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The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, often abbreviated to Putnam Competition, is an annual mathematics competition for undergraduate college students enrolled at institutions of higher learning in the United States and Canada (regardless of the students' nationalities).
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Dumitriu won the Alice T. Schafer prize for excellence in mathematics by an undergraduate woman in 1996. [3] Also in 1996, as a sophomore at New York University, Dumitriu became the first woman to become a Putnam Fellow, meaning that she earned one of the top five scores at the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition. [2]
Championnat International de Jeux Mathématiques et Logiques — for all ages, mainly for French-speaking countries, but participation is not limited by language.; China Girls Mathematical Olympiad (CGMO) — held annually for teams of girls representing different regions within China and a few other countries.
The Putnam Fellows are the top 5 (or 6 in event of a tie) in the annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition. Pages in category "Putnam Fellows" The following 89 pages are in this category, out of 89 total.
The Putnam Exam: The William Lowell Putnam Competition is the preeminent undergraduate level mathletic competition in North America. [citation needed] Administered by the Mathematical Association of America, students compete as individuals and as teams (as chosen by their Institution) for scholarships and team prize money.
He scored highly in the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, an exam sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America, scoring higher than Bill Gates. [21] [22] He graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in applied mathematics and economics in 1977. [23] [24]
The putnam is the primary indicator for performance as a research mathematician, unless of course you pursue undergraduate mathematical research and succeed in obtaining a useful result. Otherwise a zero on the putnam should be an indicator for a change of career.