Math Olympiad for Elementary & Middle Schools
What is the MOEMS Contest
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Math Olympiad for Elementary and Middle Schools (MOEMS) is a math competition for elementary and middle schools. This competition consists of 5 tests - one each in the month of November, December, January, February, and March. Each test consists of 5 problems with a time limit of 25 minutes. More information about this contest can be found at MOEMS website.
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Who can take the MOEMS Contest
More than 120,000 students from every US state and 39 additional countries participate every year. The are two divisions:
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Division E: Grades 4-6 recommended, but the contest is open for anyone in 6th grade or lower.
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Division M: The middle school contest is open for Grades 6-8.
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Anyone can register a team (upto 35 students in 1 team) for the contest including teachers and parents.
The fees for registering a team starts at $175 for early bird (by July) and goes upto $300 for last chance registration (November).​​​
What are the best resources to prepare for the MOEMS Contest
The best way to prepare is through the old tests which can be found in the official contests books provided by the organization.
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These books are available on bookstores like Amazon or directly on MOEMS Store. You can also buy a book bundle with the first 4 books above.
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Creative Problem Solving in School Mathematics
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​It uses about 400 challenging non-routine problems to extend elementary and middle school mathematics into such topics as sequences, series, principles of divisibility, geometric configurations, and logic.
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Math Olympiad Contest Problems Volume 1
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This volume consists 400 challenging problems and ingenious solutions for the first 16 years, all at the Division E level from our contests 1979 through 1995
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Complete solutions (frequently multiple solutions and follow up questions)
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Math Olympiad Contest Problems Volume 2
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​This consists of 425 problems from the contests from 1995 to 2005
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50 Division E contests and 35 Division M contests
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Step-by-step solutions to all problems; Hints, strategies, and percents correct for all questions; Multiple solutions for most problems
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Math Olympiad Contest Problems Volume 3
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​This consists of 400 problems from the contests from 2005 to 2013
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40 Division E contests and 40 Division M contests
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Step-by-step solutions to all problems
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Math Olympiad Contest Problems Volume 4 - The International Edition
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​400 problems from the contests of both MOEMS and APSMO from 2013 to 2017
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20 MOEMS Division E contests and 20 APSMO Division J contests (grades 4-6)
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20 MOEMS Division M contests and 20 APSMO Division S contests (grades 6-8)
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​Note: Although these books are for both elementary and middle schools, this contest is far easier than many others so elementary school students should easily be able to do even middle school problems.
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