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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Springer | | Edition: | Correctedth Edition | | Page Count: | 403 Pages | | Publication Date: | May 11, 1999 | | Sales Rank: | 264,893th |
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ACCESSORIES |
| The Heart of Mathematics: An invitation to effective thinking
by Edward B. Burger (Author), Michael Starbird (Author)
The Heart of Mathematics addresses the big ideas of mathematics (many of which are cutting edge research topics) in a non-computational style intended to be both read and enjoyed by students and instructors, as well as by motivated general readers. It features an engaging, lively, humorous style full of surprises, games, mind-benders, and all without either sacrificing good mathematical thought or relying on mathematical computation or symbols. The authors are award-winning...
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| Agnesi to Zeno: Over 100 Vignettes from the History of Math
by Sanderson Smith (Author)
Beautifully Illustrated Activities Highlight Mathematical History These blackline activity masters highlight important achievements in the history of mathematics, from our earliest counting systems to modern developments in chaos theory. The book is beautifully illustrated with historical art. Its engaging vignettes introduce concepts, events, and influential mathematicians and show the contributions of the world's many cultures to the development of mathematics.
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
PROBLEM SOLVING STRATEGIES is a unique collection of competition problems from over twenty major national and international mathematical competitions for high school students. The discussion of problem solving strategies is extensive. It is written for trainers and participants of contests of all levels up to the highest level: IMO, Tournament of the Towns, and the noncalculus parts of the Putnam Competition. It will appeal to high school teachers conducting a mathematics club who need a range of simple to complex problems and to those instructors wishing to pose a "problem of the week", "problem of the month", and "research problem of the year" to their students, thus bringing a creative atmosphere into their classrooms with continuous discussions of mathematical problems. This volume is a must-have for instructors wishing to enrich their teaching with some interesting non-routine problems and for individuals who are just interested in solving difficult and challenging problems. Each chapter starts with typical examples illustrating the central concepts and is followed by a number of carefully selected problems and their solutions. Most of the solutions are complete, but some merely point to the road leading to the final solution. Very few problems have no solutions. Readers interested in increasing the effectiveness of the book can do so by working on the examples in addition to the problems thereby increasing the number of problems to over 1300. In addition to being a valuable resource of mathematical problems and solution strategies, this volume is the most complete training book on the market. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 13 reviews)
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Lots of Problems by Julien Julien  4 Stars
August 30, 2008
Great book for math problems. Although high school level and there is no calculus, it still has great problems that touch up on important ideas.
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Problem Solving Strategies by Arthur Engel by Big Boomer (Hanover, NH USA)  3 Stars
August 27, 2008
I am a student at a college in New England and I bought this book in high school. The book claims no knowledge of higher mathematics is necessary to complete the problems but that claim is simply untrue. You need higher mathematics to solve some of these problems. The author says anyone with a standard high school mathematics education can solve these problems. I strongly disagree. They are similar to high school problems but they are in much much greater depth.
Wow! The problems in the book are extremely difficult but not impossible. I would recommend only buying this book if you have access to mathematics professor(s) who can help you understand these problems for the Putnam Competition or you have a committed group of friends who like math. It takes me hours to solves these problems but I love it!
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great book for mathematics competitions by Chee Lim Cheung  5 Stars
August 05, 2008
This is a rather complete book for students and coaches who are preparing for mathematics competitions such as the IMO. It is loaded with problem-solving strategies for a large variety of mathematics problems ranging from combinatorics, number theory, sequences, polynomials and geometry to game theory, a topic which is not normally included in mathematics competitions. There are tons of problems (around 1300) to hone your mathematical skills. Another very good book in a similar category is the IMO Compendium. The books by Titu Andreescu are also excellent for mathematics competitions.
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Maths book that invites you to think but does not drive you away by Visvanatha Krishnamurthy (USA) 5 Stars
November 14, 2006
This is one book that I would like to keep with me all the time even after all my interest in Maths. is gone. For, it gives me food for thought and does not allow my mind to be dried of thoughts. This is a most fascinating book since the author, even when he gives hints at the solution, he does it in such an effective manner, that you have to really pursue a very thrilling chase of the solution. The challenge and thrill make it a pleasurable experience. I am sure this will be so for both the learner and the learned. Every mathematician should possess this book.
V. Krishnamurthy
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First time preparing elite gr. 10 - 12 students for competition? by Gordon Hamilton (Calgary) 5 Stars
July 31, 2006
This is my top recommendation.
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| Problem Solving Through Problems
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| Mathematical Olympiad Challenges
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| 104 Number Theory Problems: From the Training of the USA IMO Team
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