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| − | |width="15%"| | + | |width="15%"| 8:00 || Breakfast |
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| − | | 8: | + | | 8:45 || History of Mathematics |
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| − | | 9: | + | | 9:45 || Breakout Session (Small group topics such as Rubik's cube group theory, number theory, etc) |
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| − | | | + | | 11:00 || Visiting Speaker Plenary (Lecture to everyone) |
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| − | | | + | | 12:15 || Lunch |
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| − | | | + | | 1:00|| Free Time |
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| − | | | + | | 3:00|| Writing mini-plenary |
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| − | | 3: | + | | 3:30|| Breakout Session |
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| − | | 5:00|| Wrap-up, Announcements | + | | 5:00|| Problem of the Day, Wrap-up, Announcements |
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| 5:30|| Dinner | | 5:30|| Dinner | ||
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| − | | 6:30|| | + | | 6:30|| Recreational activities (soccer, swimming, tennis, chess, work on math problems, etc) |
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| − | | | + | | 8:30|| Everyone back in the dorm |
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| − | | 9:30|| | + | | 9:30|| Dorm Meetings |
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| − | | 10: | + | | 10:15|| Lights out, quiet |
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Revision as of 00:46, 18 September 2010
MathPath is a mathematics summer program for students aged eleven through fourteen lasting four weeks. A qualifying quiz is necessary to gain admission. MathPath is centered around mathematical exploration. It is generally located in a different college campus each year, and the fee is an amount from $3000-$4500 depending on the income of the applicant's family.
Typical day
| 8:00 | Breakfast |
| 8:45 | History of Mathematics |
| 9:45 | Breakout Session (Small group topics such as Rubik's cube group theory, number theory, etc) |
| 11:00 | Visiting Speaker Plenary (Lecture to everyone) |
| 12:15 | Lunch |
| 1:00 | Free Time |
| 3:00 | Writing mini-plenary |
| 3:30 | Breakout Session |
| 5:00 | Problem of the Day, Wrap-up, Announcements |
| 5:30 | Dinner |
| 6:30 | Recreational activities (soccer, swimming, tennis, chess, work on math problems, etc) |
| 8:30 | Everyone back in the dorm |
| 9:30 | Dorm Meetings |
| 10:15 | Lights out, quiet |
History
George Rubin Thomas founded MathPath in 2002 as a math program for students aged 11 to 14. The name MathPath was suggested by Professor John Conway, who has been a guest lecturer at the camp since 2002.
See also
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