Undergraduate Program: Putnam Competition
About the Putnam Competition
The annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition is held on the first Saturday in December. The competition is open to all undergraduates. It consists of 12 challenging problems. The problems are hard (some very hard), but they are almost all accessible to virtually every student, and certainly to students who have had a year of calculus. Prizes are awarded to the individuals and teams with the highest scores. Complete information on the competition and the prizes can be found at http://math.scu.edu/putnam.
Putnam Examination (2009)
The Seventieth Putnam Examination will be held on
Saturday, December 5th, 2009.
There will be two sessions:
- Morning Session: 9:00am-12:00noon, in Lunt 104.
- Afternoon Session: 2:00pm-5:00pm, in Lunt 104.
It is suggested that contestants assemble 10 minutes prior to each session.
Putnam Training
To help prepare for this exam, we will be holding weekly problem-solving sessions. Any student interested in tackling difficult problems is welcome, regardless of whether s/he is planning on taking the Putnam exam.
Training Sessions Schedule (Fall 2009)
We will start on 10/9/2009 with the following schedule:
- Fridays, 5-6PM in Lunt 104 - main training session, conducted by prof. Frank Calegari.
Links
Putnam Training, Fall 2009
More on Putnam Training and other Resources
William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition
2006 NU Traveling Competition
Questions and suggestions: putnam at math dot northwestern dot edu.
