Mathematical Octopus
About the competition
MOCT is an international mathematical contest that is meant to promote problem solving and computational thinking among pupils at young age of 7 to 14. The contest is administered globally for pupils interested in mathematical exposure beyond school curriculum.
Structure
The competition consists of one round only, with four levels. Test paper of each level consists of 21 multiple choice questions with an array of topics and areas of mathematics which come in three blocks of seven with increasing difficulty. The time allowed for each exam sitting is 70 minutes.
Timeline
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Committee
Venues
(applicable to Vietnamese students only)
Registration
- Registration is here if you are a person residing in Vietnam.
- Otherwise, you can register for this competition via a school or a corporation if it is available in your country.
Overseas Members
- A member of MOCT is a legal entity (university, association, corporation…) that undertakes to organize the Wolf Mathematical Contest in the country it is established in, or in exceptional cases in a geographical region approved by VNMT.
- Being a member means organizing the competition or/and sending problems proposals.
- Schools, regional centers interested in becoming a member need to submit the application forms before we can conduct further steps for membership.
- More information about applying for MOCT membership can be found here.
More details
The competition is divided into four levels.
Problems in use in every level are the hearts of the competition. We appreciate the submission of problems proposals from seasoned teachers of mathematics who understand the nuts and bolts of crafting problems. Remarkable effort is put into the content annually for the best possible presentation of test items.
Each exam paper consists of the set of short problems rather exercises, supposedly fun and engaging to pupils at different ages. The problems can be solved without prior knowledge but instead require logical thinking and computational capability.
Scoring rules for the competition are as follows:
- Two marks are awarded for each correct answer to questions from 1 to 7
- Three marks are awarded for each correct answer to questions from 8 to 14
- Four marks are awarded for each correct answer to questions from 15 to 21
- You will not lose marks for getting questions wrong
Being a contestant in the MOCT is a rewarding experience
- First Prize
- Second Prize
- Third Prize
- Commendation
- For contestants inside Vietnam, we accept individual registration; yet you need to have a responsible adult person to do the registration for you. Preferably, your parents login the registration online here to do it for you.
- For contestants outside of Vietnam, we accept entry of contestants from a school only; not from individual pupils or parents. A school teacher need to register for all the pupils who wish to compete in the MOCT. Entries must be made by registered VNMT centres on behalf of students.
MOCT is a paper based contest conducted under examination hall conditions. Each member is responsible for disseminating and administering of the competition in its own country.
All contestants must take the exam under the exam condition with invigilators inside the examination hall.
- for contestants inside Vietnam: at designated exam venues;
- for overseas contestants: at your schools at the discretion of your teacher in charge.
- examinations packages are sent to each venue via post.
Problems in use in every level are the hearts of the competition. Remarkable effort is put into the content annually for the best possible presentation of test items.
Each exam paper consists of the set of short problems rather exercises, supposedly fun and engaging to pupils at different ages. The problems can be solved without prior knowledge but instead require logical thinking and computational capability.
We appreciate the submission of problems proposals from seasoned teachers of mathematics who understand the nuts and bolts of crafting problems. Please contribute to the competition by sending your problem proposals for us via email. Preferably, the file is prepared in LaTeX.
- 30 USD for a pack of 10 entries, for overseas contestants, excluding postal charge.
- 100 000 VND for an individual registration for contestants inside Vietnam
Mathematicians in Vietnam and overseas came up with the idea to have a competition for as many pupils from Vietnam so that there is more connections in mathematics education to the world. This follows from the emergence of Maths Kangaroo in the west and the falling decline of math culture in Vietnam.
The competition has the goals of disseminating mathematics to pupils from a wide arrange of backgrounds, improving the public perception of mathematics as a whole.
