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Mathematical Olympiad Treasures Paperback – January 1, 2003

by Titu Andreescu (Author)
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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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  1. Print length
    240 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Birkhäuser Boston
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 2003
  5. Dimensions
    6.1 x 0.56 x 9.25 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0817643052
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0817643058
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Birkhäuser Boston; 1st edition (January 1, 2003)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0817643052
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0817643058
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.1 x 0.56 x 9.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 6 ratings

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  1. Titu Andreescu

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    Dr. Titu Andreescu is an associate professor of mathematics in the Science and Mathematics Education department at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). Much of his career has been devoted to competition math, an efficient medium for teaching creative problem-solving for a wide-range of math topics. With over 30 years of experience teaching, coaching, and mentoring the brightest mathematical minds of our age, Dr. Andreescu's books are essential for every math enthusiast's library. Here are just a few highlights from his distinguished career:

    -Authored, co-authored, and edited more than 40 math books and publications

    -Head coach and leader of the USA International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) for 8 years

    -Director of the Mathematical Association of American (MAA) American Mathematics -Competitions for 5 years

    -Has contributed hundreds of problems to various math competitions including and up to the IMO

    -Co-founder of the Purple Comet! Math Meet, the first international team based math competition, http://www.purplecomet.org/

    -Founder and Director of AwesomeMath, an organization that provides enriching experiences in mathematics to intellectually curious learners, https://www.awesomemath.org/

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SCK
5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely a treasure!
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2004
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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Math_Kid_25
4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful for the experience, but not beginners
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2005
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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M. Wang
4.0 out of 5 stars A good pedagogical aid for math competition
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2006
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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