Mathematics Contests and Competitions

College

• APICS Mathematics Competitions

• Gainesville College Mathematics Tournament for Two-Year Colleges.

• Internet Mathematics Contest

• MATH Challenge (Michigan Autumn Take Home Challenge)
  The Michigan Autumn Take Home Challenge is a team-oriented math competition for undergraduates. Teams of 2 or 3 students take a 3-hour exam consisting of 10 interesting problems dealing with topics and concepts found in the undergraduate mathematics curriculum. Each team takes the exam on their home campus under the supervision of a faculty advisor.

• MCM: The Mathematical Contest in Modeling
  A contest where teams of undergraduates use mathematical modeling to present their solutions to real world problems.

• Virginia Tech Regional Mathematics Contest
  The Virginia Tech Regional Mathematics Contest is sponsored each fall by the Mathematics Department at Virginia Tech. More than 130 colleges and universities throughout VA, DC, MD, NY, OH, NC, TN and WV are invited to participate each year.

• William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition
  The competition began in 1938 and is designed to stimulate a healthful rivalry in mathematical studies in the colleges and universities of the United States and Canada.

High School

• American Mathematics Competitions
  The American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) seek to increase interest in mathematics and to develop problem solving ability through a series of friendly mathematics contests for junior (grades 8 and below) and senior high school students (grades 9 through 12).

• American Regions Mathematics League
  The American Regions Mathematics League (ARML) is an annual national mathematics competition. High school students form teams of 15 to represent their city, state, county or school and compete against the best in the from the United States and Canada.

• AMTNJ Secondary School Mathematics Contest

• The Bay Area Mathematical Olympiad and Mathematical Circles
  The Bay Area Mathematical Olympiad (BAMO) is a contest for high school students sponsored jointly by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI), the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM), the University of California at Berkeley (UCB), and the University of San Francisco (USF).

• California State University - Mathematics Field Day
  The Field Day is an event designed to stimulate interest in mathematics and to give recognition to mathematical ability and achievement.

• Canadian Mathematics Competition
  Contains a listing of mathematics competitions for Canadian high school students.

• Colorado Mathematical Olympiad
  The COLORADO MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD is the largest essay-type mathematical competition in the United States, with 600 to 1,000 participants competing annually for prizes

• Descartes Mathematics Contest
  The Contest is designed primarily for outstanding students in their graduating year of high school, but should also be considered for other exceptional students. The aim of the contest is to provide these students with an opportunity to test their mathematical ability.

• Great Plains Math League
  The Great Plains Math League will be sponsoring a series of high school math contests to determine the individual and team state champions for Missouri, Iowa and Kansas in several math events.

• Harvard-MIT Math Tournament
  The Harvard-MIT Math Tournament is an annual math tournament for high school students, held in alternating years at MIT and at Harvard. It is run by MIT and Harvard students who participated in math contests in high school, so try to incorporate what we liked best about math contests when we were in high school.

• High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling
  The purpose of The High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling is to offer students students the opportunity to compete in a team setting using mathematics to present solutions to real-world modeling problems.

• Indiana State Mathematics Contest

• International Mathematical Olympiad
  The aims of the International Mathematical Olympiad are: to discover, encourage and challenge mathematically gifted young people in all countries; to foster friendly relations between mathematicians of all countries; to create an opportunity for the exchange of information on school mathematics syllabi and practice in mathematics education throughout the world. To achieve these aims, an international contest for secondary students in solving mathematical problems is held each year.
  Related sites:
  • Asia Pacific Mathematics Olympiad
  • Argentina - Olimpíada Matemática
  • Australian Mathematics Trust
  • Balkan Mathematical Olympiad
  • Belgium - L'Olympiade Mathématique Belge
  • Brazil - Olimpíada de Matemática
  • Bulgarian Competitions in Mathematics and Informatics
  • Canadian Mathematical Olympiad
  • Colombia - Olimiadas Colombianas
  • Czech Republic - Matematická Olympiáda
  • Estonia - Matemaatikaol\374mpiaadid
  • Flanders Mathematics Olympiad
  • Germany - Mathematik-Olympiaden
  • Irish Mathematical Olympiad
  • Italy - Olimpiadi Della Matematica
  • Luxembourg - Olympiade mathématique
  • Nederlandse Wiskunde Olympiade
  • Norwegian Matematical Olympiad
  • Olimpíadas Iberoamericanas de Matemática
  • Peru - Math Olympiads
  • Poland in Mathematical Olympiads
  • Portugal - Olimpmadas Portuguesas de Matemática (OPM)
  • South Africa and the International Mathematical Olympiad
  • Olimpiada Matemática Española

• International Mathematics Tournament of Towns
  The International Mathematics Tournament of Towns is a mathematics problem solving competition in which towns throughout the world can participate on an equal basis. The Tournament is open to all high school students, with the highest age of students being about 17 years old.

• Los Alamos National Laboratory Mathematics Contests
  Web based math contest for grades 7-12 in NM and CA.

• Mandelbrot
  The aim of the Mandelbrot Competition since its inception nine years ago has been to provide a challenging, engaging mathematical experience which is both competitive and educational.

• Math Field Day - Southeast Missouri State University

• Mathematical Challenge
  Mathematical Challenge is a problem solving competition for individual pupils in Scottish secondary schools and upper primary schools (mainly P7). The aim is to promote mathematics as a source of interest and pleasurable achievement.

• Mathematics Olympiad Learning Centre
  A commercial site operated by Arkadii Slinko who has had experiences with the Math Olympiads in both Russia and New Zealand. A lot of free material is available from the site including Problems of the IMO 2001 (with official solutions), NZ Math Olympiads, tutorials and articles. In addition, a Monthly Internet Olympiad is supported.

• North Carolina State High School Mathematics Contest

• Oklahoma State University High School Math Contest
  OSU's Math Department has sponsored a High School Math Contest bringing Oklahoma high school students to Stillwater for a day of serious mathematical problem solving.

• Pomona College / University of Wisconsin Mathematical Talent Search
  The Pomona College Mathematical Talent Search sends out five sets of problems to high school students each school year. The top entrants and their teachers are recognized by Pomona College.

• Queensland Association of MathematicsTeachers - Problem Solving Competition

• Rice University Mathematics Tournament
  The Rice University Mathematics Tournament is an annual event for high school students and teams from schools in the Texas/Louisiana area. Organized by Rice undergraduate students, the Rice Mathematics Tournament has been held almost every year at the Rice University campus in Houston since 1981. The contest includes individual written tests as well as group events.

• Santa Clara University High School Mathematics Contest
  This is a three hour exam which tests problem solving skills and mathematical ingenuity rather than being directed toward the content of a specific course.

• St. Cloud State University Math Contest
  For the past 34 years, the St. Cloud State departments of mathematics, statistics, and computer science have held a mathematics contest for students in grades 7-12.

• Stanford Math Tournament
  This contest brings together students from the greater Bay Area for a day of challenging problems and mathematical fellowship. The tournament is composed of four subject area tests (algebra, geometry, advanced topics, and calculus), a general test, and a team test.

• Sheffield Pop Maths Quiz

• Shippensburg University High School Internet Math Contest

• Southern Illinois University Mathematics Field Day
  Each Spring, the Mathematics Department sponsors a mathematics contest, called Math Field Day, for regional high school students. Schools from the southern part of Illinois, ranging from Edwardsville to Fairfield to Cairo, as well as a few schools from Missouri, Kentucky, and Tennessee participate.

• Tennessee Mathematics Teachers Association Annual Math Contests
  Each year the Tennessee Mathematics Teachers Association holds a competition for high school mathematics students.

• University of Canberra Maths Day
  The best Year 12 mathematics students from 37 schools from the ACT and southern NSW tested their wits in a variety of team events.

• USA Mathematical Talent Search (USAMTS)
  The purpose of the USAMTS is to encourage and assist the development of problem solving skills of talented high school students. While most other competitions have stringent time limits, the USAMTS allows for more reflection on the part of the participants. We wish to foster not only insight, ingenuity, quick thinking, and creativity, but also writing skills and the virtue of perseverance.

• Washburn University Math Day - High School Mathematics Competition

• L'Australian Mathematics Competition en Nouvelle-Calédonie

• Report of WFNMC : The World Federation of National Mathematical Competitions

• MATHCOUNTS
  MATHCOUNTS is the national math coaching and competition program for 7th and 8th grade students. Some statewide sites:
  • California MATHCOUNTS
  • Florida MATHCOUNTS
  • Illinois MATHCOUNTS
  • Kentucky MATHCO UNTS
  • Minnesota MATHCOUNTS
  • New Jersey MATHCOUNTS
  • Texas MATHCOUNTS

• Mathematical Oympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools
• St. Louis Community College, Florissant Valley, Excellence in Math Contest

• Mathematical Oympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools
• Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics Elementary Student Mathematics Contest

Problem Sets

• Alvirne's Problem of the Week
  High school calculus problems.

• Baylor's Mathematics Problem of the Month Page

• Bradley University Problem of the Week

• Grovedale Secondary College's Problem of the Month

• Hamline University - Problem of the Month

• Japanese Math Challenge
  20 Story Problems Translated from Japan's Jr. High Math Tests.

• Kelley's Problem of the Week
  High school calculus problems.

• Macalester College Problem of the Week

• Math Central Monthly Problem
  There are three levels of problems: High School, Advanced, and Challenge.

• Math Forum - Problems of the Week
  The Math Forum's Problems of the Week (POWs) are designed to provide creative, non-routine challenges for students in grades three through twelve. Problem-solving and mathematical communication are key elements of every problem.

• Math Magic - Problem of the Month Archive

• Mathematics Problem Solving Task Centres

• Mu Alpha Theta - Problem of the Month

• Old Miss Problems of the Week

• Problem of the Fortnight!

• Problem of the Week Homepage
  Contains links to various sites having problems of the week. The site includes an appraisal of each site.

• Purdue University Problem of the Week

• St. Lawrence University's Problem of the Week

• Southwest Missouri State University's Problem Corner

• Stetson University Problem of the Month

• Tulane Math Challenge

• Trent University Problem of the Week
  Most of the problems can be done using only high school mathematics and logical reasoning so dust off those little grey cells, sharpen your pencils and plunge in!

• United States Naval Academy "Weekly" Mathematics Problem

• University of Wisconsin, La Crosse Problem of the Week

• Wayne State University Problem of the Week

• WVU Tech Problem of the Week

• Wilfrid Laurier University's Monthly Math Challenge Problem

• Wisconsin Mathematics, Engineering and Science Talent Search
  Each school year, the Talent Search creates five sets of five problems each and distributes them to high school and middle school students in the state of Wisconsin and throughout the world. These problems are unusual, challenging, and we hope, enjoyable. They are not easy, but their solutions do not require advanced mathematical knowledge--just talent in problem solving.

• YSU Calculus Competitions

• YSU Training Sessions in Mathematical Problem Solving

• Crux Mathematicorum

• Geombinatorics
  A journal of OPEN PROBLEMS of combinatorial and discrete geometry and related areas.

• MathPro Online - Index to Journal and Contest Problems
  Thousands of challenging problems are published each year in contests and problem columns around the globe. MathPro Online provides an easy way to search many of these problems. References to published solutions are included, but solutions themselves are not included. The database contains 20,946 math problems from 38 journals and 21 contests.

• KöMaL - Mathematical and Physical Journal for Secondary Schools
  It was more than a hundred years ago that Dániel Arany, a high school teacher from the city of Gyõr, decided to found a mathematical journal for high school students. His goal was "to give a wealth of examples to students and teachers". The journal's first edition appeared on January 1, 1894. From that time several generations of mathematicians and scientists developed their problem-solving skills through KöMaL.

• Mathematical Digest

• Mathematical Spectrum

• Mathematics and Informatics Quarterly
  The M&IQ is an international journal which publishes articles, notes, problems and solutions in school mathematics and informatics and is devoted to teachers and students, who are interested in mathematics and informatics clubs, olympiads and competitions.

Other Related Sites

• World Federation of National Mathematics Competitions
  The World Federation of National Mathematics Competitions is an organisation of national mathematics competitions affiliated as a Special Interest Group of the International Commission for Mathematical Instruction (ICMI).

Acknowledgment: Most of the descriptions above were taken from the listed sites.