Mathematical Competition Intensive Training. Second Grade

Author: Dan Tan, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: Since its publication, "Hua Luogeng Mathematical Olympiad Textbook" (abbreviated as "Hua Shu Aosheng Textbook") has had a significant impact on the field of mathematical education and has been widely praised by teachers and students. It has become a reference book for regular competitions such as the "Hua Cup," "Xiao Shu Cup," and "Hope Cup," as well as for cultivating mathematical interest and improving mathematical thinking skills. At the strong request of, we have compiled this "Hua Shu Aosheng Intensive Training" to better refine the textbook and align with the new curriculum standards, fostering students' mathematical literacy in the 21st century and developing their individual strengths. The training aims to:
- New Problems: This intensive training selects recent competition problems from various regions across the country and influential newspapers and magazines, categorizing them. The problems systematically reflect the current hotspots and focal points of various mathematical competitions, offering a fresh perspective on the trends in primary school mathematical competition questions.
- New Types of Questions: Each section of the training includes a variety of question types such as fill-in-the-blanks, multiple-choice, application problems, hands-on problems, problem-solving questions, computational problems, and graphical problems. This design emphasizes flexibility in problem-solving while cultivating students' adaptable thinking. In essence, each section provides students with a simulated exam environment.
- Strong Selection: During the compilation, we referred to a large number of questions, carefully selecting and refining them to focus on developing students' ability to apply knowledge to solve problems. This encourages students to explore while experiencing how mathematics originates from life, making mathematics more relatable and fostering interest in competition-style questions. It also serves as a platform for selecting outstanding students across different levels and showcasing their innovative and practical abilities.
- Strong Team: We have treated this intensive training as a research topic under the new curriculum reform. The compilers are all distinguished provincial and municipal teachers, subject leaders, and outstanding young educators, all of whom have served as coaches in provincial and above mathematical competitions. The result of a year's worth of dedication is undoubtedly the greatest guarantee of this book's quality.
While based on the "Textbook," each volume of this intensive training expands and extends the knowledge. Correspondingly, it incorporates additional content aligned with the current curriculum reform spirit and competition question trends, aiming to cultivate students' comprehensive and systematic understanding of knowledge. All answers are fully explained, and before each section's answers, there is a summary of the knowledge used in the training, providing students with references for review and reinforcement, making it highly applicable.