Canadian IMO Summer Training Camp 2008
Location: Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario
Dates: June 27 to July 9, 2008
Summer camp participants, including local students
IMO team members and trainers
Schedule and handouts
Mock Olympiads: problems, solutions
Many of the problems used in the mock olympiads were taken out of the 2007 IMO Shortlist. A scanned version
of the IMO Shortlist may be found here
(to view this file, you'll need a djvu viewer such as
WinDjView). Alternatively, you may view
the IMO Compendiums's version of the
shortlist
here.
Friday, June 27, 2008
- Media event at Fields Institute, University of Toronto
- Transfer to Wilfrid Laurier University
Saturday, June 28, 2008
- Morning: Geometry "Mathematical Auction", Christopher Small
- Afternoon: Appetizer questions, Ed Wang
Extremal Principle and Invariance Principle, Felix Recio - Evening: Writing Solutions, Lindsey Shorser
Sunday, June 29, 2008
- Morning: Circles, Yufei Zhao, handout
- Afternoon: Euro Cup Finals!
- Evening: IMO 2006 documentary: Hard Problems
Monday, June 30, 2008
- Morning: Buffet Contest, problems, solutions
- Afternoon: Number Theory, Jacob Tsimerman, handout
Team buys uniform trousers. - Evening: Bowling night
Tuesday, July 1, 2008, Canada Day!
- Morning: Excursion to Elora to watch Canada Day parade
- Afternoon: Local students leave
- Evening: Visit Dr. Wang's home and watch fireworks.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Thursday, July 3, 2008
- Morning: Mock Olympiad #2, problems and solutions
- Afternoon: Algebra and Number Theory, Jacob Tsimerman, handout
- Evening: Movie night!
Friday, July 4, 2008
Saturday, July 5, 2008
- Morning: Mock Olympiad #3, problems and solutions
- Afternoon: Excursion to Stratford
Sunday, July 6, 2008
- Morning: Mock Olympiad #4, problems and solutions
- Afternoon: Inequality, Felix Recio
Monday, July 7, 2008
- Morning: Geometry, Christopher Small
- Afternoon: Function Equations, Jacob Tsimerman, handout
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
- Morning: Mock Olympiad #5, problems and solutions
- Afternoon: Miscelleneous Problems, Ed Barbeau
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
- Morning: Free time - laundry and packing
- Afternoon: Leave for airport
- Evening: Depart for Madrid
Thursday, July 10, 2008
- Morning: Arrive in Madrid
- Afternoon: Transfer to residence
Training session with Swedish team.
Friday, July 11, 2008
- Morning: Mock Olympiad #6, problems and solutions
- Afternoon: Inequalities, Yufei Zhao, handout
Saturday, July 12, 2008
- Morning: Training with Swedish team
- Afternoon: Geometry, Yufei Zhao, handout
Sunday, July 13, 2008
- Morning: Mock Olympiad #7, problems and solutions
- Afternoon: Excursion to Prado Museum
Monday, July 14, 2008
- Morning: Transfer to IMO venue