The Colorado Mathematical Olympiad and further explorations: from the mountains of Colorado to the peaks of mathematics

Over the past two decades, the once small local Colorado Springs Mathematics Olympiad, founded by the author himself, has now become an annual state-wide competition, hosting over one-thousand high school contenders each year. This updated printing of the first edition of Colorado Mathematical Olympiad: the First Twenty Years and Further Explorations offers an interesting history of thecompetition as well as an outline of all the problems and solutions that havebeen a part of the contest over the years. Many of the essay problems were inspired by Russian mathematical folklore and written to suit the young audience; for example, the 1989 Sugar problem was written as a pleasant Lewis Carroll-like story. Some other entertaining problems involve old Victorian map colorings, King Arthur and the knights of the round table, rooks in space, Santa Claus and his elves painting planes, football for 23, and even the Colorado Springs subway system. The book is more than just problems, their solutions, and event statistics; it tells a compelling story involving the lives of those who have been part of the Olympiad from every perspective. Builds bridges between Olympiads and “real” mathematics by showing how a solved Olympiad problem gives birth to deeper problems and leads to the forefront of mathematical research. Appeals to both serious and recreational mathematicians on all levels of expertise. Pairs excellent mathematical content with artful exposition. INDICE: Preface. Olympiad History: What it is and How it Started. Three Celebrated Ideas. Year 1. Year 2. Year 3. Year 4. Year 5. Year 6. Year 7. Year 8. Year 9. Year 10. Further Explorations. Rooks in Space. Chromatic Number of the Plane. Polygons in a Colored Circle, Polyhedra in a colored Sphere. How Does one Cut a Triangle?. Points in Convex Figures. Triangles in a Colored Plane.Rectangles in a Colored Plane. Colored Polygons. Infinite-Finite. Schur Theorem. Bibliography. Year 11. Year 12. Year 13. Year 14. Year 15. Year 16. Year 17. Year 18. Year 19. Year 20. Further Explorations. Chromatic Number of a Grid. Stone Age Entertainment. The Erdös Problem. Squares in a Square. Washington Recangles. Olde Victorian Map Colouring. More Stone Age Entertainment. The 1-10-100 Problem. King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. A Map Coloring 'Game'. Bibliography.

• ISBN: 978-0-387-75471-0
• Editorial: Springer US
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 405
• Fecha Publicación: 29/05/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés