Hard problems : the road to the world's toughest math contest / produced and directed by George Paul Csicsery ; a production of Zala Films.

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Video/Projected medium
Language
English
Εdition
Deluxe ed.
Published/​Created
[Washington, D.C.] : Mathematical Association of America, ©2008.
Description
1 videodisc (82, 45, 52 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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    "... about the extraordinary gifted students who represented the United States in 2006 at the world's toughest math competition: the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). It is the story of six American high school students who competed with 500 others from 90 countries in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The film shows the dedication and perseverance of these remarkably talented students, the rigorous preparation they undertake, and the joy they get out of solving challenging problems. It captures the spirit that infuses the mathematical quest at the highest level."--Container
    Notes
    • Disc includes the feature film (82 min.), a classroom version (45 min.), and 52 min. of bonus features.
    • Funding provided by a grant from The Penn Oberlander Family Foundation and Ellington Management Group, L.L.C.
    • Bonus features: Mathematicians in finance ; Families and schooling ; Girls and the IMO ; History of the IMO ; USA and IMO Olympiads 2006-2007 problems and answers (pdf).
    Creation/​Production credits
    Cinematography, Skip Sweeney, András Tóth-Szöllos, and Lance Douglas ; editor, Tal Skloot ; music, Todd Boekelheide and Alex Lu.
    System details
    DVD.
    Contents
    • Feature film (82 min.)
    • classroom version (45 min.).
    ISBN
    • 0883859025
    • 9780883859025
    OCLC
    219722356
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