Challenge and Thrill of Pre-College Mathematics – FOURTH EDITION

Prof. V Krishnamurthy is a former Professor of Mathematics, BITS, Pilani and former Director, K K Birla Academy, New Delhi. He is the author of The Culture, Excitement and Relevance of Mathematics, Combinatorics? Theory and Applications, The Clock of Night Sky and a co-author of Introduction to Linear Algebra. He was involved in training olympiad students and leader of Indian team in 1996. Prof. C R Pranesachar worked in SDGS College, Hindupur, Andhra Pradesh and then shifted to Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. He was a co-author of Problem Primer for the Olympiad and Mathematical Challenges from the Olympiads. He was also a co-author of Geometry for 7th standard for Andhra Pradesh secondary board (1989). He was a Visiting Professor at the Ohio State University during 1982-84. He has been the leader of the Indian IMO teams several times. He has also been training Mathematics Olympiad teams since 1987. Prof. K N Ranganathan is a former Professor of Mathematics, Rama Krishna Mission Vivekananda College, Mylapore, Chennai. He has been involved in training the National teams for the International Mathematical Olympiads since 1990. He was Deputy Leader of Indian team several times. Prof. B J Venkatachala was a faculty at Kuvempu University, Shimoga, Karnataka, and then shifted to Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. He was a co-author of Problem Primer for the Olympiad and Mathematical Challenges from the Olympiads and the author of Functional Equations-A Problem Solving Approach and Inequalities-An Approach Through Problems. He was the leader of Indian team to several IMOs. He has been training the National teams for the International Mathematical Olympiads since 1990. He was also the Chair of Textbook Committee of Karnataka Government for writing textbooks for 8th and 9th standards.