Welcome to the 4th Alibaba Global Mathematics Competition. The competition has one qualifying round and one final round. Detailed instructions for each round can be found below.

Good Luck!

Format：Online Individual Competition

Type of Questions：Multiple Choice, Problem solving, and Proof Questions

Time：8AM April 23rd, 2022-  8AM April 26th, 2022 （Beijing Time). You have 72 hours for this round.

Language： The questions are provided in both Chinese and English. You may use either language to answer them.

Competition Rules:-  The Competition includes one qualifying round. Finalists are determined based on the results of the qualifying round and the shortlist is scheduled to be released at June 8th.- The qualifying round is open book. Contestants may refer to online or offline materials. Use of programming software is allowed.- Cheating, discussion, and transmission of the problems are not permitted.

To help you familiarize with the online competition system, a practice round is scheduled between April 11 and April 18, 2022 (UTC+8). Your answers for the practice round will not be graded, and will not be counted into your final marks of the qualifying round as well as award presentation.

NEW The results of the qualifying round and finalists will be released in June 8th

Date: June 18. Beijing Time 

Time:  8:00 – 24:00 on June 18th ,2022 (Beijing Time) . You may choose any continuous 8 hours within this time window to complete the final round Competition

Format: Online Individual Competition

Type of Question：The final round includes five tracks of different subject areas:- Algebra & Number Theory- Geometry & Topology- Analysis & Differential Equations,- Applied & Computational Mathematics- Combinatorics & Probability.

Topics covered in the final round

- Algebra & Number Theory: Abstract algebra, Algebraic Number Theory, Commutative Algebra, Group and Representation Theory.- Geometry & Topology: Algebraic Topology, Differential Topology, Manifolds and Lie Groups, Riemannian Geometry.- Analysis & Differential Equations: Harmonic Analysis, Elliptic Equations, Complex Analysis, Real Analysis.- Applied & Computational Mathematics: Ordinary Differential Equations, Partial Differential Equations, Optimization Theory, Numerical Linear Algebra, Numerical Analysis, Machine Learning.- Combinatorics & Probability: Extremal/Probabilistic/Algebraic Combinatorics, Graph Theory, Discrete Geometry, Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes, Operations Research and Combinatorial Optimization,  Mathematical Aspects of Computer Science.

Competition Rules:

- In the final round, contestants are required to select one major track and one minor track before entering the answering interface. Note that the selection, once made,  is final and cannot be altered.- Contestants can submit solutions to all the five problems in the major track and at most two of all the problems in the minor track. Awards will be given based on the total marks of the major and the minor track- The final round is a closed-book exam. Reference to any materials and use of computing software are not permitted.- Please take the competitions with integrity and complete the problems independently. Cheating, discussion, and transmission of the problems are not permitted.

Gold Award (4 winners) with 40,000 USD eachSilver Award (6 winners) with 20,000 USD eachBronze Award (10 winners) with 10,000 USD eachHonorable Mention (50 Winners) with 5,000 USD each

Awards will be decided by the results of the final round. As part of the honorable mention award, Ruiyun Xu Scholarship will be established to encourage more women to participate into math and fall in love with it

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