William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition
~*~ FALL 2008 ~*~
(last updated Nov. 5, 2008)

Rules & Past Putnams  (below)

Helpful Websites  (below)

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The 69th Annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition will be held this year on Saturday, December 6, 2008.

Students who do not have a bachelors degree (in any discipline) and who have taken the exam fewer than 4 times are eligible to participate.
The registration form is due in early October. Let me know if you are a CR student who wants to register!

OUR NEXT Putnam Prep "Pizza and Problems" Session for this Semester: Friday, November 14, at 4pm in PS 117 Pizza & Problems webpage Spread the word! Anyone interested can come and join in on the fun! N.B.: All students are welcome to the problem-solving sessions regardless of whether they want to participate in the Putnam Competition this year (or ever).

Putnam Rules, Information, and Past Putnam Questions (Links to websites)

Detailed Information (Santa Clara Univ. page)	Putnam Prizes and Winners (from the MAA)
Putnam Exam Description, Rules and Grading, thanks to Dr. Yang Kuang, at Arizona State University Putnam Exam Regulations (pdf), thanks to Prof. W. Kahan at UC Berkeley	Putnam Exams from the Past (1938-2003) Thanks to John Scholes in the U.K.

Rules & Past Putnams

Helpful Websites

List of Session Dates

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Websites that may be helpful: (in no particular order) Nicholas Rogers' Math 294 Putnam Seminar page at Univ. of Arizona. Look at the bottom part of the page. There are links to some strategies. A.J. Hildebrand's websites (at Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign): Resource List. This lists some books and articles that may be of help. Math Contests page. Contains Mock Putnam, with answers. Problems and solutions of the UIUC Undergraduate Math Contest. Similar in format and content to the Putnam competition, but the problems may be easier. David J. Wright's "Power Putnam Preparation" [pdf file] [html version, from Google]. In particular, look at "Preparation and Strategy," "Plan of Attack," "Working on Individual Problems," and "References." Dave Rusin's Putnam page Solution sets and comments compiled from postings on the sci.math newsgroup. Online resources and citations for exams dating back to 1987. Patrick J. Fitzsimmons' Putnam page Postscript, Adobe Acrobat, and dvi downloads of problem sets from the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition dating back to 1980. With links to solutions hosted by others, and information on participation. Ravi Vakils Putnam Problem-Solving Seminar handouts: Week 1: Induction and Pigeonhole Week 2: Number Theory Week 3: Counting and Combinatorics Week 4: Functional Equations Week 5: Inequalities Week 6: Calculus Week 7: Problems Problems Problems Main Page

Rules & Past Putnams

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Fall 2008 Putnam Prep "Pizza and Problems" Sessions: Session #1: Friday, Sept. 12, 4pm Session #2: Friday, Sept. 26, 4pm Session #3: Friday, Oct. 17, 4pm Session #4: Friday, Oct. 31, 4pm Session #5: Friday, Nov. 14, 4pm Session #6: Friday, Dec. 5, 4pm

Rules & Past Putnams

Helpful Websites

List of Session Dates

CALENDAR

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Fall 2008 Putnam Prep "Pizza and Problems" Session Calendar:

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Sep 8	Sep 9	Sep 10	Sep 11	Sep 12 PPP&P Session #1 4-5pm in PS 117
Sep 15	Sep 16	Sep 17	Sep 18	Sep 19
Sep 22	Sep 23	Sep 24	Sep 25	Sep 26 PPP&P Session #2 4-5pm in PS 117
Sep 29	Sep 30	Oct 1	Oct 2	Oct 3
Oct 6	Oct 7	Oct 8	Oct 9	Oct 10  Powers of 10 Day [link]
Oct 13	Oct 14	Oct 15	Oct 16	Oct 17 PPP&P Session #3 4-5pm in PS 117
Oct 20	Oct 21	Oct 22	Oct 23	Oct 24  210 Day Science Night!
Oct 27	Oct 28	Oct 29	Oct 30	Oct 31 PPP&P Session #4 4-5:15pm in PS 117  Halloween
Nov 3	Nov 4  Election Day	Nov 5	Nov 6	Nov 7
Nov 10 Veterans Day (CR Holiday)	Nov 11	Nov 12	Nov 13	Nov 14 PPP&P Session #5 4-5:15pm in PS 117
Nov 17	Nov 18	Nov 19	Nov 20	Nov 21
Nov 24	Nov 25	Nov 26	Nov 27-28 Thanksgiving Holidays
Dec 1	Dec 2	Dec 3	Dec 4	Dec 5 PPP&P Session #6 4-5:15pm in PS 117	Dec 6 Putnam Exam 8-11am, 1-4pm

Rules & Past Putnams

Helpful Websites

List of Session Dates

CALENDAR

Send Email (to Tami)