The Myriad

The Myriad

Problems are arranged by your teacher's impression of their difficultly. Each problem has a number of the form m.n; the m gives the point value, and the n is the position of the problem in its point group. So for instance 3.4 is the fourth of the 3-pointers.

You are to accumulate 8 points in quarter 2, and 24 points in each of quarters 3 and 4.

You may work together, but your submitted solutions must be your own. If a solution closely follows one I've seen before, I won't give it credit. If I get multiple identical solutions to a problem, I'll remove that problem from The Myriad.

Solutions must be neatly organized, easy for me to follow and must explain why their solutions are correct. As soon as I find an error, or as soon as I can no longer follow your explanation, I quit and return your submission. If the solution seems a mess from a cursory glance, I won't grade it. (There's more about the form that answers must take in The Myriad itself. Please read the Instructions carefully. Pay close attention to what's said there about approximation.)

Throw yourself in. Let you curiosity guide you. This is not a typical problem set. Don't assume that you'll solve every problem you begin. Instead assume the opposite. You'll begin some but never find their solutions. This is the nature of hard problems. You'll struggle. You'll get exasperated. But you'll also have breakthroughs, and those are very, very sweet.