Study guide

How the AMC 10 works, how to diagnose where you stand, and a twelve-week plan toward the AIME cutoff. For a schedule built around your own weeks and weak topics, use the study plan under Printable checklists. Topic-by-topic notes live on each topic page.

1. Overview & scoring strategy
   Format, scoring, the qualifying line, and when to guess versus leave blank.
2. Diagnostic protocol
   Which contests to take cold, how to score them, and how to read the result.
3. What each problem position tests
   Topic mix and must-solve targets for problems 1–10, 11–15, 16–20 and 21–25.
4. Twelve-week plan
   The reference schedule, with three tracks. For your own dates and weak topics, the study plan generates one.
5. Formulas & facts
   One page per category of what you must know cold.
6. Keeping an error log
   How to classify mistakes so they stop repeating.
7. Exam day
   What to bring, what to leave behind, and the rules to settle before you sit down.