Difference between revisions of "William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition"
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* [http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Books/AoPS_B_Item.php?page_id=48 1965-1984] | * [http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Books/AoPS_B_Item.php?page_id=48 1965-1984] | ||
* [http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Books/AoPS_B_Item.php?page_id=49 1985-2000] by [[Kiran Kedlaya]], [[Bjorn Poonen]], and [[Ravi Vakil]]. The three authors are among the most successful Putnam participants of all time. | * [http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Books/AoPS_B_Item.php?page_id=49 1985-2000] by [[Kiran Kedlaya]], [[Bjorn Poonen]], and [[Ravi Vakil]]. The three authors are among the most successful Putnam participants of all time. | ||
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+ | * [http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Resources/AoPS_R_A_HowWrite.php How to Write a Solution] by [[Richard Rusczyk]] & [[Mathew Crawford]]. |
Revision as of 16:28, 6 June 2006
The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition is a highly challenging proof-oriented mathematics competition for undergraduate students in North America.
Top scoring students on the Putnam exam are named Putnam Fellows.
Problem Books
- 1938-1964 -- A good book for students just learning to solve Putnam Problems.
- 1965-1984
- 1985-2000 by Kiran Kedlaya, Bjorn Poonen, and Ravi Vakil. The three authors are among the most successful Putnam participants of all time.