Australian Maths Competition (AMC) problem collection
What you'll learn
- Elementary problem solving skills
- Time management skills especially during the exam
- Systematic case by case analysis
- Guess and check
- Digit sums
- Divisibility tests
- Concentrate 60-75 minutes
Requirements
- Concentration for 30 minutes
- Counting, addition, multiplication, division
- Brain development for logical reasoning (usually 9 years old)
Description
You get one try every year to distinguish yourself in mathematics in the Australian Maths competition and we want you to make a good impression. This is the first step for students on the road to the mathematical olympiads in Australia. The upper primary paper is the first time students take part usually in year 5 and 6.
Here we will get students familiar with the style of the exam, the timing conditions but most importantly the problem solving skills that will allow one the best chance to solve all of the problems.
Who this course is for:
- Year 5 and 6 students who want to do well on the maths competition in their first attempt
- Anyone taking 1 hour multiple choice tests
- Gifted maths students
Course content
- 00:11Introduction
Instructor
![Dr Michael Sun](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
- 4.0 Instructor Rating
- 30 Reviews
- 1,711 Students
- 49 Courses
Join me for meaningful learning that will have lasting value.
Much of the content takes a student through the experience of solving a problem from scratch, learning a concept rigorously or applying a concept to a problem. This process is filmed and presented here with basically no editing. To be truly great at maths you cannot just memorise disconnected facts you need to learn how to think and how to learn. For younger students we have the luxury of applying the things we learn in math olympiad problems. I look forward to seeing you in class!
Background
PhD, first in graduating class USA (UOregon)
This is also where I learned to play Basketball.
M.Sc by research, fastest possible with publication, USyd, AUS
B.Sc (Honours), University Medal, all High Distinctions, USyd AUS
ATAR 99.95 NSW Australia
Postdoctoral research fellow Germany (Unimuenster)
Visiting scholar China (ECNU Shanghai)
Research publications and conference attendance.