Prof. W. Kahan's Notes and Problems for Math. H90


This past Fall semester 2007 the Putnam Problems Practice Seminar has
been run jointly by Prof. Vera Serganova, 709 Evans Hall, 642-2150
..... whose web page is at math.berkeley.edu/~serganov ,
and by Prof. Wm. Kahan, whose web pages you see here.
Participants were expected to meet at ...


  • The seminar's LAST MEETING on Mon. 3 Dec. 2007 was devoted to such
    solutions to Putnam Exam problems as we had found. These problems
    and their solutions have been posted promptly but unofficially here.


  • For the Fall Semester of 2008 the Problem Solving Practice classes
    will be conducted by Prof. Olga Holtz, if all goes as planned.



    Files available from this web page as of 15 May 2008;
    some may have been updated since first posted, so get the latest!
    New problems and solutions to old ones used to be posted here on Fridays.



    On Sat. 1 Dec. 2007 the 68th Putnam Competition Exam in Berkeley
    took place in Rm. 150 of the Goldman School at Hearst & LeRoy. ...

    Would-be candidates MUST HAVE PREREGISTERED.

    Scores and Ranks achieved by the candidates who tried the exam are posted here.

  • A mock Putnam Exam occurred 4 - 6 pm. Mon. 1 October 2007
    to help us choose a team to represent U.C. Berkeley.

  • Tedious but Necessary Regulations for the Putnam Exam. PDF file

  • Reminder & Advice, 30 Nov. 2007. ASCII file