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Putnam exam progress
The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition is the preeminent mathematics competition for undergraduate students in the United States and Canada; it takes place in December each year.
The problems asked in the competition are fun, but a real challenge: solving just one of these problems takes serious work and insight.
This year, seven UH Mānoa managed to solve at least one problem, an excellent achievement that puts them in the top half of over 4000 participants in the US and Canada.
One student, Adam Inamasu, made the top 500 students nationwide: see page 16 of the full results.
Congratulations to all who took part!
Professor Pavel Guerzhoy runs a 1-credit ‘Putnam preparation’ course in the Fall semester for students who are interested in working on fun and challenging math problems. Please contact Professor Guerzhoy or a math advisor if you are interested in taking part.
Math Jam Program
- Fall 2023
- Spring 2024
The Math Jam started with a section of Math 134 taught by Sydney Fields, expanded to all of Math 134 and Math 140 with the help of Curlee Robertson, and to all of calculus with the help of Sebastien Bertrand in Fall 2023.
Math Jam
Math 134, Math 140, Math 241, Math 242, Math 251A, Math 252A
Review before your math final
When: December 8, 2023 (Friday), from 9am to 2pm.
Where: Keller Hall (3rd and 4th floor)
Ask your instructor for more information
Donuts, coffee, math? RSVP here.