Cyprus Mathematical Olympiad
The Cyprus Mathematical Olympiad (Greek: Κυπριακή Μαθηματική Ολυμπιάδα; CMO) is a Cyprus mathematics competition for students in every grade, organized by the Cyprus Mathematical Society. There is one set of problems for every grade in primary school (Dhitmotiko): 4th, 5th and 6th, another set for junior high-school (Gymnasium) and another for high-school (Lyceum). Note that Cyprus Mathematical Olympiad has nothing to do with the selection process of the national teams of Cyprus.
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[hide]Procedure
Students must answer 30 multiple choice mathematics problems in 60 minutes. Each correct answer gives 4 points, each wrong answer subtracts 1 point and no answer gives no points (but no points are lost). This means there is a penalty for wrong answers. Each set of problems is rewarded separately. The results are not announced except for the top 6/100 contestants of each set of problems, and they are rewarded in the ratio 1:2:3 for gold, silver and bronze metal respectively.
That means:
- Gold medals will be awarded to the top 1/100 of the contestants.
- Silver medals will be awarded to the next 2/100.
- Bronze medals will be awarded to the next 3/100.
List of CMO's
- The 1st CMO was held on 16th January 2000.
- The 2nd CMO was held on 29th April 2001
- The 3rd CMO was held on 7th April 2002.
- The 4th CMO was held on 6th April 2003.
- The 5th CMO was held on 21 March 2004.
- The 6th CMO was held on 10th April 2005.
- The 7th CMO was held on 9th April 2006.
- The 8th CMO will held on 28th April 2007.
Resources
- Cyprus MO Problems and Solutions -- A community effort to provide solutions to all AIME problems from which students can learn.