Stony Brook Putnam Seminar, 2021

Friday 6.00 - 8.00 pm
Room: Math P-131.

Organizers

Robert Hough, Eun Hye Lee, Owen Mireles Briones.



The Putnam Exam

The William Lowell Putnam Exam is the most prestigious math contest at the collegiate level in the U.S. This year the exam will be given Saturday Dec 4. The exam takes place in two 3-hour sessions, from 10am-1pm and from 3pm-6pm, with six problems in each session. Stony Brook has had impressive results on the Putnam in the past, including a fourth place finish in 2012. More information regarding the Putnam and past exams with solutions are available here. The Putnam will be held in Math Tower P-131. Students must register prior to the exam at this link.


The Putnam Seminar

The Putnam Seminar meets Fridays during Fall term starting Sept. 17, from 6:00pm-8:00pm in Math Tower P-131. Come enjoy problem solving and free pizza!

A link to math department Zoom seminars, where you can join the Putnam seminar.

Bibliography

Andreescu and Gelca. Putnam and beyond. Springer, NY. 2007.
J.M. Steele. The Cauchy-Schwarz master class. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 2008.
Loren Larson. Problem-solving through problems. Springer, NY. 1983. Ravi Vakil. A mathematical mosaic: patterns and problem solving. Brendan Kelly Publishing, Burlington, ON. 2008.
Donald J. Newman. A problem seminar. Springer, NY. 1982.
G. Gilbert, M. Krusemeyer, L. Larson. A mathematical orchard. Mathematical Association of America Publishing, Washington, DC. 2012.
E. Barbeau, M. Klamkin, W. Moser. Five hundred mathematical challenges. Mathematical Association of America Publishing, Washington, DC. 1995.

Schedule and handouts