School students of grades 5–11 from Russia and of equivalent grades from all over the world are invited to participate.
Participation in the competition is free. All school students can take part in the qualifying round and the winners of it are invited to the final round. Winners of the previous Olympiad (with diplomas of any degree) are also invited directly to the finals.
Olympiad’s organizers
The Olympiad 2024/25 is organized by
Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University «LETI»
Baltic State Technical University ‘Voenmeh’ named after D. F. Ustinov
Contact us
You can send your questions by e‑mail olimp@formulo.org.
Chronology of events
All the news about the Olympiad are posted below from newest to oldest.Tasks update
October 21, 2024
Dear participants,
A small clarification for problems 6.7, 7.5, and 8.5 is required. In each of her moves, Sophie takes one or more photos FROM THE TOP of any stack.
Start of the qualifying round
October 20, 2024
Here is the qualifying (remote) round of the competition.
Please remember that your solution of every problem should include not only the right answer, but the full reasoning as well.
We will be happy if your friends who like mathematics also participate. However, every assignment should be done individually; otherwise, your submission will not be considered.
You do not need to repeat the text of the problems in your paper. The solutions should be written in Russian, English, German, Spanish, Uzbek, Turkish, Esperanto, Farsi or French . Use of other languages should be agreed with the organizers in advance.
Problems
How to submit solutions
To participate in the «Formula of Unity» / «Third Millennium» 2024/25 mathematics olympiad, it is necessary to submit solution files (each problem in a separate file) by the deadline of 23:59:59 UTC on November 10, 2024 (which is 02:59:59 Moscow time on November 11). Please register in our information system and submit your solutions through the personal account. Important: if you already have an account, there is no need to create a new one.
Be sure to read the participation instructions.
You can upload either text files (in TXT, DOC, DOCX, or PDF formats) or scans of paper works (in JPG and PNG formats). Each problem should be uploaded under its corresponding number within the personal account! In the solution files, personal information, including surname and name, should not be specified!
We do not accept qualifying round works in any way other than through uploading within the information system.
Questions?
All questions to the Organizing Committee about the problem conditions and the procedure for conducting the Olympiad can be asked by email olimp@formulo.org or +7(981)-750–19-21 Alexandra (write in Whatsapp or Telegram).
Questions about the operation of the information system can be asked by email isys@formulo.org.
Registration for the Olympiad
October 2, 2024
Dear participants!
The start of the qualifying round is just around the corner.
Please do not worry that there are no current Olympiads in the «Olympiads» section of your personal account.
We do not have preliminary registration for the Olympiad.
The Olympiad itself, the conditions and the form for submitting answers will be available in your personal account starting from October 20 (the day the Olympiad starts).
Announcement of the Qualifying Round
September 3, 2024
The Olympiad is conducted in two stages, the first of which (the qualifying round) takes place in the autumn, and the second (the final round) takes place in February-March.
The qualifying round is conducted in an online format using remote educational technologies.
Dates for the online qualifying rounds:
Mathematics: 20.10.24 — 10.11.24
Physics: 16.11.24 — 07.12.24
English: 20.10.24 — 13.11.24
The final round is (usually) held in person at regional venues.
To participate, you need to register in our information system (re-registration is not necessary). On the day the Olympiad begins (20.10.24), all the necessary information will be sent to your email.
Winners of the Olympiad receive a special voucher for educational camps «Formula Unity.»
You can also find all information about the Olympiad on the official page at the portal olimpiada.ru.
For a more successful participation in the Olympiad, we recommend solving problems from previous years and studying the recommended literature. You can also purchase collections of Olympiad problems from previous years in print.