# A Friendly Mathematics Competition: Thirty-five Years of Teamwork in Indiana

### Rick Gillman, Editor

Catalog Code: FMC
Print ISBN: 978-0-88385-808-0
196 pp., Paperbound, 2003
List Price: $15.00 MAA Member:$12.00
Series: MAA Problem Books

A Friendly Mathematics Competition tells the story of the Indiana College Mathematics Competition (ICMC) by presenting the problems, solutions, and results of the first 35 years of the ICMC. The ICMC was organized in reaction to the Putnam Exam―its problems were to be more representative of the undergraduate curriculum, and students could work on them in teams. Originally participation was restricted to the small, private colleges and universities of the state, but was later opened up to students from all of the schools in Indiana. The competition was quickly nicknamed the “Friendly” Competition because of its focus on solving mathematical problems, which brought faculty and students together, rather than on the competitive nature of winning. Organized by year, the problems and solutions in this volume present an excellent archive of information about what has been expected of an undergraduate mathematics major over the past 35 years. With more than 245 problems and solutions, the book is also a must buy for faculty and students interested in problem-solving.

Preface
The Indiana College Mathematics Competition: A Short History
An Update of the History of the ICMC
Exams
Solutions
Index by Problem Type