Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad (APMO)
Starting from 1989, the Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad (APMO) was
held in March every year. Countries and cities in the Asian-Pacific region,
such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia and the USA take part in the Olympiad.
Students take the test in their own country. They have to solve 5 problems
in 4 hours, and each problem is worth 7 points. The problems are in general
a bit easier than those in the IMO.
Various awards will be given to contestants. A special prize is given
to any student who obtains full score. On the other hand, Gold, Silver
and Bronze Awards are presented according to the following cutting scores:
| Gold Award |
Mean + 1 standard deviation |
| Silver Award |
Mean + 1/3 standard deviation |
| Bronze Award |
Mean - 1/3 standard deviation |
In addition, honourable mention may be awarded to students who reach
reasonable standards but have not obtained any of the above-mentioned
awards.
However, there are limitations to the number of awards given. In each
country or region, the maximum numbers of awards in a year are as follows:
| Gold |
1 |
| Gold + Silver |
3 |
| Gold + Silver + Bronze |
7 |
| Gold + Silver + Bronze + HM |
10 |
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