Title: Long due
Product review: When I first entered the International Math Olympiad, "the World's Toughtest Math Competition" in 1999, I wondered why aren't there more exposure to this great competition. It has its share of classical element and drama -- contestants from more than 80 countries matching wits (actually, mathematical problem solving skills) with each other, a long and proud tradition, global standard, and the lovely "genius factor". Within the competition, the standard of "genius" is shot through the roof; the hometown math wizard would be as common as the guy next door. In the age where people crave for the over-the-edge competitiveness (cue Spellbound documentary and Word Freak), this is an untap reservoir. Olympiad competitions, especially the Math Olympiad, are the pinnacle of common-knowledge, skill-centered academic competitiveness.Read this if you want to peek into the world of the real math kids, as opposed to those 1000s of kids on the street whose moms brag about being "a math whiz".
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