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Algebra Spring 2020

The document outlines the contents and materials for an online algebra class taught by Amir Parvardi. The class is divided into three sections on inequalities, polynomials, and functional equations, with 10-15 sessions per section taught weekly starting in late April 2020. The class is designed for students aiming for national and international olympiads, covering topics like AM-GM inequalities, polynomial factorization, and periodic functions at a challenging level. Pricing is listed for registering for one, two, or all three sections.

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Algebra Spring 2020

The document outlines the contents and materials for an online algebra class taught by Amir Parvardi. The class is divided into three sections on inequalities, polynomials, and functional equations, with 10-15 sessions per section taught weekly starting in late April 2020. The class is designed for students aiming for national and international olympiads, covering topics like AM-GM inequalities, polynomial factorization, and periodic functions at a challenging level. Pricing is listed for registering for one, two, or all three sections.

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Olympiad Algebra Amir Parvardi Online Class Details & TOC

Contents
1 Class Details 1
1.1 Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Difficulty level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.3 Pricing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

2 Class Materials 2
2.1 Inequalities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.2 Polynomials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.3 Functional Equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

1 Class Details
1.1 Schedule
In the next section of this document, I have written a rough list of the materials which will be
provided in my online algebra classes. The order of the topics will be different in the classes but
my goal is to cover them all. The classes are divided into three sections: inequalities, polynomials,
and functional equations. There will be between 10 to 15 sessions per class, and I will be teaching
one session (2 hours) of each class every week starting from the last week of April 2020.

1.2 Difficulty level


The classes are designed to help students (grade 8 or higher) aiming for their country’s national
olympiad as well as international mathematical competitions such as IMO, APMO, etc. Most
problems in the classes are chosen from recent mathematical olympiads from around the world,
providing a variety of difficulty levels to help students with different backgrounds. The first few
lessons of the classes in all three sections (inequalities, polynomials, and functional equations) will
be focused on providing the prerequisite materials for the forthcoming lessons.

1.3 Pricing
I will be teaching three classes in olympiad algebra: inequalities, polynomials, and functional
equations. You can choose to register for one, two, or all the three sections. The price for each
option is listed below.

No. of Classes No. of Sessions Price Price/Class


1 10 − 15 395 USD 395 USD
2 20 − 25 690 USD 345 USD
3 30 − 40 885 USD 295 USD

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2 Class Materials
2.1 Inequalities
1. Inequalities 101

(a) Fundamentals ( ≥ 0 and such)


(b) Cyclic and symmetric sums
(c) Function types
i. Convex/concave
ii. Increasing/decreasing
iii. Even/odd
(d) Abel’s lemma
(e) Ravi substituition
(f) Trigonometric substitutions
(g) Homogenization and normalization

2. AM-GM

(a) RMS-AM-GM-HM
(b) Weighted AM-GM
(c) (Weighted) Power Mean
(d) Mahler
(e) Newton and Maclaurin
(f) Ky Fan

3. Cauchy-Schwarz

(a) The Schwarz inequality


(b) Hölder

4. Muirhead

(a) Majorization for sequences


(b) Symmetric sums review
(c) Muirhead versus everyone

5. Inequalities on convex functions

(a) Jensen
(b) Karamata
(c) Popoviciu

6. Rearrangement

(a) Abel’s formula & inequality


(b) Rearrangement inequality

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7. Chebyshev

8. Schur

(a) Vornicu-Schur

9. UVW (also ABC)

10. Sum of Squares

11. Shapiro

(a) Nesbit

12. Bounds involving factorials

(a) Stirling’s approximation


(b) Bounds on binomial coefficients

13. Geometric inequalities

(a) Triangle inequality


(b) Euler
(c) Erdös–Mordell
(d) Ptolemy

14. Miscellaneous inequalities

(a) Minkowski
(b) Bernoulli
(c) Young
(d) Aczel

2.2 Polynomials
1. GCD of two polynomials

2. Euclidean algorithm and Bézout’s idenity for polynomials

3. Extended Euclidean algorithm

4. Partial fraction decomposition (with full, formal proof)

5. Cyclic functions & cyclicity implies injectivity

6. Partial fraction decomposition

7. Gauss’ lemma (primitivity & irreducibility)

8. Continuity of polynomials

9. The divisibility theorem a − b | P (a) − P (b) for P ∈ Z[x]

10. Irreducibility

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11. Complex numbers

(a) Algebraic numbers


(b) Roots of unity
(c) Polar coordinates

12. Degree of a polynomial

(a) Discussion of degree for division


(b) Special cases deg = 3, 4

13. Intermediate value theorem

14. Vieta’s formulas and Lagrange’s theorem

15. Roots and fundamental theorem of algebra

16. The division algorithm

17. The remainder theorem and factor theorem

18. Polynomials with integer and rational coefficient

19. Algebraic numbers

20. Irrational roots and complex roots (conjugates)

21. Rational root theorem and integer root theorem

22. Multivariable factor theorem

23. Polynomial interpolation

(a) Lagrange interpolation


(b) Polynomial identity theorem

24. Descartes’ Rule of Signs

25. Newton’s Sums

2.3 Functional Equations


1. Surjective, injective, bijective

2. Monotone & bounded

3. Continuity

4. Even and odd

5. Existence and construction

6. Pexider & Vincze

7. Recurrence relations

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8. Separation of variables

9. Arithmetic functional equations

10. Fixed points

11. Functional inequalities

12. Periodic & trigonometric functions

13. Semi-periodic functions

14. Substitution

(a) Multiple substitution


(b) 1/x & −x
(c) Tangent
(d) Removable substitution
i. x = y & x = −y

15. Induction

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