All About Math Olympiad Training & Questions

[fudgemum]

NMOs round 2 results are released.


http://oas.highsch.nus.edu.sg/NMOS/

[Dharma]

ks2me:

What level is this question?


Assuming all 3 of them are running at their constant speed throughout the race, the difference between A and C is 20m?[/i]

Hi ks2me,

Got a slightly different answer.
http://www.postimage.org/

[Merlion]

> NMOs round 2 results are released.


Wow ... RGPS not on the top 10 list. NANYANG PRIMARY not in Final. :shock: Rosyth, Catholic High and Nan Hua in the Final. Rosyth is big winner.

[edanson]

Hi All,


Just curious, are the participants P5 or P6.

It seems that I do not recognise any of the participants from Nan Hua. My boy is in P6 this year and according to what I know, those friends of his who participated is not in this list.

:?

[James Ang]

Suz855:

Qn :

3 boys Albert, Ben and Chris participated in a 100m race. When Albert crossed the 100m mark, Ben was at 90m. When Ben crossed the 100m mark, Chris was at 90m. By how many metres did Albert beat Chris?

Thanks

let's use simple ratio

A :B :C
100:90
------>100:90
1000:900:810
=>100:90:81

100 - 81 = 19
Albert beat Chris by 19 m

[mjl]

PowerPuff Mum:

kiasiparent:

The NMOS exam round 1 was relatively easy. Any students who have decent calculation skills and good logical mind should be able to do well. Round 2 was rather difficult.

I have only one question for Kiasiparent.
Have any of your offsprings won a gold or silver medal for any Maths Olympiad WITHOUT any training?

lim jeck has neither received formal training in primary school (a neighbourhood sch, not any of the GEP schools who get maths trainers to teach the p4-6 GEP maths) nor in any training centres. he only gets the maths training at NUS High (part of the school maths curriculum) and at NUS (after doing well in SMO and got selected into the national-level training teams).

I think external training is not necessary if one is passionate about the subject and has some talent in it.

[fudgemum]

Hi Edanson,


It is mostly for P5. Some P4 students who are good in competition math can participate and not P6.

[edanson]

Hi Fudgemum,


Thank you for clarification.
[quote]lim jeck has neither received formal training in primary school (a neighbourhood sch, not any of the GEP schools who get maths trainers to teach the p4-6 GEP maths) nor in any training centres. he only gets the maths training at NUS High (part of the school maths curriculum) and at NUS (after doing well in SMO and got selected into the national-level training teams).
[/quote]OK GEP school do not engage trainers to train them too. My girl (from neighbourhood school) was selected and trained from P4 to P6 and at the cost of the school but my boy (from GEP) was not trained. I waited and thought there will be training but instead only at P6 that they were given a form to choose if they wish to attend an enrichment course on Olympiad Math and parents will need to pay for them.

[Merlion]

> not any of the GEP schools who get maths trainers to teach the p4-6 GEP maths


Not all GEP schools offer that.

> I think external training is not necessary if one is passionate about the subject and has some talent in it.

Yes, agreed but very rare.

[JustKP]

mjl:

lim jeck has neither received formal training in primary school (a neighbourhood sch, not any of the GEP schools who get maths trainers to teach the p4-6 GEP maths) nor in any training centres. he only gets the maths training at NUS High (part of the school maths curriculum) and at NUS (after doing well in SMO and got selected into the national-level training teams).


I think external training is not necessary if one is passionate about the subject and has some talent in it.

Yes, Lim Jeck is truly a talent in maths and gifted. Wondering why he was not in the GEP programme? How many Lim Jeck can we find here? Rare, very rare. But our education system can train kids to be another Lim Jeck. How? First parents can start drilling them or send their kids for special training to take an important exam in P3. If the child is selected, he/she is gifted (or is it that you are selected to be trained as 'Gifted').