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.
Author(s): Kiran S. Kedlaya, Daniel M. Kane, Jonathan M. Kane, Evan M. O’Dorney
Series: Problem Books
Publisher: American Mathematical Monthly
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 363
Tags: Putnam Contest
Cover
Title page
Copyright
Contents
Introduction
Problems
Hints
Solutions
The Sixty-Second Competition (2001)
The Sixty-Third Competition (2002)
The Sixty-Fourth Competition (2003)
The Sixty-Fifth Competition (2004)
The Sixty-Sixth Competition (2005)
The Sixty-Seventh Competition (2006)
The Sixty-Eighth Competition (2007)
The Sixty-Ninth Competition (2008)
The Seventieth Competition (2009)
The Seventy-First Competition (2010)
The Seventy-Second Competition (2011)
The Seventy-Third Competition (2012)
The Seventy-Fourth Competition (2013)
The Seventy-Fifth Competition (2014)
The Seventy-Sixth Competition (2015)
The Seventy-Seventh Competition (2016)
Results
Score Cutoffs
Individual Results
Team Results
Analysis of Results 2001–2016 (by Joseph A. Gallian)
Additional Material
Strategies for the Putnam
Bibliography
Topic Index
Index
Back Cover
