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Hmmm...both of those books are pretty complete books(i.e. they cover most of the subjects required), but both of them will have problems that arent really that good.

At that, Engel also has some exceptionally good problems. By that, I mean problems that, if done, will literally trivialize problems on Olympiads a few years from now. By that, I mean a USA TST 2008 problem, and USAMO 2008 #1, and a German Olympiad problem, and few others that aren't on the top of my head.

Also, AOPS 2 mostly covers late AMC to easy AIME level math. It's nothing close to enough for Olympiads. I would say that PSS is probably the best book out there.


It has some exceptionally good problems, but there are also some very "non-legit" problems in it as well (for example, direct applications of Muirhead). I wouldn't say it's the best source of problems.

I'm surprised that the IMO Compendium hasn't been mentioned yet. It's... expensive, but it's very useful.
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IMO Compendium is simply the collection of all shortlists, some longlists, and IMO problems. Many foundable at the resources.

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Engel's Problem Solving Strategies. Just... get it. Do ALL the problems. You will suddenly find that you are pretty good at Olympiads, especially because there are always shortlist problems almost every year that are VERY SIMILAR to Engel problems.

Geo specifically: Geometry Revisited.

I don't know enough of the rest Wink but just do problems. Contest section, PEN for NT, Olympiad/pre-Olympiad forums. Books are slightly overrated, but they are good for doing focused sets of problems and for actually explaining some stuff.
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well, problems are easy to find... so i don't think we should mention this stuff

I'm surprised someone hasn't mentioned Problems from the Book... It has a lot of basic stuff in it, as well as challenging problems and solutions. It is pretty much the only book that i use. Then for geo, i just do problems

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about how long does it take most people to properly finish PSS?

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about how long does it take most people to properly finish PSS?


I don't know... it depends on what you mean by "proper". If you mean just understanding the concepts within the book, then usually most people take at most 2-3 months. On the other hand, if it means solving every problem in the book, I don't think anyone has done that yet... so \infty Smile
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Problems from the Book is awesome.
Additionally, I just find random problems and do them. (I don't have a very organized way of studying; I just find interesting problems and work on them.) Also, WOOT is a really good source of problems, at least for me.
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dnkywin wrote:
iYOA wrote:
about how long does it take most people to properly finish PSS?


I don't know... it depends on what you mean by "proper". If you mean just understanding the concepts within the book, then usually most people take at most 2-3 months. On the other hand, if it means solving every problem in the book, I don't think anyone has done that yet... so \infty Smile


People have done it, but all of the people I have heard of who have done it are black moppers and have taken at least 2 months.

So it's definitely possible, just not that easy.

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Problems from the Book is awesome.
Additionally, I just find random problems and do them. (I don't have a very organized way of studying; I just find interesting problems and work on them.) Also, WOOT is a really good source of problems, at least for me.


In my opinion, doing random problems that look interesting is the best way of training for olympiads... but maybe not for geometry i guess?

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