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


During the Fall semester 2007 the Putnam Problems Practice Seminar was
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 ...


  • That 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 had been posted promptly but unofficially here.


  • For the Fall Semester of 2008 the Problem Solving Practice classes
    were conducted by Prof. Olga Holtz; for 2009 by Prof. A. Givental.



    Files available from this web page as of 11 Dec. 2009;
    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