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IMO 2004
India bags 6 medals in the 45'th International
Mathematics Olympiad held at Greece, which took place during July 6-18
2004, in Athens. Teams up to six students participated from 85 countries.
Medals received by Indian team members:
| Anand Deopurkar |
Silver |
| Vipul Naik |
Silver |
| Kshipra Bhavalkar |
Silver |
| Rohit Joshi |
Silver |
| Anupam Prakash |
Bronze |
| Abhishek Dang* |
Bronze |
*Abhishek Dang is class IX student.
IPhO 2004
India bags 5 medals in the 35'th International Physics Olympiad held at
Korea, which took place during July 15-23 2004, in Pohang.
Medals received by Indian team members:
| Shubham Mittal |
Gold |
| Ajit Kumar Nema |
Silver |
| Kartik Mohta |
Silver |
| Ankur Goel |
Bronze |
| Avin Mittal |
Bronze |
IChO 2004
India bags 4 medals in the 36'th International Chemistry Olympiad held at
Germany, which took place during July 18-27 2004, in Kiel. It has happened
for the first time that a female candidate from India has bagged gold medal in Olympiads.
India's world ranking was 11.
Medals received by Indian team members:
| Priya Gupta |
Gold |
| Vaibhav Bukkapatanam |
Silver |
| Sushant Sachdeva |
Bronze |
| Sandeep Uday Kamath |
Bronze |
Reference Books for Maths
The following book treats the topics which are covered in the
olympiads and also is a rich source of problems; (highly recommended)
V. Krishnamurthy, C. R. Pranesachar, K. N. Ranganathan and
B. J. Venkatachala, Challenge and Thrill of Pre-College Mathematics,
New Age International Publishers.
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GEOMETRY
- Durrel M. A., Modern Geometry Macmillan
& Co., London.
- H. S. M. Coxeter and S. L. Greitzer, Geometry
Revisited Mathematical Association of America.
- S. L. Loney, Plane Trigonometry Macmillan
& Co., London.
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NUMBER THEORY
- I. Niven & H. S. Zuckerman An
Introduction to the Theory of Numbers Wiley Eastern Ltd. New Delhi.
- David Burton Elementary Number Theory
Universal Book Stall, New Delhi.
- G. H. Hardy & Wright An introduction to
the theory of numbers, Oxford University Publishers.
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PROBLEM BOOKS
 | I M O Problem Collections
- S. L. Greitzer International Mathematical
Olympiad 1959-1977, MAA.
- M. S. Klamkin International Mathematical
Olympiad 1978-1985, MAA.
- C. R. Pranesachar, S. A. Shirali, B. J.
Venkatachala, and C. S. Yogananda Mathematical Challenges
from the Olympiads Interline publishing, Bangalore. (Contains
problems and solutions of International Mathematical Olympiad from
1986-1994).
| General
- C. R. Pranesachar, B. J. Venkatachala, and C. S.
Yogananda Problem Primer for the Olympiad Interline
publishing, Bangalore.
- M. R. Modak, S. A. Katre, V. V. Acharya An
Excursion in Mathematics, RMO committe (Maharastra and Goa).
- M. S. Klamkin USA Mathematical Olympiads
1972-1985, MAA.
- D.O. Shklyarshky, N.N. Chensov and I.M. Yaglom Selected
problems and Theorems in Elementary Mathematics.
- W. Sierpenski 250 Problems in Elementary
Number Theory, American Elsevier.
- I.R. Sharygin Problems in Plane Geometry,
MIR Publishers.
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JOURNALS
- Samasya, journal devoted to problem solving,
published by Leelavati trust, Bangalore.
- Bona Mathematica, published by Bhaskaracharya
Prathistana , Pune.
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Reference Books for Physics
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Sr. No.
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Book |
Author |
Publications |
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Physics
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Robert Resnick, David Halliday.
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Wiley Eastern Private Limited (New Delhi).
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2]
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University Physics
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Hugh Young, Mark Zemansky, Fransis Sears.
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Narosa Publishing House (New Delhi, Madras).
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3]
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics
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Richard Feynman, Robert Leighton, Mathew Sands.
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Addison-Wesley Publishing Company Inc.
B. I. Publications (Bombay, Delhi, Calcutta, Madras).
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4]
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Introduction to Special Relativity
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Robert Resnick.
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Wiley Eastern Limited (New Delhi, Mumbai, Banglore, Calcutta).
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5]
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International Physics Olympiad- Problems and Solutions from 1967-1995
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C. Manilerd.
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Rangsit University Press.
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6]
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Physics- A Textbook for Senior Secondary Class (Class XI)
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National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), New
Delhi.
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7]
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Physics- A Textbook for Senior Secondary Class (Class XII)
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National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), New
Delhi.
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8]
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Laboratory Experiments in College Physics
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C. H. Bernard, C. D. Epp.
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John Wiley & sons Inc., New York.
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9]
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Cioffari's Experiments in College Physics
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Dean S. Edmonds, Jr.
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D. C. Heath & Company, Lexington, Massachusetts, Toronto.
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10]
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Physics, Guide to Experiments(Vol. I, II, III, IV, V)
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Nuttfield Foundation.
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Longmans/Penguin Books.
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11]
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Laboratory Investgations in Physics
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Irwin Genzer, Philip Youngner.
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Silver-Burdett General Corporation, New Jersy.
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12]
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Experiments in Physics- A laboratory manual
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D. W. Preston, M. M. Stemhein, J. W. Kane.
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John Wiley & sons.
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IPhO 2003
India bags 3 medals in International Physics Olympiad:
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Yashodhan Kanoria: Gold (World ranking 2)
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Shashank Shekhar Dwivedi: Bronze
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IMO 2003
India bags 5 medals in the 44'th International
Mathematics Olympiad held at Japan, which took place during July 7-19 2003, in Tokyo. IMO 2003
was the biggest IMO, with
teams up to six students participating from each of 86 countries, from all five
continents.
Medals received by Indian team members:
| Vipul Naik |
Silver |
| Shubhangi Saraf |
Silver |
| Swarnendu Datta |
Silver |
| Nikhil Savale |
Silver |
| Anand Deopurkar |
Bronze |
IChO 2003
Medals received by Indian team members:
| Yashodhan Kanoria |
Gold (world rank: 2) |
| A. Vijayaraghavan |
Gold |
| V. Balasubramanian |
Silver |
| K. Chikkadi |
Silver |
IPhO 2002
India bags 5 medals (1Gold, 4 Silver) in International Physics Olympiad:
Ravishankar Sunderaman: Gold (World ranking 11).
AIR 3 in IIT-JEE 2002.
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