Strategy

Problem-solving techniques and contest strategy for test day.

A three-pass plan for using all 75 minutes wisely.

When guessing is worth it, and how to eliminate choices fast.

Backsolving, bounding, and other ways to use the choices themselves.

Habits that catch careless errors before you bubble in an answer.

Labeling conventions and markup habits that prevent mistakes.

Order-of-magnitude reasoning and bounding tools for messy expressions.

Spotting keywords fast and matching them to the right technique.

What to do in the final ten minutes of the contest.