Colorado Mathematical Olympiad : The Third Decade And Further Explorations Paperback

Alexander Soifer

Now in its third decade, the Colorado Mathematical Olympiad (CMO), founded by the author, has become an annual state-wide competition, hosting many hundreds of middle and high school contestants each year. This book presents a year-by-year history of the CMO from 2004-2013 with all the problems from the competitions and their solutions. Additionally, the book includes 10 further explorations, bridges from solved Olympiad problems to `real' mathematics, bringing young readers to the forefront of various fields of mathematics. This book contains more than just problems, solutions, and event statistics - it tells a compelling story involving the lives of those who have been part of the Olympiad, their reminiscences of the past and successes of the present. I am almost speechless facing the ingenuity and inventiveness demonstrated in the problems proposed in the third decade of these Olympics. However, equally impressive is the drive and persistence of the originator and living soul of them. It is hard for me to imagine the enthusiasm and commitment needed to work singlehandedly on such an endeavor over several decades.

3319528599

9783319528595

English

Springer International Publishing AG

01 Jul 2017

259

Alexander Soifer is Professor of Mathematics, art, and film history at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Dr. Soifer has authored several books with Springer/Birkhauser including The Colorado Mathematical Olympiad and Further Explorations; The Mathematical Coloring Book; The Scholar and the State: In Search of van der Waerden; Geometric Etudes and Combinatorial Mathematics, and more.

The book under review presents a year-by-year history of the Colorado Mathematical Olympiad from 2004 to 2013 with all the problems from the competitions and their solutions. ... this book offers a great treasure of interesting problems, potential avenues of exploration and research for students, and new insights into solving elementary problems. No library will want to be without a copy, nor will anyone involved in mathematics competitions at this level.