User:PowerOfPi

PowerOfPi joined AoPS on April 30, 2009. He owns a blog named Math World which has a mixture of math and his thoughts.

PowerOfPi is a freshman who started competition math with the 2008 AMC 8 (in seventh grade), and ever since enjoyed math. He also enjoys chess, soccer, and reading.

AoPS Forum

PowerOfPi has contributed to a few resources on the AoPS forum.

• Tip of the Week - a new concept for middle school competition math was discussed every week
• Problem of the Day - started and mostly maintained by isabella2296
• MMC - with a few other users, another mock MathCounts competition ranging from School to State level

Math Competitions

PowerOfPi has participated in MathCounts, the AMC series, USAMTS, Purple Comet, Math Kangaroo, ARML, and other local competitions. He has some overall goals as well as goals for specific competitions and years.

Goals

Overall

• Perfect AMC 8 - achieved
• Perfect AMC 10 - not expected
• Perfect AMC 12 - not expected
• Qualify for USAJMO/USAMO - either 1/3 or 2/2 (1/0 so far)
• Qualify for Red MOP - achieved

Specific

• Math Kangaroo
  • 2012 - 120, first place 10th grader in nation

• Purple Comet
  • 2012 - 25/30

• AMC 10
  • 2012 - 135

• AMC 12
  • 2012 - 126
  • 2013 - 135
  • 2014 - 141

• AIME
  • 2012 - 8
  • 2013 - 9
  • 2014 - 10

• MOP
  • 2012 - Red/Green MOP
  • 2013 - Blue MOP or close to qualifying
  • 2014 - HM USAMO

• USAMTS
  • 2012-2013 - Silver

Achievements

• MathCounts
  • 2009 - 5th place individual in state (after a tiebreaker for 4th), first place team in state
  • 2010 - first place individual and team in chapter and state, 63rd place individual in nation

• Math Kangaroo
  • 2009 - 83, 11th place 7th grader in nation
  • 2010 - 108, 1st place 8th grader in state, 3rd place 8th grader in nation

• Purple Comet
  • 2009 - 6/15
  • 2010 - 16/20, Honorable Mention
  • 2011 - 21/30

• AMC 8
  • 2008 - 20, first place individual and team in state, honorable mention
  • 2009 - 25, first place individual and team in state, perfect score

• AMC 10
  • 2010 - 124.5 (A)
  • 2011 - 129 (A)

• AMC 12
  • 2010 - 81 (B)
  • 2011 - 111 (B)

• AIME
  • 2010 - 6 (I)
  • 2011 - 6 (II)

• USA(J)MO
  • 2011 - 31 on USAJMO, Winner

• COMC
  • 2010 - 65-67, qualified for CMOQR

• CMOQR
  • 2011 - 40-50, qualified for CMO

• CMO
  • 2011 - 15, Division III

• USAMTS
  • 2009-2010 - 59/100, Honorable Mention
  • 2010-2011 - 43/60, Bronze Medal

• ARML
  • 2010 - 4

• Intel ISEF
  • 2011 - Fourth Place in Mathematical Sciences

• National Science Bowl
  • 2011 - nothing (2 wins, 1 tie, 4 losses)