Putnam and Beyond

Download or read book Putnam and Beyond written by Razvan Gelca and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-08-11 with total page 807 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Putnam and Beyond takes the reader on a journey through the world of college mathematics, focusing on some of the most important concepts and results in the theories of polynomials, linear algebra, real analysis in one and several variables, differential equations, coordinate geometry, trigonometry, elementary number theory, combinatorics, and probability. Using the W.L. Putnam Mathematical Competition for undergraduates as an inspiring symbol to build an appropriate math background for graduate studies in pure or applied mathematics, the reader is eased into transitioning from problem-solving at the high school level to the university and beyond, that is, to mathematical research.