PUTNAM TRAINING AND RESOURCES
Fall 2021
Location: Lunt 104
Day/Time: Tuesday from 6:30pm to 7:30pm (normal session) or 8:00pm (extended session)
| When | What |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, October 5th, 6:30pm-7:30pm | Elton Hsu - Analysis |
| Tuesday, October 12th, 6:30pm-8:00pm (*) |
Miguel A. Lerma - Inequalities
We will look at some challenging problems involving inequalities, as well as optimization problems that are hard to solve using conventional techniques but become much simpler by using a "guess and prove" approach. Problems for the training session - Solutions Here is a full list of problems on inequalities (with hints and solutions). |
| Tuesday, October 19th, 6:30pm-8:00pm (*) |
Miguel A. Lerma - Induction and Recurrences
Links to theoretical introduction to: induction and recurrences Problems for the training session (and solutions) Here is a full list of problems on induction and recurrences (with hints and solutions). |
| Tuesday, October 26th, 6:30pm-8:00pm (*) | Dmitry Tamarkin |
| Tuesday, November 2nd, 6:30pm-8:00pm (*) | Apurva Nakade - Number Theory - List of Problems |
| Tuesday, November 9th 6:30pm-8:00pm (*) | Elton Hsu |
| Tuesday, November 16th 6:30pm-8:00pm (*) |
Miguel A. Lerma -
Pigeonhole Principle, Generating Functions, Telescoping.
Problems for the training session (and solutions) |
| Tuesday, November 23th 6:30pm-8:00pm (*) |
Miguel A. Lerma - Miscellaneous - Problems that do not completely
fit in any of the previous categories.
Problems for the training session (and solutions) |
| Tuesday, November 30th 6:30pm-8:00pm (*) |
Miguel A. Lerma - Easy Putnam Problems
- The easiest problems from previous Putnam examinations.
Problems for the training session (and solutions) |