Hard problems : [videorecording] : the road to the world's toughest math contest / a film by George Paul Csicsery ; presented by the Mathematical Association of America and Zala Films.
Disc includes the feature film (82 min.), a classroom version (45 min.), and 52 min. of bonus features. Funding provided by a grant from The Penn Oberlander Family Foundation and Ellington Management Group, L.L.C. Bonus features: Mathematicians in finance ; Families and schooling ; Girls and the IMO ; History of the IMO ; USA and IMO Olympiads 2006-2007 problems and answers (pdf).
Summary:
"... about the extraordinary gifted students who represented the United States in 2006 at the world's toughest math competition: the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). It is the story of six American high school students who competed with 500 others from 90 countries in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The film shows the dedication and perseverance of these remarkably talented students, the rigorous preparation they undertake, and the joy they get out of solving challenging problems. It captures the spirit that infuses the mathematical quest at the highest level."--Container
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