Wednesday, December 6, 2006.  Twenty years ago today, the annual William Lowell Putnam mathematics competition was held.  <a href="http://www.libfind.unl.edu/amc/a-activities/a7-problems/putnam/-pdf/1986.pdf">See the questions for the 1986 competition.</a>  (Link is to a PDF.)  I tell a little bit about the competition, and my relationship to math over the years. Today's episode music is from "Confusion," by <a href="http://www.podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/249/">Commander Yo</a>.  Theme music composed and performed by <a href="http://www.drysmoke.com">Marc Rose</a>.

Wednesday, December 6, 2006. Twenty years ago today, the annual William Lowell Putnam mathematics competition was held. See the questions for the 1986 competition. (Link is to a PDF.) I tell a little bit about the competition, and my relationship to math over the years. Today's episode music is from "Confusion," by Commander Yo. Theme music composed and performed by Marc Rose.

Wednesday, December 6, 2006.&nbsp; Twenty years ago today, the annual William Lowell Putnam mathematics competition was held.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.libfind.unl.edu/amc/a-activities/a7-problems/putnam/-pdf/1986.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer">See the questions for the 1986 competition.</a>&nbsp; (Link is to a PDF.)&nbsp; I tell a little bit about the competition, and my relationship to math over the years. Today's episode music is from "Confusion," by <a href="http://www.podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/249/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Commander Yo</a>.&nbsp; Theme music composed and performed by <a href="http://www.drysmoke.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Marc Rose</a>.

Episode #38 -- Putnam Math Contest

A look at the events and culture of the (relatively) recent past -- twenty, or sometimes thirty, years ago from the day of posting.  The 1980s. The 1990s.  People.  Society.  Books, movies, television and video games.  Crime and justice.  War and disasters.  It's all here, seen through the lens of my own memory.  Learn or remember about days not so long gone, and see how what happened then affects us today -- all in less than ten minutes per episode.

History

A look at the events and culture of the (relatively) recent past -- twenty, or sometimes thirty, years ago from the day of posting. The 1980s. The 1990s. People. Society. Books, movies, television and video games. Crime and justice. War and disasters. It's all here, seen through the lens of my own memory. Learn or remember about days not so long gone, and see how what happened then affects us today -- all in less than ten minutes per episode.

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Episode #38 -- Putnam Math Contest

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