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State It or Prove It? A Lookup Table of Named Results You Can Use in a BMO Write-Up
There is no official list of quotable theorems. A topic-by-topic lookup of named results, what you must still justify when you cite one, and when to prove it in two lines instead. Read article
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What Each BMO Question Stem Requires: A Decoder Table for Determine All, Show That and Prove or Disprove
Determine all and Find the smallest each carry two obligations, not one. A decoder table mapping eighteen BMO question stems to what your written answer must contain. Read article
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The Autumn Term Hour Budget: A Week-by-Week UKMT Planner for Students Carrying a Full Course Load (2026-27)
Senior Challenge on 7 October, Round 1 in November, school mocks and applications in between. A week-by-week hour budget and a collision map to plan against. Read article
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Which BMO Past Paper Should You Sit Today? A Stage-Matched Practice Ladder
Six rungs, one promotion test each. A stage-matched table telling you which paper to open, how long to give it, and when you have earned the next rung. Read article
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The BMO1 Readiness Self-Audit: Score Yourself Out of 40 and Fix the Right Thing First
Five dimensions, eight marks each, one honest number out of 40. Score yourself, read your band, and fix the single thing holding your BMO1 attempt back. Read article
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The Problem You Cannot Solve: A Protocol for Reading Olympiad Solutions Without Wasting Them
Reading a solution is the highest-leverage twenty minutes in olympiad training and the most commonly wasted. A five-level hint ladder, a re-solve test and a spacing schedule. Read article
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What Your IB HL, A-Level or AP Maths Course Does Not Teach You Before BMO1 (2026-27)
Top grades in IB HL, A-Level Further Maths or AP Calculus do not transfer straight to BMO1. A map of what carries over, what does not, and what no school course teaches. Read article