2023 Alibaba Global Math Competition

2023 Alibaba Global Math Competition

Qualifying Round 

Format: Online Individual Competition 

Type of Questions: Multiple Choice, Problem solving, Proof Questions, and Open-Endedd Questions

Schedule: 8AM April 15th, 2023 (Saturday) - 8AM April 17th, 2023 (Monday) (UTC+8). Contestants have 48 hours to complete this round. 

Language: The questions will be provided in both Chinese and English, and contestants may use either language to answer them. 

Competition Rules: 

 - The competition consists of one qualifying round, with finalists determined based on the results of this round. The shortlist of finalists will be announced on June 8th. 

 - The qualifying round is open book, and the contestants may refer to online or offline materials. The use of programming software is allowed. 

 - Cheating, discussion, and transmission of the problems are strictly prohibited. 

 - For 2023, one open-ended question will be included in the qualifying round. Participants with outstanding answers will be invited to the offline Xixi Math Colloquium and have the opportunity to communicate face-to-face with world-leading mathematicians like Prof. Yitang Zhang. 

 - To help contestants familiarize with the online competition system, a practice round is scheduled between April 3rd and April 11th, 2023 (UTC+8). Answers for the practice round will not be graded and will not be counted towards the final marks of the qualifying round or award presentation.

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NOI 2023 Results

Full Results NOI 2023

Top Contestants and Top Schools Results 

Top 4 Contestants

1. Tia Shi Wei, NUSH

2. Kang Yiming, RI

3. Sun Beichen, HCI

4. Yu Zheyuan, NUSH

Top Secondary School Students

1. Siew Jing Hong, NUSH

2. Ang Wei Bin, NUSH

Top Female Medalist

Zhu Wenxin, HCI 

Youngest Medalist 

Brian Xiao Boyang, RI

Top Junior Colleges 

1. NUSH 

2. RI 

Top Secondary Schools 

1. NUSH

2. HCI

Primary/Secondary School and National Team Level Maths/Science Olympiad Training

[This is posted on behalf of Raven Education] 

Hi! We are a group of ex-Maths and Science Olympiad contestants offering classes for the Primary School Maths/Science Olympiads, the SJPO, SJChO, and SJBO, as well as the senior and national level Math/Science Olympiads.

Our tutors include International and National Math and Science Olympiads Medallists who have secured places at Oxbridge and Ivy League Universities. Some are even trainers for the Singapore National Team. 

For more details, check out our website https://raveneducation.org/. We are also contactable via WhatsApp and Telegram at 89128924.

Thank you!

3rd Singapore Physics League (SPhL) 2023

[This is posted on behalf of the SPhL Organising Team] 

sgphysicsleague.org 

We are pleased to announce the launch of the 3rd Singapore Physics League (SPhL) – a fast-paced online team contest where you get to solve fun physics problems. 

This is a perfect opportunity for you to talk all things physics and “jam” with your fellow physics enthusiasts! The competition is team-based and will demand intense strategy and coordination. SPhL problems are innovative, interesting and intellectually stimulating – so you can expect many enlightening discussions of physics throughout this thrilling, dynamic competition! 

This year’s event is scheduled for Saturday, 8 July 2023, from 9am to 1pm. You can take part from anywhere – you just need to be able to access our online platform. You should form teams of 3 - 5 students, who may even come from different schools! 

There are two categories in the league: 

SPhL (Junior): for teams whose members are all in secondary school and have all registered for the Singapore Junior Physics Olympiad (SJPO) 2023. 

SPhL (Senior): for teams whose members are all in junior college. 

Contact your school’s Science/Physics department to sign up. We look forward to your participation! 

If you have any queries, feel free to contact us at contact@sgphysicsleague.org. 

Find out more: 

Official website: https://sgphysicsleague.org  

Official Discord Server: https://discord.gg/VRszZ6yyGH

Johnson Prize for Excellence in Graduate Study

Scott Russell Johnson Achievement Award Winners

The Scott Russell Johnson Achievement awards were established in 2001 by Steve and Rosemarie Johnson in memory of Steve's brother Scott who graduated in Math from Caltech in 1983.

The Scott Russell Johnson Prize for Excellence in Graduate Study is given to continuing graduate students for extraordinary progress in research and excellence in teaching, or excellent performance as a first-year graduate student. The Scott Russell Johnson Graduate Dissertation Prize in Mathematics is awarded for the best graduate dissertation in mathematics. 

Johnson Prize for Excellence in Graduate Study

2022 - Jeck Lim

2021 - Forte Shinko

2020 - Tamir Hemo, Sunghyuk Park, Lingfei Yi

2019 - Josh Frisch, Liyang Yang

2018 - Dmitri Gekhtman, Liyang Yang 

2017 - Cosmin Pohoata, Luciena Xiao

2016 - William Chan, Marius Lemm

2015 - Peter Burton, Dmitri Gekhtman, Marius Lemm

2014 - Serin Hong, Marius Lemm, Maria Nastasescu

2013 - William Chan, Liubomir Chiriac, Marius Lemm

2012 - Maria Nastasescu, Robin Tucker-Drob, Tony Wong

2011 - Alden Walker, Daiqi Linghui

2010 - Padraic Bartlett, Serin Hong, Paul Nelson

CMO 2022 Singapore Team Results

The 38th China Mathematical Olympiad (CMO 2022) was held in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China from 29th to 30th December 2022.  The competition was conducted online at Hwa Chong Institution.

Singapore Team Results:

Gold - Edden Chew Keyn-Hantz, NUS High

Gold - Gabriel Goh Hao Xiang, HCI

Silver - Peh Yan Xi, RI

Silver - Cheng Wen Hao, HCI

Silver - Wu Xin Yue, HCI

Bronze - Zhao Yaoqi, HCI

Singapore Chemistry Olympiad 2022 Results

Winter Applied Rationality Program (WARP) 2023

The Winter Applied Rationality Program (WARP) is an immersive workshop for analytically-minded students looking to understand themselves and the world. 

Where: USA 

When: March 2023 

Who: Applicants between 16-19 years old. 

From FAQ:

Who is the camp for?

At WARP, we're all about figuring out how to improve our thinking, and how that can translate into better doing. We welcome students curious about decision-making and modeling the world, and figuring out how to better test their beliefs against reality. If you're passionate about mathematics, logic, cognitive science, philosophy, economics, or history, we'll probably love to have you! 

Application is now open. Apply here. The application deadline is December 29, 2022.

The curriculum covers a wide range of topics, from game theory, cryptography, and mathematical logic, to AI safety, styles of communication, and cognitive science. The goal of the program is to help students hone rigorous, quantitative skills as they acquire a toolbox of useful concepts and practical techniques applicable in all walks of life. WARP's tuition, room, and board are free for all admitted students. Need-based travel scholarships are also available.

WARP is a collaborative project between the Summer Program for Applied Rationality (ESPR) and Cognition (SPARC) team, which often runs camps in the USA, and the European Summer Program on Rationality (ESPR) team, which runs them in the UK.

The WARP, ESPR and SPARC are good programmes! Lim Li went ESPR in 2017, from 18 August to 1 September. Some photos can be found in this post.

Disneyland at Los Angeles

Korean Dinner and Bingsu

Lim Min is in LA on official trip, visited Lim Jeck in Caltech.

Shopping at Costco Wholesale

Indeed Women Coders Contest 2022 Results

Indeed Women Coders Contest 2022 (Singapore)

Top 10 (in order of ranking)

Lim Li has won an iPhone 13, and Lim Min, a $50 Amazon gift card.

ICPC World Finals 2021 Results

The 45th International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) World Finals was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, from 6 to 11 Nov 2022. It was hosted by the University of Asia Pacific. 

The ICPC is an algorithmic programming contest, where the best brains compete annually. It’s a real Olympic Games for university students and postgraduates, whose teams compete in terms of speed, creativity and innovation in solving problems.

The delay in this ICPC World Finals 2021 contest is due to covid-19 pandemic. 

Full Results

Top 12:

Team Singapore, comprising Zhang Guangxuan, Dinh Quang Minh Nguyen and Hoang Long Vuong with Dr Steven Halim (3rd from left).

Singapore Team is ranked #53

2022 November/December Holidays Online Maths Olympiad Training

This is posted on behalf of Ms Tang. 

Ms Tang graduated with a Masters in Mathematics and was a former university Maths lecturer. 

She helped her children prepare for Mathematical Olympiads. Their achievements were as follows:

 

 • Gold, 3rd place in NMOS (National Mathematical Olympiad of Singapore) 

 • High Distinction, 2nd place in RIPMWC (Raffles Institution Primary Mathematics World Contest) 

 • Perfect score in PMWC in Hong Kong 

 • Platinum, 3rd place in SMOPS (Singapore Mathematical Olympiad for Primary School) 

 • Perfect score in AMC 8 (American Mathematics Contest 8) 

 • High Distinction, Medalist in ICAS (International Competitions and Assessments for School) 

 • Gold, 1st place in Singapore in SASMO (Singapore and Asian School Math Olympiad) 

 • Gold, 2nd place in SMO Junior 

She will be teaching in small groups (3 to 8 students). The lessons will be held on the online platform ZOOM. 

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If you are interested, please contact Ms Tang via WhatsApp 85758636.

Cycling From Marina Bay to East Coast Park

 

EGOI 2022 Results

The European Girls’ Olympiad in Informatics (EGOI) is an international competition for young women interested in Computer Science. It is similar in style to the International Olympiad in Informatics and is held annually by a different country each year.

The 2nd EGOI is held in Antalya, Turkey, from 16 to 23 October.

EGOI 2022 Results

Top 10:

Jamie Lim (NUS High Year 5) came in overall 7th! She was the only participant from Singapore.

Meta Hacker Cup 2022 Round 3 Results

Scoreboard

Top 25

The top 200 competitors will receive a special "Top 200" Meta Hacker Cup T-shirt. The top 25 contestants will advance to the final round.

Singapore's participants' ranking in the top 250:

Rank, Name (nickname), score 

#45 Zheyuan Yu, 53

#98 Jonathan Irvin (jonathanirvings), 40 

#100 Pooty Lim (lord pooty), 40 

#123 Wen Yuen Pang (pwypeanut), 39 

#126 Tia Shi Wei (maomao90), 39 

#127 Ashley Khoo (errorgorn), 39 

#152 Zhang Guangxuan, 39 

#192 Ng Yu Peng, 27 

#194 Benson Lin Zhan Li (bensonlzl), 27 

#198 Yunrui Wang (username), 27 

#213 Lim Jeck, 26

2022 Alibaba Global Math Competition Results

Award 

Gold Award (4 winners) with 40,000 USD each 

Silver Award (6 winners) with 20,000 USD each 

Bronze Award (10 winners) with 10,000 USD each 

Honorable Mention (57 Winners) with 5,000 USD each

Lim Jeck, Dylan Toh and Barry Tng, who are all SIMO x-men (ex-Singapore IMO participants), won merit award and are awarded with US$5000 each.

Meta Hacker Cup 2022 Round 2 Results

Scoreboard

Top 20

Singapore's participants in the Top 500 (who will proceed to Round 3 to be held on 9 Oct):

Rank, Name (nickname), score

#53 Ashley Khoo (errorgorn), 82

#96 Lim Jeck, 82

#154 Jonathan Irvin (jonathanirvings), 64

#162 Wen Yuen Pang (pwypeanut), 64

#190 Lim An Jun, 64

#193 Zhang Guangxuan, 64

#224 Yaw Chur Zhe (pavement), 64

#248 Yunrui Wang (username), 46

#266 Pooty Lim (lord pooty), 46

#284 Tia Shi Wei (maomao90), 46

#334 Bin Zhang (Origenes), 46

#362 Soum Choudhuri (socho), 46

#386 Zheyuan Yu, 46

#413 Benson Lin Zhan Li (bensonlzl), 46

#420 Ng Yu Peng, 46

#460 Zhang Jikun (caan_do), 46

SMO 2022 Top 10 Results

SMO 2022 Junior Section Top 10:

1. Yang Yi Han, Raffles Institution
2. Akash Thiagarajan, NUS High School of Math and Science

3. Chandranshu Nanda, NUS High School of Math and Science

4. Gao Zixiang, NUS High School of Math and Science

4. Mao Ruiyang, Raffles Institution

6. Sun Wenyuan, Raffles Institution

7. Choo Yi Jie Christopher, Hwa Chong Institution

8. Xu Ziyang, Raffles Institution

9. Lim Zu Wan, NUS High School of Math and Science

10. Ying Liqian, NUS High School of Math and Science

10. Seah Bing Xuan Aaron, Raffles Institution

SMO 2022 Senior Section Top 10:

1. Drew Michael Terren Ramirez, NUS High School of Math and Science
2. Yu Qinxi, Raffles Institution

3. Zeng Minghao, Manjusri Secondary School

4. Peh Yan Xi, Raffles Institution

5. Wang Jiayu, NUS High School of Math and Science

6. Zhao Yaoqi, Hwa Chong Institution

6. Kang Taeyoung, Raffles Institution

8. Aidan Ong Ming Feng, Hwa Chong Institution

8. Wan Tse Peng Lucien, Hwa Chong Institution

10. Loo Wayhan Brian, Hwa Chong Institution

10. Raphael Teng Zhi Xiang, NUS High School of Math and Science
10. Liu Xiuping, Raffles Institution

SMO 2022 Open Section Top 10:

1. Gabriel Goh Hao Xiang, Hwa Chong Institution

2. Mario Tanijaya, NUS High School of Math and Science

3. Ryan Wong Wern Jieh, Hwa Chong Institution

4. Drew Michael Terren Ramirez, NUS High School of Math and Science

5. Edden Chew Keyn-Hantz, NUS High School of Math and Science

6. Xu Ziyu, Hwa Chong Institution

6. Peh Yan Xi, Raffles Institution

8. Cheng Wenhao, Hwa Chong Institution

8. Krishnan Akash, NUS High School of Math and Science

8. Raphael Teng Zhi Xiang, NUS High School of Math and Science

8. Lai Pengchong, Raffles Institution

MSI Katana GF66 notebook

Lim Jeck bought a new MSI Katana GF66 12UEK-882SG notebook today, from Comex Show 2022 (1 - 4 Sep 2022)

Specifications: 

Processor 12th Gen Intel Core i7-1265H 

Operating system Windows 11 Home 

24GB DDR4 RAM

512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD

System Graphics Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 6GB

Display 15.6" FHD IPS LED 1920x1080 144Hz

Many free gifts eg. MSI Mouse, Thumb Drive, Backpack, Pouch, 9in1 Type C Multi-Port Hub

2 Years Warranty by MSI

Weight 2.2 kg

Price: S$1899

Previous computer notebook bought in 2016 is here