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Reading: Meet Nasara James Dabo: 13 year old genius who solved 34 questions in 172 seconds to win International Mathematical Olympiad
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Meet Nasara James Dabo: 13 year old genius who solved 34 questions in 172 seconds to win International Mathematical Olympiad

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Meet Nasara James Dabo: 13 year old genius who solved 34 questions in 172 seconds to win International Mathematical Olympiad
Meet Nasara James Dabo: 13 year old genius who solved 34 questions in 172 seconds to win International Mathematical Olympiad
Nasara James Dabo 13 year old math genius has hit the international stage with a staggering display of excellence.
In the just concluded International mathematical Olympiad training, 13-year old Nasara James Dabo, a student of Ideal international college, Kaduna became one of the youngest recepient of the award since 1959.
The young Nigerian prodigy who participated in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) finished the contest gathering a total score of 145 points, solving 34 Mathematical questions in 172 seconds (less than 3 minutes). This record added a feather to her cap, as she emerged the top scorer, beating over 150 selected participants in the “Junior Category”, as first place & the Olympiad Champion.
She was honoured a Gold medal,to honour her Consistent dedication in Mathematics & studies.

The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is a mathematical olympiad for pre-university students, and is the oldest of the International Science Olympiads. The first IMO was held in Romania in 1959. It has since been held annually, except in 1980. More than 100 countries, representing over 90% of the world’s population, send teams of up to six students, plus one team leader, one deputy leader, and observers.

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The content ranges from extremely difficult algebra and pre-calculus problems to problems on branches of mathematics not conventionally covered in secondary or high school and often not at university level either, such as projective and complex geometryfunctional equationscombinatorics, and well-grounded number theory, of which extensive knowledge of theorems is required. Calculus, though allowed in solutions, is never required, as there is a principle that anyone with a basic understanding of mathematics should understand the problems, even if the solutions require a great deal more knowledge. Supporters of this principle claim that this allows more universality and creates an incentive to find elegant, deceptively simple-looking problems which nevertheless require a certain level of ingenuity, often times a great deal of ingenuity to net all points for a given IMO problem.

The selection process differs by country, but it often consists of a series of tests which admit fewer students at each progressing test. Awards are given to approximately the top-scoring 50% of the individual contestants. Teams are not officially recognized—all scores are given only to individual contestants, but team scoring is unofficially compared more than individual scores. Contestants must be under the age of 20 and must not be registered at any tertiary institution. Subject to these conditions, an individual may participate any number of times in the IMO.

The International Mathematical Olympiad is one of the most prestigious mathematical competitions in the world. In January 2011, Google sponsored €1 million to the International Mathematical Olympiad organization.

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