International Mathematical Olympiad 2001 USA

美利坚合众国将于2001年在华盛顿特区主办第42届国际数学奥林匹克竞赛。 IMO是首屈一指的高中生国际数学竞赛，它将为美国带来来自80多个国家的500多名最有才华的高中数学家。 美国数学界将利用这一机会宣传数学对所有学生的重要性，并庆祝我们最优秀和最聪明的学生的成就。在比赛期间，学生们在两天的时间内分别对六个具有挑战性的问题进行研究，将他们的解决方案作为论文风格的证明，类似于研究数学家提出的证明。 在为期几天的评分期间，国际海事组织的学生将受到美国人的热情款待，参观首都及其周围的景点，体验美国的生活和文化。在闭幕式上，表现优异的学生将被授予金、银、铜牌。作为东道主，美国除了组织比赛外，还负责为所有参赛者和领队提供在美国逗留的大约两周内的食宿、娱乐和文化活动。 对于参与者，其中许多人成为数学和科学的世界领导者，IMO提供了一个独特的机会，与来自其他国家的学生建立友谊，交流数学思想，并了解其他文化，特别是关于美国。对于美国数学界来说，国际数学组织提供了一个机会，以促进一个强大的数学教育的重要性，为所有的学生-很像奥运会是用来促进身体健康的所有-并庆祝我们国家的青年男女在数学方面的杰出成就。国家科学基金会数学科学部为竞赛和相关行政管理提供财政支持。这些费用将有助于支持数学教育对所有学生的重要性这一基本主题，从而进一步实现NSF和IMO 2001年美国活动的教育目标。

The United States of America will host the 42nd International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in the year 2001 in Washington DC. The IMO is the premier international mathematics competition for high school students and it will bring to the USA more than 500 of the most talented high school age mathematicians from more than 80 countries. The American mathematics community will use this opportunity to promote the importance of mathematics for all students and to celebrate the accomplishments of our best and brightest students.During the competition, students work individually over a two-day period on six challenging problems, presenting their solutions as essay-style proofs akin to those produced by research mathematicians. During the several day grading period the IMO students will be treated to American hospitality, visiting attractions in and around the Capital and experiencing American life and culture. At the closing awards ceremony, outstanding performances are honored by the awarding of gold, silver, and bronze medals to students scoring in the top half of the results.As the host country, it is the responsibility of the USA, in addition to organizing the contest, to provide lodging, food, entertainment, and cultural activities for all the participants and team leaders during theapproximately two weeks that they are in our country. For the participants, many of whom become world leaders in math and science, the IMO provides a unique opportunity to build friendships with students from other countries, to exchange mathematical ideas, and to learn about other cultures, especially about the USA. For the American mathematics community, the IMO provides an opportunity to promote the importance of a strong mathematics education for all students---much like the Olympics are used to promote physical fitness for all---and to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our nation's young men and women in mathematics.Financial support from the Division of Mathematical Sciences of the National Science Foundation for competition and related administrative costs will help to underwrite the underlying theme of the importance of mathematics education for all students, thus furthering the educational goals of the NSF and IMO 2001 USA activity.