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This year, the UW is also participating in the '''Virginia Tech Regional Mathematics Contest'''. This is an individual competition with seven problems in 2.5 hours. Many schools use it as a kind of rehearsal for the Putnam. You will find more information [http://www.math.vt.edu/people/plinnell/Vtregional/ over here.]
This year, the UW is also participating in the '''Virginia Tech Regional Mathematics Contest'''. This is an individual competition with seven problems in 2.5 hours. Many schools use it as a kind of rehearsal for the Putnam. You will find more information [http://www.math.vt.edu/people/plinnell/Vtregional/ over here.]


This year, the contest is on '''Saturday, October 26th, 9--11:30'''. If you want to participate, come to VV B239 15 minutes in advance, so that you have time to fill the form and read the instructions. No calculators/reference tables are allowed.  
This year, the contest was on Saturday, October 26th.




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* October 16: Functions and Calculus [[Media:Putnam101613.pdf | problems]]
* October 16: Functions and Calculus [[Media:Putnam101613.pdf | problems]]
* October 23: Polynomials [[Media:Putnam102313.pdf | problems]]
* October 23: Polynomials [[Media:Putnam102313.pdf | problems]]
* October 26: Virginia Tech Regional Mathematics Contest
* October 30: [[Media:VTRMC13.pdf | Problems from this year's Virginia Tech contest]]


==Fall 2012==
==Fall 2012==

Revision as of 03:19, 28 October 2013

Organizers: Dima Arinkin, Benedek Valko


The Putnam Exam, offered by the Mathematical Association of America, is the premier American math competition for undergraduate students. It is given each year on the first Saturday in December. The exam consists of 12 problems, 6 in the 3 hour morning session and 6 in the 3 hour afternoon session. Each problem is worth 10 points, so the maximum score is 120. National winners usually get around 100 points. The median score is generally around 0-2 points. This is a difficult exam with many interesting and fun problems.

Old exams and more information on the Putnam competition.

This year, the UW is also participating in the Virginia Tech Regional Mathematics Contest. This is an individual competition with seven problems in 2.5 hours. Many schools use it as a kind of rehearsal for the Putnam. You will find more information over here.

This year, the contest was on Saturday, October 26th.


Fall 2013

The Putnam Club will help you prepare for the exam by practicing on problems from previous years and other olympiad-style problems. This year, the Putnam Club will meet on Wednesdays from 5:00-6:30 PM, beginning on September 11, in room B139 Van Vleck Hall. The meetings will be lead by Prof. Dima Arinkin.

Fall 2012

Fall 2011