Wednesday, July 27, 2011

A close look at contestant 3 ...Lim Jeck ...Representing Singapore ...IMO




His achievements:--

2011

Represented Singapore in the 52nd International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from 13 to 24 July 2011. Awarded Individual 2nd, Gold medal and Country 3rd.
Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad (APMO) - Gold Award (Individual 1st in Singapore)
Cryptography Quiz by DSO and Temasek Laboratories NUS - Individual 1st
NUS High Speech Day - DSO STAR Award
Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament (Online) by Harvard-MIT Universities, US - Overall Individual 1st, Combinatorics/Geometry Category Individual 1st, Team 1st
14th National Olympiad in Informatics (NOI) by School of Computing, NUS - Silver Medal
American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) - Distinction and Qualify for USAMO
American Maths Contest 12 (AMC12B) - Distinction. Invited to AIME II
American Maths Contest 10 (AMC10A) - Distinction. Invited to AIME II


2010

Represented Singapore in the 10th China Western Mathematical Olympiad (CWMO) held in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China, from 26 to 31 October. Awarded Gold Medal, Ranked Individual 3rd.
Singapore Junior Physics Olympiad (SJPhO) - Silver Award
Australian Informatics Olympiad (AIO Intermediate) - Silver Award
Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC Intermediate) - Prize Award and Prudence Award
Hwa Chong Math Quest - Individual 1st and Team 1st
SMO (Senior) - Gold Award, Team 3rd and Individual 8th
SMO (Open) - Gold Award, Team 4th and Individual 8th
Singapore Junior Chemistry Olympiad (SJChO) - Bronze Award
Ministry of Education ‎(MOE‎) - ‎National University of ‎Singapore ‎(‎NUS‎) ‎Amazing Lab Race‎ - Team 4th
Represented Singapore in the 51st International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) held in Astana, Kazakhstan, from 4 to 14 July 2010. Awarded Silver medal.
NJC Secondary Mathematics Challenge (SMC) - Individual 1st and Team 3rd
Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad (APMO) - Bronze Award
American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) - Distinction and Qualify for USAMO.
American Maths Contest 12 (AMC12B) - Distinction. Invited to AIME I.
American Maths Contest 10 (AMC10A) - Distinction. Invited to AIME I
Represented Singapore in the 25th Chinese Mathematical Olympiad (CMO) held in Chongqing Sichuan Province, China, from 20 to 25 January. Awarded Bronze Medal.


2009

Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC Junior) - Medal, Peter O'Halloran Award for Excellence (Perfect Score), Prize Award and Prudence Award
SMO (Junior) - Gold Award, Team 1st and Individual 1st
SMO (Open) - Gold Award, Team 3rd and Individual 5th
Represented Singapore in the 50th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) held in Bremen, Germany, from 10 to 22 July 2009. Awarded Bronze medal
American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) - Distinction
American Maths Contest 12 (AMC12B) - Distinction. Invited to AIME I
American Maths Contest 10 (AMC10A) - Distinction. Invited to AIME I


2008

American Maths Contest 8 (AMC8) - Perfect Score. First Place Award and Honour Roll of Distinction.
ABRSM Grade 3 Theory of Music - Distinction
Australian National Chemistry Quiz - Distinction
Singapore Civil Service Club Jigsaw Puzzle Competition - Team Champion
The 4th Cup of Hope International Mathematics Contest (IMC), Singapore - Gold Award
Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC Junior) - Prize Award and Prudence Award
SMO (Open) - Gold Award
SMO (Junior) - Gold Award, Team 2nd and Individual 6th
American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) - Distinction and Qualified for USAMO (United States of America Mathematical Olympiad)
American Maths Contest 12 (AMC12B) - Distinction. Invited to AIME II
American Maths Contest 10 (AMC10A) - Distinction. Invited to AIME I


2007

11th Po Leung Kuk Primary Maths World Contest (PMWC) held in Hong Kong - First Class Honour for Individual Performance (Perfect Score)
Singapore Mathematical Olympiad for Secondary Schools (SMO) Junior Section by NUS - Gold Award and Individual 8th
Singapore Mathematical Olympiad for Primary Schools (SMOPS) by HCI - Individual 3rd, Platinum and Honourable Team Award
Inter School Maths and Science Competition by St Andrews Sec - Individual 1st
Primary School World Maths Contest by RI - Individual 1st and High Distinction Award
American Maths Contest 10 (AMC10B) - Distinction. Invited to AIME II.
University of New South Wales International Competitions for Schools - P6 Maths (Medal Winner, High Distinction), P6 Science (Distinction), P6 Computer Skills (Distinction)
Green Wave Environmental Care Project - Merit Award
Lectora eLearning Competition - Team Silver Award
EAGLES Award
Top 5% Edusave Scholarship Award


2006

American Maths Contest 8 (AMC8) - Perfect Score. First Place Award and Honour Roll of Distinction.
National Mathematical Olympiad of Singapore by NUS High - Silver Award and Individual 8th in South Zone
Singapore and ASEAN Schools Maths Olympiads (SASMO) - Individual 3rd in P5 Level
University of New South Wales International Competitions for Schools - P5 Maths (Medal Winner, High Distinction), P5 Science (High Distinction), P5 Computer Skills (Distinction)
Sony Creative Science Award by Singapore Science Centre - 2nd Prize (Whiz Kid)
National Junior Robotics Competition by Singapore Science Centre - 1st in Open Category Spy Robot Competition
EAGLES Award
Top 5% Edusave Scholarship Award
Top in P5 Level Maths (Overall)


2005

University of New South Wales International Competitions for Schools - P4 Maths (High Distinction), P4 Science (Distinction), P4 Computer Skills (Distinction)
Top in P4 Level Maths (Overall)


2004

University of New South Wales International Competitions for Schools - P3 Maths (High Distinction)
Top in P3 Level Maths (Overall)


Credit to : Mr Lim (a close friend of blog Master )
All wishes to their Family........

IMO 2011 result !!!!



Wow ... This is Singapore's best showing in 24 years (after participating in IMO since 1988). Singapore is ranked 3rd, just after China and USA, and we have won 4 Gold 1 Silver and 1 Bronze medals. :O

IMO 2011

You can see the Singapore team, about 19-22 seconds into the video:





THe programme is as follows:
13 July - Arrival Day for Team Leader & Observer A
14 to 16 July - Jury Meeting
16 July - Arrival Day for Deputy Leaders, Contestants and Observers B
17 July - Opening Ceremony
18 to 19 July - Competition Day 1 and 2
20 to 22 July - Coordinatin/Final Jury Meeting/Excursion
23 July - Closing Ceremony
24 July - Departure Day
25 July - Reach Singapore (0545 hr)

Singapore Placed Third at the 52nd International Mathematical Olympiad




Best showing since Singapore participated in the IMO in 1988
1.The Ministry of Education congratulates the Singapore team on their outstanding performance at the 52nd International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, from 16 to 24 July 2011.

2.The Singapore team clinched four Gold medals, one Silver medal and one Bronze medal at the 52nd IMO. Singapore came in third out of 101 participating countries, after the People’s Republic of China and the United States of America. This year’s result is a tremendous improvement over our 22nd placing in 2010, and it is the best set of results since Singapore first participated in the IMO in 1988.

3.The Gold medallists are Ang Jie Jun of Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), Lim Jeck of NUS High School of Mathematics and Science, Joseph Kuan Jun Jie and Ding Yue of Raffles Institution. The Silver medallist is Ang Yan Sheng of NUS High School of Mathematics and Science. The Bronze medallist is Ryan Kor Chong Luck of Raffles Institution. Three of the six-member team were also ranked within the top 10 in a field of 564 participants — Lim Jeck, Joseph and Jie Jun were ranked 2nd, 4th and 6th respectively.

4.The Singapore delegation to the IMO was led by Associate Professor Wong Yan Loi, Department of Mathematics, National University of Singapore; and Mr Wong Wei Kit Derrick, a teacher at Victoria Junior College. Associate Professor Tay Tiong Seng from the Department of Mathematics, National University of Singapore, one of the chief trainers, was also part of the delegation.

A Joint Effort

5.Our students’ participation in the International Mathematical Olympiad is a joint effort between the Ministry of Education and the following organisations:

National University of Singapore; and
Singapore Mathematical Society.

Background on IMO

6.The International Mathematical Olympiad brings together the best and brightest students from around the world, challenging and stimulating their minds in the spirit of competition. Through a rigorous and demanding set of six questions, students demonstrate their mastery of mathematical concepts, as well as creativity in problem solving.

MOE Press Release....
July 26, 2011