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Book DetailsAnneli Lax New Mathematical LibraryVolume: 40; 2000; 212 pp
Reprinted edition available: NML/53
The Contest Problem Book VI contains 180 challenging problems from the six years of the American High School Mathematics Examinations (AHSME), 1989 through 1994, as well as a selection of other problems. A Problems Index classifies the 180 problems in the book into subject areas: algebra, complex numbers, discrete mathematics, number theory, statistics, and trigonometry.
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Table of Contents
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Cover
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Title page
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Contents
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Preface
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How To Use This Book
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Special Notation
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AHSME Honor Roll
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The Difficulty of the AHSME
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Related Mathematics Competitions
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Related Problem Solving References
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Use of calculators
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Generating the Examinations
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Reaction to these tests
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Creating the Problems
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Acknowledgments
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Sponsors
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Name
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AHSME RULES
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40 AHSME
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Some Comments on the Distractors
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Answers and Response Distribution
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41 AHSME
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Some Comments on the Distractors
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Answers and Response Distribution
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42 AHSME
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Some Comments on the Distractors
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Answers and Response Distribution
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43 AHSME
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Some Comments on the Distractors
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Answers and Response Distribution
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44 AHSME
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Some Comments on the Distractors
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Answers and Response Distribution
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45 AHSME
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Some Comments on the Distractors
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Answers and Response Distribution
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Solutions
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40 AHSME Solutions
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41 AHSME Solutions
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42 AHSME Solutions
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43 AHSME Solutions
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44 AHSME Solutions
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45 AHSME Solutions
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An Insider's Look at the AHSME Problems
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Solutions Affect Interest in Problem
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Problem Difficulty
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Problems on Applications
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Auxiliary Lines
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Fashion in Problems
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Problem Clarity
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Most Problems are Fresh
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Sensitivity and Problems
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AHSME Constants
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Multiple Choice
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AHSME Variables
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Inside Jokes
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Mathematical Problem Solving for Competitions
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Tools for Mathematics Competitions
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A Geometric Tool
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Number Theory Tools
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A Logarithmic Tool
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The Tool of Mathematical Induction
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Tools for Exponential Equations
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Euler's Formula
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One Final Comment on Problem-Solving
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Classification of Problems
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Algebra
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Complex Numbers
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Discrete Mathematics
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Geometry
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Number Theory
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Statistics
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Trigonometry
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- Book Details
- Table of Contents
Reprinted edition available: NML/53
The Contest Problem Book VI contains 180 challenging problems from the six years of the American High School Mathematics Examinations (AHSME), 1989 through 1994, as well as a selection of other problems. A Problems Index classifies the 180 problems in the book into subject areas: algebra, complex numbers, discrete mathematics, number theory, statistics, and trigonometry.
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Cover
-
Title page
-
Contents
-
Preface
-
How To Use This Book
-
Special Notation
-
AHSME Honor Roll
-
The Difficulty of the AHSME
-
Related Mathematics Competitions
-
Related Problem Solving References
-
Use of calculators
-
Generating the Examinations
-
Reaction to these tests
-
Creating the Problems
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Acknowledgments
-
Sponsors
-
Name
-
AHSME RULES
-
40 AHSME
-
Some Comments on the Distractors
-
Answers and Response Distribution
-
41 AHSME
-
Some Comments on the Distractors
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Answers and Response Distribution
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42 AHSME
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Some Comments on the Distractors
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Answers and Response Distribution
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43 AHSME
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Some Comments on the Distractors
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Answers and Response Distribution
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44 AHSME
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Some Comments on the Distractors
-
Answers and Response Distribution
-
45 AHSME
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Some Comments on the Distractors
-
Answers and Response Distribution
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Solutions
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40 AHSME Solutions
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41 AHSME Solutions
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42 AHSME Solutions
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43 AHSME Solutions
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44 AHSME Solutions
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45 AHSME Solutions
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An Insider's Look at the AHSME Problems
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Solutions Affect Interest in Problem
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Problem Difficulty
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Problems on Applications
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Auxiliary Lines
-
Fashion in Problems
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Problem Clarity
-
Most Problems are Fresh
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Sensitivity and Problems
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AHSME Constants
-
Multiple Choice
-
AHSME Variables
-
Inside Jokes
-
Mathematical Problem Solving for Competitions
-
Tools for Mathematics Competitions
-
A Geometric Tool
-
Number Theory Tools
-
A Logarithmic Tool
-
The Tool of Mathematical Induction
-
Tools for Exponential Equations
-
Euler's Formula
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One Final Comment on Problem-Solving
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Classification of Problems
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Algebra
-
Complex Numbers
-
Discrete Mathematics
-
Geometry
-
Number Theory
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Statistics
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Trigonometry