Math majors: The Putnam Exam is a nationwide problem solving competition which is based on the first two years of the standard math curriculum (calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, discrete math, and problem solving).  This Dec. 6 (first Sat. in December) will mark the 75th year of the Putnam Exam.  Any undergraduate students (no previous baccalaureate degree) who are interested in participating should let me know ASAP since I have to submit the SJSU entrants by Oct. 10.  If you are wanting to find out more about the exam old problems and solutions can be found online for example at http://kskedlaya.org/putnam-archive/.  If we have 3 or more individual participants then we can also have an SJSU team.  The exam is held on the first Saturday in December from 8-11 and 1-4.  I will get a room in MacQuarrie Hall that we can use if there are students interested in taking the exam and I will let students taking the exam into the building on that day if it is not open.

Cheers, Brad J