Some initiatives are aimed at the general public, such as workshops and lecture series, while others are professional development opportunities for Singaporean mathematics educators.
The competition tests students’ ability to solve mathematics problems that go beyond those taught in schools.
The problems may require an understanding of topics outside the syllabus together with some level of ingenuity and creative thinking.
SMS organizes the Singapore Mathematical Olympiad (SMO) from late May to early July.
[8] The first round is usually held during the first week of the June holidays, consisting of a 3-hour paper with 25 short-answer problems requiring only integer answers from 0 to 9999.
All projects submit a written report and provide a 20 minute presentation video during the preliminary round.
Teams deemed to have the potential of obtaining a Silver Medal or higher are invited to a second round during the festival congress later in the year.
An annual prize presentation is collectively held for the SMO, SMPF and SMS Essay Competition, usually in around August to September.
The SMS Lecture Series is an initiative started in 2007 where distinguished local mathematicians and educators are invited to speak about their work in a public setting.
Difficulty of the content varies, though the lectures claim to be suitable for Junior College students or higher.
[17] Awarded to the student in Temasek Polytechnic in the School of Engineering with the highest score in Mathematics 1, 2 and 3.
Each edition includes information about the societies’ past activities alongside mathematics content such as puzzles.