The Putnam Competition has since 1928 been providing a
challenge to gifted college mathematics students. This book, the
second of the Putnam Competition volumes, contains problems with
their solutions for the years 1965–1984. Additional solutions are
presented for many of the problems. Included is an essay on
recollections of the first Putnam Exam by Herbert Robbins, as well
as appendices listing the winning teams and students from 1965
through 1984. This volume offers the problem solver an enticing
sample of challenging problems and their solutions. In 1980, the
MAA published the first William Lowell Putnam Mathematical
Competition book, covering the contest from 1938 to 1964. In 2002
the third of the Putnam problem books appeared, covering the years
1985 through 2000. All three of these books belong on the bookshelf
of students, teachers, and all interested in problem solving.
目錄:
1. Dedication
2. Preface
3. Recollections of the first Putnam examination by Herbert
Robbins
4. List of problems
5. Solutions to the list of problems in the various
competitions
Twenty-sixth
Twenty-seventh
Twenty-eight
Twenty-ninth
Thirtieth
Thirty-first
Thirty-second
Thirty-third
Thirty-fourth
Thirty-fifth
Thirty-sixth
Thirty-seventh
Thirty-eighth
Thirty-ninth
Fortieth
Forty-first
Forty-second
Forty-third
Forty-fourth
Forty-fifth
6. Appendices
Winning teams
Winning individuals
7. Index of problems.