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The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition 2001–2016: Problems, Solutions, and Commentary
 
Kiran S. Kedlaya University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Daniel M. Kane University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Jonathan M. Kane University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Evan M. O’Dorney Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition 2001--2016
MAA Press: An Imprint of the American Mathematical Society
Softcover ISBN:  978-1-4704-5427-2
Product Code:  PRB/37
List Price: $65.00
MAA Member Price: $48.75
AMS Member Price: $48.75
eBook ISBN:  978-1-4704-6260-4
Product Code:  PRB/37.E
List Price: $65.00
AMS Member Price: $48.75
Softcover ISBN:  978-1-4704-5427-2
eBook: ISBN:  978-1-4704-6260-4
Product Code:  PRB/37.B
List Price: $130.00 $97.50
MAA Member Price: $73.13
AMS Member Price: $97.50 $73.13
The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition 2001--2016
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The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition 2001–2016: Problems, Solutions, and Commentary
Kiran S. Kedlaya University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Daniel M. Kane University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Jonathan M. Kane University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Evan M. O’Dorney Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
MAA Press: An Imprint of the American Mathematical Society
Softcover ISBN:  978-1-4704-5427-2
Product Code:  PRB/37
List Price: $65.00
MAA Member Price: $48.75
AMS Member Price: $48.75
eBook ISBN:  978-1-4704-6260-4
Product Code:  PRB/37.E
List Price: $65.00
AMS Member Price: $48.75
Softcover ISBN:  978-1-4704-5427-2
eBook ISBN:  978-1-4704-6260-4
Product Code:  PRB/37.B
List Price: $130.00 $97.50
MAA Member Price: $73.13
AMS Member Price: $97.50 $73.13
  • Book Details
     
     
    Problem Books
    Volume: 372020; 348 pp
    MSC: Primary 97

    The William Lowell Putnam Mathematics Competition is the most prestigious undergraduate mathematics problem-solving contest in North America, with thousands of students taking part every year. This volume presents the contest problems for the years 2001–2016. The heart of the book is the solutions; these include multiple approaches, drawn from many sources, plus insights into navigating from the problem statement to a solution. There is also a section of hints, to encourage readers to engage deeply with the problems before consulting the solutions.

    The authors have a distinguished history of engagement with, and preparation of students for, the Putnam and other mathematical competitions. Collectively they have been named Putnam Fellow (top five finisher) ten times. Kiran Kedlaya also maintains the online Putnam Archive.

    Readership

    Undergraduate students interested in contest problem-solving.

  • Table of Contents
     
     
    • Chapters
    • Problems
    • Hints
    • Solutions
    • Results
    • Additional material
  • Reviews
     
     
    • The hints and solutions here are the work of the four authors of the book, who are masters of the art of Putnam problem solving. The hints are short but just right, neither too much nor too little. The solutions are beautifully written. Remarks after many of the solutions provide additional insight....The hints, solutions, and commentary provided by these expert authors will help to advance the next generation of mathematics students in the art of creative problem solving. And this advances the broad mission of both the MAA and the AMS. Success of students on the Putnam today is a leading indicator of the health of the mathematical enterprise tomorrow.

      David H. Ullman, George Washington University
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Volume: 372020; 348 pp
MSC: Primary 97

The William Lowell Putnam Mathematics Competition is the most prestigious undergraduate mathematics problem-solving contest in North America, with thousands of students taking part every year. This volume presents the contest problems for the years 2001–2016. The heart of the book is the solutions; these include multiple approaches, drawn from many sources, plus insights into navigating from the problem statement to a solution. There is also a section of hints, to encourage readers to engage deeply with the problems before consulting the solutions.

The authors have a distinguished history of engagement with, and preparation of students for, the Putnam and other mathematical competitions. Collectively they have been named Putnam Fellow (top five finisher) ten times. Kiran Kedlaya also maintains the online Putnam Archive.

Readership

Undergraduate students interested in contest problem-solving.

  • Chapters
  • Problems
  • Hints
  • Solutions
  • Results
  • Additional material
  • The hints and solutions here are the work of the four authors of the book, who are masters of the art of Putnam problem solving. The hints are short but just right, neither too much nor too little. The solutions are beautifully written. Remarks after many of the solutions provide additional insight....The hints, solutions, and commentary provided by these expert authors will help to advance the next generation of mathematics students in the art of creative problem solving. And this advances the broad mission of both the MAA and the AMS. Success of students on the Putnam today is a leading indicator of the health of the mathematical enterprise tomorrow.

    David H. Ullman, George Washington University
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