Count Down The Race for Beautiful Solutions at the International Mathematical Olympiad

Name: Count Down The Race for Beautiful Solutions at the International Mathematical Olympiad
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ISBN: 9780618562121

ISBN-10: 0618562125

ISBN-13: 9780618562121

Edition: 2004

Authors: Steve Olson

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Each summer, hundreds of seemingly average teens from around the world gather for the International Mathematical Olympiad, a chance to race the clock and one another in the quest for elegant mathematical solutions. In Count Down, the National Book Award finalist Steve Olson sets out to crack the secret of what makes these students such nimble problem solvers. He follows the six U.S. contestants from their free-time games of Ultimate Frisbee to the high-pressure rounds of the competition. In each he finds a potent mix of inspiration, insight, competitiveness, talent, creativity, experience, and, perhaps most important, an enduring sense of wonder. As he observes the Olympians, Olson delves…

Book details

List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Publication date: 7/6/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.25" wide x 7.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Keywords: Mathematical Olympiad High School Math Education