Resources

Problem archives, competition pages, and practice tools run by other organizations. Links open in a new tab.

AMC 8 Problems and Solutions

Every AMC 8 paper back to 1985, each problem with student-written solutions.

AMC 8

AMC 10 Problems and Solutions

Every AMC 10 paper since 2000, split into the A and B forms, with solutions.

AMC 10

AMC 12 Problems and Solutions

Past AMC 12 papers with solutions. The early problems overlap with the AMC 10 of the same year.

AMC 12

Art of Problem Solving Wiki

Reference articles on the topics the AMC keeps testing, written for competitors.

Reference

Art of Problem Solving

The main AoPS site: free wiki, forums and Alcumus, plus paid classes and books.

MAA American Mathematics Competitions

The official AMC page: contest dates, registration, rules, scoring and the calculator policy.

Official

MATHCOUNTS

Middle school competition run through schools and clubs, at roughly AMC 8 difficulty.

Middle school

American Invitational Mathematics Examination

Format and past papers for the AIME, the next contest after a qualifying AMC 10 or 12 score.

USA Junior Mathematical Olympiad

The proof round for qualifiers in 10th grade and below, with past problems.

USA Mathematical Olympiad

The proof olympiad above the AIME, and the round that picks the US team for the IMO.

Competition Difficulty Ratings

AoPS difficulty scale from 1 to 10, mapped across contests so you can compare problems.

AoPS Alcumus

Free adaptive practice that tracks the topics you miss and gives you more of them.

Free

Math Dash

Timed rounds of competition problems against other students, for building speed.

AoPS Community Forums

Forums where students discuss contest problems, with a thread for nearly every AMC problem.

Free

Khan Academy Math

Free videos and exercises in algebra, geometry and precalculus, for closing a school-math gap.

Free

ARML Wild Wild West

The western site of the American Regions Mathematics League, where Idaho students compete on regional teams.

Competition calendar

Dates shift every year, and registration closes before the contest itself. Check this year's schedule on the official MAA AMC page.

AMC 8
January
AMC 10/12 A
Early November
AMC 10/12 B
Mid November
AIME
February to March
MATHCOUNTS
February (state), March (national)
ARML
Late May to early June