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The William Lowell Putnam Mathematics Competition inspires MIT class 18.A34 (Mathematical Problem Solving), which helps students solve proofs for the joy of solving, and provides a gentle entry to MIT for math Olympiad alumni.
For the second time in the history of the annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, all five of the top spots in the contest, known as Putnam Fellows, came from a single school MIT.In its 82nd year, the Putnam Competition is the premie
For the second time in the history of the annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, all five of the top spots in the contest, known as Putnam Fellows, came from a single school MIT.
By Susan Gonzalez
May 20, 2021
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Clockwise from top left: Beth Anne Bennett, Pat Devlin, Erik Harms, Stephen Stearns ’67, Carolyn Roberts, Simon Mochrie
In their nominations for this year’s Yale College Teaching Prizes, undergraduate students praised the honored faculty members for not only shining in the classroom but also for having a meaningful impact in their lives beyond it.
The winners of this year’s Yale College teaching prizes, all in the Faculty of Arts & Sciences, are Carolyn Roberts the Sidonie Miskimin Clauss Prize for teaching excellence in the humanities; Simon Mochrie the Dylan Hixon ’88 Prize for teaching excellence in the natural sciences; Erik Harms the Lex Hixon ’63 Prize for teaching excellence in the social sciences; Beth Anne Bennett and Pat Devlin the Richard H. Brodhead ’68 Prize for teaching excellence by non-ladder faculty; and Steph