Mathematical Olympiad Treasures 1st Edition

by Titu Andreescu (Author), Bogdan Enescu (Author)

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ISBN-13: 978-0817643058

ISBN-10: 0817643052

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* "Mathematical Olympiad Treasures" aims at building a bridge between ordinary high school exercises and more sophisticated, intricate and abstract concepts and problems in undergraduate mathematics.

* The book contains a stimulating collection of problems in the subjects of algebra, geometry and trigonometry, number theory and combinatorics.

* The problems are clustered by topic into self-contained sections, that begin with elementary facts, followed by a number of carefully selected problems and an extensive discussion of their solutions.

* Should benefit undergraduate students, advanced high school students, instructors, and coaches.

* "Treasures" is similar in structure to "Challenges", but with more emphasis on unconventional examples, essay answers, and creative thinking.

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Product Details

Paperback: 234 pages
Publisher: Birkhäuser; 1 edition (December 18, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0817643052
ISBN-13: 978-0817643058
Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.6 x 9.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,891,347 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #567 in Books > Science & Math > Mathematics > Geometry & Topology > Algebraic Geometry
- #594 in Books > Science & Math > Mathematics > Pure Mathematics > Combinatorics
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful

Helpful for the experience, but not beginners

By Math_Kid_25 on May 1, 2005

Format: Paperback

I would recommend this book if you have already developed a repretoire for solving olympiad (USAMO, IMO, etc) level problems. This book teaches a couple more interesting startegies to add to your olympiad bag of tricks. However, a beginner to olympiad problems may wish to consider a different book first.

I bought this book this year before my first USAMO. I wanted to acquaint myself with important problem solving techniques I would need for this test. Whiel this book provided many important insights and tricks, It was not helpful for my purposes. Basically, it gave plenty of extra tricks, but very, very little on where to apply these tricks and how a student would know to use a given technique.

In all, I'd rate this book a 5 for advanced problem solvers who know what they are doing but want a good set of problems and extra techniques. However, a newcomer to olympiads may wish to consider a different book to start educating themselves in problem-solving

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful

Definitely a treasure!

By SCK on January 30, 2004

Format: Paperback

Andreescu delivered again! This book teaches powerful math problem solving techniques through a series of graded problems. The insight from these two renounced problem solvers of elementary problems at the olympiad level is prevalent throughout the book, which is what makes this book a treasure. You'll learn wonderful techniques and come away with a satisfying feeling after you can solve some of the problems that seem impossible to you before. I hope these authors continue to put out such gems in the near future. Enjoy!

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

A good pedagogical aid for math competition

By M. Wang VINE VOICE on August 21, 2006

Format: Paperback

This is a great compilation of various subjects in math from which quiz problems often stem. The thought process for solving a particular type of quizzes is illustrated with actual sample problems, as it should be. I think it will be perfect for my son when he gets a little older, but this book may be too easy for adults. I purchased it after enjoying months of puzzle-solving pleasure on my long daily train rides with "Mathematical Olympiad Challenges" from the same authors, but this book poses so little challenge that there is virtually no risk of stumbling over any problem. The authors acknowledge the difference in difficulty levels in the promotional literature. Perhaps they will publish a collection of harder problems separately.

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