The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition 2001-2016

Download or read book The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition 2001-2016 written by Kiran Sridhara Kedlaya and published by MAA Press. This book was released on 2020 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 en.