Putnam Competition @ UVa

Fall 2009

Every year, undergraduate students from UVA participate in the prestigious William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition where they test their Math skills and compete for prizes with thousands of students from other US and Canada universities.

The next competition will take place on December 5th 2009 and will consist of two sets of problems administered in a morning and an afternoon session. The problems are very challenging, no wonder that median score for this competition is usually zero, but the rewards are worth the effort: in addition to the generous prizes, the winners and successful participants also gain recognition that can become a stepping stone in their future careers.

We are starting the preparation and training sessions for the Putnam Competition this fall. Any interested UVA undergraduate student can apply. If you are interested in Putnam, you should also take part in the Virginia Tech Regional Math Contest (VTRMC) which will take place on October 24th 2009.

Join UVa 2009 Putnam Team!

To join you should contact our Putnam advisory team by October 10th in order to get registered. The core team members will be decided based on the results of the Putnam selection exam which will take palce on October 5th, however, even if you are not selected as a core team member you can still participate as an alternate.

Learn more about Putnam Competition:

The official site of the competition: http://math.scu.edu/putnam

Prizes: http://www.maa.org/awards/putnam.html

Try Solving Sample Problems from Old Putnam Exams:

Old exams: http://www.unl.edu/amc/a-activities/a7-problems/putnamindex.shtml

Schedule of Putnam Training Sessions

We will be holding regular meeting every Monday or Tuesday evening. Make sure to check this schedule for updates.
Session 1 (.pdf, 58KB) - Tuesday, September 8th, 6-8PM, CLK G054

Session 2 (.pdf, 62KB) - Tuesday, Seprember 15th, 6-8PM, CAB 118

Session 3 (.pdf, 64KB) - Tuesday, September 22nd, 6-8PM, CAB 118

Session 4 (.pdf, 53KB) - Tuesday, September 29th

Session 5 (.pdf, 42KB) - Tuesday, October 13th

Session 6 (.pdf, 44KB) - Tuesday, October 19th

Contact information:

If you have any questions and wish to join our mailing list, please contact Benjamin Cooper (), Radu Dascaliuc (), or Francesco Matucci ().