History
Created in 1977 by Dr. George Lenchner, an internationally known math educator, the Math Olympiads went public in 1979. Last year nearly 150,000 students from 6,000 teams worldwide participated in the Olympiads. All 50 states and about 30 other countries were represented.
Dates
Highlights for students are five monthly contests. These contests provide an incentive for students to intensify their study of math. The number of contests reinforces learning to think mathematically.
This year's contests will be:
Week of November 12
Week of December 10
Week of January 14
Week of February 12
Week of March 19
This year's contests will be:
Week of November 12
Week of December 10
Week of January 14
Week of February 12
Week of March 19
Goals
- To stimulate enthusiasm and a love for Mathematics
- To introduce important Mathematical concepts
- To teach major strategies for problem solving
- To develop Mathematical flexibility in solving problems
- To strengthen Mathematical intuition
- To foster Mathematical creativity and ingenuity
- To provide for the satisfaction, joy, and thrill of meeting challenges
Sample Problems
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