LEADER 03252nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910783922003321 005 20230617010320.0 010 $a1-281-89692-6 010 $a9786611896928 010 $a981-270-116-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000334281 035 $a(EBL)296282 035 $a(OCoLC)476064824 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000275910 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11237806 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000275910 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10222865 035 $a(PQKB)11643100 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC296282 035 $a(WSP)00000317 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL296282 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10173982 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL189692 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000334281 100 $a20050807d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aYou failed your math test, comrade Einstein$b[electronic resource] $eadventures and misadventures of young mathematicians or test your skills in almost recreational mathematics /$fedited by M. Shifman 210 $aNew Jersey $cWorld Scientific$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (234 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a981-256-279-6 311 $a981-256-358-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aFROM THE EDITOR; Mathematics at the service of ideology of "real socialism"; On this book; Thank you; List of Contributors and Advisors; References; CONTENTS; PART 1; MEKH-MAT ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS PROBLEMS; SOLUTIONS TO THE YEAR 2000 INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD; MY ROLE AS AN OUTSIDER; PART 2; INTELLECTUAL GENOCIDE; REMARKS; SCIENCE AND TOTALITARIANISM a; ADMISSION TO THE MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENTS IN RUSSIA IN THE 1970's AND 1980's a; ENTRANCE EXAMINATION TO THE MEKHMAT a; PART 3; FREE EDUCATION AT THE HIGHEST PRICE:; JEWISH UNIVERSITY a; REMEMBERING BELLA ABRAMOVNAa 327 $aBELLA ABRAMOVNA SUBBOTOVSKAYA a 330 $aThis groundbreaking work features two essays written by the renowned mathematician Ilan Vardi. The first essay presents a thorough analysis of contrived problems suggested to "undesirable" applicants to the Department of Mathematics of Moscow University. His second essay gives an in-depth discussion of solutions to the Year 2000 International Mathematical Olympiad, with emphasis on the comparison of the olympiad problems to those given at the Moscow University entrance examinations. The second part of the book provides a historical background of a unique phenomenon in mathematics, which flouri 606 $aMathematics$vProblems, exercises, etc 606 $aMathematics$xStudy and teaching (Higher)$zSoviet Union 606 $aMathematical recreations 607 $aSoviet Union$xHistory 615 0$aMathematics 615 0$aMathematics$xStudy and teaching (Higher) 615 0$aMathematical recreations. 676 $a510.2347 676 $a510.711 676 $a510.92 701 $aShifman$b Mikhail A$066980 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910783922003321 996 $aYou failed your math test, comrade Einstein$93729056 997 $aUNINA