Suggestions for Preparing Your Students

Here are two documents that include tips for preparing for math competitions:

• Tips for Triumph
  
  
• What Every Young Mathlete Should Know. Suggested topics of study from the Math Olympiads.
  
  

Below are some web pages and books that you may find helpful:

• http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Wiki/index.php/How_should_I_prepare%3F
  
  
• http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Resources/articles.php?page=pc_competitions
  
  
• http://www.mathsoasis.com/
  
  
• http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/academiccomp/k12/math/
  
  
• http://www.mistacademy.com/blog/?p=11
  
  
• "50 Problem-Solving Lessons" by M. Burns. Math Solutions Publications, 1996.
  
  
• "Problem Solving and Logic" by M. Miller and M. Lee. Scholastic, 1998.
  
  
• "How to Evaluate Progress in Problem Solving" by R. Charles, F. Lester, and P O'Daffer. NCTM, 1987.
  
  
• "How to Develop Problem Solving Using a Calculator" by J. Morris. NCTM, 1981.