Category Archives: Thought

Thoughts on a Problem III

I saw an interesting problem recently and can’t resist writing it up. The thought process for this problem was exceedingly unusual as you’ll see later. First, here’s the source: But here’s the full problem (rephrased a little) if you’d rather … Continue reading

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Plans for the Blog

No, this blog is not dead. But I’m contemplating how things will proceed from here. It started off when I wanted a centralised location for all SIMO notes, accessible by all students, even those who’re possibly not in the training … Continue reading

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Thoughts on a Problem II

The following problem caught my eye: (USAMO 1997 Q3) Prove that for any integer n, there is a unique polynomial Q(X) whose coefficients all lie in the set {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9} and Q(-2) … Continue reading

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Thoughts on a Problem

From time to time, I may post my experience in solving a specific problem including some wrong twists and turns I’ve taken, as well as the motivation for some rather cryptic constructions. Warning : since this post documents my thought … Continue reading

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