Puzzle and Proof

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Puzzle and Proof

A Decade of Problems from the Utah Math Olympiad

Number theory Geometry Combinatorics and graph theory

Authors: Samuel Dittmer, Hiram Golze, Grant Molnar, Caleb Stanford

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Collection: AK Peters/CRC Recreational Mathematics Series

Language: English

Published by: A K Peters/CRC Press

Published on: 13th August 2024

Format: LCP-protected ePub

ISBN: 9781040102060


Puzzle and Proof: A Decade of Problems from the Utah Math Olympiad

A compilation of the problems and solutions for the first 10 years of the Utah Math Olympiad. The problems are challenging but should be understandable at a high school level.

Besides putting all problems in one place (70 in total), which have not previously appeared in print, the book provides additional inspiration for many of the problems and will contain the first published solutions for 10 problems that were originally published on the contest flyer.

The book will be a fantastic resource for anyone who enjoys mathematical and/or logic puzzles or is interested in studying for mathematics competitions.

Features

70 carefully designed, high-quality high-school level math proof problems, with full solutions

Detailed pictures and diagrams throughout to aid understanding

Suitable for anyone with high school-level mathematics skills with an interest in furthering their understanding, or just enjoying the puzzles

Solutions in the back of the book, sorting the problems by difficulty and topic.

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