69th Annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition

Starts: December 5, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Ends: December 5, 2009 at 6:00 PM
Location: Jones Hall 131
Contact: Junping Shi

Summary

National undergraduate student mathematics contest

Full Description

the Putnam Competition, is an annual mathematics competition for undergraduate college students of the United States and Canada, awarding scholarships and cash prizes ranging from $250 to $2,500 for the top students and $5,000 to $25,000 for the top schools. The competition was founded in 1927 by Elizabeth Lowell Putnam in memory of her husband William Lowell Putnam, who, while alive was an advocate of intercollegiate intellectual competition. The exam has been offered annually since 1938 and is administered by the Mathematical Association of America.