Putnam Competition

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The Putnam Competition is a prestigious annual mathematics contest for undergraduate students in the United States and Canada, renowned for its exceptionally challenging problems and its role in identifying top mathematical talent.

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instanceOf academic contest
annual event
mathematics competition
undergraduate mathematics competition
awards cash prizes
fellowships
scholarships
country Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States
eligibilityRegion Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States
field mathematics
format written exam
foundedBy William Lowell Putnam
frequency annual
fullName Putnam Competition self-linksurface differs
surface form: William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition
language English
maximumScore 120
namedAfter William Lowell Putnam
notableOutcome helps identify future research mathematicians
influences graduate admissions in mathematics
numberOfSessions 2
organizer Mathematical Association of America
participantType individuals
teams
pointsPerProblem 10
primaryGoal identify top mathematical talent
promote creative mathematical problem solving
problemDifficulty very challenging
problemsPerSession 6
problemStyle proof-based
problemTopics algebra
analysis
combinatorics
geometry
linear algebra
number theory
PutnamFellowDefinition title awarded to each of the top five individual scorers
recognition Putnam Fellow
region North America
reputation notoriously difficult
one of the most prestigious undergraduate math competitions
sessionDuration 3 hours
shortName Putnam
startYear 1938
suspensionPeriod World War II
targetAudience undergraduate students
teamStructure 3-student institutional teams
totalProblems 12
typicalDate first Saturday in December
typicalMedianScore very low

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