Training Sessions

• Thu Oct 13, 5:30PM-6:30PM

  Miguel Lerma - Miscellaneous problems - Answers

• Thu Oct 20, 5:30PM-6:30PM

  Miguel Lerma - Inequalities - Answers - Summary of Inequalities

• Thu Oct 27, 5:30pm-6:30pm

  Frank Calegari

• Thu Nov 3, 5:30pm-6:30pm

  Joe Cutrone - Number Theory

• Thu Nov 10, 5:30pm-6:30pm

  Simon Marshall - Algebra

• Thu Nov 17, 5:30pm-6:30pm

  Elton Hsu - Integrals, Series

• Thu Dec 1, 5:30pm-6:30pm

  Elton Hsu

  
   

Links

• Easy Putnam Problems, the "easiest" problems from each competition for the last few years (easy = solved by more contestants).
• Putnam Training Problems - 2011 (last updated: 10/21/11), ever-growing document with some problems discussed during current or past training sessions.
• Herbert S. Wilf: Generatingfunctionology, beautiful and very comprehensive work on generating functions.
• Previous Selection and Training Tests
• Announcements about the Putnam Competition for undergraduates
• NU Problem Solving Group

Collections of Problems

• William Lowell Putnam Mathematics Competition Directory (includes solutions from years 1995 and later.)
• Rusin's Putnam Exams
• Newman Problems
• Thousands of problems from IMOs, Putnam and other

Bibliography

• Paul Zeitz: The Art and Craft of Problem Solving, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1999. (Mathematical problem solving for college-level novices.)
• Arthur Engel: Problem-Solving Strategies, Springer, 1998. (A unique collection of competition problems from over twenty major national and international mathematical competitions for high school students.)
• Further bibliography on Math problem solving

Email: mlerma at math dot northwestern dot edu