You failed your math test, comrade Einstein : adventures and misadventures of young mathematicians or test your skills in almost recreational mathematics /

"Two essays written by well-known mathematician Ilan Vardi, who is currently living in France, constitute the book's core. The first essay presents a thorough analysis of contrived problems given to "undesirable" applicants to the Department of Mathematics, Moscow University. The...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Shifman, Mikhail A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Singapore : World Scientific, 2005.
Subjects:
Mathematics > Problems, exercises, etc.
Mathematics > Study and teaching (Higher) > Soviet Union.
Mathematical recreations.
Jeux mathématiques.
MATHEMATICS > Study & Teaching.
Mathematics.
Mathematics > Study and teaching (Higher)
Soviet Union > History.
URSS > Histoire.
Soviet Union.
Puzzles and games.
History.
Problems and exercises.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: From the editor / M. Shifman
  • Mekh-Mat entrance examinations problems / Ilan Vardi
  • Solutions to the year 2000 International Mathematical Olympiad / Ilan Vardi
  • My role as an outsider, Ilan Vardi's epilogue / Ilan Vardi
  • Intellectual genocide / B. Kanevsky / V. Senderov
  • Remarks / Ilan Vardi
  • Science and totalitarianism / A. Vershik
  • Admission to the mathematics departments in Russia in the 1970s and 1980s / A. Vershik
  • Entrance examination to the Mekhmat / A. Shen
  • Free education at the highest price / K. Tylevich
  • Jewish University / D. Fuchs
  • Remembering Bella Abramovna / A. Zelevinsky.

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