Mathematics Competition Opportunities for KU Undergrads

Putnam Exam 2009 Kansas Collegiate Mathematics Competition 2009 | KU Prize Competition 2009


Putnam Exam 2009

The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition is the preeminent intercollegiate mathematics competition in the USA, held every December. The 2009 competition will be held on Saturday, December 5. To participate, you need to sign up with Prof. Saul Stahl by October 9. Prof. Hailong Dao will be holding pratice sessions (with free pizza!) from 5-7 PM in 306 Snow on 10/20, 11/3, 11/17 and 12/1 (all Tuesdays). Here is the official announcement, and here is the official Putnam website, which has a complete archive of problems and solutions for past exams.

My pages for past Putnam exams:


Kansas Collegiate Mathematics Competition 2009

The 5th Annual Kansas Collegiate Mathematics Competition was held on Saturday, May 2, 2009 at Pittsburg State University. during the annual meeting of the Kansas Section of the Mathematical Association of America.

Congratulations to Siwei Guo on tying for second place in the individual competition, and to the entire KU team on tying for first place in the team competition!

Previous competitions:

The Kansas State mathematics department maintains an archive of problems and solutions for past editions of the KMC. Here are some local links:


KU Prize Competition 2009

The 27th KU Mathematics Prize Competition was held on Monday, March 30, 2009. Here are the results:

The winners will be recognized at the Mathematics Department Honors Banquet on April 21.

Previous competitions (including contest problems and names of winners): 2008 | 2007 | 2006


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