Preparing for Math Competitions: Recommended Books and Tips

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The discussion centers on preparing for math competitions, highlighting the author's disappointment in their performance on past competition tests despite strong academic success in calculus. They seek recommendations for books that can help improve their skills for competition-style questions. The author has found several books on Amazon and is questioning their suitability for beginners. Participants are encouraged to provide feedback on the listed books and suggest additional resources. The conversation emphasizes the need for effective study materials to enhance performance in math competitions.
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To start off with, my school has math competitions every semester, which unfortunately i missed the deadline to sign up. Anyways today I was looking at past comp tests questions and on average I was only able to answer 4-6 questions out of 20-23 questions which is saddening to me because I consider my self good in math, I am in calc 2 and average 98% on tests. Anyways my questions is, are there any books that can prepare me for math competition like questions? I found some books on amazon which i posted below, are these books good for beginners? And are there any other books that anyone can recommend if not from the list of books that I listed below?

1. https://www.amazon.com/dp/088385824X/?tag=pfamazon01-20

2. https://www.amazon.com/dp/0387982191/?tag=pfamazon01-20

3. https://www.amazon.com/dp/0817641556/?tag=pfamazon01-20
 
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Not even a simple yes or no to the books? lol
 

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