Three Resources for IOQM and Math Olympiads

IOQM and other Math Olympiads like American Math Competitions can be really challenging. It requires the student to go beyond the school curriculum and think about non-routine problems. In this post I will share three resources that can help you to systematically take up the preparation.

Books for IOQM and Math Olympiad

In this age of abundance, there is a lot of great books on Math Olympiads. The trick is to choose one relatively good book, and solve all problems from it, cover to cover. In fact we strongly suggest our students to focus on a single book before moving to other resources.

You may start with Challenge and Thrill of Pre-College Mathematics by V Krishnamurthy, C R Pranesachar, and K N Ranganathan. This is an excellent book that covers all the topics for IOQM standard. If you are in Grade 8 or below then use Mathematical Circles (Russian Experience) by Dmitry Fomin, Sergey Genkin, Ilia Itenberg.

Ofcourse there are plenty of other great books. Here are a few of them:

1. Principles and Techniques in Combinatorics by Chen Chuan-Chon
2. Number Theory: Structures, Examples, and Problem by Titu Andreescu, Dorin Andrica
3. Euclidean Geometry in Mathematical Olympiads (EGMO) by Evan Chen
4. Algebra
   • Secrets in Inequalities by Pham Kim Huang
   • Functional Equation by Venkatchala
   • An Introduction to Diophantine Equations: A Problem-Based Approach by Dorin Andrica, Ion Cucurezeanu, et al.
   • Complex Numbers from A to Z by by Titu Andreescu and Dorin Andrica

Software for IOQM and Math Olympiad

Cheenta has an excellent software for Math Olympiad, Physics Olympiad and ISI - CMI Entrance related problem solving. This tool provides students with sequence of problem. The software adapts with the child's performance and provides problems accordingly. It is available at https://panini8.com/

The software also lets students ask doubt problems and communicate with fellow learners using Latex. We have observed that children who use this problem solving software for 15 minutes every day experience remarkable improvement in their performance.

At Cheenta every learning begins with a

Non-Routine Problem

Try the problems with hints

but try them on your own!

Cheenta community has hundreds of teachers and students

Ask your doubts. Respond to others.

Learn about your strengths and weaknesses

Know your topicwise progress.

Live Classes for IOQM and Math Olympiad

Cheenta has outstanding program for IOQM and Math Olympiads. Typically the program includes three components.

1. Compulsory Classes - twice a week
   • Concept Class
   • Homework Tutorial
2. Optional Problem Solving Class - upto five times a week
3. Optional 1-on-1 Class - for personalisation

Cheenta programs has been extremely successful in mathematical olympiads since 2010. For example in 2024, ten out of 78 students who qualified for Indian National Math Olympiad (from lakhs of Students) were from Cheenta.