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Making math fun by prepping for friendly competition (2022)
The William Lowell Putnam Mathematics Competition inspires MIT class 18.A34 (Mathematical Problem Solving), which helps students solve proofs for the joy of solving, and provides a gentle entry to MIT for math Olympiad alumni.
The seminar is internationally diverse, with students from 10 countries outside the United States: Australia, Armenia, Canada, China, Georgia, India, Korea, Portugal, Singapore, and Thailand. Last year, Kim ranked sixth place in the competition, and was awarded the Elizabeth Lowell Putnam Prize for being the top female scorer, and Ślusarczyk earned an honorable mention. Stanley’s undergraduate seminar on mathematical problem-solving featured his weekly lecture devoted to a Putnam-related topic such as number theory, linear algebra, generating functions, or inequalities.
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