RULES
OF THE SINGAPORE MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD 2014
(OPEN SECTION)
1.
Objective
The
objective of the Singapore Mathematical Olympiad 2014 (SMO 2014) (Open Section)
(hereafter called the “Competition”) organized by the Singapore Mathematical
Society (hereafter called “SMS”) is to test the ingenuity and mathematical
problem-solving ability of the participants, and to discover and encourage
mathematical talents in secondary schools and junior colleges in Singapore.
2.
Eligibility
The Competition is open to all full time students who have never attended any tertiary level educational institution on a full time basis.
The Competition is open to all full time students who have never attended any tertiary level educational institution on a full time basis.
3.
First round
The first round of the Competition will be
a two-and-a-half hour written paper
consisting of short questions. All questions will carry equal weight. The
language of the Competition will be English.
4.
Second round
Selected
participants of the competition will be invited to participate in the Second Round, which will be a four-hour written paper consisting of
questions requiring full-length solutions. The results of the Second Round
of the Competition will be used as a key criterion for the selection of the
Singapore National Training Team for the International Olympiad in the
following year.
5.
Topics
The
topics covered by the questions would normally be within the curriculum of a pre-university education. There will be
a significant number of questions based on school mathematics syllabus.
6.
Registration Fee
The
registration fee is $8.00 per
participant (from SMS institutional member schools) per competition category;
and $10.00 per participant (from
non-institutional member schools) per competition category. The names of the
participants, along with the fees, should be forwarded by the Head of
Department of Mathematics (of the competing school) to the Chairman of the
Competition Committee in the prescribed format before the announced closing
date. Late applications will not be
accepted. The receipt of all entries will be acknowledged. Individuals may
also register directly with the SMS.
7.
Individual Awards
Participants will be ranked according to the
total marks scored in the first and second* rounds of the Competition. Based on
the first round results, silver/bronze/honourable mention
certificates will be awarded to the students who meet the set criteria that
are dependent on the level of difficulty of the competition. Only participants
invited for the Second Round will be considered for the award of Gold
certificates, which will take into consideration results of the first round
and second round. Certificates of participation will be awarded to all other
participants.
Only
for participants invited to second round of competition.
8.
School Awards (New!)
The School Awards will no longer be divided
into Junior, Senior and Open sections. Instead, there will be two categories
based on the age cut-off. The new system will be criteria-based. Schools will
be awarded points for the number of participants that registered and attempted
the paper, as well as the number of Gold, Silver, Bronze awards and Honorable
Mentions obtained by the students. The school will then be given an SMO School
Award (Gold, Silver, Bronze and Participation) for each category based on the
total number of points achieved. Please refer to SMS website for details of the
new School Awards system.
9.
Prizes
for Individual participants
Of the participants in the Second Round, the
one with the highest total score (first and second rounds) will be the Winner
of the Competition and will be awarded the Singapore Mathematical
Society Prize (a cash prize). Cash prizes or book vouchers
will also be awarded to participants whose total scores in both rounds are in
the top thirty positions. When two or more participants tie for a
position, the sum of the corresponding prizes will be shared equally among
them.
10.
Challenge Shield
The school/Junior College with the highest
aggregate of the best three total scores (first and second rounds) of its
students will be awarded the Singapore Mathematical Society Challenge Shield,
subject to a minimum cap of 75 participants in Open section from the school.
The Shield will be kept by the school until the next competition. A Challenge Shield
may be kept permanently by a school which has won three consecutive
competitions.
11.
Results of the Competition
Results
will be released within three months from the date of the Competition. Any
query or dispute over the results may be raised through the school
teacher-in-charge to SMS within one month after the release of the results. SMS
reserves the right to maintain or change the results as deemed fit. The
decision of SMS is final.
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