Putnam rules for UCLA

• The competition is only open to regularly enrolled undergrad students who have not yet received their bachelor's degree. No student may participate more than 4 times. The results will be emailed, and all grades are final.
• The Putnam is in two sessions, Session A 08:00-11:00, and Session B 13:00-16:00.
• You must pre-register for Putnam at the MAA website and obtain a PIN. You will need this PIN for both the sessions.
• Bring your UCLA ID.
• Pencils, erasers, pens with blue and black ink are permitted. I strongly recommend using pens (or at the very least, very dark pencils) since the solutions will be scanned and emailed.
• Write only on one side of the paper since the scanning will be done one-sided.
• Books, calculators, rulers, compasses, computers are not permitted in the exam room.
• Cellphones, smart watches, etc, must be switched off and stowed away for the duration of the exam. (Since not all rooms at UCLA have clocks, consider wearing a non-electronic wristwatch to keep track of time.)
• I, as a proctor, will not provide any clarification in the exam. You must work independently during the exam.
• Justify the solutions to each problem. When working on a problem, do not refer to your work on a different problem.
• You may use the restroom at any time, but do not take anything outside the room. Leave your exam, and your belongings in the room when you go to the restroom.
• You will be provided white sheets. You can use them for writing your solutions or for scratch work.
• When submitting solutions, hand in the work you wish to have graded in order of the problem numbers, and with the pages for each solution in their proper order. Make certain to confirm your PIN, the problem number, and the page number for that solution. In front of each solution that you wish to submit for grading, place the appropriate cover sheet. Do not include scratch papers, blank papers, and the problem list; if you have not made any progress on a problem, do not include any solutions for that problem.
• Each of the solution sheets that you are submitting must be clearly labeled as follows. On the top of each page, write "PIN X, Problem Y, Page Z of W" where X is your PIN, Y is the problem number (A1-A6, B1-B6), W is the total number of pages (excluding the cover page) in your solution for this problem, and Z is the page number (Z is between 1 and W). However, do not write your name or university name anywhere on the solution sheets. Do not write anything on the cover sheets.
• Here is a specific example. Say your PIN is 123456, and in Session B, you solved or made progress on problems B1, B2, and B4, and wrote the solutions (one-sided) in 2, 1, and 3 pages, respectively. Then when submitting the Session B solutions, include only the following pages, in this exact order.
  • The cover page of Problem B1.
  • The two pages of solution of B1, labeled "PIN 123456, Problem B1, Page 1 of 2" and "PIN 123456, Problem B1, Page 2 of 2" on the top.
  • The cover page of Problem B2.
  • The single page solution of B2, labeled "PIN 123456, Problem B2, Page 1 of 1" on the top.
  • The cover page of Problem B4.
  • The three pages of solution of B4, labeled "PIN 123456, Problem B4, Page 1 of 3" and "PIN 123456, Problem B4, Page 2 of 3" and "PIN 123456, Problem B4, Page 3 of 3" on the top.