The Olympiad competition consists of an exam consisting of five challenging problems requiring only the mathematics appropriate for students' grade level. Participants will be divided in three groups: Grades 5-6, Grades 7-9,  and Grades 10-12 and given three hours to write solutions to these problems.  Participation is free and open to all children interested in mathematics.  The winners in each group will get prizes.

The Award Ceremony will take place at 5 p.m. in  Room A304, Wells Hall. During the Award Ceremony solutions of the problems will be given.

The problems given in previous years are posted below.

The Olympiad is conducted by the MSU Mathematics Department. You may contact us at olympiad@math.msu.edu.

Students interested in the Olympiad may also be interested in the KidMath seminars described below.

Problems of the 2002 Olympiad for grades 5-6, for grades 7-9, and for grades 10-12.

Problems of the 2003 Olympiad for grades 5-6, for grades 7-9, and for grades 10-12.

Problems of the 2004 Olympiad for grades 5-6, for grades 7-9, and for grades 10-12.

Problems of the 2005 Olympiad for all grades.

In addition to the Olympiad, the MSU Mathematics Department conducts free seminars for students in Grades 5--7.  These meet Monday evenings 6--7:30 p.m. in A304 Wells Hall. Everyone in these grades who is interested in mathematics is welcome!

Further information is posted at the KidMath Seminar page.

The Mathematical Olympiad is organized by the Department of Mathematics at Michigan State University. 

You may contact the organizers at olympiad@math.msu.edu or by phone at:

• Prof. Michael Shapiro, (517) 353-9248
• Prof. Vladimir Peller, (517) 353-8144
• Prof. Kirill Vaninsky, (517) 353-8495;