There are two class sessions each week. One of the classes is a lecture (often guest lectures by upper-level undergraduates who have previously done well in the Putnam Competition) and the other class is for student presentations of homework problems.
| SES # | SESSION TYPE | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lecture 1 | Hidden independence and uniformity | Homework 1 out |
| 2 | Presentation 1 | Homework 1 due | |
| 3 | Lecture 2 | Sums and integrals | Homework 2 out |
| 4 | Presentation 2 | Homework 2 due | |
| 5 | Lecture 3 | Analysis | Homework 3 out |
| 6 | Presentation 3 | Homework 3 due | |
| 7 | Lecture 4 | Recurrences | Homework 4 out |
| 8 | Presentation 4 | Homework 4 due | |
| 9 | Lecture 5 | Inequalities | Homework 5 out |
| 10 | Presentation 5 | Homework 5 due | |
| 11 | Lecture 6 | Probability | Homework 6 out |
| 12 | Presentation 6 | Homework 6 due | |
| 13 | Lecture 7 | Linear algebra | Homework 7 out |
| 14 | Presentation 7 | Homework 7 due | |
| 15 | Lecture 8 | Abstract algebra | Homework 8 out |
| 16 | Presentation 8 | Homework 8 due | |
| 17 | Lecture 9 | Congruences | Homework 9 out |
| 18 | Presentation 9 | Homework 9 due | |
| 19 | Lecture 10 | Combinatorial configurations | Homework 10 out |
| 20 | Presentation 10 | Homework 10 due | |
| 21 | Lecture 11 | Generating functions | Homework 11 out |
| 22 | Presentation 11 | Homework 11 due | |
| 23 | Presentation 12 | Solutions to Putnam 2017 exam | |
| 24 | Presentation 13 | Solutions to Putnam 2016 exam | |
| 25 | Presentation 14 | Solutions to part A of Putnam 2018 exam | |
| 26 | Presentation 15 | Solutions to part B of Putnam 2018 exam | |
| 27 | Presentation 16 | Presentations of student-created Putnam-style problems |
