101. USMA-Harvard Math Competition USMAHarvard math Competition. The Harvard-United States Military Academy mathematics. Competition of 1933 Genesis of the William Lowell Putnam http://www.dean.usma.edu/math/about/history/mathcomp.htm

USMA-Harvard Math Competition The Harvard-United States Military Academy Mathematics Competition of 1933: Genesis of the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition by David C. Arney George Rosenstein Abstract: The predecessor of the first national Putnam Competition was a mathematics contest between Harvard and the United States Military Academy. The details of this contest from William Lowell Putnam's original idea for academic competition between schools in 1921 through the examination day in 1933 and later consequences of the competition are provided. Much of this history was compiled from original letters between the principle organizers found in a historical file of the Department of Mathematics, United States Military Academy (USMA). The role of the Mathematical Association of America, which has been involved in all 50 national Putnam Competitions, in this 1933 contest is also explained. A copy of the 22 question examination is provided. Background In an article in the Harvard Graduates' Magazine [1] in December, 1921, William Lowell Putnam suggested the development of academic competitions between teams of undergraduate students of different schools in regular college studies. He believed that the motive of winning laurels for their college in team competition would provide students more interest in their studies. He concluded the article with: "It seems probable that the competition which has inspired young men to undertake and undergo so much for the sake of athletic victories might accomplish some result in academic fields." The merits of his suggestion were shared by Mrs. Putnam and her brother, A. Lawrence Lowell, President of Harvard. Mrs. Putnam established a trust fund in her will to support such competition [1].

102. UR Students Compete In Math Competition - Campus Times - News UR students compete in math competition, , Campus Times, a newspaper of University of Rochester. http://www.campustimes.org/news/2003/03/27/News/Ur.Students.Compete.In.Math.Comp

document.write(''+''); Campus Times Extras: Student Resources Scholarships Movies Travel ... CNN showNetworkBanner(1); Current Issue: document.write(currentissuedayname + ', ' + currentissuemonthname + ' ' + currentissueday + ', ' + currentissueyear); var story_id = 401160; Home News UR students compete in math competition By Brielle Welzer Published: Thursday, March 27, 2003 Fueled by Hershey's Kisses, caffeine and their passion for mathematics, nine students competed in the William Lowell Putnam Competition placing higher than any other UR team in the past 15 years. Take-Five Tim Kneezel, sophomore Joseph Galante, freshman Chris Clark, sophomore Liam Rafferty, freshman Gershon Gerbialer and junior Juan Rodriguez competed along with freshman Siddharth Parameswaren and Dan Kneezel who both placed in the top twenty percent. Freshman Zachary Leung placed in the top 5 percent. Only two-thirds of the 2249 contestants from 479 schools achieved a positive score. Zachary Lueng, who has competed similar competitions and received a bronze medal in the 2001 International Math Olympaid, said that the Putnam was more difficult than other competitions. "The Putnam is really fast. It's 30 minutes a question. For the IMO it's one and a half hours a question," he said.

103. South African Mathematics Olympiad Pierre Fermat math Competition (in Spanish). The Netherlands Information about the Dutch mathematics Olympiad (now also in English), maintained by Tom http://science.up.ac.za/samo/links.html

South African Mathematics Olympiad The premier mathematics competition in South Africa Organised by the SA Mathematics Foundation in co-operation with AMESA and SAMS and the SA Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns Sponsored by the Harmony Gold Mining Company Links and Resources South African links The South African IMO page Winning Maths - the South African Mathematical Talent Search MUTI - Mathematics for Undergraduates Teaching Initiative at the University of Pretoria Michael de Villiers's page - Interesting articles on using Sketchpad in Geometry Mathematical Digest SAMS - The South African Mathematical Society AMESA - Association for Mathematics Education of South Africa IPMO Interprovincial Mathematics Olympiad of South Africa AIMSSEC - African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Schools Enrichment Centre Mathematics Homepages in South Africa University of Cape Town Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics University of Natal (Durban) Mathematics Department University of Natal (Pietermaritzburg) Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics University of the Orange Free State Department of Statistics and Mathematical Statistics University of the North Department of Mathematics University of Pretoria Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics University of South Africa Department of Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Astronomy

104. MATH COMPETITION - BERRY COLLEGE math COMPETITION. Berry College. Rome , Georgia. Contact Us Berry College. Fall 2004 Competition Dates. 6th Grade November 4. 7th/8th Grade- November 11 http://fsweb.berry.edu/academic/mans/cmoldavan/math_contest/

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105. PAGE NOT FOUND C. Continental math League Competition School winners 1) 900442 Wang, Alan 2) 693909 Farkas, David. Participation Certificats 1) 697129 Long, Jonathan http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/woottonhs/maths/mathletes05.html

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106. UI Students Represent U.S. In International Math Competition UI students represent US in international math competition. IOWA CITY, Iowa Four University of Iowa students represented the United States at this http://www.uiowa.edu/~ournews/2000/august/0831mathmeet.html

CONTACT: GARY GALLUZZO 100 Old Public Library Iowa City IA 52242 (319) 384-0009; fax (319) 384-0024 e-mail: gary-galluzzo@uiowa.edu Release: Aug. 31, 2000 UI students represent U.S. in international math competition IOWA CITY, Iowa Four University of Iowa students represented the United States at this summer's 7 th International Mathematics Competition for University Students held at University College, London July 26-31. th and earned honorable mention. He adds that the Iowa team did well in its inaugural appearance at a competition that featured numerous gold medal winners from past international competitions. home releases media clips news digest ... about

107. KCSOS : News & Events : Math Competition A Field Day mathfieldwins042 math competition a field day Although it is not scored as a team competition, Fruitvale Junior High distinguished itself with nine http://kcsos.kern.org/news/stories/storyReader$1332

Home Website Directory CALM: California Living Museum Community Connection for Child Care ... Special Events Welcome to the KCSOS Home Page Math competition a field day Although it is not scored as a team competition, Fruitvale Junior High distinguished itself with nine category finalists and Murray Middle School of Ridgecrest was a close second with eight among approximately 800 students from 33 schools who competed at the 34th annual Kern County Middle School Mathematics Field Day held at Ridgeview High School in Bakersfield on May 15. The competition, sponsored by the Kern County Superintendent of Schools, Westchester Kiwanis Club, Bakersfield Math Council, California Math Council, Kern County Science Foundation and Ridgeview High, is a fun day of problem solving games and competitions. Some have playful names such as “leap frog” and “mad hatter.” Still others offer the flavor of athletic competition with names such as “power relay,” “circuit training,” “individual medley” and “triathlon games.” Sixth, seventh, eighth-graders or those in an algebra class for which they will receive high school credit compete in the series of written events testing their math skills individually and in teams of two, three, four and five by grade level. One of the last events of the day, individual medley, had several classrooms on the Ridgeview campus packed with students tapping fingers on hand held calculators, scratching their heads and looking toward the sky for answers. These were sixth, seventh and eighth graders. According to event organizer and Kern County Superintendent of Schools Mathematics/Science Coordinator Anne Santer, all of the questions were written to the California Content Standards. See if you would be able to answer this typical question from the test: “If the difference of the squares of two consecutive natural numbers equals 15, what is the smaller natural number?” The choices were — 2, 5, 7 or 8. Give up? The correct answer was 7.

108. Lettering And Contest Information TJ hosts an annual math competition for area middle schools; this year s was on November This is a national math competition for middle school students. http://activities.tjhsst.edu/vmt/lettering.phtml

Lettering Requirements The VMT Math Team letter, often considered the Heisman Trophy of high school math except that more than one student can earn it in a year, is a highly prized possession. For the 2004-05 school year, dedicated mathletes can earn one by getting a total of points of which at least and at most have to be service points. Students can earn these points through 8th period contests, service opportunities, and bonus contests. We expect students to earn approximately 2/3 of the points available in each competition. However, we are aware that occasionally some situation even more important than VMT might cause a student to miss some competitions, so that is why we offer students the opportunity to earn 'bonus' points not included in the 2/3 count. Numbers are not precise and are subject to executive discretion. Senior Contests We participate or encourage participation in a wide variety of contests throughout the year. These include: The Mandelbrot Competition Number of competitions: 4 Number of questions: 7, weighted for a total of 14 points

109. University Of Manitoba: Mathematics - UofM Math Contest Group The William Lowell Putnam math Competition , generally regarded as the premier undergraduate math competition in the world; 12 questions in 6 hours; http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/science/mathematics/kopotun/psolving.shtml

University of Manitoba Mathematics Contest Group Note for UofM students: we are looking for new people to join our training sessions and participate in the Math competitions. If you like challenging Math problems check us out. You do NOT have to be a Math major to join. If you are interested, please send us an email or fill out the on-line FormMail For more information please contact Rob Craigen (320 Machray Hall, 474-7489, email: craigenr@cc.umanitoba.ca Kirill Kopotun (422 Machray Hall, 474-9789, email: kopotunk@cc.umanitoba.ca ), or David Gunderson (429 Machray Hall, 474-6925, email: gunderso@cc.umanitoba.ca Information Through our once-weekly problem solving seminar and two day-long sessions, students train for math competitions. All activities, including the actual competitions, are optional - but be aware that it has been long established in mathletics, as in other sports, that commitment to a regular training regime is strongly correlated with success in high-level competition. Bluntly put, if you do not participate in the training sessions you are EXTREMELY unlikely to come even close to winning. This year, we will be writing:

110. Louisiana School For Math, Science, And The Arts The mathComputer Science Department of the Louisiana School for math, Science, and the Arts recently hosted the Fourth Annual math Competition, http://www.lsmsa.edu/Cool School/matcont.htm

LOUISIANA SCHOOL FOR MATH, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS 715 College Avenue Natchitoches Louisiana FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT : Mike McGrath Date : March 24, 2005 Telephone 318-357-3174, ext. 105 The Math-Computer Science Department of the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts recently hosted the Fourth Annual Math Competition, hosting 16 schools and 175 students from across the state. Eligible students were in the ninth grade or below and were not enrolled in or had previously taken Algebra II or any higher mathematics course. The annual contest consists of Individual and Team Competitions. Questions are designed to challenge students to draw from their knowledge of mathematics, to think, to synthesize concepts, and solve problems. The first place winner in individual competition was Nick Campbell from the Alexandria Country Day School . Individual competition was judged from test scores each student took in the morning. In the foreground is Math and Computer Science Department Chairman Mike McGrath Chalmette High School’s A team was the third runner-up in the team competition. Each school was allowed to field two teams of six or fewer students.

111. Tufts University - Dean Of Arts And Sciences about the William Lowell Putnam math Competition Tufts finds success in a national math competition. In December 2003, a team of Tufts undergraduate http://ase.tufts.edu/dean-arts-sciences/focus-putnam.htm

Biography Dean in the News Announcements In Focus this Month ... Learn more about the William Lowell Putnam Math Competition “Professor Gonzalez encouraged us to work collaboratively, think strategically, and explore multiple ways to approach math questions; the Tufts team worked well together.” –Michael Burr, A’04 IN FOCUS THIS MONTH: Archives Tufts finds success in a national math competition In December 2003, a team of Tufts undergraduate students—including a Tufts exchange student from Hong Kong University, competed in a nationally known math tournament called the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition. Approximately 4,000 college students throughout the country spent six hours taking a comprehensive math exam consisting of twelve questions. The Tufts team ranked in the top three percent in the nation placing them in the company of such schools as Columbia, Dartmouth, Stanford, and Yale. The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America, is a premier mathematical competition for undergraduates in North America. Founded in 1938, it was designed to stimulate intellectual rivalry in mathematical studies in the colleges and universities within the United States and Canada. This year, contestants from more than 400 colleges and universities participated in the competition. Lead by their coach, Associate Professor of Mathematics Fulton Gonzalez, the Tufts team included Michael Burr, A’04, Michael Kastoryano, E’06, and Jingjin “Forrest” Zhang, a student from Hong Kong University who studied at Tufts during his junior year.

112. Math Competition The Miami Valley School is Dayton s only independent, nonsectarian, collegepreparatory school. Established in 1964, the school serves 508 students from http://www.mvschool.com/main_04-05pages/press-releases/ms_mathaward.htm

113. Lincoln Journal Star Alex Churchill accomplishments Sixth grade Placed 10th in state mathCOUNTS competition Won State Fair Education Competition math contest Seventh grade http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2005/07/11/homeroom/doc42cefa229f02978765964

Ask The Expert Blogs Galleries Celebrate! Nebraska LJS Resources: Mortgage Rates Featured Web Sites: Fremont Tribune Columbus Telegram Beatrice Daily Sun Midwest Messenger Homeroom: Home Email this story Printable Version East sophomore Churchill is math whiz BY JODI FUSON / Lincoln Journal Star "Math is hard," read the black T-shirt worn by a member of the Mathematical Olympiad Summer Program. No so for Alex Churchill, the only Nebraska student invited to attend the national summer camp at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Alex, who is heading into his sophomore year at Lincoln East High School, was also the only Nebraskan invited to take the two-day, nine-hour USA Math Olympiad test last spring. That got him into the Math Olympiad Summer Program. Six of the 53 students invited to the program were selected to represent the United States in the International Mathematic Olympiad in Mexico this week. The rest were training for future competitions. One of the Olympiad team members headed up Churchill's "red" group, so named because, like redshirts, they are good enough to participate but not experienced enough to compete internationally.

114. NM Tech Senior Ranks In Top 200 In Putnam Math Competition NM Tech Senior Ranks in Top 200 in Putnam math Competition. Alexander Rand. by George Zamora. SOCORRO, NM, March 23, 2004 – Alexander Rand, http://infohost.nmt.edu/mainpage/news/2004/23mar01.html

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115. Minister Provides Funding For Provincial Math Competition Minister provides funding for provincial math competition. Judy Foote, Minister of Education, presented a cheque in the amount of $4000 to Graham Wood, http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2002/edu/0430n01.htm

NLIS 1 April 30, 2002 (Education) Minister provides funding for provincial math competition Judy Foote, Minister of Education, presented a cheque in the amount of $4,000 to Graham Wood, president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Association Science and Mathematics Special Interest Council to support the Senior Mathematics League Competition for 2002. This provincial contest is organized by the school boards in the province in partnership with the Faculty of Mathematics and Science at Memorial University of Newfoundland. "I am pleased to see our students getting involved with competitions that complement their math instruction in the classroom while challenging them to gain more knowledge. Extra curricular activities are important in the overall development of young people. In addition to the competition, the students will be able to spend time with university professors and discuss options for post-secondary education and career plans," said Minister Foote. "I thank the organizers of this provincial contest which will provide an enriching experience for our students." The Senior Mathematics League Competition involves more than 1,000 students who participate in district competitions, with winners participating in the provincial challenge. The competition will take place at Memorial University, St. John’s Campus, on May 4.

116. Putnam Page The 2004 Putnam competition will take place at GMU in S+TI (room 242) on Saturday, The 2004 Virginia Tech math competition will be held on Saturday, http://math.gmu.edu/~dmanders/WEBDAN/putnam.htm

George Mason University Putnam Exam Study Group The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition is North America's premier Mathematics competition for college students. The competition takes place on the first Saturday in December each year and consists of a total of 12 math problems given in a morning and an afternoon session. The exams are taken individually but groups of students can form teams from their university and compete for small amounts of fame and fortune and bragging rights as well. There is a wealth of information available online to help prepare for this competition as well as other regional mathematics competitions as described below. Announcements During the fall semester 2005 there will be regularly scheduled `Putnam sessions' in which groups of students will get together to work on and discuss past Virginia Tech and Putnam competition problems in order to prepare for this year's competitions. Contact Dan Anderson (danders1@gmu.edu) if you are interested and stay tuned here for more information. Online resources The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) has an online site below devoted to the Putnam exam and other mathematics competitions. In particular, Putnam exam questions and solutions back to 1985 can be found at the following site.

117. Walter Payton College Prep In 2004, Payton placed first in the State math Competition and aim to take first again at this year s competition scheduled to take place on April 30, 2005. http://www.payton.cps.k12.il.us/home/academics/departments/mathematics/math_team

Walter Payton College Prep about academics admissions ... World Language Math Payton Finalist for State Math Competition Congratulations to the students of Walter Payton College Preparatory High School for their achievements during the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ICTM) Regional Competition. The ICTM State Math Contest recognizes outstanding mathematical achievement, encourages independent study, stimulates interest in mathematics, and provides a wholesome meeting ground for students and teachers of mathematics through academic competition. There are five areas of competition held at regional competitions: Written, Calculator Team, Eight-Person Teams, Two-Person Teams, and Oral Competition. Contest questions reflect general course curriculum, the Illinois State Goals and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' standards. Payton students participated and excelled in a variety of individual and team events. Team Results: 1st Place Algebra 1 Team Geometry Team Algebra 2 Team Pre-Calculus Team Calculator Team Frosh-Soph 8 Person Frosh-Soph 2 Person Jun-Sen 2 Person Orals Overall Team 2nd Place Jun-Sen 8 Person Individual Results: Algebra 1 Natalie Mine - 1st Place Nausicaa Renner - 2nd Place Rebecca Cholst - 2nd Place Carrie Desmond - 4th Place Geometry Timothy Berry - 1st Place Cory Smith - 1st Place Alex Zorn - 1st Place Graham Rosby - 4th Place Philip Silberman - 5th Place Janis Maldanado - 6th Place Algebra 2 Clayton Watterson - 1st Place Aidan O'Dowd-Ryan - 1st Place Matt Bennon - 1st Place

118. School Board Of Alachua County, Florida Local Student Headed for National math Competition; Howard Bishop mathCounts Team Takes “I like math, and I really like competition,” said Minnow. http://www.sbac.edu/~wpops/spotlights/Mathcounts.html

Local Student Headed for National Math Competition; Howard Bishop MathCounts Team Takes Second in the State The Bishop team, including 8 th -graders Michael Banascek, Jonathan Berry, Kyle Carlisle and Ivan Minnow and 7 th The Bishop team is coached by math teacher Ray Rummel. He and his team members spent weeks getting ready for the competition, coming into school early on Mondays and giving up three hours on Saturdays to prepare. So why would a group of middle-school students give up so much of their free time to work on math?

119. McGann's Factors re MIT wins Putnam math competition 3/21/2005 503 PM madmatt. (solution from http//www.unl.edu/amc/aactivities/a7-problems/putnam/) A1. Yes. http://blogs.mit.edu/madmatt/posts/9205.aspx

McGann's Factors Please visit the new site at http://matt.mitblogs.com My Links Home Contact Syndication News As of June 30, 2005, this site has moved to matt.mitblogs.com . Please visit matt.mitblogs.com for updated news and entries. Matt McGann Assistant Director of Admissions, MIT MIT Alumnus, Class of 2000 var sc_project=513627; var sc_partition=3; Blog Stats Posts - 175 Stories - Comments - 4236 Trackbacks - 65 Archives June, 2005 (15) May, 2005 (21) April, 2005 (15) March, 2005 (29) ... August, 2004 (3) Login u: p: Remember Me: MIT wins Putnam math competition The results are out, and for the second consecutive year, MIT has won the William Lowell Putnam Competition, perhaps the most prestigious undergraduate mathematics competition in North America. Of the top 5 students ("Putnam Fellows"), three were from MIT: Reid Barton The Putnam exam is a difficult set of 12 questions, each worth 10 points for a total of 120 possible points. Nearly 4,000 students sat for the exam, giving up 6 hours of their weekend this past December. Often, the median score is (meaning that more than half of the test takers earned no points), and usually is 1 or 2 (yes, out of 120). Here's problem #1 from this year, probably the most accessible of the problems (and one of the only problems I can write without special characters).

120. Georgia Tech | HSMC Georgia Tech High School mathematics Competition information and application will be posted by December 1, 2005. Contact ugcomments@math.gatech.edu. http://www.math.gatech.edu/~pme/hsmc/

Georgia Tech High School Mathematics Competition Home Application Schedule Maps Hotel Info Competition Format History Past Competitions FAQ Links / Contact Us 2006 Georgia Tech High School Mathematics Competition The 2006 High School Mathematics Competition at Georgia Tech will be held on March 4 th , 2006, on the Georgia Tech campus. The HSMC is open to students enrolled in grades 8-12 and combines challenging examinations in mathematical problem solving and reasoning with the opportunity for a fun day at Georgia Tech. The detailed information and application will be posted by December 1, 2005. Contact ugcomments@math.gatech.edu

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