Maths Olympiad

simply_dee

Does anyone know when the first round test is for the maths olympiad? I should really make an appearance for that...

SOL

Just, while i'm here, I did the Chemistry olympiads in 2003 and I would definitely reccomend it, its only one saturday and if you do well theythen give you another week of training before the final showdown to get on the trip abroad. Best trip ever, IBM gave us money and everything...

But seriously, if your in anyway interested I'd really recommend it, I got to go to Greece,


As for the standard, if you doing the old one (not euso) you want to be able to do your chemistry course and I'd recommend learning three other things, one, understanding molecules written as lines, 2, revise some algebra in maths and some integration, and 3, revise nomenclature because if you can understand the questions towards the end your doing better than most from what i remeber..


It is 2 papers, the first a good general should get most of it out paper, the second is the fun one. enjoy...

And the standard isn't that high, they gave me a silver medal at it, nuff said.

Have fun

SOL

oh and it's not multiple choice, atleat very little of it is, only the euso one is

Jack Lynch

I suppose 5th years wouldn't know enough to do well in it. Still, sounds alright.

So who is going to it?

jennyq

I got an invite for the Maths one, but I'd have to go to NUI Galway, which is nowhere near where I live (South Tipp, but my school is just on the verge of being North Tipp, so possibly North Tipp students get invited to Galway). There's no way I could get to Galway every Saturday for ten weeks, but I was thinking of finding out if it'd be possible to go to UL instead. Just want to know from someone who's done it before if it'd really be worth going to all that effort? I'm also the only one from my school invited.

Got an invite for the EUSO too, I'm going for Physics. I'm in TY now so I don't have much hope of doing well, but I'll have a go anyway.

PurpleFistMixer

Woo, I am also doing the physics in the EUSO.

But yeah, I thought for the maths you could go to whichever university you wanted? That's what mine, said, anyway.

jennyq

The exact text of my letter is "I am writing to invite you to participate in this year's NUI, Galway Mathematical Enrichment Course. Each year, the most talented secondary school students in the country are invited to participate in similar courses that are held at various third level institutions throughout Ireland (UCD, UCC, NUI Maynooth & UL also run similar courses)."

So I think I'll look into the possibility of going to UL instead, & then make up my mind, as late winter/early spring is pretty hectic at home so it might not be convenient either way.

Jack Lynch

They usually allow you to change where you do it. I was invited to the Cork one last year, and on the letter they said i could attend the Limerick one if it was more convenient. Of course, the Limerick one started 6 weeks before the Cork one, but fortuinately it was convenient.

Feral Mutant

I'm not going to the lectures this year since I went to them last year and I'm a little preoccupied with the Leaving Cert. Plus I just couldn't be bothered. I still want to do the test though. Does anyone know what day it's on?

jono087

Feral Mutant wrote:

I'm not going to the lectures this year since I went to them last year and I'm a little preoccupied with the Leaving Cert. Plus I just couldn't be bothered. I still want to do the test though. Does anyone know what day it's on?

it's a bit early to be getting preoccupied with the leaving cert isn't it? maybe i'm being a bit too casual but there's a lot of important stuff going on between now and the start of exams....

SOL

so what day is the olympiad on then?

Feral Mutant

Ok, I've asked this before but noone's answered me.
When/where is the first test on?