Book List For Math Class

The following book list is a foundation of the curriculum that we use in our Math Olympiad classes

Highlighted books are required for homework assignment                                                                                                                     

                                                                                  Grades 1- 2

1.       Singapore math Challenging word Problems 1 & 2, Common Core Edition  

2.      Process Skills In Problem Solving by Li Fanglan    Grades 1-2

3.      Practice Tests in Math Kangaroo for grades 1-2 by Cleo and Silviu Borac

                                                                                   Grades 3 - 4  

1.      Singapore math Challenging Word Problems 3, Common Core Edition

2.      Process Skills In Problem Solving by Li Fanglan Grades 3 & 4

3.      Brain Maths by Tan Thoo Liang Volume 1

4.      Practice Tests in Math Kangaroo for grades 3-4 by Cleo and Silviu Borac                                                                                   

                                                                                    Grades 4 - 5

1.      Singapore math Challenging word Problems 4 Common Core Edition

2.      Brain Maths by Tan Thoo Liang Volume 1

3.      Process Skills In Problem Solving by Li Fanglan, Grades 4 & 5  

4.      Math Olympiad, Unleash The Maths Olympian in You! Grades 3&4 by Terry Chew

                                                                             Grades 5 – 6

1.      Singapore math Challenging word Problems 5 Common Core Edition

2.      Process Skills In Problem Solving by Li Fanglan, Grades 5 & 6

3.      Becoming a Problem Solving Genius a handbook of Math Strategies by E. Zaccaro

4.      Math Olympiad, Unleash The Maths Olympian in You! Grades 5-6 by Terry Chew

                                                                       Grades 6 - 7 - 8

1.      Singapore math Challenging word Problems 6

2.      Brain Maths by Tan Thoo Liang Volume 2

3.      Prealgebra, The Art of Problem Solving by Richard Rusczyk, David Patrick, Ravi Boppana

4.      Math Olympiad, Unleash The Maths Olympian in You! Grades 5& 6 by Terry Chew

 

There are many more sources that we use and recommend for our students’ independent practice and reading. Some of them are listed below.

1.     Math Olympiad Contest Problems for elementary and middle school by Doctor George Lenchner

2.     Beast Academy series of books By Art of Problem solving for elementary grades

3.     Math Contests, grades 4-6 from the Math League

4.     The Number Devil “A Mathematical Adventure” by Hans Magnus Enzensberger

5.     The adventures of Penrose the mathematical cat by Theoni Pappas