Five Hundred Mathematical Challenges pdf

默里·西摩·克拉姆金 (Murray Seymour Klamkin) 是一位美国数学家，以多产的主持人和编辑专业难度数学问题而闻名。 克拉姆金于 1921 年 3 月 5 日出生于纽约布鲁克林。 他于 1942 年从库珀联盟获得学士学位，在美国陆军服役四年后，他于 1947 年在布鲁克林理工学院获得硕士学位，并于 1948 年至 1957 年任教。 随后，克拉姆金在 AVCO 工作，在纽约州立大学布法罗分校任教（1962-1964），并在福特汽车公司担任首席研究科学家（1965-1976）。 在此期间，他还是明尼苏达大学的客座教授。 离开福特后，他成为滑铁卢大学的教授。 从 1976 年到 1981 年，Klamkin 担任阿尔伯塔大学数学系系主任。 1981 年后，他成为艾伯塔省的名誉教授。 克拉姆金于 2004 年 8 月 6 日去世

Five Hundred Mathematical Challenges pdf 默里·克拉姆金

This book contains 500 problems that range over a wide spectrum of mathematics and of levels of difficulty. Some are simple mathematical puzzlers while others are serious problems at the Olympiad level. Students of all levels of interest and ability will be entertained by the book. For many problems, more than one solution is supplied so that students can compare the elegance and efficiency of different mathematical approaches. A special mathematical toolchest summarizes the results and techniques needed by competition-level students. Teachers will find the book useful, both for encouraging their students and for their own pleasure. Some of the problems can be used to provide a little spice in the regular curriculum by demonstrating the power of very basic techniques. The problems were first published as a series of problem booklets almost twenty years ago. They have stood the test of time and the demand for them has been steady. Their publication in book form is long overdue.