MATH 640: 491. Undergraduate Mathematics Seminar.
Problem Solving Seminar This half-credit seminar is intended for students who enjoy solving interesting math problems and may also prepare students for the coming math competitions. We’ll be discussing how to solve math competition questions and focus on the intuition behind solutions, as well as various tools we can use.
Course Description This course is a seminar intended for undergraduate students who enjoy solving challenging mathematical problems, and to prepare them for the Putnam Competition.
Every Fall Dr. Allaart and Dr. Iaia have a 1 hour course Math 3010 - Problem Solving Seminar - in which we learn and discuss techniques to solve Putnam problems. They're tough! We have two Math Club picnics throughout the year - one in the Fall usually in October and one in the Spring usually in April.
Developing Pupils' Mathematical Independence through Problem Solving Activities. There is a growing body of evidence indicating that when pupils spend time developing their mathematical thinking through problem solving, they become more motivated by the subject and are more likely to continue studying mathematics related subjects beyond the age of 16.
Problem Solving Seminar - In this seminar we solve problems out of the various college math journals (see below); students tend to work for multiple weeks on a problems, and learn to use online resources, library resources, and programs such as MAPLE and MATLAB.
Putnam problem-solving seminar. The Putnam Mathematical Competition is a math contest held every year on the first Saturday of December for undergraduate students in the U.S. and Canada. The problems range across the undergraduate mathematics curriculum, but most do not require specialized knowledge of mathematics beyond calculus.
This course is a special 5-hour weekend seminar to prepare for the AMC 10, which is the first step in qualifying for the United States Junior Math Olympiad. Many top colleges also request AMC scores as part of the college application process. In this course, students learn problem solving strategies.