The Mathematical Olympiad Handbook

The Mathematical Olympiad Handbook

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  • Author: Anthony Gardiner
  • Publisher: Oxford Science Publications
  • ISBN: 9780198501053
  • Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 252

Olympiad problems help able school students flex their mathematical muscles. Good Olympiad problems are unpredictable: this makes them worthwhile but it also makes them seem hard and even unapproachable. The Mathematical Olympiad Handbook contains some of the problems and solutions from the British Mathematical Olympiads from 1965 to 1996 in a form designed to help bright students overcome this barrier.


Math Out Loud: An Oral Olympiad Handbook

Math Out Loud: An Oral Olympiad Handbook

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  • Author: Steven Klee
  • Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
  • ISBN: 1470466937
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 243

Math Hour Olympiads is a non-standard method of training middle- and high-school students interested in mathematics where students spend several hours thinking about a few difficult and unusual problems. When a student solves a problem, the solution is presented orally to a pair of friendly judges. Discussing the solutions with the judges creates a personal and engaging mathematical experience for the students and introduces them to the true nature of mathematical proof and problem solving. This book recounts the authors' experiences from the first ten years of running a Math Hour Olympiad at the University of Washington in Seattle. The major part of the book is devoted to problem sets and detailed solutions, complemented by a practical guide for anyone who would like to organize an oral olympiad for students in their community. In the interest of fostering a greater awareness and appreciation of mathematics and its connections to other disciplines and everyday life, MSRI and the AMS are publishing books in the Mathematical Circles Library series as a service to young people, their parents and teachers, and the mathematics profession.


The USSR Olympiad Problem Book

The USSR Olympiad Problem Book

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  • Author: D. O. Shklarsky
  • Publisher: Courier Corporation
  • ISBN: 0486319865
  • Category : Mathematics
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 480

Over 300 challenging problems in algebra, arithmetic, elementary number theory and trigonometry, selected from Mathematical Olympiads held at Moscow University. Only high school math needed. Includes complete solutions. Features 27 black-and-white illustrations. 1962 edition.


Mathematical Olympiad Challenges

Mathematical Olympiad Challenges

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  • Author: Titu Andreescu
  • Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
  • ISBN: 9780817641900
  • Category : Mathematics
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 296

A collection of problems put together by coaches of the U.S. International Mathematical Olympiad Team.


Euclidean Geometry in Mathematical Olympiads

Euclidean Geometry in Mathematical Olympiads

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  • Author: Evan Chen
  • Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
  • ISBN: 1470466201
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 311

This is a challenging problem-solving book in Euclidean geometry, assuming nothing of the reader other than a good deal of courage. Topics covered included cyclic quadrilaterals, power of a point, homothety, triangle centers; along the way the reader will meet such classical gems as the nine-point circle, the Simson line, the symmedian and the mixtilinear incircle, as well as the theorems of Euler, Ceva, Menelaus, and Pascal. Another part is dedicated to the use of complex numbers and barycentric coordinates, granting the reader both a traditional and computational viewpoint of the material. The final part consists of some more advanced topics, such as inversion in the plane, the cross ratio and projective transformations, and the theory of the complete quadrilateral. The exposition is friendly and relaxed, and accompanied by over 300 beautifully drawn figures. The emphasis of this book is placed squarely on the problems. Each chapter contains carefully chosen worked examples, which explain not only the solutions to the problems but also describe in close detail how one would invent the solution to begin with. The text contains a selection of 300 practice problems of varying difficulty from contests around the world, with extensive hints and selected solutions. This book is especially suitable for students preparing for national or international mathematical olympiads or for teachers looking for a text for an honor class.


Grade Five Competition from the Leningrad Mathematical Olympiad

Grade Five Competition from the Leningrad Mathematical Olympiad

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  • Author: Kseniya Garaschuk
  • Publisher: Springer Nature
  • ISBN: 3030529460
  • Category : Mathematics
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 168

This unique book presents mathematical competition problems primarily aimed at upper elementary school students, but are challenging for students at any age. These problems are drawn from the complete papers of the legendary Leningrad Mathematical Olympiads that were presented to the city’s Grade Five students. The period covered is between 1979 – the earliest year for which relevant records could be retrieved – and 1992, when the former Soviet Union was dissolved. The respective chapters reflect the famous four-step approach to problem solving developed by the great Hungarian mathematics educator Gyorgy Pólya. In Chapter One, the Grade Five Competition problems from the Leningrad Mathematical Olympiads from 1979 to 1992 are presented in chronological order. In Chapter Two, the 83 problems are loosely divided into 26 sets of three or four related problems, and an example is provided for each one. Chapter Three provides full solutions to all problems, while Chapter Four offers generalizations of the problems. This book can be used by any mathematically advanced student at the upper elementary school level. Teachers and organizers of outreach activities such as mathematical circles will also find this book useful. But the primary value of the book lies in the problems themselves, which were crafted by experts; therefore, anyone interested in problem solving will find this book a welcome addition to their library./div


Mathematical Olympiad Challenges

Mathematical Olympiad Challenges

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  • Author: Titu Andreescu
  • Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
  • ISBN: 1461221382
  • Category : Mathematics
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 270

Mathematical Olympiad Challenges is a rich collection of problems put together by two experienced and well-known professors and coaches of the U.S. International Mathematical Olympiad Team. Hundreds of beautiful, challenging, and instructive problems from algebra, geometry, trigonometry, combinatorics, and number theory were selected from numerous mathematical competitions and journals. An important feature of the work is the comprehensive background material provided with each grouping of problems. The problems are clustered by topic into self-contained sections with solutions provided separately. All sections start with an essay discussing basic facts and one or two representative examples. A list of carefully chosen problems follows and the reader is invited to take them on. Additionally, historical insights and asides are presented to stimulate further inquiry. The emphasis throughout is on encouraging readers to move away from routine exercises and memorized algorithms toward creative solutions to open-ended problems. Aimed at motivated high school and beginning college students and instructors, this work can be used as a text for advanced problem- solving courses, for self-study, or as a resource for teachers and students training for mathematical competitions and for teacher professional development, seminars, and workshops.


Moscow Mathematical Olympiads, 1993-1999

Moscow Mathematical Olympiads, 1993-1999

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  • Author: Roman Mikhaĭlovich Fedorov
  • Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
  • ISBN: 0821884360
  • Category : Mathematics
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 232

The Moscow Mathematical Olympiad has been challenging high-school students with stimulating, original problems for over 75 years. This volume presents a selection of problems from the Olympiad, along with detailed solutions.


A First Step to Mathematical Olympiad Problems

A First Step to Mathematical Olympiad Problems

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  • Author: Derek Holton
  • Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
  • ISBN: 9814365254
  • Category : Mathematics
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 292

See also A SECOND STEP TO MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD PROBLEMS The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is an annual international mathematics competition held for pre-collegiate students. It is also the oldest of the international science olympiads, and competition for places is particularly fierce. This book is an amalgamation of the first 8 of 15 booklets originally produced to guide students intending to contend for placement on their country's IMO team. The material contained in this book provides an introduction to the main mathematical topics covered in the IMO, which are: Combinatorics, Geometry and Number Theory. In addition, there is a special emphasis on how to approach unseen questions in Mathematics, and model the writing of proofs. Full answers are given to all questions. Though A First Step to Mathematical Olympiad Problems is written from the perspective of a mathematician, it is written in a way that makes it easily comprehensible to adolescents. This book is also a must-read for coaches and instructors of mathematical competitions.


50th IMO - 50 Years of International Mathematical Olympiads

50th IMO - 50 Years of International Mathematical Olympiads

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  • Author: Hans-Dietrich Gronau
  • Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
  • ISBN: 3642145655
  • Category : Mathematics
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 297

In July 2009 Germany hosted the 50th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). For the very first time the number of participating countries exceeded 100, with 104 countries from all continents. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the IMO provides an ideal opportunity to look back over the past five decades and to review its development to become a worldwide event. This book is a report about the 50th IMO as well as the IMO history. A lot of data about all the 50 IMOs are included. We list the most successful contestants, the results of the 50 Olympiads and the 112 countries that have ever taken part. It is impressive to see that many of the world’s leading research mathematicians were among the most successful IMO participants in their youth. Six of them gave presentations at a special celebration: Bollobás, Gowers, Lovász, Smirnov, Tao and Yoccoz. This book is aimed at students in the IMO age group and all those who have interest in this worldwide leading competition for highschool students.