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From Erdös to Kiev: Problems of Olympiad Caliber

By Ross Honsberger

Book information

Publisher
Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
Year
1979
ISBN
9780883853009, 0-88385-300-0
LCC
QA43 .G54 1993
Open Library ID
OL1569906M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
4 MB (3766633 bytes)
Series
Dolciani Mathematical Expositions
Edition
1st Edition.
Pages
270\270
Topic
Education
Library
mexmat
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

Ross Honsberger's love of mathematics comes through very clearly in From Erdös to Kiev. He presents intriguing, stimulating problems that can be solved with elementary mathematical techniques. It will give pleasure to motivated students and their teachers, but it will also appeal to anyone who enjoys a mathematical challenge. Most of the problems in the collection have appeared on national or international Olympiads or other contests. Thus, they are quite challenging (with solutions that are all the more rewarding). The solutions use straightforward arguments from elementary mathematics (often not very technical arguments) with only the occasional foray into sophisticated or advanced ideas. Anyone familiar with elementary mathematics can appreciate a large part of the book. The problems included in this collection are taken from geometry, number theory, probability, and combinatorics. Solutions to the problems are included.

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