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Study plan
12 weeks does not fit all 43 topics. This covers 24 of them across 6 weeks, ordered by how much each topic carries problems 11–20; it re-orders itself once you have attempted some problems. The rest are named below rather than quietly dropped.
Log in and the order changes to put your own weak topics first, with everything you have already done ticked.
Study planAMC 10 Step by Step
Name: Date: September 13, 2026
12 weeks · ordered by mid-paper weight
The weekly rhythm
Every week runs on the same seven days. Light weeks are about 3–4 h; the timed phase is 6–8 h.
| 1 | Read the week's topic pages; work the examples on paper | 45 min |
| 2 | Problems in the week's first topic | 45 min |
| 3 | Review queue and error log entries | 30 min |
| 4 | Problems in the week's second topic | 45 min |
| 5 | “Recommended for you” practice on weak topics | 30 min |
| 6 | Timed set or mock, once the timed phase starts | 45–75 min |
| 7 | Work through every miss; one line each in the error log | 30 min |
Pick one track
- Foundation (diagnostic below 80) — Stay at difficulty 1–3 through the topic phase, and repeat the band drills until they are clean.
- Consolidation (80–100) — Follow the schedule as generated.
- Sharpening (above 100) — Skip the easy end of each topic; bring the timed phase forward by a fortnight.
Week 1 · Foundations and the diagnostic
3–4 h- Read Overview & scoring, and the formula sheet
- Sit the diagnostic cold, timed
- Drill the weakest stretch of the paper
- Set up the error log; write up every miss
Week 2 · Foundations
3–4 h- Memorise the cheat-sheet items marked (must)
- Drill the weakest stretch of the paper
- Set up the error log; write up every miss
Week 3 · Topics
3–4 h- Circles: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Basic Probability: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Sequences & Series: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Linear Equations & Word Problems: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Every miss into the error log with a named cause
Week 4 · Topics
3–4 h- Triangles: Area & Pythagorean: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Basic Counting: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Coordinate Geometry: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Quadrilaterals & Polygon Areas: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Every miss into the error log with a named cause
Week 5 · Topics
3–4 h- Solid Geometry: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Bases & Digits: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Divisibility & Factors: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Algebraic Manipulation: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Every miss into the error log with a named cause
Week 6 · Topics
3–4 h- Modular Arithmetic: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Similar & Congruent Triangles: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Ratios, Percents & Averages: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Statistics & Data: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Every miss into the error log with a named cause
Week 7 · Topics
3–4 h- Arrangements with Restrictions: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Diophantine Equations: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Exponents, Logarithms & Radicals: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Absolute Value & Inequalities: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Every miss into the error log with a named cause
Week 8 · Topics
3–4 h- Geometric Probability: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Primes: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Quadratics: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Triangle Centers & Cevians: read the note, then work problems from easiest up — 0 of 4 problems
- Every miss into the error log with a named cause
Week 9 · Mixed timed work
6–8 h- A timed set under exam conditions
- Checkpoint: a full contest, timed
- Clear the review queue before the week ends
Week 10 · Mixed timed work
6–8 h- A timed set under exam conditions
- A full past contest under exam conditions, one not yet used
- Clear the review queue before the week ends
Week 11 · Mixed timed work
6–8 h- A timed set under exam conditions
- Checkpoint: a full contest, timed
- Clear the review queue before the week ends
Week 12 · Taper
3–4 h- No new topics. Redo the review queue until it is empty
- Last full contest, five to seven days before the exam
- Re-read the scoring strategy and work the exam-day checklist
Not in this plan
19 topics did not fit in 12 weeks. They carry the fewest marks in problems 11–20, or you are already strong on them. With more weeks they come back in this order.
Games & Processes · Conditional Probability & States · Transformations & Symmetry · Angles & Polygons · Logic Puzzles · Number Properties · Paths & Grids · Sets, Estimation & Miscellaneous · Expected Value · Systems of Equations · Distributions & Stars and Bars · Functions · Inclusion-Exclusion · Polynomials · Clocks, Calendars & Time · Fractions & Decimals · GCD & LCM · Geometric Optimization · Recursive Counting