The Mathematical Olympiad Handbook: An Introduction to Problem Solving Based on the First 32 British Mathematical Olympiads 1965-1996

by Anthony Gardiner

Begun in Hungary in the nineteenth century, Mathematical Olympiads are now held for high school students throughout the world. They feature problems which, though they require only high school mathematics, seem very difficult because they are unpredictable and have no obvious starting point.
This book introduces readers to these delightful and challenging problems and aims to convince them that Olympiads are not just for a select minority. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198501056
• ISBN13: 9780198501053
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 9.2"