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COVID-19 Summer 2020

Summer 2020 Residential and Honors Camps will be held Online!

We are happy to announce that we will host online versions of both our residential Junior Summer Math Camp (JSMCR) and Honors Summer Math Camp (HSMC) this coming summer! We have cancelled our half-day Junior Summer Math Camp (JSMCH) in order to help our community slow the spread of COVID-19.

 

 

We had delayed sending out second-round acceptances to both camps until we finalized the format for our programs this summer. We will send out more acceptances soon, and will continue considering and accepting applications until April 15.  We expect the camps to be filled by that date. The camp fees have been reduced—to $1000 for the JSMCR and $3000 for the HSMC, with scholarships available for any student with financial need. 

 

We are now finalizing plans for both camps, and look forward to an exciting summer.  

 

A tentative outline of the JSMCR program is:

  1.   9:00  – 10:30 AM      Morning Class (via Zoom)
  2. 12:00  –   1:30 PM       Afternoon Class (via Zoom)
  3.   4:00  –   5:00 PM       Friday Colloquium
  4.   6:00  –   8:00 PM       Study group with a counselor (via Zoom) 
  5.   4:00  –   5:00 PM       Friday Colloquium
  6.   TBA                            Special tutorials about using Latex and Overleaf 
  7.   TBA                            Other social activities are still being planned

 

A tentative outline of the HSMC first-year program is:

  1.   9:00 – 10:15 AM        Number Theory class (via Zoom)
  2. 10:30 – 11:45 AM       Honors Seminar, two days a week (via Zoom)
  3.   1:00  –  2:25 PM        Mathematica Lab (via Zoom), Half the class will meet from 2:30 – 3:45 PM.
  4.   4:00  –  5:00 PM        Friday colloquium
  5.   6:00  –  8:00 PM        Study group with a counselor (via Zoom)  
  6.   TBA                            Special tutorials about using LaTeX and Overleaf 
  7.   TBA                            Other social activities are still being planned

 

A tentative outline for the HSMC second-year and third-year program is:

  1.    9:00  – Noon Research time,  Zoom meetings arranged with faculty mentor
  2.    1:00  –  2:15 PM       Analysis I 
  3.    2:30  –  3:45 PM       Abstract Algebra
  4.    4:00  –  5:00 PM       Friday colloquium
  5.    6:00  –  8:00 PM       Study group with a counselor (via Zoom) 
  6.    TBA                           Special tutorials about using Latex and Overleaf  
  7.    TBA                           Other social activities are still being planned

 

We plan to offer some flexibility regarding study group times for students who prefer to meet in the afternoon or later in the evening. This is something that each study group will need to plan.

 

We will make more information available as we finalize our plans.  We think that we will be able to maintain a wonderful learning community where students can work and grow together. I am looking to everyone – faculty, counselors, and students – for your help and suggestions to make this even better!

 

Please feel free to contact me anytime if you have questions or concerns.

Stay well!

 

All best wishes,

Max