How should I Prepare for PRMO from class 8
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Take a deep breath, because you won’t be having enough spare time to take that from now on. We are good unless we don’t know what we don’t know but as we start knowing we realize the vast ocean of mathematics we have dived in is beyond our imagination!
Starting the preparations for the olympiad has no fixed routine, no strict schedule. Still if I am to answer this I would suggest you how to do rather than what to do.
Cover all mathematics till class 10 first of all with special attention to geometry. Never let geometry loose! Not a chance.
Next as you are done with this try covering up entire algebra specially Series,P&C,Polynomials(Extremely Important),Complex Numbers. There are books that will serve the purpose for you, see the footnote for the books.
Calculus is not involved, so take a chill pill but never avoid it as it is the foundation to higher mathematics but you can ignore it till your olympiads.
Make sure you practice tons of problems and give more than an hour to improve your thought process on every problem you are stuck with.
Solve previous years papers of olympiad (One of the books have all of these papers included already).
Watch the preparatory videos here - ANS ACADEMY . This is my YouTube channel, go through those 100+ videos they have a ot of olympiad stuff and lectures and let me know your problems there in the comments to get the assistance you want.
Math lovers usually prefer ISI/CMI in india over IIT’s to pursue mathematical carrers , here’s a short video on their preparation which is parallel to olympiad preparation.
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I'll try to describe the things done by me to reach till INMO.
First level PRMO: Download all available previous year papers from internet. Now try to solve the questions. If you think any of the question is not if your course, consult it with your teacher. For PRMO try to solve all papers and all topics covered in it. It's one of the way to qualify PRMO.
SECOND LEVEL RMO : download the available question papers. Get some theory books like arihants rajjev manocha or pre college mathematics. Try these books only for theory. For approach making or question solving skills try to solve question papers. They are more than enough for RMO LEVEL.
Third level INMO : Well this is one of the most tough level as it needs good approach as well as theory. For this try to get excursion in mathematics book. This book is mentioned in hbcse official website as well and given in inmo camp as well. Try to complete this book as fast as possible and then move to question papers.
Best of luck.