor Roll Certificates awarded to top 5% test takers.
• 63 out of our 65 students (97%) received National Awards for the AMC 8 from the Mathematical Association of America

Read more at: 2017 AMC 8 Results Just Announced — Seven Students Received Perfect Scores

In 2017, we had 61 students who are qualified to take the AIME either through the AMC 10A/12A or AMC 10B/12B. One of our students was among the 28 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10A: Austen M., and two of our students were among the 65 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10B: Ashwin A. and Brad Z. Remarkably, eight middle schoolers and one elementary schooler qualified for the AIME, which is geared toward high school students. Very impressively, Bryan Z., a 6th grader, gained a score of 132 out of 150 on the AMC 10B.Read more at: 2017 AIME Qualifiers Announced — 61 Students Qualified for the AIME

In 2016, we had 36 students who are qualified to take AIME either through AMC 10A/12A or AMC 10B/12B. One of our students was among the 23 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10A: Joel (Junyao) T. Particularly, seven middle schoolers and one elementary schooler qualified for the AIME, which is geared toward high school students. Pravalika P., a 6th grader, got a 115.5 out of 150 on the AMC10B, which is very impressive. Read more at: 2016 AIME Qualifiers Announced — 36 Students Qualified for AIME

2011 – 2015: In total, 37 students scored above 120 on the American Mathematics Contest 10 (AMC 10) and qualified for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME); 26 students scored above 100 on the American Mathematics Contest 12 (AMC 12) and qualified for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME); 3 students qualified for the USA Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO), the highest level of math competition for high school students in the USA

2011 – 2015: In total, 23 students achieved perfect scores of 28 on the AMC 8

Read more at: Notable Achievements of Our Students

Our Uniqueness

We have a long history of close collaboration with the MAA‘s American Mathematics Competitions (AMC), which are dedicated to strengthening the mathematical capabilities of our nation’s youth, and are the first of a series of competitions in high school mathematics that determine the United States team for the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO).

We are only one in the Washington DC metropolitan area to offer elementary, middle, and high-school level competition math courses. Our students have received top scores and awards at prestigious national and math competitions.

We have extracted 5,000 brand new problems at the level of the AMC 8 from the licensed AMC Database. In addition, we have also collected all AMC8/10/12 and AIME Official Solutions as shown in the article “American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) Materials.” All these materials have formed a golden resource for our students, who are the ultimate beneficiaries.

Click HERE find out more about Math Competitions!

Click HERE to find out more about SAT Prep!

Summer is the golden time to prepare for the American Math Competitions!

The period of time between 4th-8th grade is critical to the development of students’ math skills!

See: 2018 AMC 8 Results Just Announced — Two Students Received Perfect Scores

Summer Session I
6 Classes (Eastern Time: 1:00 – 4:00 pm), Total: 18 Hours
6/29, 6/30, 7/6 (Mock Exam/Review), 7/7, 7/13, 7/14 (Mock Exam/Review)

Summer  Session II
6 Classes (Eastern Time: 1:00 – 4:00 pm), Total: 18 Hours
7/20, 7/21, 7/27 (Mock Exam/Review), 7/28, 8/3, 8/4 (Mock Exam/Review)

Online Registration is now open! Click HERE to register and pay.

Tuition (including all materials)
Session I:	New Students: $540
	Returning Students: $530
Session II:	New Students: $540
	Returning Students: $530

Click HERE to see payment and refund policy.

• We record all of our lessons so that our students can watch them after class for review and self-study.
• We will help students gain a deeper understanding of the fundamental math concepts, build a solid foundation in math, and develop the critical thinking and problem-solving skills different from those in the school classes, motivation, and perseverance for reaching their full potential.
• We will focus on efficient tricks, shortcuts, and strategies to solve competitive math problems as well as test-taking tactics.
• The emphasis of this class will be on geometry, discrete math, and comprehensive problem-solving, which are very common in competitive math, but is not included in school curriculum. See: Why Discrete Math is very Important
• We will utilize a highly effective teaching model as described in the article: Small-sized Class Instruction-focused Model.

A commitment to the whole course can maximize the benefit of learning all the math ideas, methods, strategies, tactics, skills, and techniques.

Instructor: Dr. Henry Wan

Location: 
18206 Endora Cir, Germantown, MD 20841 (Three spots are available!)

Contact Information:
Ivy League Education Center
Tel:  301-922-9508
Email:  chiefmathtutor@gmail.com

Purpose:
To help rising 5th to 8th graders prepare for the AMC 8 (See: The AMC 8 Contest at the Montgomery College on Tuesday, November 12, 2019), MATHCOUNTS, Math Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools (MOEMS), Math Kangaroo, Math League, and Continental Mathematics League (CML)

Specific Goal of the AMC 8:
To become part of the top 5% of scorers on the 2018 AMC 8, and then receive National Honor Roll Certificates.

Specific Goal of the AMC 10:
To earn a score of 90 or more out of 150 on the 2019 AMC 10, and then receive National Achievement Honor Roll Certificates.

Specific Goal of the MathCounts:
To become one of the top winners in the individual competition at the chapter level and then advance to the state competition.

There are many math competitions in the United States. Of those, only AMC → AIME → USAMO sequence would take you to the IMO (International Math Olympiad), the highest level math competition for high school students in the world!

Description: Our curriculum focuses on advancing the mathematical skills of 5th-8th graders to prepare them for math competitions, such as Mathcounts, AMC 8, Math Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools (MOEMS), Math Kangaroo, and Math League. A variety of contest questions are used to teach students strategies to solve problems and help students prepare for the competitions. These problems stimulate their interest and enthusiasm for critical thinking and problem solving, broaden their mathematical intuition, and develop their brainpower. The topics taught in this class are not covered in regular school math classes, allowing our students to stay one step ahead.

Benefits:

• 12 tutorial handouts (480 pages) developed by Dr. Henry Wan and 500 new problems similar to AMC 8 level from the licensed AMC Database
• 4 FREE mock tests, each of which has 25 questions taken from the licensed AMC Database. Mock tests are calibrated to be at the same difficulty level as the real AMC 8. These simulated tests will help students assess their level of preparation for the Math Competitions. After attempting the test, students get answers, explanations, and a detailed score report and wise performance summary.
• FREE registration for the AMC 8 Contest on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. Please see: The AMC 8 Contest at the Montgomery College on Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Grade Levels: Rising Grades 4-8

Read more at:

• 2018 AMC 8 Results Just Announced — Two Students Received Perfect Scores
• 2018 AMC 8 Problems and Answers
• The Hardest Problems on the 2018 AMC 8 are Nearly Identical to Former Problems on the AMC 8, 10, 12, and MathCounts
• 20 Sets of AMC 8 Mock Test with Detailed Solutions
• AMC 8/10/12/AIME Problems and Answers
• Why are Math Competitions Important to Girls?
• The Big Value of Middle School Math Competitions
• Great Benefits of Math Competitions
• A Little Competition Can Inspire Math Students to Greater Achievement
• Small-sized Class Instruction-focused Model
• Homework Correction is very Important — We Give an Extensive Correction of the Incorrect Answers of All Homework
• Homework assignments are a fundamental part of our courses
• Optimal Strategies to Solve Hard AMC Geometry Problems
• How to Solve Mathematics Problems
• Mathematics competitions are NOT mysterious, and every student can attend them! — 数学竞赛绝非神秘，每个学生都可参加！
• Girls should attend math competitions — 女生更应参加数学竞赛
• 2016 AMC 8 Results Announced — Eleven Students Received Perfect Scores
• 2015 AMC 8 Results Announced
• 2014 AMC 8 Winners for the U.S. Ivy League Education Center
• The Importance of Discrete Mathematics

Class Outline:
In AMC 8/Mathcounts Prep Class, we will focus on efficient tricks, shortcuts, and strategies to solve competitive math problems as well as test-taking tactics. The emphasis of this class will be on problem-solving which is the most important to competitive math.

Spring Session I

Class	Date	Topic
1	6/29, Sat	Sets and Venn Diagrams, Basic Counting Techniques: Casework, Complementary Counting, Constructive Counting, Counting with Restrictions
2	6/30, Sun	Factorials, Permutations, and Combinations
3	7/6, Sat	Binomial Formula, Pascal’s Triangle, Pascal Patterns, Hockey Sticks
4	7/7, Sun	Counting Paths on a Grid, Counting Triangles on a Grid, Counting Geometric Figures
5	7/13, Sat	Counting Divisors, Odd Divisors, Even Divisors, Perfect Square Divisors, And Perfect Cubic Divisors
6	7/14, Sun	Counting Techniques in Probability Problems, Coin & Dice Probability, Probability with Marbles, Balls, or Games

Spring Session II

Class	Date	Topic
1	7/20, Sat	Divisibility, Number Bases, and Primes
2	7/21, Sun	Testing Primality
3	7/27, Sat	Modular Arithmetic
4	7/28, Sun	Patters of the Last Two Digits
5	8/3, Sat	Integer Divisions, Integer Equations, And Diophantine Equations
6	8/4, Sun	The Stars And Bars Method

Homework:

The focus will be on the final 15 problems on the AMC 8, and the first 10 problems on the AMC 10, as well as those Those medium and hard-level difficulty questions on the MathCounts. We will provide students with 500 brand new problems, extracted from the licensed AMC Database, having similar difficulty and style as the hard real AMC 8 problems.

On average, at least 6 hours per week, as described in the article: Homework assignments are a fundamental part of our courses. We will carefully review and check students’ homework, and correct any mistakes. Based on the student work, we will provide him/her with individualized help and support.

Click HERE to see a typical homework sample we developed.

We have to face the simple truth that to do well on these grueling contests, we will need to practice. Just like it is for sports and music, the key to success is repetition and practice. We strongly believe in effort and the malleability of intelligence. Intelligence can be enhanced through effort. People can develop impressive levels of expertise through hard work and practice. Effort and persistence are the keys to success. Hard work always pays off: practice makes perfect!

All problems from past AMC 8 exams (1985-2018) and MathCounts (1990–2019) form our “big data” system. Based on artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and deep learning, we devised a data mining and predictive analytics tool for math problem similarity searching. Using this powerful tool, we examined the types, styles, frequencies, characteristics, and traits of questions in all these materials, and then completely “decoded” the AMC 8 and MathCounts. We always completely show all the “secret code” cracked from the above big data to our students, and teach them to totally grasp and “control” the AMC and MathCounts. For all questions on the recent AMC/MathCounts contests, we can find their “ancestors” and “roots” from the old AMC/MathCounts problems. Therefore, the best way to prepare for the contest is to practice by solving old AMC/MathCounts problems.

Main Purpose: Our main purpose is to help our students gain deeper understanding of the fundamental math concepts, build a solid foundation in math, and develop the critical thinking and problem-solving skills that are so valuable to success in any career. We are big believers in the FUNDAMENTALS! Our students will receive the LIFELONG BENEFITS from learning math.

Regardless of his/her math level, each student will have the opportunity to learn math in a fun, friendly, cooperative, supportive learning environment. The most important thing is to have fun.

Our Students

In 2019, we had 4 Students Qualified for the USAMO and 4 Students for the USAJMO.

• Of the 280 USA Math Olympiad national qualifiers, 4 are our students: Luke C.,Zipeng L., Sameer P., and Peter P.
• Of the 235 USA Junior Math Olympiad national qualifiers, 4 are our students: Michael H., Noah W., Holden W., and Isabella Z.

Read more at: 2019 USAMO and USAJMO Qualifiers Announced — Four Students Qualified for the USAMO and Four Students for the USAJMO

In 2019, we had 76 students who are qualified to take the AIME either through the AMC 10A/12A or AMC 10B/12B. One of our students was among the 22 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10A: Noah W.and one of our students were among the 10 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 12B: Kenneth W. Very impressively, 32 middle schoolers and 7 elementary schoolers qualified for the AIME!

In 2018, we had 64 students who obtained top scores on the AMC 8 contest!

• 3 of our students were among the top 44 National Winners (Perfect Scorers): Eric B., Kevin Y., and Isabella Z.
• 40 students received National Distinguished Honor Roll Certificates awarded to top 1% test takers.
• 21 students received National Honor Roll Certificates awarded to top 5% test takers.
• 64 out of our 66 students (96.5%) received National Awards for the AMC 8 from the Mathematical Association of America

Read more at: 2018 AMC 8 Results Just Announced — Three Students Received Perfect Scores

In 2018, we had 73 students who are qualified to take the AIME either through the AMC 10A/12A or AMC 10B/12B. Two of our students were among the 35 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10A: Austen M. and Jason W.  and two of our students were among the 21 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 12B: Kaan D. and Edward W. Remarkably, 11 middle schoolers and 2 elementary schoolers qualified for the AIME!

In 2017, we had 63 students who earned top scores on the AMC 8 contest!

• 7 of our students were among the top 75 National Winners (Perfect Scorers).
• 34 students received National Distinguished Honor Roll Certificates awarded to top 1% test takers.
• 22 students received National Honor Roll Certificates awarded to top 5% test takers.
• 63 out of our 65 students (97%) received National Awards for the AMC 8 from the Mathematical Association of America

Read more at: 2017 AMC 8 Results Just Announced — Seven Students Received Perfect Scores

In 2017, we had 61 students who are qualified to take the AIME either through the AMC 10A/12A or AMC 10B/12B. One of our students was among the 28 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10A: Austen M., and two of our students were among the 65 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10B: Ashwin A. and Brad Z. Remarkably, eight middle schoolers and one elementary schooler qualified for the AIME, which is geared toward high school students. Very impressively, Bryan Z., a 6th grader, gained a score of 132 out of 150 on the AMC 10B.Read more at: 2017 AIME Qualifiers Announced — 61 Students Qualified for the AIME

In 2016, we had 36 students who are qualified to take AIME either through AMC 10A/12A or AMC 10B/12B. One of our students was among the 23 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10A: Joel (Junyao) T. Particularly, seven middle schoolers and one elementary schooler qualified for the AIME, which is geared toward high school students. Pravalika P., a 6th grader, got a 115.5 out of 150 on the AMC10B, which is very impressive. Read more at: 2016 AIME Qualifiers Announced — 36 Students Qualified for AIME

2011 – 2015: In total, 37 students scored above 120 on the American Mathematics Contest 10 (AMC 10) and qualified for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME); 26 students scored above 100 on the American Mathematics Contest 12 (AMC 12) and qualified for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME); 3 students qualified for the USA Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO), the highest level of math competition for high school students in the USA

2011 – 2015: In total, 23 students achieved perfect scores of 28 on the AMC 8

Read more at: Notable Achievements of Our Students

Our Uniqueness

We have a long history of close collaboration with the MAA‘s American Mathematics Competitions (AMC), which are dedicated to strengthening the mathematical capabilities of our nation’s youth, and are the first of a series of competitions in high school mathematics that determine the United States team for the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO).

We are only one in the Washington DC metropolitan area to offer elementary, middle, and high-school level competition math courses. Our students have received top scores and awards at prestigious national and math competitions.

We have extracted 5,000 brand new problems at the level of the AMC 8 from the licensed AMC Database. In addition, we have also collected all AMC8/10/12 and AIME Official Solutions as shown in the article “American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) Materials.” All these materials have formed a golden resource for our students, who are the ultimate beneficiaries.

Click HERE find out more about Math Competitions!

Click HERE to find out more about SAT Prep!

Mathematics competitions or mathematical olympiads are competitive events where participants sit a mathematics test. These contests may require multiple choice or numeric answers, or a detailed written solution or proof.

International mathematics competitions

• China Girls Mathematical Olympiad (CGMO) — Olympiad held annually in different cities in China for teams of girls representing regions within China and a number of other countries as well.
• European Mathematical Cup – Europe <http://emc.mnm.hr/>
• International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) — The oldest international Olympiad, occurring annually since 1959.
• International Mathematics Competition for University Students(IMC) — international competition for undergraduate students. <http://www.imc-math.org.uk/>
• International Tournament of Young Mathematicians (ITYM) <http://www.itym.org/>
• Open Mathematical Olympiad of the Belarusian-Russian University (International Student Olympiad, Mogilev, Belarus) (http://mathopen.bru.by/)
• Purple Comet! Math Meet — annual on-line team contest for high school & middle school <http://purplecomet.org/>
• Romanian Master of Mathematics and Sciences — This is an olympiad for the selections of the 20 top countries in the last IMO. The level of the competition is IMO-like. The format had been 4 problems in 5 hours in 2009, in 2010 it was changed to 3 problems in 4 hours, two days format.<http://www.rmm.lbi.ro/>
• South Eastern European Mathematical Olympiad for First and Second Year University Students with International Participation (SEEMOUS) — competition for the Balkan region; however, participation is international. The first Olympiad was held in Agros, Cyprus, 7–12 March 2007, the second in Athens, Greece, 5–10 March 2008, the third in Agros, Cyprus, 4–9 March 2009, the fourth in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 8–13 March 2010, the fifth in Bucharest, Romania, 2–6 March 2011, the sixth in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, 6–11 March 2012, the seventh in Athens, Greece, 21–25 March 2013, the eighth in Iași, Romania, 5–9 March 2014, the ninth is to be held in Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia, 3–8 March 2015. (http://www.massee-org.eu/index.php/mathematical/seemous, http://seemous2010.fmi-plovdiv.org, http://fmi.unibuc.ro/seemous2011/, http://seemous2012.swu.bg/seemous/, http://math.etti.tuiasi.ro/seemous/, http://www.seemous2015.smm.com.mk)
• Tournament of the Towns — worldwide competition.
• Vojtěch Jarník International Mathematical Competition (VJIMC) — international competition for undergraduate students. The Competition is held at the University of Ostrava every year in March or April. <http://vjimc.osu.cz/>
• World Mathematics Challenge (WMC) — an international competition for high school students.

Regional mathematics competitions

• APMC (Austrian-Polish Mathematics Competition) (last held in 2006)
• APMO (Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad) — Pacific rim
• Balkan Mathematical Olympiad — for students from 15.5 years old from Balkan area
  • Junior Balkan Mathematical Olympiad — for students under 15.5 years old from Balkan area
• Baltic Way — Baltic area
• BxMO (Benelux Mathematical Olympiad) — since 2009
• Czech-Polish-Slovak Match. Established in 1995 under the name of Czech-Slovak Match Poland joined in 2001. It is held in June in the IMO format.
• Donova Mathematical Olympiad. Olympiad for all countries through which the Danube passes. Held since 2005.
• EGMO (European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad) — since April 2012: <http://www.egmo2012.org.uk>
• Hungary-Israel Mathematical Competition. It was established in 1990. Only these 2 countries participate and one is the host. It is held in spring. It consist of individual and team contests.
• Mathematical Náboj <http://math.naboj.org> – Team mathematical competition taking place at several center-European cities (Prague, Opava, Bratislava, Košice, Passau, Linz, Kraków, Warszawa, Wrocław, Gdynia, Budapest, Veszprém).
• MEMO (Middle European Mathematical Olympiad) — Germany, Croatia, Austria, Poland, Switzerland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania
• Mediterranean Mathematics Competition. Olympiad for countries in the Mediterranean zone.
• NMC (Nordic Mathematical Contest) — the five Nordic countries
• Nordic university-level mathematics team-competition — For Nordic undergraduates <http://cc.oulu.fi/~phasto/competition/>
• OIM (Olimpíadas Iberoamericanas de Matemática) — Spain, Portugal and Latin America <http://www.oei.es/oim/index.html>
• Olimpiada de mayo (competitions for selecting the participants of Olimpiada Matematica Rioplatence) <http://www.oma.org.ar/internacional/may.htm>
• Olimpiada Iberoamericana de Matematicas para Estudiantes Universitarios (similar to Olimpiada Iberoamericana de Matematica, but for college students)
• Olimpiada Matematica Rioplatense (similar to Olimpiada Iberoamericana de Matematica, but it is every year in Argentina and participants are organized in levels depending on the age) <http://www.oma.org.ar/internacional/omr.htm>
• OIM (Olimpíada Interestadual de Matemática) <http://www.oim-matematica.blogspot.com.br>
• Olimpiada Matematica de Centroamérica y del Caribe — Central America and the Caribbean
• Olimpiada Matematica de Paises del Cono Sur — 8 countries from South America
• PAMO (Pan African Mathematics Olympiad)
• SEAMO (SEAMEO Mathematics Olympiad) — South-East Asia
• Tuymaada Yakut Olympiad. Multidisciplinary competition for students from Romania, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Tartastan, Saint Petersburg, Irkutsk, Vladivostok, Novokuznetsk, Perm and other Russian cities. It is held in July; few students obtain prizes.
• William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition — USA and Canada <http://www.maa.org/awards/putnam.html>
• ZIMO (Zhautykov International Mathematical Olympiad) — for teams from specialized schools in post-soviet region <http://izho2008.fiz-mat.kz/>

National mathematics olympiads

Albania

a) Olimpiada Kombetare e Matematikes b) Olimpiada Mbarekombetare e Revistes Plus

Argentina

• OMA (Olimpíada Matemática Argentina, http://www.oma.org.ar)
• Torneo de Computación y Matemática (http://www.oma.org.ar/nacional/cym)

Australia

• APSMO (Australasian Problem Solving Mathematical Olympiads, http://www.apsmo.info)
• AMC (Australian Maths Challenge, http://www.mathletics.com.au/challenge)
• AMC (Australian Mathematics Competition, http://www.amt.edu.au)
• AMO (Australian Mathematical Olympiad, http://www.amt.edu.au)
• AIMO (Australian Intermediate Mathematical Olympiad)
• AMOC Senior Contest
• UQ/QAMT Problem Solving Competition
• MTQ (Maths Talent Quest, Victoria) http://www.mav.vic.edu.au/activities/student-activities/maths-talent-quest/maths-talent-quest.html
• UNSW School Mathematics Competition <http://www.maths.unsw.edu.au/highschool/unsw/highcomps.html>
• NMTQ (National Maths Talent Quest)
• HSFOL (Have Sum Fun Online) – an online team competition from the Mathematics Association of West Australia<http://www.havesumfunonline.com/>

Austria

• ÖMO (Österreichische Mathematik Olympiade) <http://www.oemo.at>
• Känguru der Mathematik (for students age 6 to 22) http://www.kaenguru.at/

Bangladesh

• Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad(Jatio Gonit Utshob) <http://www.matholympiad.org.bd>
• Bangladesh Online Mathematical Competition<http://www.bdomc.cf>

Belgium

French-speaking students from Belgium and Luxembourg can compete in the OMB (Olympiade Mathématique Belge) consisting of three categories:

• Mini (grades 7 and 8)
• Midi (grades 9 and 10)
• Maxi (grades 11 and 12)

Dutch-speaking students can compete in the VWO (Vlaamse Wiskunde Olympiade) and in Kangoeroe, with six categories:

• Kangoeroe: Springmuis (grades 4 and 5)
• Kangoeroe: Koala (grades 6 and 7)
• Kangoeroe: Wallabie or Wallaroe (grades 7 and 8)
• Junior Wiskunde Olympiade (grades 9 and 10)
• Vlaamse Wiskunde Olympiade (grades 11 and 12)

University competitions include:

• PUMA (Pure Mathematische Olympiade / Pure Mathematical Olympiad, organized at Ghent University, http://prime.ugent.be/activiteiten/puma/)
• COMA (Computational Mathematics, organized at Ghent University, http://prime.ugent.be/activiteiten/coma/)
• WWO (Wina Wiskunde Olympiade, organized at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• XV matematička olimpijada Bosne i Hercegovine, Mostar, 15. maj 2010.^[1]

Brazil

There are two national competitions in Brazil: the oldest one, OBM, dates back to 1979 and is open to all students from fifth grade to university.

The other one, OBMEP, was created in 2005 and is open to public school students from fifth grade to high school. In 2008 it counted with the participation of 18,3 million students on its first round.

• Olimpíada Brasileira de Matemática (OBM), (http://www.obm.org.br/)
• Olimpíada Brasileira de Matemática das Escolas Públicas(OBMEP), (http://www.obmep.org.br/)

There are also many regional competitions, usually open to all students of a given state.

• Olimpíada Paulista de Matemática (OPM), (http://www.opm.mat.br/)
• Olimpíada de Matemática do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (OMERJ), (http://www.omerj.com.br/)
• Olimpíada Mineira da Matemática (OMM), (http://www.mat.ufmg.br/olimpiada/)
• Olimpíada de Matemática do Grande ABC (OMABC), (http://portal.metodista.br/omabc)

Bulgaria

• Chernorizec Hrabar Math Tournament (since 1992) http://www.math.bas.bg/ch/
• Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiad (SASMO Bulgaria) http://mathsolympiads.org/bulgaria/
• Bulgarian Competition in Mathematics and Informatics <http://www.math.bas.bg/bcmi/>
• National Student Olympiad in Mathematics, with international participation (2012 – http://www.ue-varna.bg/nsom/, 2011 – http://nsom.vuzf.bg/, 2010 – http://www.fmi.uni-sofia.bg/nsom, 2007 – http://olymp07-1.page.tl/)

Cambodia

• Singapore and Asian Schools Maths Olympiad (SASMO Cambodia) http://mathsolympiads.org/cambodia
• American Mathematics Olympiad (AMO), http://amo.sg/#!/about-us/

Canada

The Canadian Mathematics Olympiad (CMO) is the official competition whose top performers earn the right to represent Canada at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). It runs each April. To be invited to write the CMO, students need to do very well on at least one of these:

• Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge (COMC) – open to all interested students. Runs in November.
• CMO Qualifying Repêchage (CMOQR) – by invitation only based on COMC performance. Runs in February.

The competitions above are all “full solution” exams on paper and are operated by theCanadian Mathematical Society. Past exams and solutions are provided free online.

The Spirit of Math Annual National Contest (since 1999) :

• Grade 1
• Grade 2
• Grade 3
• Grade 4

The New Pythagoreans Math Competition (http://www.school4math.ca) since 2014, Grades 1-12, hosted annually during May/June. It is an enthusiastic initiative to present math in an enjoyable way to students of all grades when thinking outside the box of the standard multiple choice question.

Canadian Math Kangaroo Contest (http://www.mathkangaroocanada.com) since 2001

International competitions hosted by The Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing (CEMC) (since 1969, past problems available):

Full Solutions:

• Euclid (12th grade students)
• Canadian Senior Mathematics Contest (11th and 12th grade students)
• Canadian Intermediate Mathematics Contest (9th and 10th grade students)
• Hypatia (11th grade students)
• Galois (10th grade students)
• Fryer (9th grade students)

Multiple Choice:

• Fermat (11th grade students)
• Cayley (10th grade students)
• Pascal (9th grade students)
• Gauss (7th and 8th grade students)

National competitions hosted by Mathematica – The Mathematics Contest Centre (since 2005):

Multiple Choice:

• Newton Contest (9th grade students)
• Lagrange Contest (8th grade students)
• Euler Contest (7th grade students)
• Pythagoras Contest (6th grade students)
• Fibonacci Contest (5th grade students)
• Byron-Germain Contest (4th grade students)
• Thales Contest (3rd grade students)

MATHChallengers (formerly MathCounts BC) is called MathChallengers since 2005. It is hosted by APEGBC.(8th and 9th grade students)

Quebec Foundation for Academic Achievements (FQRA) (since 1996) :

• Grade 2 and 3
• Grade 4 and 5
• Grade 6 and 7
• Grade 8 and 9
• Grade 10 and 11

Vancouver Math Olympiad Young Years Program (YYP) (since 2015) is a paper-pencil math competition for elementary and middle school students in British Columbia:

• Grade 2
• Grade 3-4
• Grade 5-8

China

• CMO (China Mathematics Olympiad 中国数学奥林匹克)
• CUMCM(China Undergraduate Mathematical Contest In Modeling)
• TZMCM(“Maths China Cup” National Online Mathematical Challenge In Modeling)
• EMCM (China Undergraduate Electronic Mathematical Contest In Modeling)
• CWMO (Western China Mathematics Olympiad)
• CGMO (China Girl Mathematics Olympiad) — for female secondary students
• CSMO (South-eastern China Mathematics Olympiad) — for secondary students
• CNMO (China Northern Mathematics Olympiad)
• National High School Math League 全国高中数学联赛
• CJMO (China Junior Math Olympiad)- for secondary students
• CPMO (China Primary Math Olympiad)- for elementary students
• HuaLuoGeng Golden Cup (Hua Cup)- for elementary and middle school students
• Singapore and Asian Schools Maths Olympiad (SASMO China) http://mathsolympiads.org
• Xi Wang Cup (Hope Cup)- for elementary and middle school students
• Zou Mei Cup (grades 3-8)- includes a written exam and an essay
• Ying Chun Cup (grades 3-7)
• Zhonghuanbei (grades 2-9) official website: http://www.siwei100.com/

Colombia

• OCM (Colombian Mathematics Olympiad)
• OCMU (Colombian Mathematics Olympiad for University students)
• CRM (Colombian Mathematics Competition for the Regions)
• ORM (Colombian Regional Mathematics Competition)

Web site: http://olimpia.uan.edu.co/olimpiadas/public/frameset.jsp

Croatia

• Hrvatska matematička olimpijada (Croatia Mathematical Olympiad)^[2]
• Državno natjecanje (National Competition)^[3]

Cyprus

• Cyprus Mathematical Olympiad — Mathematics competitions for students in every grade.
• Junior high-school (Gymnasium) Competitions — For students under 15.5 years old (1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade of Gymnasium)
• High School (Lyceum) Competitions — For students above 15.5 years old (1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade of Lyceum)
• European Kangourou Mathematics Competition

Czech Republic

• MO (Czech National Mathematics Olympiad, http://www.math.muni.cz/~rvmo)
• PraSe (Prague Mathematics Correspondence Seminar for Secondary School Students, http://mks.mff.cuni.cz)
• Brkos (Brno Mathematical Correspondence Seminar for Secondary School Students, http://www.math.muni.cz/~brkos)
• iKS (International Correspondence Seminar for Secondary School Students, http://iksko.org)
• Klokan (Mathematics competition for all students age 6 – 22) http://matematickyklokan.net/
• Pangea (International Mathematics Competition for grades 4,5,6,7 and 8) http://pangea-edu.cz. Pangea is organized by http://www.meridianedu.cz

Denmark

• Georg Mohr (Contest for Danish high school students, http://www.georgmohr.dk)

Estonia

• Matemaatikaviktoriin Nuputa
• Kuubik
• Känguru
• Püramiid
• Eesti matemaatikaolümpiaad
• Matemaatika lahtine võistlus

Finland

• Peruskoulun matematiikkakilpailu (Basic School Mathematics Contest), grade 9. http://www.maol.fi/kilpailut/peruskoulun-matematiikkakilpailu/
• Lukion matematiikkakilpailu (High School Mathematics Contest), grades 10 to 12, http://www.maol.fi/kilpailut/4tieteenkisat/lukion-matematiikka/

France

• Olympiade Française de Mathématiques (OFM)
• Kangourou des mathématiques
• Concours général
• Tournoi Français des Jeunes Mathématiciennes et Mathématiciens (TFJM)

Georgia

• Everest — Mathematics competition for 2nd to 6th grade. Website — http://everest.ge/

Germany

• DeMO (Deutsche Mathematik-Olympiade / German Math Olympiad, http://www.mathematik-olympiaden.de)
• BWM (Bundeswettbewerb Mathematik / Federal Math Competition, http://www.bundeswettbewerb-mathematik.de),
• AIMO (Auswahlwettbewerb zur Internationalen Mathematik-Olympiade / Team selection tests for the IMO, http://www.bundeswettbewerb-mathematik.de/imo/main.htm)
• LWMB (Landeswettbewerb Mathematik Bayern / Bavarian Math Competition, http://lwmb.de), LWM (Landeswettbewerb Mathematik Baden-Württemberg / Math Competition of Baden-Württemberg, http://landeswettbewerb-mathematik.de)
• Pangea Mathematics Competition (Pangea Mathematikwettbewerb, http://www.pangea-wettbewerb.de)

Greece

• Θαλής (Thales) – first round
• Ευκλείδης (Euclides) – second round
• Αρχιμήδης (Archimedes) – third round
• Λευκοπούλειος Διαγωνισμός Πιθανοτήτων και Στατιστικής – “Leukopouleios” Contest on Probabilities And Statistics – a competition that is not related to IMO, organised by ESI (National Statistic Institut)
• Math Kangaroo Competition

Seen also Hellenic Mathematical Society

Hong Kong

• Hong Kong Mathematics Olympiad
• The Hong Kong Mathematical High Achievers Selection Contest. Only Form 1 to form 3 students may participate in this contest.
• International Mathematical Olympiad Preliminary Selection Contest – Hong Kong (IMO HK Prelim, 2012 Official Website)
• Pui Ching Invitational Mathematics Competition (Official Website)
• Inter-school Mathematics Contest, a yearly contest organized by the Hong Kong Joint School Mathematics Society.
• Sing Yin Secondary School Invitational Mathematics Competition
• Primary Mathematics World Competition (Primary Mathematics World Contest)
• Singapore and Asian Schools Maths Olympiad Indonesia (SASMO Hong Kong) http://www.hkmo.com.hk/contest/samo.php
• American Mathematics Olympiad (AMO), http://amo.sg/#!/about-us/

Hungary

• Miklós Schweitzer Competition
• Nemzetközi Kenguru Matematika Verseny (2nd to 12th grade students)Homepage: http://www.zalamat.hu/
• Kalmár László Országos Matematika Verseny (3rd to 8th grade students)
• Zrínyi Ilona Országos Matematika Verseny (2nd to 8th grade students)
• Varga Tamás Matematika Verseny (7th and 8th grade students)
• Bátaszéki Matematika Verseny (3rd to 8th grade students)
• Középiskolai Matematikai Lapok (a year-long contest, each month you have to submit solutions to some problems, 9th-12th grade, Homepage in English: http://www.komal.hu/info/bemutatkozas.e.shtml )
• Arany Dániel Matematika Verseny (9th and 10th grade students)
• Gordiusz Matematika Tesztverseny (9th to 12th grade students)
• OKTV (Országos Középiskolai Tanulmányi Verseny, 11th and 12th grade)
• The Eötvös competition (Kürschák József, first year university students or below)
• Medve Szabadtéri Matekverseny (5th to 12 grade students + adults) Homepage: http://medvematek.hu/esemenyek/verseny

India

• Ignited Mind Lab mental maths competition aims to develop interest in mental maths. http://www.ignitedmindlab.com

Ignited Mind Lab Mental Maths Competition = Excellence in Arithmetic + Application of Maths concepts + HOTS (higher order thinking skills)

• Regional Mathematical Olympiads held in every region. Leads to participation in Indian National Mathematical Olympiad, held every year as a part of selection process for International Mathematical Olympiad.^[4]
• National Mathematics Talent Exams conducted by The Association of Mathematics Teachers of India, Chennai (For Vth to XIIth)

Indonesia

Singapore and Asian Schools Maths Olympiad Indonesia (SASMO Indonesia) http://www.mathsolympiads.org/indonesia

Mathematical Challenge Festival and Mathematics Modelling Competition http://mcf-mmc-itb.com/

American Mathematics Olympiad (AMO), http://amo.sg/#!/about-us/

National Science Olympiad held at every level of elementary education, secondary and higher education

1. Educational Level Elementary Science Olympiad (Olimpiade Sains Nasional SD)

2. Science Olympiad Level Secondary Education (Olimpiade Sains Nasional SMP)

3. Higher Education Level Science Olympiad (Olimpiade Sains Nsional SMA) Science Olympiad at higher education level or referred to the National Olympiad of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (ON MIPA) consists of 4 areas, namely Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology, held in 3 stages. The first stage in college, the second phase in Kopertis and the third stage in the Directorate General of Higher Education.

Iran

• Preliminary Mathematics Olympiad, which successful applicants compete against one another on Iranian Olympiad Level 2 competitions, then they proceeded to compete for top six places in the country so they could participate in the International Mathematics Olympiad as representatives of Iran. http://www.ysc.ac.ir
• INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC LEAGUE OF PAYA is held once in a year in Tehran, the contest contains 3 rounds, Team contest, Individual contest, and Relay contest. The contest is held in 2 fields Mathematics and Physics.

Ireland

• Irish Mathematical Societies Association Intervarsities. An annual event in which teams representing the mathematical societies of their respective colleges compete in an Olympiad styled event.
• The Irish Mathematical Olympiad (IrMO), an annual competition held in May each year. Students that perform well in the Junior Certificate are invited to take part in training programmes, leading up to the competition.
• Problem Solving for Irish Second Level Mathematicians (PRISM), a competition for secondary school students, organised by NUI Galway but held in the students’ own schools. There are two competitions – one for junior students, and another for seniors <http://www.maths.nuigalway.ie/PRISM/>.
• Team Math is held annually for secondary school students.

Israel

• The Grossman Olympiad for high school students.
• The Tournament of Towns (also called “Intercity Competitions in Math”).
• The Gillis Math Olympiad for high-school students, organized by the Weizmann Institute of Science along with the Davidson Institute.
• The Zuta Math Olympiad for middle-school students, organized by the Weizmann Institute of Science along with the Davidson Institute. (No longer active, last occurrence was at 2013)
• The Beno Arbel Olympiad for middle-school students, seems to replace Zuta since 2014 and is organized by Tel Aviv University
• The Orange Math Olympiad, organized by the “Orange” Partner company of cellphones. (No longer active, last occurrence was at 2012)
• The University Students Competition, supervised by the Israeli Mathematical Union.
• The Tel-Aviv University also participates in the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition.
• The Math kangaroo Israel, started 2014, for grades 2-10.
• The Baba math competition, for middle-school students, started for religious education only (2014), now open to all (2016).
• International Internet Mathematical Olympiad at Ariel University.

Italy

• Olimpiadi Italiane della Matematica (Italian Mathematical Olympiad). This is the national qualifying stage of the International Mathematical Olympiad.
• Campionati Internazionali di Giochi Matematici (International Mathematical Game Championship). This is the national qualifying stage of the Championnat International de Jeux Mathématiques et Logiques.
• Kangourou della Matematica (Mathematics Kangaroo). This is the national version of the Mathematical Kangaroo.

Japan

• JMO (Japanese Mathematical Olympiad) http://www.imojp.org/index.html
• Kinki University Mathematics Contest http://www.math.kindai.ac.jp/index.php?id=8

Kazakhstan

Singapore and Asian Schools Maths Olympiad Indonesia (SASMO Kazakhstan), http://mathsolympiads.org/kazakhstan/

Kenya

Mangu National Mathematics Contest ( formerly Moi National Mathenatics Contest) which is held annually in the month of June at Mangu High School. The test paper is out of 30. To take the test, participating schools need to organise students in teams. Each team must consist of 10 students(6 form four students and 4 form three students). Several hundreds of schools attend the event with some schools presenting over four teams. There are oral quizzes which are open to anyone. The first to solve and present the answer to these quizzes are awarded with instant goodies. <http://www.elimu2.info/manguhighnew/content.php?pid=45>

• Alliance Girl’s National Mathematics Contest

Held annually at Alliance Girl’s High School. Both paper test and oral quizzes conducted. <http://www.alliancegirlshigh.com/content.php?pid=36>

Lithuania

• Open International Project <http://e-competition.eu> – Mathematics Online Competition “Eruditus” for Students <http://www.eruditus.lt/>

South Korea

• University Students Contest of Mathematics (http://www.kms.or.kr/conference/sub10.html)
• KMO (Korean Mathematical Olympiad, http://www.kmo.or.kr/)
• KMC (Korean Mathematics Competition, http://www.kmath.co.kr/)

Macau, China

• Macao Mathematical Olympiad (Chinese homepage: http://www.sftw.umac.mo/~fstitl/olympiad/index.html )

Macedonia

• Municipal Competition
• Regional Competition
• Republic Competition (different problems for each grade)
• JMMO (Junior Macedonian Maths Olympiad) (all students younger than 15.5 years have same questions)
• MMO (Macedonian Maths Olympiad) (all high school students have same questions)

Official website (in Macedonian): http://smm.org.mk/

Malaysia

• Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiad (SASMO Malaysia) http://smo-testing.com/
• American Mathematics Olympiad (AMO), http://smo-testing.com/
• OMK (Olimpiad Matematik Kebangsaan / National Mathematical Olympiad), an annual competition organized by the Malaysian Mathematical Sciences Society, http://www.persama.org.my
• IMC (IIUM Mathematics Competition), (an annual competition organized by International Islamic University Malaysia, http://www.iium.edu.my/imc)
• MASMO (Malaysia ASEAN Schools Math Olympiads) http://www.masmo.info
• Hua Lo-Keng Cup Mathematics Competition (an annual competition organized by the Selangor-KL Hokkien Association)
• UTAR National Mathematics Competition (an annual competition organized by the University Tunku Abdul Rahman)
• KMC (Kangaroo Math Competition http://kangaroomath.com.my/
• Eye Level Math Olympiad (ELMO), (an annual competitioan organized by Daekyo Korea) http://www.myeyelevel.com/Local/services/introduction.aspx

Myanmar

Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiad (SASMO Myanmar), http://mathsolympiads.org/participants-myanmar/

American Mathematics Olympiad (AMO), http://amo.sg/#!/about-us/

Mexico

• MMO (Mexican Mathematical Olympiad <http://www.ommenlinea.org/> in Spanish OMM (Olimpiada Mexicana de Matemáticas)
• Mathcounts – held annually at the American school of Puebla and open to ASOMEX students.
• ONMAS (Olimpiada Nacional de Matemáticas para Alumnos de Secundaria)
• ONMAP (Olimpiada Nacional de Matemáticas para Alumnos de Primaria) held along with ONMAS
• Canguro Matemático (Math Kangaro)
• Pierre Fermat Contest organized by IPN
• Olimpiada de Mayo(The selective exam for Olimpiada Rioplatense de Matematias)
• National Mathematical Tournament UAG
• OEMEPS (Olimpiada Estatal de Matemáticas en Educación Primaria y Secundaria)

Mongolia

Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiad (SASMO Myanmar), http://mathsolympiads.org/mongolia

Netherlands

• W4Kangoeroe (WereldWijde WiskundeWedstrijd Kangoeroe / world-wide math contest Kangaroo) http://w4kangoeroe.nl/)
• JWO (Junior Wiskunde Olympiade / Junior Math Olympiad, http://www.few.vu.nl/nl/voor-het-vwo/scholieren/activiteiten/junior-wiskunde-olympiade/)
• NWO (Nederlandse Wiskunde Olympiade / Dutch Mathematics Olympiad, http://wiskundeolympiade.nl/)
• FNWI Wiskundetoernooi (math tournament at Radboud University Nijmegen, http://www.ru.nl/wiskundetoernooi/)
• Twentse Wiskunde Estafette (math relay race at University of Twente, http://www.twenteacademy.nl/wedstrijden/twentse_wiskunde_estafette/)
• Wiskunde A-lympiade (Math A-lympiad, where A refers to the Mathematics Alpha courses in Dutch secondary schools, http://www.fi.uu.nl/alympiade/)
• Wiskunde B Dag (Math B Day, where B refers to the Mathematics Beta courses in Dutch secondary schools, http://www.fi.uu.nl/wisbdag/)
• LIMO (Landelijke Interuniversitaire Mathematische Olympiade / National Interuniversitary Mathematical Olympiad, http://www.limo.a-eskwadraat.nl/)
• MOAWOA (Mathematical Olympiad for All/Wiskunde Olympiade voor Allen, university math olympiad at Utrecht University)

New Zealand

• Australasian Problem Solving Mathematical Olympiads (APSMO) <http://www.apsmo.info>
• Problem Challenge <http://www.maths.otago.ac.nz/pc/>
• Singapore – Asia Pacific Mathematical Olympiad for Primary Schools (APMOPS: http://www.hci.sg/aphelion/apmops/)
• Auckland Mathematical Olympiad
• Eton Press Senior Mathematics Competition
• University of Otago Junior Mathematics Competition <http://www.maths.otago.ac.nz/jmc/>
• September Problems (IMO Selection)
• New Zealand Maths Olympiad (NZMO) <http://www.nzmosa.org/nz-mathematical-olympiad/>

Niger

• Championnat National des Jeux Mathématiques, organized annually by the Association Nigerienne des Jeux Mathématiques(ANJM).

Nigeria

• National Mathematics Olympiad (NMO), organized annually by the National Mathematical Center (NMC). <http://www.nmcabuja.org>
• National Secondary Schools Mathematics Competition (NASSMAC), sponsored by Promasidor Nigeria Ltd (through their brand Cowbell Milk(tm)). It holds in the second term of every school year, around March to April.

Globe Mathematics Annual Quiz Competition Organized by Federal Ministry of Education for Unity colleges in Nigeria,around January to February.

Norway

• Niels Henrik Abels matematikk-konkurranse (Norwegian Mathematical Olympiad, website available both in Norwegian and English at http://abelkonkurransen.no/)

Pakistan

• ISMO (Inter School Maths Olympiad), National ISMO. (For Class V to VIII)

It is a Mathematics test based on Multiple Choice Questions. PakTurk International Schools and Colleges have been successfully organizing the Inter Schools Maths Olympiad (ISMO) for the students of private as well as the State Schools across Pakistan since 2005. ISMO has become a national event and being conducted all over Pakistan. This competition is conducted at different cities simultaneously. Attractive Cash Prizes along with Shields and Certificates are given away to the qualifying candidates. The first position holder (studying in class VIII) is awarded by the title “Al-Khwarizmi of Pakistan, of the year” after the name of Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī (Arabic: عَبْدَالله مُحَمَّد بِن مُوسَى اَلْخْوَارِزْمِي) (c. 780 – c. 850), a Persian Muslim mathematician, astronomer and geographer during the Abbasid Empire, a scholar in the House of Wisdom in Baghdad.

Links:

Official ISMO Website

ISMO Past Papers

PakTurk-Maths

• Kangaroo

In 2006 almost 4,000,000 students from 41 countries played the game world-wide. The world “Kangaroo” center, which coordinates the competition in the various countries, was founded in 1994 in Paris. In Pakistan, the competition was first organized in 2005 by the Pakistan kangaroo Commission.^[5]

Panama

• OPM (Olimpiada Panameña de Matematicas) <http://opm.org.pa/>

Paraguay

• Olimpiadas Matemáticas Paraguayas (OMAPA) [3]

Peru

• National Mathematic Olympiad – ONEM (Olimpiada Nacional Escolar de Matemática)

It’s the official Olympiad, organized by the Ministry of Education and the Peruvian Mathematical Society in 4 phases. The final phase takes place near to Lima usually in November. Website available in Spanish: https://onemperu.wordpress.com/

Philippines

• Search for the Outstanding MATHLETE (High School and College Level) – Mathematics Division, University of the Philippines Los Baños
• Southern Tagalog Invitational Mathematical Challenge (Highschool Level)-UPLB Mathematical Sciences Society [www.uplbmass.org]
• Singapore and Asian Schools Maths Olympiad Indonesia (SASMO Philippines) http://mathsolympiads.org/philippines/
• Philippine Mathematical Olympiad
• Metrobank-Mathematics Teachers Association of the Philippines (MTAP) – Department of Education (DepEd) Math Challenge for Grade School and High School Students
• Annual Nationwide Search for the Math Wizard (College Level) – University of the Philippines Mathematics Club [www.upmathclub.org]
• Mathematics Festival
• The Regionwide Search for the Little Math Wizard (Elementary Level)- University of the Philippines Mathematics Club
• MATHirang MATHibay – University of the Philippines Mathematics Majors’ Circle
• MATHira MATHibay and STATstruck – Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila – Mathematical Society
• PUP MathMax – Polytechnic University of the Philippines
• Ateneo Mathematics Olympiad
• MSA Battle for Math whiz
• CIT University Mathematician of the Year
• MTG – 8th International Mathematics and Science Olympiad.
• Jr. Math Masters – Lyceum of the Philippines University – Cavite
• National Math Wizard – Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers: Council of Student Chapters
• Math-Science Quiz – Philippine Science Consortium
• Math-Science Quiz- National Secondary Schools
• Math Wizard (College Division) – University of Makati, UMak Mathematics Society
• Math Wizard (HSU Division) – University of Makati, UMak Mathematics Society
• Sipnayan Math Contest for Grade School, High School, and College Division by Ateneo Mathematical Society (Old Website: sipnayan2012.webnode.com)
• Annual Math-Physics Inter-School Quiz Show (AMPIQS for High School Level) – University of the Philippines – Baguio – UP Math-Physics Society
• Math – tagisan (Elementary, High School and College level) – Philippine Normal University
• Inter-High Math and Physics Quiz (IMPACT) – University of the Philippines Diliman
• Singapore and Asian Schools Maths Olympiad Indonesia (SASMO Philippines) http://www.mathsolympiads.org/philippines

Poland

• Polish Mathematical Contest Sowa Matematyczna (Website)
• Polish Mathematical Olympiad (Website)
• Polish Mathematical Contest Alfik Matematyczny (Website)
• Polish Mathematical Contest MAT (Website)

Portugal

• Portuguese Mathematics Olympiad – Olimpíadas Portuguesas da Matemática (in Portuguese)
• Olimpíada Paulista de Matemática (with Brazil)
• The Portuguese Tournament of Mathematical Games (some related information here)
• Canguru Matemático – Canguru Matemático sem Fronteiras

Puerto Rico

• Puerto Rican Mathematical Olympiad – http://www.ompr.pr(Olimpiadas Matemáticas de Puerto Rico (in Spanish))

Romania

• Romanian National Olympiad <http://www.gazetamatematica.net/?q=forum/1019>
• “Adolf Haimovici” Applied Mathematics Competition

http://www.tuiasi.ro/en/events/the-17th-of-adolf-haimovici-applied-mathematics-competition

• Annual Contest of Gazeta Matematica “Nicolae Teodorescu” <http://www.gazetamatematica.net/?q=node/28>
• The Mathematical Contest Traian Lalescu<http://www.colegiulnegruzzi.ro/index.php/negruzzi/activitati/premianti-subiecte-si-rezolvari/>

Russian Federation

• All-Russian Mathematical Olympiad <http://math.rosolymp.ru/>
• St.Petersburg Math Olympiad <http://www.pdmi.ras.ru/~olymp/index.html>
• Moscow Math Olympiad <http://olympiads.mccme.ru/mmo/>
• Leonard Euler Math Olympiad <http://www.matol.ru/>
• Russia Sharygin Geometry Olympiad <http://www.geometry.ru/>

Serbia

• Mathematical competitions in Serbia [4]
• Problems from previous competitions – http://www.dms.org.rs/index.php?action=competitions_mathematics&change=true

Singapore

• International Singapore Maths Competition (ISMC) http://www.ismc.sg/
• Singapore International Mathematics Olympiad Challenge (SIMOC). An international math olympiad competition first held in Singapore in 2015 and over 13 countries participated from SASMO’s 15 country partners. http://simoc.sg/
• American Mathematics Olympiad (AMO), http://amo.sg/#!/about-us/
• Singapore Mathematical Olympiad (SMO, http://sms.math.nus.edu.sg/Competitions/CompetitionHomePage.aspx)
• Singapore Mathematics Project Festival (SMPF, http://sms.math.nus.edu.sg/Festival/Festival.aspx)
• Singapore Mathematical Society Essay Competition 2013 (SMSEC, http://sms.math.nus.edu.sg/competitions/Essay/EssayCompetition2013.aspx)
• Singapore Science and Engineering Fair (SSEF, http://www.science.edu.sg/events/Pages/ssef.aspx)
• National Mathematical Olympiad of Singapore (NMOS, http://oas.highsch.nus.edu.sg/NMOS/)
• Mathlympics for all Singapore Primary Schools (Mathlympics, http://www.acsindep.moe.edu.sg/acs_indep/news.php?id=288)
• Singapore International Mathematics Challenge (SIMC, http://www.highsch.nus.edu.sg/SIMC2010/)
• Singapore and Asian Schools Maths Olympiad (SASMO) http://www.mathsolympiads.org
• Singapore Math Kangaroo Contest (SMKC), http://mathkangaroo.sg/

Slovenia

• Vega’s Competition for elementary school students <http://www.dmfa.si/mat_OS/index.html>
• Mathematical contest for secondary school students of Slovenia, Competition for students of upper secondary technical and vocational colleges in the knowledge of mathematics and Competition for students of upper secondary vocational schools in the knowledge of mathematics (15–19 years, http://www.dmfa.si/mat_SS)
• Competition in business mathematics for secondary schools (15–19 years, http://www.dmfa.si/PMa_SS)
• Competition in recreational mathematics <http://www.dmfa.si/RM>
• Logic Monster competition (logic, grades 1-9) http://www.mathema.si, https://sites.google.com/site/logicnaposast/
• Matemcek competition (spatial visualisation, grades 1-9) http://www.mathema.si, https://sites.google.com/site/matemcek201314si/

Slovakia

• MO Mathematical Olympiad (in Slovak: Matematická olympiáda)
  • official website: http://skmo.sk
  • official website in English: http://skmo.sk/?jazyk=en
  • another website: http://matematika.okamzite.eu
• KMS Korešpondenčný matematický seminár http://kms.sk/
• iKS Korešpondenčný matematický seminár http://kms.sk/iks
• STROM Korešpondenčný matematický seminár http://www.strom.sk
• MATMIX Korešpondenčný matematický seminár http://www.matmix.sk
• SEZAM Korešpondenčný matematický seminár http://www.sezam.sk
• Matematická Olympiáda a Pytagoriáda v maďarčine pre ZŠ s VJM http://matek.ide.sk
• Pikomat http://www.pikomat.sk/
• Pytagoriáda http://www.iuventa.sk/sk/olympiady/olympiady-a-sutaze/pyt.alej
• Riešky http://www.riesky.sk

South Africa

• South African Mathematics Olympiad (SAMO, http://www.samf.ac.za/)
• South African Mathematics Team Competition (SAMTC, http://www.samf.ac.za/DisplayPage.aspx?ID=32)
• University of Cape Town Mathematics Competition<http://math.uct.ac.za/competition/>
• Living Maths <http://www.livingmaths.com>
• Amesa <http://academic.sun.ac.za/mathed/AMESA/Challenge/Index.htm>

Spain

• Spanish Mathematics Olympiad, OME (Olimpiada Matemática Española). Website in Spanish: http://www.olimpiadamatematica.es/platea.pntic.mec.es/_csanchez/olimmain.html

Sweden

• Skolornas matematiktävling (see http://www.math.uu.se/~dag/skolornas.html or http://www.math.chalmers.se/~sam/problemet/bok.html for older problems)
• Högstadiets matematiktävling (http://www.matematiktavling.org/hmt/, open for students in grades 7 through 9)
• Sigma 8 (see http://www.sigma8.se , open for students in grades 8 in cooperation with other Nordic countries.)

Taiwan

• Regional competition (http://umath.nuk.edu.tw/~senpengeu/HighSchool for some problems)
• National competition (http://umath.nuk.edu.tw/~senpengeu/HighSchool for some problems)
• IMO selection and training camp

Thailand

• 2008 International Mathematics Competition (IMC 2008) http://www.imcthai.net/
• National Mathematics Contest http://www.ipst.ac.th/olympic
• IPST Genius Elementary School Project http://genius.ipst.ac.th/
• Obec National Contest http://www.khangkhun.org
• POSN-MO http://www.posn.or.th
• The Mathematical Association of Thailand Contest http://www.math.or.th/
• Diamond Crown http://www.romchatra.com/
• Sermpanya Mathematics Test http://www.sermpanya.com
• Thailand Mathematics Contest http://www.tmcthailand.net

Tunisia

• National Final of the Tunisian Math games Cup launched by the A.T.S.M. Winners are allowed to participate to the International Mathematics Olympiads <http://www.atsm.org.tn>

Turkey

• Turkey National Mathematical Olympiad (Türkiye Ulusal Matematik Olimpiyatı (in Turkish), organized by TUBITAK) http://www.tubitak.gov.tr/bideb/
• Akdeniz University Mathematical Olympiads (in Turkish) (since 1996)

http://matematik.fen.akdeniz.edu.tr/

• Kangaroo Math Contest – Kanguru Matematik Sınavı (in Turkish). http://www.kanguru-tr.com/

Ukraine

• Various mathematical competitions for high school students: http://matholymp.org.ua/
• Various mathematical competitions for university students: http://putnam.ho.ua/

United Kingdom

• Most competitions are organised by the UK Mathematics Trust.
• The Primary Mathematics Challenge (for primary school pupils) is organised by the Mathematical Association.
• The Junior Mathematical Challenge is a multiple-choice competition for students up to year 8 in England and Wales, year S2 in Scotland, year 9 in Northern Ireland. High scorers in the JMC are invited to compete in the Junior Mathematical Olympiad.
• The Intermediate Mathematical Challenge is a multiple-choice competition for students up to year 11 in England and Wales, year S4 in Scotland, year 12 in Northern Ireland. High scorers in the IMC are invited to compete in the Intermediate Mathematical Olympiad and Kangaroo (for the highest scorers) and in the European Kangaroo(another multiple-choice competition, for other high scorers).
• The Senior Mathematical Challenge (formerly National Maths Contest) is a multiple-choice competition for students up to year 13 in England and Wales, year S6 in Scotland, year 14 in Northern Ireland.
• High scorers in the SMC are invited to compete in the British Mathematical Olympiad <http://www.bmoc.maths.org/>.
• There is a Team Maths Challenge for students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland; Scotland has its own Enterprising Mathematics Competition organised by the Scottish Mathematical Council.
• The UCL Maths Challenge is a competition for Year 6 primary school pupils from London organised by UCL student volunteers <http://www.smnd.sk/kotanyi/maths_challenge/>.

United States

Generally, registering for these contests is based on the grade level of math at which the student works rather than the age or the enrolled grade of the student. Also normally only competitions where the participants write a full proof are called Mathematical Olympiads.

National middle school

• ABACUS International Math Challenge^[6] (grades 3-8)
• American Math Challenge, incorporating the MATHCOUNTS Foundation Online Challenge [16] (ages 9 –14)
• American Mathematics Contest 8 (AMC->8), formerly the American Junior High School Mathematics Examination (AJHSME)
• Caribou Mathematics Contests(https://www.cariboutests.com/) (grades 3 – 12)
• Colorado Mathematical Olympiad[17] (grades 2 – 12)
• Continental Mathematics League[18] (grades 2 – 9, Calculus and Computer)
• Eye Level Math Olympiad[19] Global Math Olympiad (grades 2 – 9)
• Kumon Math Challenge^[13] (grades 1-10)
• Math Kangaroo Competition[20] (grades 2-12)
• Math League (grades 4-12)
• MathCON (grades 5-12) – http://www.mathcon.org/
• MATHCOUNTS
• MathFax[21] (grades 3-12)
• Mathematical Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools(MOEMS)
• MathWizz[22] (grades K-12)
• National Number Knockout/ N2K^[9] (ages 6–14)
• Online Math League[23] (grades 2-9)
• Purple Comet! Math Meet[24]
• Rocket City Math League[25] (pre-algebra to calculus)
• SBU Math Contest^[12] (grades 3-8)
• SIGMA http://sigmamathcontest.com [grades 6-9]
• United States of America Mathematical Talent Search (USAMTS)
• Math Talent Quest (grades 1-8)

National high school

• American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME)
• American Mathematics Contest 10 (AMC->10)
• American Mathematics Contest 12 (AMC->12), formerly the American High School Mathematics Examination (AHSME)
• American Regions Mathematics League (ARML)
• AoCMM Competition (http://aocmm.org/) Online math modeling research team competition held in fall each year.
• Archimedean Challenge — Biannual, 4-months-long, for 13 – 18-year-olds (individuals or groups), participants research a famous, long-standing, unsolved problem in mathematics. <http://euclidlab.org/programs/archimedean-challenge/>
• CalcBee http://calcbee.org (Grades 6-12)
• Carnegie Mellon Informatics and Mathematics Competition(CMIMC)
• Caribou Mathematics Contests(https://www.cariboutests.com/) (grades 3 – 12)
• Colorado Mathematical Olympiad[26] (grades 2 – 12)
• Duke University Math Meet^[14] (DUMU)
• iTest
• Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament (HMMT)
• High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling^[15] (HiMCM)
• Kumon Math Challenge^[13] (grades 1-10)
• Mandelbrot Competition
• Math Kangaroo Competition[27] (grades 2-12)
• Math League (grades 4-12)
• MathFax[28] (grades 3-12)
• MathCON (grades 5-12) – http://www.mathcon.org/
• Math-O-Vision[29] (grades 9-12)
• MathWizz[30] (grades K-12)
• Moody’s Mega Math Challenge
• Mu Alpha Theta
• National Assessment & Testing
• Online Math Open (OMO) http://onlinemathopen.netne.net/
• Princeton University Mathematics Competition (PUMaC)
• Purple Comet Math Meet
• United States of America Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO)
• United States of America Mathematical Talent Search (USAMTS)
• Rocket City Math League[31] (pre-algebra to calculus)
• SkillsUSA Related Technical Math^[16]
• SIGMA http://sigmamathcontest.com (Grades 6-9)
• Stanford Math Tournament http://sumo.stanford.edu/smt/
• Who Wants To Be A Mathematician [32]
• Caltech Harvey Mudd Math Competition
• Berkeley Math Competition
• Regional Math Field Day competitions

National college competitions

• AMATYC Mathematics Contest
• Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM)
• William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition

Regional competitions

See List of United States regional mathematics competitions.

United States external links

• K-12 US math contest lists and online resources
• Homeschool Math Contests: extensive, up to date lists of individual, local, and regional math contests for all students
• Art of Problem Solving Foundation math contest lists
• Tennessee University lists of mathematics competitions

Uruguay

• Com-Partida de Matemática del Uruguay

Uzbekistan

• Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiad (SASMO Uzbekistan)

Venezuela

• Olimpíada Recreativa de Matemática de Venezuela (ORM, http://www.olimpiadarecreativa.com)
• Olimpíada Juvenil de Matemática de Venezuela (OJM, http://www.acm.ciens.ucv.ve/)

Vietnam

• Vietnam Mathematical Olympiad — Official National Contest for mathematics talents.
• Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiad (SASMO Vietnam), http://mathsolympiads.org/Vietnam
• 30/4 Olympiad for Mathematics — Regional Olympiad in the Southern Vietnam (for students in provinces from Quảng Bình to Cà Mau).
• Vietnam Mathematics Competition for University Students.
• American Mathematics Olympiad (AMO), http://amo.sg/#!/about-us/

Earlier this week, the MAA AMC released the official cutoff scores for qualifying for this year’s AIME competition, as well as the scores needed for distinction and honor roll. All the details can found at: 2019 AIME Qualification Scores

While we have not received all the complete results from the MAA/AMC yet, we have 76 students who qualified for the AIME either through the AMC 10A/12A or the AMC 10B/12B. One of our students was among the 22 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 10A: Noah W., and one of our students was among the 10 Perfect Scorers worldwide on the AMC 12B: Kenneth W.

In addition, 52 of our students in grade 8 or below qualified for the AIME, including 43 middle schoolers and 9 elementary schoolers.

Table 1: Distribution of 76 AIME Qualifiers

Contests	AIME qualifiers
AMC 10A	24
AMC 10B	16
AMC 12A	23
AMC 12B	13
Total	76

Table 1: 61 AIME Qualifiers

Contests	Number of National Honor Roll Awards	Number of National Distinguished Honor Roll Awards	Total
AMC 10A	10	14	24
AMC 10B	7	9	16
AMC 12A	12	11	23
AMC 12B	8	5	13
Total	37	39	76

Moreover, 68 of our students (including 46 AIME qualifiers) in grade 8 or below scored at least 90 points and ranked among the top 10% of all test takers.  These students will receive the Certificate of Merit Award from the MAA/AMC.

We had a very large number of students this year qualify for the AIME through both the AMC 10 and AMC 12. Actually, 83% of our students qualified for the AIME. The other 17% of our students came extremely close to qualifying. All of their hard work paid off!

We are extremely proud of our students’ great achievements and wish them well in the AIME and USAJMO/USAMO!

The AMC 10 and AMC 12 are part of the United States of America Math Olympiad (USAMO). Students must score highly on these tests in order to take part in the AIME, and then the USAJMO/USAMO exam, which is used to choose members for the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO).

There are many math competitions in the United States. Of those, only

AMC → AIME → USAMO sequence

would take you to the IMO (International Math Olympiad), the highest level math competition for high school students in the world!

Our Uniqueness

We have a long history of close collaboration with the MAA‘s American Mathematics Competitions (AMC), which are dedicated to strengthening the mathematical capabilities of our nation’s youth, and are the first of a series of competitions in high school mathematics that determine the United States team for the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO).

We are only one in the Washington DC metropolitan area to offer elementary, middle, and high-school level competition math courses. Our students have received top scores and awards at prestigious national math competitions.

Great Benefits of Math Competitions

In an increasingly competitive college application pool, the process of mastering math skills through our courses and participating in the American Math Competitions will help students strengthen and diversify their extracurricular activities. These contests can motivate students’ interest and passion in math, and they can discover their talent through solving challenging problems different from those in the school classes. Many top colleges also request AMC scores as part of the college application process. Both MIT and Caltech have entry blanks on their official admission application forms for the applicant to enter their best AMC and AIME scores. Ivy League Colleges and Stanford ask for to the AMC and AIME scores in their Supplement to the Common Application Forms. Your children deserve the chance to list these scores on their applications! Good AMC scores will greatly enhance admission opportunities for students to elite colleges.

Read more:

• Great Benefits of Math Competitions
• The Big Value of Middle School Math Competitions
• A Little Competition can Inspire Students to Greater Achievement
• Why Math Competitions are so Important to Girls?

Contact Information:

Ivy League Education Center
Tel:  301-922-9508     or        240-780-8828
Email:  chiefmathtutor@gmail.com

Click HERE find out more about Math Competitions!

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Math Prize for Girls 2019 Qualification Scores:

AMC 10 A – 103.5	AMC 12 A – 84
AMC 10 B – 108	AMC 12 B – 94.5

Math Prize for Girls 2019 will take place at MIT on Sunday, October 13, 2019.

Online Registration is now open! You can fill out the online application.

The Math Prize for Girls is the largest math prize for girls in the world. Each fall at MIT, nearly 300 young female mathematicians compete in our challenging test of mathematical creativity and insight. The goal is to promote gender equity in the STEM professions and to encourage young women with exceptional potential to become mathematical and scientific leaders.

The application deadline for the 2019 Math Prize for Girls is coming up soon: June 30.

Prizes

The Math Prize for Girls awards $50,000 in monetary prizes, including a $25,000 prize for first place.

More details can be found at http://mathprize.atfoundation.org/.

Some financial support is available for travel for USAMO and USAJMO qualifiers.

How to Apply

To be eligible to apply for Math Prize 2019, students must meet all of the following criteria:

1. Be in 11th grade or below as of February 2019 (and not be slated to graduate from high school or to start full-time college before the contest).
2. Be female in gender identity.
3. Live in the United States or Canada.  If you don’t live in the US or Canada, but are a US citizen or permanent resident, then you may apply, but contact us first to find out what documentation we require.
4. In February 2019, have taken an official administration of the AMC 10 or AMC 12 exam.
5. Not be an immediate family member of an Advantage Testing employee.

The application deadline is June 30, 2019. Selection will be based on official AMC scores.

Read more at:

• Why are Math Competitions Important to Girls?
• Girls should attend math competitions — 女生更应参加数学竞赛