I am an international student who just have been here for one month.

i want to know if there are some math competition in America?  How can i attend these competition?

Thank you so much!

Hello!!  Welcome to America - how nice of you to inquire about Math competitions.

I didn't know the answer to this myself - so I did a Google Search.  I use the Advanced Search - because it gives me more control and also uses Logic - another practical application of Math!!

This produced 142,000 hits - so you may want to look over the list and eliminate "without the words" field anything or location that doesn't fit for you.  Each contest, will have its own set of entry rules - so the place to find out all the up-to-date information - would be from the contest's web site.

These are the links that caught my interest:

The William Lowell Putnam Mathematics Competition is a North American math contest for college students.  http://www.libfind.unl.edu/amc/a-activities/a7-problems/putnam/  it has lots of examples of questions and answers from all the years!!

The ART of Problem Solving http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Resources/AoPS_R_Contests.php  They have links for their on-line community.  They also have links to Local Contests in the US & Canada - by State!! and links to National Math Contests !! which lists William Lowell Putnam contest that I listed above!!

Have a great time looking through these links.  They have a wealth of information.

I am the Math/Cal/Stat tutor on Sunday from 10-12:30 - I beleive in practicall application of Mathmatics which includes understanding the Logic of Web Searching, and all computer applications.

Hope to hear from you again!!  Tell us how your search went for a Math competition!!

Your Sunday e-Tutor, JilMac

Thank you for your reply so much.

The website you offered is very useful to me.

Because of different educational background, I want to know how I can become an excellent student in USA .

Now I am an undergraduate student. My major is mathematics. I also want to pursue my master's degree of mathematics in America . In order to apply for a top university at mathematics, what I should do during undergraduate. How can I get information about ranking of university at mathematics major?

looking forward your reply.

Thank you than I can tell!

Huijjie:

Look over this web site.  You have to enter your Quality Measures to indicate your priorities. 

http://www.phds.org/rankings/math/?gclid=CLSI3_y474cCFRlSGgod8jNckQ

I'll be interested in what you decide.  I have my BA in Mathematics and Masters in Internet Engineering.

Your choosing a great field!!

JilMac Sunday e-Tutor from 10am-12:30

Hello Student!:

I saw this and thought of you - I hope everyting is going well for you.

JilMac - eTutor

-----Original Message-----

From: rusczyk@artofproblemsolving.com [ mailto:rusczyk@artofproblemsolving.com ]

Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 7:32 PM

To: jilmac@sover.net

Subject: Infinity Math Jam Continues at Art of Problem Solving

Greetings,

Tomorrow, March 14, at 7:30 PM ET (4:30 PM PT), Canada/USA Mathcamp instructor Dan Zaharopol will continue his intriguing Math Jam at Art of Problem Solving on how mathematicians think about the sizes of infinite sets. The class is free, and will introduce you to very interesting mathematics. If you missed the first class, you can review it here:

http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Community/AoPS_Y_MJ_Transcripts.php?mj_id=182

Dan Zaharopol graduated from MIT in 2004 and is now in the PhD program at the University of Illinois, studying algebraic topology. He teaches advanced mathematics each summer at Canada/USA Mathcamp, as well as with various programs at MIT; he also occasionally teaches calculus (which he says is much more boring!) at the U of I.

You can learn more about all of the Math Jams at Art of Problem Solving by going here:

http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Community/AoPS_Y_Math_Jams.php

If you have any questions about this or any other Math Jam you can email us at classes@artofproblemsolving.com.

In order to attend a Math Jam you must first log on the Art of Problem Solving Forum at www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/index.php , then click the Classroom button on the left panel of the site up to 15 minutes before the Math Jam begins. The Virtual Classroom should then open automatically. All Math Jams are free.

We hope to see you there.

Sincerely,

Richard Rusczyk

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