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 10 Problems and Solutions
Every AMC 10 paper since 2000, split into the A and B forms, with solutions.
AMC 12 Problems and Solutions
Past AMC 12 papers with solutions. The early problems overlap with the AMC 10 of the same year.
Art of Problem Solving Wiki
Reference articles on the topics the AMC keeps testing, written for competitors.
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.
MATHCOUNTS
Middle school competition run through schools and clubs, at roughly AMC 8 difficulty.
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.
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.
Khan Academy Math
Free videos and exercises in algebra, geometry and precalculus, for closing a school-math gap.
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