Learn some modeling related software: Lingo, Matlab, Latex, etc. Read some books on modeling: mathematical modeling methods and analysis. Read excellent papers over the years.

Different from other basic subject competitions, preparing for the American competition is usually not only to supplement some modeling knowledge, but also to read the competition topics and excellent papers over the years with teammates, discuss and think, and cultivate a usual cooperation and tacit understanding, which is very helpful for the competition to enter a state of disintegration more quickly.

During the competition, three people cooperated:

In the team, it is best for all three people to come from different majors, and different majors have different emphases in learning knowledge points, which can provide you with more ideas when solving problems. In addition, three people had better concentrate on the division of labor in the competition.

An author who focuses on English papers. First, focus on the establishment of the model. An application that focuses on program software. Pay attention to the knowledge of three people's division of labor, and the model of the whole topic needs the joint efforts of three people.