<p>Im in a Mu Alpha Theta Chapter in Georgia and its my second year in and I am seriously studying for competitions and i was going to use mu alpha theta awards on my mit application. I get 23-26, sometimes 27 right out of 30 but the other 7-3 I get wrong because I simply have never seen those types of questionsand you need at least 27 right to place. Usually, I ask my calculus teacher for help.Unfortunately, my sponsor/math teacher is the only calculus teacher and is ridicously busy, his job should really be split for 3 people. So unfortunately, Im stuck. Does anybody have any solutions?
(already tried self-studying, a lot, but a lot of it isn't in the 4 calculus books I have and can't find enough practice problems.)</p>
<p>I recommend the Art of Problem Solving series - it’s an absolute must for anyone who’s serious about math competitions. They have lots of books and web pages out there - you should take a lot at that.</p>
<p>Art of Problem Solving is a wonderful resource. Their books are phenomenal for learning “contest math,” which is really an entirely different way of thinking (though perhaps MAO is not as different from school math as compared to something like the AMC).</p>
<p>But addition to those books, they also have plenty of free resources, searchable forums with tips, tricks, and guides, a wiki page summarizing important theorems, as well as a whole database of old AMC, AIME, and other math contest problems and solutions. That should be plenty of practice problems! :)</p>