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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Putnam Competition canonical | 1 |
| William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
academic contest
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annual event ⓘ mathematics competition ⓘ undergraduate mathematics competition ⓘ |
| awards |
cash prizes
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fellowships ⓘ scholarships ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ
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United States
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| eligibilityRegion |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| field | mathematics ⓘ |
| format | written exam ⓘ |
| foundedBy | William Lowell Putnam ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| fullName |
Putnam Competition
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William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition
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| language | English ⓘ |
| maximumScore | 120 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Lowell Putnam ⓘ |
| notableOutcome |
helps identify future research mathematicians
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influences graduate admissions in mathematics ⓘ |
| numberOfSessions | 2 ⓘ |
| organizer | Mathematical Association of America ⓘ |
| participantType |
individuals
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teams ⓘ |
| pointsPerProblem | 10 ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
identify top mathematical talent
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promote creative mathematical problem solving ⓘ |
| problemDifficulty | very challenging ⓘ |
| problemsPerSession | 6 ⓘ |
| problemStyle | proof-based ⓘ |
| problemTopics |
algebra
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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
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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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William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition