Math 484 Page

   Ken Monks
    Dept. of Mathematics
    University of Scranton
    Scranton, PA 18510

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The Art of Problem Solving - Math 484 Home Page

This page contains information relevant to Dr. Monks's Math 484 (The Art of Problem Solving) course, Spring term 2008.

Course Handouts and References

Course Syllabus

Daily Activities and Problem Sets

Answer Form - for handing in the answers to your homework assignments that have short answers or multiple choice.

Non-lecture Notes - not a lot here, since it isn't a lecture style course. But what we do cover will be listed here.

Training Log - a sample spreadsheet that you can use for your training log.

MathCounts Playbook - Coach Monks's Playbook used for coaching his Mathletes (also available in black and white for printing)

High School Playbook - the extension of the MathCounts Playbook to include more facts relevant to high school level competitions by Ken G. Monks and Maria Monks (also available in black and white for printing)

Toy Proofs - a "toy" proof system I developed to introduce students to the concept of formal proofs

Proof Recipes - delightful recipes for whipping up your own tasty proofs, by Chef Ken Monks

Proof Shortcuts - interesting ways to reduce your cooking time

Proof Strategies - some strategies for approaching your proofs

How To Prepare - a short guide written for ARML students on how to prepare for ARML and other high school math contests

References by other authors

Art of Problem Solving - the center of the universe for all things related to problem solving mathematics!

MathCounts Vocabulary - from the MathCounts handbook

Allowable forms of Answers - from the MathCounts handbook

All of Math in Three Pages - from mandelbrot.org, the Mandelbrot competition website

The Art and Craft of Problem Solving - Paul Zeitz's website describing our textbook

MathOlymp.com - has a nice selection of tutorials

Notes on Euclidean Geometry - by Kiran Kedlaya

Notes on Inequalities - by Kiran Kedlaya

Notes on Polynomials - by John Kennedy

Online Graph Theory Tutorial - by Chris Caldwell

Olympiad Problems - a collection of problems and solutions from international Olympiads by Walter Mientka

Olympiad Problems - another collection of problems and solutions from international Olympiads by Walter Mientka

MathWorld - A great reference site for looking up definitions and famous theorems

Math Contest Websites