ATMIM Spring Conference

Competitions Resources

Books and Resources—in no particular order

A Moscow Math Circle: Week-by-Week Problem Sets (MSRI Mathematical Circles Library) Paperback use pre formatted date that complies with legal requirement from media matrix – December 29, 2011 by Sergey Dorichenko (Author) ISBN-13: 978-0821868744 ISBN-10: 0821868748

There are several books with past ARML contests that are available for purchase.• ARML and NYSML contests from 1983-1988 ($20.00)• ARML and NYSML contests from 1989-1994 ($20.00)• ARML contests from 1995-2003 which also contains the ARML power contests from

1994-2004 ($25.00)• ARML contests from 2004-2008 which also contains the ARML power contests from

2004 - 2008 and ARML Local 2008 ($20.00)• Shipping: ($4.50 - one book, $9.00 two books, $10.00 - three books, $12 - four books).]

Study materials suggestions from Worcester County Math League (WOCOMAL) —Richard Yanco

Problem Solving Techniques• The Art and Craft of Problem Solving � , by Paul Zeitz• The Art of Problem Solving, Volume 1: the Basics, by

Sandor Lehoczky and Richard Rusczyk (via AOPS website)• The Art of Problem Solving, Volume 2: and Beyond, by

Sandor Lehoczky and Richard Rusczyk (via AOPS website)

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ATMIM Spring Conference • How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method � , by George Polya

• How to Solve Mathematical Problems � , by Wayne Wickelgren• Solving Mathematical Problems: A Personal Perspective � ,

by Terence Tao• Thinking Mathematically � ,

by John Mason, Leone Burton, and Kaye Stacey• Problem Solving Through Recreational Mathematics � ,

by Bonnie Averbach and Orin Chein• Problem-Solving Strategies � ,

by Arthur Engel• Mathematical Miniatures � ,

by Svetoslav Savchev and Titu Andreescu• Challenging Mathematical Problems With Elementary Solutions,

Vol. 2: Problems from Various Branches of Mathematics � , by Akiva Yaglom and Isaac Yaglom

Algebra◦ Challenging Problems in Algebra � , by Alfred Posamentier◦ 101 Problems in Algebra: From the Training of the USA IMO Team � , by Titu Andreescu

and Zuming FengCombinatorics◦ Challenging Mathematical Problems With Elementary Solutions, Vol. 1: Combinatorial

Analysis and Probability Theory � , by Akiva Yaglom and Isaac Yaglom◦ 102 Combinatorial Problems: From the Training of the USA IMO Team �◦ A Path to Combinatorics for Undergraduates: Counting Strategies � , by Titu Andreescu

and Zuming FengComplex Numbers◦ Complex Numbers from A to ...Z � , by Titu Andreescu and Dorin Andrica

Geometry◦ Challenging Problems in Geometry � , by Alfred Posamentier◦ Famous Problems of Geometry and How to Solve Them � , by Benjamin Bold◦ Challenges in Geometry: for Mathematical Olympians Past and Present � , by Christopher

Bradley◦ Geometric Problems on Maxima and Minima � , by Titu Andreescu, Oleg Mushkarov, and

Luchezar StoyanovInequalities

◦ Introduction to Inequalities � , by Edwin Beckenbach and Richard Bellman◦ Inequalities � , by Godfrey Hardy, John Littlewood, and George Polya

Number Theory◦ 104 Number Theory Problems: From the Training of the USA IMO Team � , by Titu

Andreescu

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ATMIM Spring ConferenceTrigonometry◦ 103 Trigonometry Problems: From the Training of the USA IMO Team � , by Titu

AndreescuGeneral Interest Math Books

• The Fabulous Fibonacci Numbers � , by Alfred Posamentier and Ingmar Lehmann• Why Beauty Is Truth: A History of Symmetry � , by Ian Stewart• The Pythagorean Theorem: A 4,000-Year History � , by Eli Maor• The Poincare Conjecture: In Search of the Shape of the Universe � , by Donal O'Shea• Prime Obsession: Bernhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics

� , by John Derbyshire• Gamma: Exploring Euler's Constant� , by Julian Havil and Freeman Dyson• e: The Story of a Number � , by Eli Maor• An Imaginary Tale: The Story of i� , by Paul Nahin

Books on Coaching and Teaching Math• Math Coach: A Parent's Guide to Helping Children Succeed in Math � , by Wayne

Wickelgren and Ingrid Wickelgren• The Math Coach Field Guide: Charting Your Course� , by Carolyn Felux and Paula

Snowdy• Mathematical Circles: Russian Experience � , by Dmitri Fomin, Sergey Genkin, Ilia

Itenberg• How to Teach Mathematics � , by Steven Krantz• Out of the Labyrinth: Setting Mathematics Free � , by Robert and Ellen Kaplan• Mathematical Discovery: On Understanding, Learning and Teaching Problem Solving � ,

by George Polya

AMC Publications

General ItemsFor a complete list of AMC publications, visit the MAA-AMC Store. 1. CD -- AJHSME & AMC 8 (1985-2007) $20.00 Contains all the Junior High/Middle School contests, from the first AJHSME in 1985 through the name change in 2000 to AMC 8, up to 2007. We have also included all of the class worksheets developed for 1999-2007. 2. CD -- AHSME 1 (1950-1974) $20.00 Contains the first 25 years of the original Annual high school contests, from the first Math Contest in 1950, through the name change to Annual High School Math Examinations (AHSME) in 1956, up through 1974. 3. CD -- AHSME 2 (1975-1999) $20.00 Contains the second 25 years of the Annual High School Math Examinations (AHSME), from 1975 through 1999. 4. CD -- AIME (1983-2008), USAMO (1972-2008), MOSP (2006-07) $20.00 Contains AIME and USAMO contests and solutions for stated years along with selected Math Olympiad Summer Program materials.

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ATMIM Spring Conference 6. AMC 8 Math Club Package $25.00

Tips and ideas for Middle School - use with your Math Club or

Circle, or with students in class. Includes 50 new question worksheets and an appendix on “Elusive Formulas.” Contains a CD of the AMC contests for the last 10 years of AMC 8, AMC 10, and AMC 12 and for the AIME and USAMO from 2001. The CD also includes problem worksheets we have developed thus far from the questions, from the AMC 8 and the AMC 10 and AMC 12.

7. AMC 10/12 Math Club Package $25.00 Tips and ideas for High School - use with your Math Club or

Circle, or with students in class. Includes 50 new question worksheets and an appendix on “Elusive Formulas.” Contains a CD of the AMC contests for the last 10 years of AMC 8, AMC 10, and AMC 12 and for the AIME and USAMO from 2001. The CD also includes problem worksheets we have developed thus far from the questions, from the AMC 8 and the AMC 10 and AMC 12.

 

Websites:

Worcester County Math League (WOCOMAL)http://www.matharchive.org/wocomal/varsity/http://www.matharchive.org/wocomal/freshman/http://www.matharchive.org/maml/index_wocomal.html (State Math Meets)http://www.matharchive.org/neaml/index_wocomal.html

College Tournament Sites generally have archives:

Harvard-MIT: HMMT: http://hmmt.mit.edu/archive/problems/Princeton University Math Competition: PUMaC: https://pumac.princeton.edu/info/archives/CalTech Harvey Mudd Math Competition: CHMMC: http://chmmc.caltech.edu/problems.htmlStanford http://sumo.stanford.edu/old/smt/Georgia Tech http://hsmc.gatech.edu/examsDuke https://www.math.duke.edu/dumu/mathmeet/problems.html

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ATMIM Spring ConferenceUniversity of South Carolina http://www.math.sc.edu/contest/problemsStanford Math Tournament: SMT: https://sumo.stanford.edu/smt/Berkeley Math Tournament: BMT: http://bmt.berkeley.edu/archive/bmmt/2014/

MATHCOUNTS

The Three-Year MATHCOUNTS Marathon Paperback – 2016by Karen Ge (Author), Albert Ni (Foreword)

Mathcounts State Competition Preparation Volume 1 Paperback – December 24, 2014by Yongcheng Chen (Author), Sam Chen (Author)

Mathcounts State Competition Preparation Volume 2 Paperback – February 6, 2015by Yongcheng Chen (Author)

Mathcounts State Competition Preparation Volume 3 Paperback – March 2, 2015by Yongcheng Chen (Author)

Fifty Lectures for Mathcounts Competitions (3) Paperback – October 2, 2011by Jane Chen (Author), Yongcheng Chen (Author), & 2 more

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ATMIM Spring ConferenceThe Magic of Math: Solving for x and Figuring Out Why Hardcover – September 8, 2015by Arthur Benjamin

Count Down: The Race for Beautiful Solutions at the International Mathematical Olympiad Paperback – July 6, 2005by Steve Olson

The Alberta High School Math Competitions 1957-2006: A Canadian Problem Book by Andy Liu

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