Ebook: USA Mathematical Olympiads 1972-1986 Problems and Solutions
Author: Murray Klamkin
- Genre: Mathematics
- Series: Anneli Lax New Mathematical Library
- Year: 1989
- Publisher: Mathematical Assn of America
- Edition: First Printing
- Language: English
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The USAMO has been taken annually by about 150 of the nation's best high school mathematics students. This exam helps to find and encourage high school students with superior mathematical talent and creativity and is the culmination of a three-tiered competition that begins with the American High School Mathematics Examination (AHSME) taken by over 400, 000 students. The eight winners of the USAMO are canidates for the US team in the International Mathematical Olympiad. Schools are encouraged to join this large and important enterprise. See page x of the preface for further information. this book includes a list of all of the top contestants in the USAMO and their schools.
The problems are intriguing and the solutions elegant and informative. Students and teachers will enjoy working these challenging problems. Indeed, all hose who are mathematically inclined will find many delights and pleasant challenges in this book.