Sometimes I get asked broad advice questions on solving problems, for example questions like: How do I know when to switch or prioritize approaches I come up with? How do I know which points or lines to add in geometry problems? How can I tell if I’m making progress on a problem? How can I… Continue reading NP-hard advice questions
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Yet another reason I don’t give much generic advice
So I have an FAQ now for contest-studying advice, but there’s a “frequently used answer” that I want to document now that doesn’t fit in the FAQ format because the question looks different to everyone that asks it. The questions generally have the same shape: “would it be better to do X or Y when… Continue reading Yet another reason I don’t give much generic advice
What leads to success at math contests?
Updated version of generic advice post: Platitudes v3. I think this is an important question to answer, not the least of reasons being that understanding how to learn is extremely useful both for teaching and learning. [1] About a year ago [2], I posted my thoughts on what the most important things were in math… Continue reading What leads to success at math contests?
Power Overwhelming 