Competitions
Each pupil writes at least fifteen contests a year, set in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and Iran. They are sat as exercises in thought, not as ends in themselves. The principal results are gathered here by region; the full record is kept, year by year, in the Chronicle.
United States¶
The American Mathematics Competitions of the Mathematical Association of America lead, by invitation, to the American Invitational Mathematics Examination and to the USA Mathematical Olympiad. Beside them stand the tournaments held by universities at Stanford, Berkeley, Princeton and Caltech.
Canada¶
The contests of the Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing at the University of Waterloo: Pascal, Cayley and Fermat; Fryer, Galois and Hypatia; Euclid; and the Canadian Intermediate and Senior Mathematics Contests. Beside them, the competitions of the Canadian Mathematical Society, among them the Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge.
United Kingdom and Europe¶
The Mathematical Challenges of the United Kingdom Mathematics Trust, at junior, intermediate and senior level, with their follow-on olympiads; the British Mathematical Olympiad, in two rounds; and the Balkan Mathematical Olympiad.
Australia¶
The Australian Mathematics Competition of the Australian Maths Trust, whose awards descend from the Prize, given to one pupil in each year group, through High Distinction, Distinction and Credit.
International olympiads¶
The International Mathematical Olympiad and the European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad, at which pupils compete as members of their national teams.
India and Asia¶
The Indian Olympiad Qualifier in Mathematics, first stage of the Indian olympiad programme, and the international olympiads for schools held in Hong Kong and Singapore.