William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition

The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition is a highly challenging proof-oriented mathematics competition for undergraduate students in North America.

Top scoring students on the Putnam exam are named Putnam Fellows.

Problem Books

• 1938-1964 -- A good book for students just learning to solve Putnam Problems.
• 1965-1984
• 1985-2000 by Kiran Kedlaya, Bjorn Poonen, and Ravi Vakil. The three authors are among the most successful Putnam participants of all time.

Resources

• The Putnam Forum at AoPS.
• Putnam problem and solution database in the AoPS Contest Database.
• How to Write a Solution by Richard Rusczyk & Mathew Crawford.
• List of United States college mathematics competitions