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Title:
The william lowell putnam mathematical competition : problems and solutions 1965-1984
Publication Information:
Washington : Mathematical Assn of Amer., 1985
Physical Description:
147 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN:
9780883854631

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The Putnam Competition has since 1928 been providing a challenge to gifted college mathematics students. This book, the second of the Putnam Competition volumes, contains problems with their solutions for the years 1965-1984. Additional solutions are presented for many of the problems. Included is an essay on recollections of the first Putnam Exam by Herbert Robbins, as well as appendices listing the winning teams and students from 1965 through 1984.

This volume offers the problem solver an enticing sample of challenging problems and their solutions. In 1980, the MAA published the first William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition book, covering the contest from 1938 to 1964. In 2002 the third of the Putnam problem books appeared, covering the years 1985 through 2000. All three of these books belong on the bookshelf of students, teachers, and all interested in problem solving.


Table of Contents

1 Dedication
2 Preface
3 Recollections of the first Putnam examination by Herbert Robbins
4 List of problems
5 Solutions to the list of problems in the various competitions
Twenty-sixth
Twenty-seventh
Twenty-eight
Twenty-ninth
Thirtieth
Thirty-first
Thirty-second
Thirty-third
Thirty-fourth
Thirty-fifth
Thirty-sixth
Thirty-seventh
Thirty-eighth
Thirty-ninth
Fortieth
Forty-first
Forty-second; Forty-third
Forty-fourth; Forty-fifth
6 Appendices
Winning teams
Winning individuals
7 Index of problems
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