About the Book

This is a rich collection of problems put together by two experienced and well-known professors of the US International Mathematical Olympiad Team. Hundreds of beautiful, challenging and instructive problems from algebra, geometry, trigonometry, combinatorics and number theory are clustered by topic into self-contained sections with solutions provided separately. All sections start with an essay discussing basic facts and one or two representative examples. A list of carefully chosen problems follows. Additionally, historical insights and asides are presented to stimulate further inquiry. The emphasis throughout is on encouraging readers to move away from routine exercises and memorised algorithms toward creative solutions to open-ended problems.