Bostonian Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Many math problems (with solutions) from the Intermediate Math League of Eastern Massachusetts (for middle school students) are at http://imlem.org/meetdoc/index.htm , in the areas of geometry, number theory, arithmetic, and algebra. I am interested in other sources of contest problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Wow, excellent, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 http://mathcounts.saab.org/mc.cgi/ This site has Mathcounts problems. Art of Problem Solving has a game called For the Win which uses middle school level questions. The AOPS boards also have lots of discussions of problems at all levels, divided up by age group. And their wiki has old AMC8 (as well as 10 and 12) problems, with solutions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bostonian Posted June 26, 2010 Author Share Posted June 26, 2010 At the site of the Worcester County Mathematics League (for high school students) http://www.wocomal.org/index_studymaterials.html there are past contest problems for Past Varsity Division meets Past Freshman Division meets Past state meets (MAML) Past New England meets (NEAML) Past Massachusetts Mathematics Olympiads Thanks to Belacqua for the Mathcounts link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bostonian Posted August 2, 2010 Author Share Posted August 2, 2010 Questions and answers for Canadian Mathematics Competition, grades 7-12 from the late 1990s onward, are at http://www.cemc.uwaterloo.ca/contests/past_contests.html . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy in Richmond Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 AoPS forums for middle school math contests (Belaqua mentioned this, but it bears repeating!) Lots and lots of great problems; also For the Win for interactive MathCounts practice with other members and Alcumus for free online problem-solving practice in prealgebra, algebra, counting & probability, number theory, and geometry. Past AMC-8 and AMC-10 exams. These can also be ordered inexpensively from the MAAwebsite. Purple Comet Math online math meet- The middle school (MS) level has archived problems Lexington High School Math Tournament -My dd used these problems with her MathCounts level kids last year. Nick's Mathematical Puzzles assorted problems rated from 1 to 4 stars, so you could look at the lower-level problems for middle schoolers Boston Math Circle - Just thought I'd throw this one out there for Bostonian -but you probably already know about it :). The Problems of the Week on the site might be of interest to everyone else. Math Forums at Drexel Problems of the Week Not free ($15 per year for a student subscription), but there are some free Sample Problems (link in the sidebar). ~Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bostonian Posted August 4, 2010 Author Share Posted August 4, 2010 Math Kangaroo (problems for grades 2-8) http://www.mathkangaroo.org/2010page/Clark/clark/pdb/#PastContests Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom-2-1 Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Thanks for the thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lotr Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 thanks for the info. These are wonderful sites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ailey Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Wow! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie of KY Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Here's another site I like - it has both lots of problems as well as some teaching handouts. http://agmath.com/57427/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Stanford Math Tournament problems and solutions http://sumo.stanford.edu/smt/ "Can students who are not yet in the 9th grade compete? Yes. Any student who feels ready to compete is welcome to participate." Rice Math Tournament http://www.ruf.rice....eulers/RMT.html Harvard MIT mathematics tournament http://web.mit.edu/h...files/problems/ "the event is intended for high school students, but any student not yet in high school who wishes to compete is welcome to come. A coach may bring teams that include students from multiple schools or homeschooled students." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewelma Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 So can anyone tell me which one of the many contests listed has proof-based problems for middle schoolers? I need the kind that take 1 to 3 hours per problem to solve. Thanks, Ruth in NZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I don't know what level of difficulty your ds will face with the exam. We refer to this ranking of international competitions of the AoPS wiki http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Wiki/index.php/AoPSWiki:Competition_ratings to get an idea of problem difficulty. Have you looked at the USA(J)MO problems? http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Wiki/index.php/USAJMO_Problems_and_Solutions Dd's been working on USAMTS problems, though they're not time-limited. www.usamts.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy in Richmond Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Most of the team tournaments include a proof based round where the whole team cooperates jointly, typically for an hour. Those won't be exactly what you're lookling for, Ruth, but they might be appropriate for additional self-study. They generally revolve about a single advanced topic in mathematics, such as abstract algebra, but each has several sub-problems since the whole team is working on them at once, & they divvy up the tasks. SMT, Rice, PUMaC, ARML, Duke - look for the Power Round I think that the Mandelbrot team tests are still more suited to what your son needs right now, or the older USAMTS exams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewelma Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Thanks Luckymama and Kathy. I do plan to get the mandelbrot books when I am in the US next month. and the AoPS site is really interesting! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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