{"product_id":"fifty-lectures-for-american-mathematics-competitions-volume-1-9781470164287","title":"Fifty Lectures for American Mathematics Competitions: Volume 1","description":"\u003cp\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.  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.  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.  By Dr. Titu Andreescu US IMO Team Leader (1995  2002) Director  MAA American Mathematics Competitions (1998  2003) Director  Mathematical Olympiad Summer Program (1995  2002) Coach of the US IMO Team (1993  2006) Member of the IMO Advisory Board (2002  2006) Chair of the USAMO Committee (1996  2004)  I 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  Veitas Theorem  squares  divisibility  lots of geometry  and some trigonometry. And the problems are delicious.  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.  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.  By Professor Harold Reiter Chair of MATHCOUNTS Question Writing Committee. Chair of SAT II Mathematics committee of the Educational Testing Service Chair of the AMC 12 Committee (and AMC 10) 1993 to 2000.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45953209204789,"sku":"ByrdShop_1470164280","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781470164287.jpg?v=1788181619","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/fifty-lectures-for-american-mathematics-competitions-volume-1-9781470164287","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}