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<span style="color:Indigo"><font size="5"> <div style="text-align: center;">WELCOME TO THE | <span style="color:Indigo"><font size="5"> <div style="text-align: center;">WELCOME TO THE Fall 2025 PUTNAM CLUB!</div></font></span> | ||
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:crimson"><font size="3">Organizers: Dima Arinkin | <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:crimson"><font size="3">Organizers: Dima Arinkin, Cole Graham, Botong Wang, Chenxi Wu </font></span> | ||
'''Join us on Wednesdays 5:00-6:30pm (from September 17) in Van Vleck B341 for some challenging questions, pizzas and drinks!!!''' | |||
< | <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:blue"><font size="3"> The 86th Putnam competition will take place on Saturday, December 6, in two sessions: 9AM-Noon and 2PM-5PM. More information and a registration link will be posted later.</font></span> | ||
The Putnam Exam, offered by the Mathematical Association of America, is the premier American math competition for undergraduate students. In a regular year is given on the first Saturday in December. The exam consists of 12 problems, 6 in the 3 hour morning session and 6 in the 3-hour afternoon session. Each problem is worth 10 points, so the maximum score is 120. National winners usually get around 100 points. The median score is generally around 0-2 points. This is a difficult exam with many interesting and fun problems. | |||
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Latest revision as of 04:10, 17 September 2025
WELCOME TO THE Fall 2025 PUTNAM CLUB!
Organizers: Dima Arinkin, Cole Graham, Botong Wang, Chenxi Wu
Join us on Wednesdays 5:00-6:30pm (from September 17) in Van Vleck B341 for some challenging questions, pizzas and drinks!!!
The 86th Putnam competition will take place on Saturday, December 6, in two sessions: 9AM-Noon and 2PM-5PM. More information and a registration link will be posted later.
The Putnam Exam, offered by the Mathematical Association of America, is the premier American math competition for undergraduate students. In a regular year is given on the first Saturday in December. The exam consists of 12 problems, 6 in the 3 hour morning session and 6 in the 3-hour afternoon session. Each problem is worth 10 points, so the maximum score is 120. National winners usually get around 100 points. The median score is generally around 0-2 points. This is a difficult exam with many interesting and fun problems.
Old Putnam exams and more information on the Putnam competition.
To sign up for Putnam club email announcements, please send an email to putnam-club+join@g-groups.wisc.edu (empty subject and body works).
| September 17 | Botong Wang | Basic number theory problems |