Competitions for Young Mathematicians

• Goals of Mathematics Instruction: Seven Thoughts and Seven Illustrations of Means.- From a Mathematical Situation to a Problem.- Techniques for Solving Problems of Plane Geometry.- Arrangements and Transformations of Numbers on a Circle: An Essay Inspired by Problems of Mathematics Competitions.- Combinatorial Problems in the Mathematical Olympiad of Central America and the Caribbean.- The Rainbow of Mathematics – Teaching the Complete Spectrum and the Role Mathematics Competitions Can Play.- Competition Aims to Develop Flexibility in the Classroom.- Development, and Manifestation of Mathematical Talent.- International Mathematical Tournament of Towns.- Madhava Mathematics Competition – A Recent initiative in India.- From the Lifetime Experience of a Seasoned Math Educator – Thoughts, Hopes, Views and Impressions.- Future Directions of Research in Mathematics Competitions.- Are Mathematics Competitions Changing the Mathematics that Is Being Done and the Way Mathematics Is BeingDone?.- Classic Conjectures Allowing Young Mathematicians to Commence Research.

“Competitions for Young Mathematicians is a collection of 14 essays loosely organized into eight broad categories. … I would recommend this book for persons with an interest in problem solving and as a great source of problems for advanced students.” (Richard J. Wilders, MAA Reviews, November, 2017)