The full name of Mathematical Olympics is Olympic Mathematical Competition, which has a long history in the world. From 1934 to 1935, the former Soviet Union began to hold math competitions in middle schools in Leningrad and Moscow. And won the Olympic mathematics competition champion, and held the first international Olympic mathematics competition in Bucharest on 1959! Olympic Mathematics can stimulate children's interest in learning mathematics and cultivate students' simple reasoning ability and problem-solving ability. It is a kind of thinking mode training using special thinking mode and problem-solving method. At present, the typical problems of Olympic numbers are concentration, fraction ratio, travel, skilled calculation of fractions, logical reasoning, engineering problems, Newton problems, skilled calculation of numbers and so on.
An analysis of the present situation of Olympic mathematics learning in various countries
China Olympic Games: Crazy Helplessness
Haan Lee, a girl who has just finished taking the math Olympic exam, is a sixth-grade student. After the summer vacation, she will face the pressure of promotion in her junior year. In fact, since the third grade of primary school, she has spent a lot of time tutoring various courses. Holidays come one after another, and math and olympiad class is the longest one. "Almost all the students in the class are in the math olympiad class. My mother said that if I don't go to school, I won't be admitted to a good school. " Haan Lee's face was childish, showing a trace of exhaustion and helplessness.
2. Japan Mathematical Olympics: more natural and lower key
In fact, the Olympic education in our neighboring Japan is relatively developed. 1992, Hiroyuki Hironaka of Japan proposed to create an Olympic counting competition, which was held once a year to explore the mathematical ability of primary school students. At the international Olympic Games, Japanese students have also achieved good results many times. At present, about 6% of primary and secondary school students in Japan have study experience or are studying. However, compared with domestic Olympic counting, Japan's Olympic counting seems to be more pure, natural and low-key. Mentioning these figures to Japanese students and parents is equivalent to mentioning baseball or calligraphy to them, because these figures belong to children's extracurricular interest classes. Japan's basic education is more relaxed and pays more attention to children's physical and mental health. Among many classes in Japan, Olympiad is an unknown class, and Japanese students may be more interested in sports such as baseball, kendo or football.
3. American Olympics: compound interest
In the United States, the organization is indeed related to the Mathematical Olympics. A small town headquartered in new york has been running for nearly 10 years since May 2000, but so far, it has only received 800,000 views. According to the website, the goal of the organization is to "inspire people's enthusiasm and love for mathematics, introduce important mathematical concepts, teach problem-solving strategies, cultivate the ability to use mathematics flexibly when solving problems, strengthen mathematical intuition, promote mathematical creativity and innovation consciousness, and provide satisfaction, happiness and excitement when meeting challenges." No one emphasizes "competition", mainly to improve interest, cultivate ability and stimulate creativity.
Generally speaking, students in American schools are not interested in math learning, but once they are interested, they will invest time and energy. People with special talents in mathematics will be selected by our school for group research with related research interests. If students are interested in supporting, the follow-up development is very good. Of course, if you are a student who has won the Olympic Mathematics Award, you will also have certain advantages when applying for a university. However, the admission of American Agricultural University is self-enrollment, and the admission depends on the usual teaching achievements, personal statements, teacher recommendations and other materials and personal performance.
Many students are worried about the science competition, thinking that their difficulty coefficient is relatively large and they have no idea about preparing for the exam. At this time, they can use a good learning platform to help them prepare for the competition.