How to Prepare for Math Competition?

Even the strongest Math students face difficulty in preparing for Math competition, like AMC or international Olympiad. Everybody knows that any Math completion is a tough nut to crack. Here are some tips to help you out.

Start in advance
No matter whether you are girding up your loins for International Math Olympiad (IMO) or AMC Math competition, an early start is must for every aspirant. Start in advance, at least two months before the competition. It will allow you create a timetable which is not crammed with back to back study hours the entire day. You will get ample breaks in between to refresh your mind and spare time for mock tests, and revisions. Any world level Math competitions, like IMO or AMC, is taken by millions of students all over the world every year. Of course, questions are going to be trickier than you are used to. So, you need plenty of time to imbibe every concept and solve these problems.

Gather your study materials
Go through the syllabus several times and gather all the study materials you need for your preparation. You can take help of friends who take the same test to make sure that you have not overlooked any key portion, concept or problems. You can also take help from reliable online sources, like Math forum, to do the required research.

Find a mentor
A good mentor can play a significant role in giving the right direction to your preparation. Make sure that who are taking guidance from someone who has a good understanding of the subject. Check your progress.

Revision
Revision is an indispensable part in preparing for Math competition. As you study, take notes, note down formulae, and revise them time to time. Short notes come extremely handy when it comes to revise and refresh the memory. Cue cards are another good old way to revise what you have studied. They should have sufficient points to make you understand the topic readily. Revision is an important indicator of your progress. There must be some topics, you need to go back too often. Pay extra attention to those topics and watch out for common mistakes you always make. Even the greatest mathematicians make mistakes that alter the course of problems. Stay extra careful with symbols, signs, brackets, and moving decimal points.

The entire process of preparing for Math completion is one of its kind experience. So, rather than worrying about the outcome prepare for the examination with a positive attitude.

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