Reading Material and Links

Books

There is no required textbook or anything like that, but here are a few suggestions for books that are written in the spirit of a math circle.

• Mathematical Circles (Russian Experience), Dmitri Fomin, Sergey Genkin, Ilia Itenberg, American Mathematical Society, 1996.
• The Art and Craft of Problem Solving, Paul Zeitz, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1999.
• Problem Solving Through Problems, Loren C. Larson, Springer-Verlag, 1983.
• Problem-Solving Strategies, Arthur Engel, Springer-Verlag, 1991.
• Kvant Selecta: Algebra and Analysis, I and II, Serge Tabachnikov, (ed.), American Mathematical Society, 1999.
• Problem Solving Book with contests and solutions from around the world 1999-2000.

Links

• AoPS (The Art of Problem Solving)
• SCVMA (Santa Clara Valley Mathematics Association)
• rec.puzzles Archive
• Yahoo Puzzle Index
• Interactive Mathematics
• NPR's Car Talk Puzzles
• Tom Davis' Math Circle Notes

Lending Library

Thanks to some grants and generous individual contributions, our math circle now has a small library of books. These books may be checked out before and after each circle session.

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