Contest Problem Book No 1: Annual High School Mathematics Examinations 1950-1960 (New Mathematical Library)
Publisher: Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 1975-12
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 0883856050
ISBN-13: 9780883856055
A great many students have participated annually in the Annual High School Mathematics Examination (AHSME) sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) and four other national organizations in the mathematical sciences.* In 1960, 150,000 students participated from about 5,200 high schools. In 1980, 416,000 students participated from over 6,800 high schools. Since 1950, when the first of these examinations was given., American high school students have tested their skills and ingenuity on such problem as: The rails on a railroad are 30 feet long. As the train passes over the...