International Mathematics Tournament of the Town 2009
Introduction
The origin of the Tournament dates back to the late 1970s in the USSR. The first Tournament was known as the Olympiad of Three Towns (Moscow, Leningrad and Riga) and was held in the 1979-1980 academic year. Participation quickly grew and the Tournament changed to its current name in the following year.
The Tournament had difficulty in obtaining political recognition in its early years, but its popularity grew and it finally won recognition in 1984 when it became a subcommittee of the USSR Academy of Sciences. The support of the USSR Academy of Sciences allowed the Tournament to become international. This attracted entries initially from Eastern Europe, particularly Bulgaria, where a national committee was formed. In 1988 the city of Canberra entered the 10th Tournament, becoming the first Western and English speaking city to participate.
The Tournament has continued to grow with over 100 towns participating in the most recent Tournament.
(source: Australian Mathematics Trust)
About the tournament
The tournament is open to all secondary school students, from Form 1 to Form 6 and to pre-university students who have not enrolled in first-year university studies. Each student participates in IMTOT individually.
There are two age groups: Junior and Senior.
• Junior: Form 1 to Form 3 students (in 2009 school year);
• Senior: Form 4 and higher.
For each age group, there are two papers: O-Level and A-Level. Student can choose to write one or two papers. For example, a Form 5 student can choose to write both the O-Level Senior and A-Level Senior papers, or he can choose any one.
Format
The O-Level paper (Junior & Senior) contains 5 problems. Each problem is worth 3 to 4 points.
The A-Level paper (Junior & Senior) contains 7 problems. Each problem is worth 4 to 10 points.
The total score for each paper is the sum of three problems with highest scores (therefore, it is a good strategy to focus on three problems only, rather than on all the problems).
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Download IMTOT 2008 sample paper