User:PowerOfPi

PowerOfPi joined AoPS on April 30, 2009. PowerOfPi is currently at the Navier-Stokes Equations status. He owns a blog named Math World which has a mixture of math and his thoughts.

PowerOfPi is a middle school student who started competition math with the 2008 AMC 8, 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

Competitions

PowerOfPi participates in the MathCounts, AMC, USAMTS, Purple Comet, Math Kangaroo, and other local competitions, but focuses on the first three. He has some overall goals as well as goals for specific competitions and years.

• Perfect AMC 8 - achieved
• Perfect AMC 10 - yet to take first AMC 10, expected in 2011 or 2012
• Perfect AMC 12 - yet to take first AMC 12, expected in 2013 or 2014
• Qualify for USAJMO/USAMO - either 1/2 or 0/3, expected 2012-2014
• Qualify for Red MOP - expected 2012, the least likely of goals

Achievements

• AMC8:
  • 2008 - 20, first place individual and team in state, honorable mention
  • 2009 - 25, first place individual and team in state, perfect score
• MathCounts
  • 2009 - 5th place individual in state (after a tiebreaker for 4th), first place team in state

Goals

• MathCounts
  • 2010 - 1st in state, top 150 in nation
• USAMTS
  • 2009-2010 - Bronze
• AMC 10
  • 2010 - 135
• AMC 12
  • 2010 - 110
• AIME
  • 2010 - 5
• USAJMO
  • 2010 - dependent on qualification
• USAMO
  • 2010 - dependent on qualification
• MOP
  • 2011-2012 - Red MOP
  • 2013-2014 - Blue MOP or close to qualifying