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Identifying and Cultivating Extraordinary Mathematical Talent

by Titu Andreescu, Joseph A. Gallian & Janet E. Mertz � November 26, 2008

We discuss here some specific programs through which extraordinary mathematical talent is typically identified and nurtured. Initial identification usually occurs through participation in school-sponsored talent searches, math competitions, and enrichment programs. This talent is subsequently nurtured through participation in additional higher-level math competitions, college-level courses, math camps, Math Circles, problem solving websites, and undergraduate research programs.

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Titu Andreescu University of Texas, Dallas E-mail Author TITU ANDREESCU is a professor in the Department of Science/Mathematics Education at the University of Texas, Dallas. Joseph Gallian University of Minnesota, Duluth E-mail Author JOSEPH GALLIAN is a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Janet Mertz University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health E-mail Author JANET MERTZ works at the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

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