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Former Math Competition Champ Releases Number Theory Book for Middle/High School Students
ALPINE, Calif. - June 27 - A new number theory book challenges gifted middle and high school students to derive mathematical principles as they read, then use them creatively to solve difficult problems. Art of Problem Solving (AoPS Incorporated) released its Introduction to Number Theory textbook this week.
The book's author, Mathew Crawford, teaches hundreds of students at the online AoPS School www.artofproblemsolving.com). His students include USA Mathematical Olympiad winners, International Mathematical Olympiad medalists, Clay Academy Junior Fellows, and the 2005 Siemens Competition winner. As a student himself, Crawford was a perfect scorer at the national MATHCOUNTS competition, on the American High School Mathematics Examination, and the American Invitational Mathematics Examination.
In a world increasingly dominated by computers and information, Crawford describes number theory as an essential part of a modern curriculum.
AoPS books can be purchased directly from their website
which also includes discussion forums, a wiki, articles, and a blog community
for math students. Instructors from the online school occasionally host
free classes aimed at top middle and high school math students. The forums
have become the online home of thousands of the world's top middle and
high school contest problem solvers as well as many undergraduate and
graduate students, parents, and teachers.
