List of mathematics competitions
Mathematics competitions or mathematical olympiads are competitive events where participants write a mathematics test. These tests may require multiple choice or numeric answers, or a detailed written solution or proof. In the United States, usually only competitions where the participants write a full proof are called Mathematical Olympiads.
International mathematics competitions
- International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) — The oldest and hardest international Olympiad, occurring annually since 1959.
- World Maths Day (WMD); uniting the world in numbers, open to all school aged children globally <http://www.worldmathsday.com>
- AIMMS/MOPTA Optimization Modelling Competition for university students, held annually. <http://mopta.ie.lehigh.edu>
- 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/>
- China Girls Math 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.
- World Mathematics Challenge (WMC) — an international competition for high school students.
- International Mathematics Competition for University Students (IMC) — international competition for undergraduate students. <http://www.imc-math.org.uk/>
- International Scientific Olympiad on Mathematics for Undergraduate University Students (ISOM) — competition for undergraduates held annually in Iran. <http://olympiad.sanjesh.org/en/index.asp>
- International Schools Mathematics Teachers Foundation (ISMTF) — annual competition for high school students attending an international school. Held every year in a different school. <http://www.ismtf.org/>
- Invitational World Youth Mathematics Intercity Competition (IWYMIC) — held annually for students under 15.5 years old worldwide. <http://www.iwymicsa.co.za/>
- 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 is to be held in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria in March 2012. (http://www.seemous.eu/, http://seemous2010.fmi-plovdiv.org/ and http://fmi.unibuc.ro/seemous2011/)
- Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM) — team contest for undergraduates <http://www.comap.com/undergraduate/contests/mcm/>
- Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (ICM) — team contest for undergraduates <http://www.comap.com/undergraduate/contests/icm/>
- Purple Comet! Math Meet — annual on-line team contest for high school & middle school <http://purplecomet.org/>
- Math exercises for kids — Daily worldwide competition <http://www.math-exercises-for-kids.com/competition/math-world-cup.php>
- Primary Mathematics World Contest (PMWC) — worldwide competition.
- Tournament of the Towns — worldwide competition.
- Mathematical Kangaroo — worldwide competition.<http://www.mathkang.org>
- Championnat International de Jeux Mathématiques et Logiques — for all ages, mainly for French-speaking countries, but participation is not limited by language. <http://ffjm.cijm.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/>
- Rocket City Math League (RCML) — This is a mathematics competition run by students at Virgil I. Grissom High School with levels ranging from Explorer (Pre-Algebra) to Discovery (Comprehensive). <http://www.rocketcitymath.org>
- Mental Calculation World Cup — a contest for the best mental calculators
- 'Online Math' Event of the annual technical festival Shaastra, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), Chennai, India. (http://www.shaastra.org/2009/events/online_events/online_math, http://www.shaastra.org/2010/main/events/online_events/online_math and http://www.shaastra.org/2011/main/events/OnlineMathChamp/)
- International Internet Mathematical Olympiad for Students organized by Ariel University Center of Samaria (http://www.i-olymp.net/ and http://www.ariel.ac.il/cs/projects/dom/itpm/)
- International Tournament of Young Mathematicians (ITYM) <http://www.itym.org/>
- Mathorcup Global Mathematical Modeling Challenge (MGMMC) — team contest for undergraduates <http://www.mathor.com/>
- Open International Project <http://e-competition.eu> - Mathematics Online Competition "Eruditus" for Students <http://www.eruditus.lt/>
Regional mathematics competitions
- AITMO (Asian Inter-city Teenagers Mathematics Olympiad) — for junior secondary students around the Eastern Asian region
- APMO (Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad) — Pacific rim
- APMCM (Asian Pacific Mathematics Contest in Modeling) — Pacific rim<http://www.apumcm.com>
- Balkan Mathematical Olympiad — for students from 15.5 years old from Balkan area
- Baltic Way — Baltic area
- ICAS-Mathematics (http://www.eaa.unsw.edu.au/about_icas/mathematics, formerly Australasian Schools Mathematics Assessment)
- Junior Balkan Mathematical Olympiad — for students under 15.5 years old from Balkan area
- BxMO (Benelux Mathematical Olympiad) — since 2009
- EGMO (European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad) — starts April 2012 <http://www.egmo2012.org.uk>
- MEMO (Middle European Mathematical Olympiad) — Germany, Croatia, Austria, Poland, Switzerland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Hungary
- 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 collage 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>
- Olimpiada Matematica de Centroamérica y del Caribe — Central America and the Caribbean
- Olimpiada Matematica de Paises del Cono Sur — 8 countries from South America
- SEAMO (SEAMEO Mathematics Olympiad) — South-East Asia
- SEAMC (South East Asian Mathematics Competition) — South-East Asia <http://hseagle.sas.edu.sg/seamc/>
- William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition — USA and Canada <http://www.maa.org/awards/putnam.html>
- APMOPS (Singapore - Asia Pacific Mathematical Olympiad for Primary Schools) — open to Primary Students under 12 in Australia, Brunei, China (Shanghai, Hainan, Xiamen, Wenchou), Hong Kong, Indonesia (Jakarta), Malaysia: (Johor, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor- Petaling Jaya), Penang, Perak- Ipoh, Kedah), New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, and India. <http://www.hci.sg/aphelion/apmops/index.htm>
- ZIMO (Zhautykov International Mathematical Olympiad) — for teams from specialized schools in post-soviet region <http://izho2008.fiz-mat.kz/>
- Hungary-Israel Mathematical Competition. It was established in 1990. Only this 2 countries participate and one is the host. It is hold in spring. It consist of individual and team contests.
- 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.
- Donova Mathematical Olympiad. Olympiad for all countries through which the Danube passes. Held since 2005.
- Mediterranean Mathematics Olympiad. Olympiad for countries in the Mediterranean zone.
- PAMO (Pan African Mathematics Olympiad)
- APMC (Austrian-Polish Mathematics Competition) (last held in 2006)
- 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.
- Open International Project <http://e-competition.eu> - Mathematics Online Competition "Eruditus" for Students <http://www.eruditus.lt/>
National mathematics competitions
Albania
a) Olimpiada Kombetare e Matematikes b) Olimpiada Mbarekombetare e Revistes Plus
Argentina
- OMA (Olimpíada Matemática Argentina, http://www.oma.org.ar)
- Olimpiada Matematica Ñandu
- Certamen "El numero de oro"
- Torneo Computacion y Matematicas
Australia
Austria
Bangladesh
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)
- Mide (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)
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 counted with the participation of 18,3 million students on the first round.
There are also many regional competitions, usually open to all students of a given state.
Bulgaria
Canada
Competitions hosted by The Canadian Mathematical Society (since 1969):
National competitions hosted by The Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing (since 1969, past problems available):
Full Solutions:
- Euclid (12th 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.
National competitions hosted by Brock University (since 2009, past problems available):
- Caribou Contest (3rd - 8th 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
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 Olypiad)- for elementary students
Colombia
- OCM (Colombian Mathematics Olympiad)
- OCMU (Colombian Mathematics Olympiad university)
Web site: http://olimpia.uan.edu.co/olimpiadas/public/frameset.jsp
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Georgia
Germany
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
Hungary
- Miklos Schweitzer Competition
- Nemzetközi Kenguru Matematika Verseny (3rd to 12th grade students)Homepage: http://www.zalamat.hu/
- Kalmár László Országos Matematika Verseny (3rd to 8th grade students)
- Zrínyi Ilona Országos Matematika Verseny (3rd 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 )
- ADMV (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)
- Kürschák József (first year university students or below)
India
Proof-based Mathematics Olympiads
- 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.[2]
- National Mathematics Talent Exams conducted by The Association of Mathematics Teachers of India, Chennai (For Vth to XIIth)
- National Level Mathematical Olympiad conducted by SIMO Education (India) for Class V to X [1]
- National Genius Search Examination (NGSE) conducted by National Genius Search Foundation for Class V to X
- Online Maths Olympiad (OMO) conducted by iAchieve for classes 2 to 10. {http://www.iachieve.in]
Application-based Mathematics Contests
- International Assessments for Indian Schools.
Indonesia
National Science Olympiad held at every level of elementary education, secondary and higher education
1. Educational Level Elementary Science Olympiad
2. Science Olympiad Level Secondary Education
3. Higher Education Level Science Olympiad 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
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 <http://www.irmo.ie/>. 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
Italy
Japan
- JMO (Japanese Mathematical Olympiad)
- Kinki University Mathematics Contest
Lithuania
South Korea
Macau, China
FYROM
- 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
- 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), organized by International Islamic University Malaysia, http://www.iiu.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)
Mexico
- MMO (Mexican Mathematical Olympiad <http://www.omm.unam.mx/> 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)
Myanmar
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
- Niels Henrik Abels matematikk-konkurranse (Norwegian Mathematical Olympiad, website available both in Norwegian and English at http://abelkonkurransen.no/)
Pakistan
- 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. For further information visit [2]
Paraguay
- Olimpiadas Matemáticas Paraguayas (OMAPA) [3]
Peru
- National Mathematic Olympiad - ONEM (Olimpiada Nacional Escort de Mathematical)
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: http://portal.huascaran.edu.pe/olimpiadas/index.htm hmm
Philippines
- Southern Tagalog Invitational Mathematical Challenge (Highschool Level)-UPLB Mathematical Sciences Society [www.uplbmass.org]
- 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.
- National Math Wizard - Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers: Council of Student Chapters
- Math-Science Quiz - Philippine Science Consortium
Poland
- Polish Mathematical Olympiad (Website)
Portugal
Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rican Mathematical Olympiad - http://www.ompr.pr (Olimpiadas Matemáticas de Puerto Rico (in Spanish))
Romania
Russian Federation
Serbia
Singapore
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>
Slovakia
South Africa
Sweden
Taiwan
Thailand
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
Ukraine
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.
National elementary school competitions (grades K-6)
- ABACUS International Math Challenge[3] (grades 3-8)
- American Math Challenge, incorporating the MATHCOUNTS Foundation Online Challenge [5] (ages 9 –14)
- Continental Mathematics League[6] (grades 2 - 9, Calculus and Computer)
- Math Kangaroo Competition[7] (grades 2-12)
- Math League (grades 4-12)
- Mathematical Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools (MOEMS) (grades 4-6 and 7-8)
- MathFax[8] (grades 3-12)
- MathWizz[9] (grades K-12)
- Monthly Math Challenge Problems[4] (grades K-2)
- Noetic Learning Math Contest[5] (grades 2-5)
- Online Math League[10] (grades 2-9)
- Perennial Math[6] (grades 4-8)
- SBU Math Contest[7] (grades 3-8)
- The Math & Logic Contests (grades 2-6)
National middle school competitions (grades 6-8)
National high school competitions (grades 9-12)
National college competitions
Regional competitions
See List of United States regional mathematics competitions.
United States external links
Uruguay
Vietnam
- Vietnam Mathematical Olympiad — Official National Contest for mathematics talents.
- 30/4 Olympiad for Mathematics — Regional Olympiad in the Southern Vietnam (for students in provinces from Quang Binh to Ca Mau).
See also
References