{"product_id":"fifty-lectures-for-american-mathematics-competitions-volume-1-paperback","title":"Fifty Lectures for American Mathematics Competitions: Volume 1 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSam Chen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJane Chen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile the books in this series are primarily designed for AMC competitors, they contain the most essential and indispensable concepts used throughout middle and high school mathematics. Some featured topics include key concepts such as equations, polynomials, exponential and logarithmic functions in Algebra, various synthetic and analytic methods used in Geometry, and important facts in Number Theory. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The topics are grouped in lessons focusing on fundamental concepts. Each lesson starts with a few solved examples followed by a problem set meant to illustrate the content presented. At the end, the solutions to the problems are discussed with many containing multiple methods of approach. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e I recommend these books to not only contest participants, but also to young, aspiring mathletes in middle school who wish to consolidate their mathematical knowledge. I have personally used a few of the books in this collection to prepare some of my students for the AMC contests or to form a foundation for others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By Dr. Titu Andreescu \u003cbr\u003e US IMO Team Leader (1995 - 2002) \u003cbr\u003e Director, MAA American Mathematics Competitions (1998 - 2003) \u003cbr\u003e Director, Mathematical Olympiad Summer Program (1995 - 2002) \u003cbr\u003e Coach of the US IMO Team (1993 - 2006) \u003cbr\u003e Member of the IMO Advisory Board (2002 - 2006) \u003cbr\u003e Chair of the USAMO Committee (1996 - 2004) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI love this book  I love the style, the selection of topics and the choice of problems to illustrate the ideas discussed. The topics are typical contest problem topics: divisors, absolute value, radical expressions, Veita's Theorem, squares, divisibility, lots of geometry, and some trigonometry. And the problems are delicious. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Although the book is intended for high school students aiming to do well in national and state math contests like the American Mathematics Competitions, the problems are accessible to very strong middle school students. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book is well-suited for the teacher-coach interested in sets of problems on a given topic. Each section begins with several substantial solved examples followed by a varied list of problems ranging from easily accessible to very challenging. Solutions are provided for all the problems. In many cases, several solutions are provided. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By Professor Harold Reiter\u003cbr\u003e Chair of MATHCOUNTS Question Writing Committee.\u003cbr\u003e Chair of SAT II Mathematics committee of the Educational Testing Service\u003cbr\u003e Chair of the AMC 12 Committee (and AMC 10) 1993 to 2000.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJane Chen has been an avid math competitor ever since elementary school. She was a \u003cbr\u003e USA Math Olympiad Qualifier (2009, 2010) \u003cbr\u003e AIME top scorer among all girls across the US (2009) \u003cbr\u003e AMC 10 Perfect Scorer (2007, 2009) \u003cbr\u003e MATHCOUNTS Nationals Alumni (2007) \u003cbr\u003e Canadian Math Olympiad Qualifier (2008) \u003cbr\u003e Massachusetts Math Olympiad Finalist (2008, 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 302\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 10 x 7.99 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52505820463411,"sku":"9781470164287","price":51.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/aTViZGgwM3kyZTFFQ05SWXVYc0VYZz09.webp?v=1760230664","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/fifty-lectures-for-american-mathematics-competitions-volume-1-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}