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The Olympiad programs are supported by the Australian Government Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources through the Science Competitions: Mathematics and Informatics Olympiads grant opportunity. The Olympiad programs are also supported by the Major Partner of the AMT’s Olympiad Program, Jane Street, and Olympiad Program Partner, Optiver.
IMO 2019: counting down…
— 11 July 2019
Welcome! Here is a summary of the recent trip to Bath for the 2019 IMO, counting down to The Mathematics Ashes on Day -2, the opening ceremony on Day 0, the first exam on Day 1… and heading home again on Day 7. DAY 9 (Wed 24/7)Home at last. (Or a few more hours in
Olympiad team’s success highlights bright future for women in maths
— 14 May 2019
24 April 2019 This month, four talented Aussie girls represented Australia in the 2019 European Girls Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO) in Kyiv, Ukraine. Our team competed against 196 young women from 49 countries and achieved an outstanding result, winning two silver medals and two honorable mentions for Australia. The team smashed expectations with Australia placing 14th
Maths for me: Running the Challenge
— 29 April 2019
By Anna Nakos, AMC State Director, SA It is just wonderful at the start of a year to hear a student say, “Will we do the Challenge?” When they first encounter the Maths Challenge at my school (year 7) their reaction is quite different. At first they think, “Six questions, easy!” until they realise these are no
Australia comes equal 14th at EGMO 2019!
— 17 April 2019
Coincidentally colour-coordinated in Ukrainian colours, Thanom and Michelle were up bright and early for coordination. By (late) breakfast all of day 2’s scripts had been signed off and by luck of the day’s coordination schedule, every member of team Aus was sitting in the top 10 🙂 With lots of time to kill in the
Aus claims front row seats for contest
— 16 April 2019
(Apologies for the extensive delay for the second half of the blog posts!) The morning of Day 1 of the contest rolled around, and in lieu of a pep talk, the team psyched up by practising koala juggling. After all, you never know when a juggling question might pop up on a paper! As contestants
Cat statues, Mathematigerinnen and koalas – oh(pening cere)m(on)y
— 10 April 2019
After a mostly good night’s sleep, broken only by Eugeniya’s penchant for accidentally turning room lighting on in her sleep, and another tasty breakfast in which we sampled various types of Ukrainian sweet pastries, it was time to officially kick off the proceedings with the Opening Ceremony. Upon arriving at the venue, we took our seats
Arrivals day and time for our koalas to come out to play
— 9 April 2019
With the arrival of 49 other teams from all over the world, it was definitely time for the koalas to come out to play and for Aus team members old and new to hone their skills in the art of koala-ing. Thanom found a cunning way to induce a bit of tranquility in the midst
Like nifflers in search of all things shiny
— 8 April 2019
Saturday morning brought more delicious breads and far too much choice with even butter requiring a decision to be made. With no particular agenda for the day, breakfast was a leisurely occasion and grazing and a long game of Contact went late into the morning. The supermarket downstairs was fun to explore though it quickly
