Putnam Club

WELCOME TO THE Fall 2023 PUTNAM CLUB!

Organizers: Paul Apisa, Dima Arinkin, Brian Lawrence, Laurel Ohm

Join us on Wednesdays 5:00-6:30pm (from September 27th) in Van Vleck B325 for some challenging questions, pizza and soda!!!

The Putnam Exam, offered by the Mathematical Association of America, is the premier American math competition for undergraduate students. This year, the exam is on Saturday, December 2nd. The exam is run in two three-hour sessions of six problems each. This is a difficult exam with many interesting and fun problems.

Old exams and more information on the Putnam competition.

The archive of the Putnam Club from past years, with many practice problems.

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 27	Dima Arinkin	Introductory meeting - assorted problems.
October 4	Dima Arinkin	Polynomials.
October 11	Laurel Ohm	Calculus problems.
October 18	Laurel Ohm	Even numbered problems from last time and additional calculus problems
October 25	Dima Arinkin	Number theory.
November 1	Dima Arinkin	TBA
November 8	Brian Lawrence	TBA
November 15	Brian Lawrence	TBA
November 29	Paul Apisa	TBA
December 6	Paul Apisa	TBA