All About Math Olympiad Training & Questions

[CoffeeCat]

Anyone with p5 kid who did the rmso on the ri open house day 22nd may at ri itself? was wondering is it the science paper?

[Sun_2010]

Any idea what is the official site where SASMO results for 2010 will be posted?

And when wil the certs be given out? :?

i did google to get this site
http://excelleague.blogspot.com/2010/05/5-columns-with-level.html but want the official one.

Also when will the kids get their certs?
Wanted to include it in DD'sDSA application, dunno if i should or not ... :roll:

[phankao]

Sun_2010:

Any idea what is the official site where SASMO results for 2010 will be posted?

And when wil the certs be given out? :?

i did google to get this site
http://excelleague.blogspot.com/2010/05/5-columns-with-level.html but want the official one.

Also when will the kids get their certs?
Wanted to include it in DD'sDSA application, dunno if i should or not ... :roll:

That should be it then. last time, it was from this webpage;
http://www.mathsolympiads.org/results.html

i think they get their certs when term opens. We did include it in the DSA application.

[Sun_2010]

phankao:

That should be it then. last time, it was from this webpage;
http://www.mathsolympiads.org/results.html

i think they get their certs when term opens. We did include it in the DSA application.

thanks Phankao. will go ahead and include it in .

[HyperKiasu]

Any parent got any idea how the centre trains speed of doing MO? think spead is also an important factor…

[MOE Hater]

HyperKiasu:

Any parent got any idea how the centre trains speed of doing MO? think spead is also an important factor.....

The problem in math olympiad is knowing how to do the question. As long as you can figure out the method in a minute, that would increase your speed greatly.

[CoffeeCat]

HyperKiasu:

Any parent got any idea how the centre trains speed of doing MO? think spead is also an important factor.....

the most important fundamental skill is comfortable mental arithmetic skills. The student better knows his/her 12 by 12 times table. Accuracy is as important as knowing how to do because there is no partialmarks awarded for working unless it's the second round of certain competitions.

[HyperKiasu]

CoffeeCat:

HyperKiasu:

Any parent got any idea how the centre trains speed of doing MO? think spead is also an important factor.....

the most important fundamental skill is comfortable mental arithmetic skills. The student better knows his/her 12 by 12 times table. Accuracy is as important as knowing how to do because there is no partialmarks awarded for working unless it's the second round of certain competitions.

thanks CoffeeCat for this. i was clueless about how answer is marked in MO...

[chixchix]

what is the right age to enrol a child in a Maths Olympiad centre for training ?

[CoffeeCat]

chixchix:

what is the right age to enrol a child in a Maths Olympiad centre for training ?

Anytime you feel your child is ready! Children's brain develop at a different rate. Some parents very eager to start for their children as young as p2. I recommend at least p3 or ideal p4. If the child is \"certified\" gifted by moe then p3 might be good time to start training because p4 gep kids are allowed to take the NMOS along with p5.
I can only say that one must tread carefully for p2 and p3 because at such a tender age the training might backfire and cause them to dislike maths.