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What is the legend of Question 6?
Question 6 was actually submitted to the Australian Olympiad officials by a mathematician from West Germany, and the officials gave themselves SIX HOURS to solve it to see if it should be included in the event. Some of the best mathematicians in the world at the time.
What is IMO shortlist?
The IMO has now become an elaborate business. Each country is free to propose problems. The problems proposed form the longlist. These days it is usually over a hundred problems. The Problems Selection Committee chooses a shortlist of around 20-30 problems from the longlist.
What is a mathematical problem meaning?
A mathematical problem is a problem that can be represented, analyzed, and possibly solved, with the methods of mathematics. This can be a real-world problem, such as computing the orbits of the planets in the solar system, or a problem of a more abstract nature, such as Hilbert’s problems.
Who are the authors of the problems of the IMO?
This page lists the authors and the proposing countries of the problems of the IMO . For many problems, the composers do not have the nationality of the proposing country. For instance, problem 2009/4 was proposed by Belgium, but only two of the three problem authors were Belgian, whereas the third is from South-Korea.
What is the deadline for the IMO longlist?
There is a limit of 6 problems per country. Usually the team leaders represent their countries and are in charge of collecting and submitting the country’s problems. The deadline is usually late March. The set of all proposed problems is usually named the IMO longlist.
What is the high school curriculum like for the IMO?
There are books we have to read and essays to write from time to time, but nothing that difficult (though it is annoying). English classes are similar. Preparing for the IMO means doing lots of mathematical problems, so whatever you find in high school math curriculum is mostly trivial for an IMO contestant.
What math classes should I take to prepare for the IMO?
English classes are similar. Preparing for the IMO means doing lots of mathematical problems, so whatever you find in high school math curriculum is mostly trivial for an IMO contestant. For me, the same thing is true for physics and chemistry, as I also participate in national Olympiads from those subjects.