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[quote=pettifogger][quote=Anonymous][b]What about for those who are not necessarily into math competition?[/b] My DC is in first grade has been doing BA online and with books and enjoys it a lot. I thought maybe could do a summer camp but concerned it might turn DC off if it's too competition focused and not as fun as the online version (he loves the comics of course). I just want to nurture curiosity and love of math and not necessarily competitiveness. RSM might be too boring?[/quote]
Many BA questions tend to be very similar to questions from typical elementary math contests such as MOEMS, etc. So if he enjoyed Beast a lot, then by extension he enjoyed many math contest like problems. The common theme is that both are a source of thought provoking and interesting questions.

Working through math competition problems doesn't necessarily have to mean competing live in timed contests with others. He can work on past math contest problems at his own pace at home without competing against anyone. All the AMC 8 past contests are freely available on the AoPS site. Just treat math competition questions like any other math problems, but with the additional benefit that they are typically more creative and challenging which will end up stimulating his curiosity and teaching him many interesting things.[/quote]

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