The Art of Problem Solving, Vol. 2: And Beyond [Paperback]

Richard Rusczyk (Author), Sandor Leholzky (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 389 pages
• Publisher: Greater Testing Concepts (June 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885875037
• ISBN-13: 978-1885875037
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,257,578 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good preparation for high school mathematics competitions, June 5, 2004

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This review is from: The Art of Problem Solving, Vol. 2: And Beyond (Paperback)

Sam Vandervelde, in conjunction with the authors of this book, started the Mandelbrot competition in 1990. It is a four round high school mathematics competition, where the goal is to teach the participants material outside the usual high school mathematical curriculum. Topics such as number theory and proof techniques are covered and each round consists of an individual and a team test. There are two levels to the competition, beginning and advanced. For more information on the contest visit the website of the same name with a dot-org extension.
The interest the authors have in mathematics competitions is the basis for this book; they also mention several other competitions, such as Mathcounts and the American Mathematics Competitions (AMC). Therefore, the exercises at the ends of the chapters generally have a subscript such as (Mandelbrot #2) and (AHSME), noting the point of origin.
The book is designed as a problem-solving tutorial that can be used to prepare for mathematics competitions. Written at the high school level, the style is to present a small amount of explanatory text, followed by worked examples and embedded exercises. Solutions to the embedded exercises and end of chapter problems are all in a companion solutions manual.
This is an excellent book for training contestants for mathematics competitions at the high school level. The text is clear and the authors take care to make sure only the proper amount of new material is explained before they present an example and one or more exercises to work. If a student stops and understands each exercise before proceeding, when they reach the end of the book, they will be very well prepared to take on their mathematical competition.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have for every math whiz, January 18, 2009

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This review is from: The Art of Problem Solving, Vol. 2: And Beyond (Paperback)

The alternate approaches and detailed solutions bring excitement to math, up through grad level concepts. The discussion is appropriate for middle and high school students, and beyond.

5 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Book, January 11, 2004

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This review is from: The Art of Problem Solving, Vol. 2: And Beyond (Paperback)

If you want to improve your problem solving skills, buy this book.