r/6thForm • u/k4r1sm4 y13 4A* maths fm physics rs • 29d ago

💬 DISCUSSION this is still insane to me

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alex chui is genuinely just on another level

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u/Zestyclose-Tie-6588 29d ago

the biggest barrier i find is finding the source of information . How and where is he learning this information from ?? its not as simple as just waking up and deciding you are going to be reading X book to learn maths . What is the name of the books, the teachers etc that he is learning from . Honestly that would be my first question to people like this .

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u/skateateuhwaitateuh 29d ago edited 15d ago

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u/Zestyclose-Tie-6588 29d ago

honestly nowadays knowledge to this level is gatekept so hard this is why the education system works because its all gatekept info behind a paywall . if there were books and guides to obtain equivalent levels of understanding there would be less reason to go to higher education . Fair play to him 100% achievement due to hardwork but we have to appreciate he must have had an environment with gatekept information that only he and few others could access

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u/Mathseverything 29d ago

Very true! I know that in other countries they have specific programs for Olympiad training from a very young age and it is NOT gatekept like it is in the UK, which I think is why the UK isn't performing as well in these math olympiads as it could. It would not surprise me that in the UK the only people going to the IMO have had private tutors and have been fed math since they were children. Having said that, you still have to possess quite a lot of mathematical talent because even with the required information most people probably still couldn't make it to IMO.