Author: Bard Math Circle

  • C.A.M.P. 2017 Day 4

    Greetings! Our morning started off with AMC 8 prep questions, card games such as SET and tongues, a Rubik’s cube mosaic, and NIM.  The Rubik’s cube mosaic was pac man and four ghosts.  Students played these activities until 9:30, when it was time to go to class. In math class, we started by analyzing the…

  • C.A.M.P. 2017 Day 3

    Greetings! Today was our third day of Bard Math CAMP 2017!  Our day started off with distributing t-shirts at check-in because today was picture day!  We all gathered for a picture at 9:30 right outside the RKC. In math class, we found a number pattern that allowed us to divide any whole number by 9…

  • C.A.M.P. 2017 Day 2

    Greetings! Our day started off with activities such as SET, NIM, and a Rubik’s cube mosaic.  The design for the Rubik’s cube mosaic was the superman logo.  We then split into our  two groups and went to computer science class and math class. We started our class by figuring out the magic tricks that we…

  • C.A.M.P 2017 Day 1

    Greetings! We started our day ambitiously, playing a revised version of “set” where students all got the change to meet each other, after being assigned a “set” card and being sent out to meet two others who would complete a “set” trio. It’s the CAMP’s official opinion that the students were far better at achieving…

  • 2017 CAMP Staff

    Here is our 2017 CAMP staff!    Senior Staff    Frances Stern Frances teaches math to teachers and students in New York City, working with struggling students and those eager for more and deeper math.  She has a master’s degree in mathematics and has written two books for parents and teachers, both titled Adding Math, Subtracting Tension,…

  • Rubik’s Cube JAM

    The Bard Math Circle is hosting a Rubik’s Cube JAM this Wednesday, June 28th, 2-4pm at the new Red Hook Community Center, 59 Fisk Street, Red Hook. http://www.redhookcommunitycenter.org/ Beginners are welcome, and experienced cubers are invited to come meet other cubers. There will be 2×2 and 3×3 cubes for sale for $5 each. Kids under…

  • Bard Math Circle logo poll

    The Bard Math Circle is ten years old, and we’re freshening up our look! We want to hear from you as we upgrade our logo. Take our New Logo poll! 

  • 2017 AMC 10/12B Results

    We offered the AMC 10/12B Contests at Bard College on Wednesday, February 15, 2017. Nineteen students participated. You may find the questions, answers and solutions here: AoPS AMC 10B Wiki | AoPS AMC 12B Wiki The AMC 10/12B program featured the math contest, pizza, and a math talk by Bard math professor Lauren Rose on…

  • Math Circle programs for March 2017

    Join us this month for our March Math Circle Programs: Tivoli Math Circle  Location: 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583 Date: Friday, March 3rd Time: 4:00 until 5:30 pm Kingston Math Circle  Location: 55 Franklin Street, Kingston, NY 12401 Date: Saturday, March 11th Time: 1:00 until 3:00 pm Registration Rubik’s Cube Club  Location: Bard College in…

  • Spring 2017 Math Circle Programs

    A belated Happy New Year from the Bard Math Circle to you! We are ready to hit the ground running with several events coming up soon. See below for information on our Library Programs, Competitions, Rubik’s Cube Club and CAMP Library Programs We have two library programs this month. Tivoli Free Library Our February Math Circle at the Tivoli Free Library…

Japheth Wood

I’m Japheth Wood (he/him), the Bard Math CAMP co-director, and a math professor at Bard College. CAMP (which is an acronym for Creative and Analytical Math Program) is a very special week of the year for our young math community. It's inspiring to see our students return year after year. This is our 11th summer of CAMP! We're back once again on the idyllic Bard College campus in Annandale-on-Hudson, and thankful to the CAMP students, parents, and staff, for making this mathemagical week happen. Notably, we've (finally) had our first CAMP reunion this past June, an event that I know will grow to be an integral part of what we do.

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Frances Stern

My name is Frances Stern (she/her/hers)! I’ve been teaching math at CAMP since the first year, making sure our math theme has a connection to art and computer. It’s fun to show students math that they don’t see in school. I've retired from daily teaching but continue to teach for the New York Math Circle & students who are seeking more math in their lives. My hobbies include learning to draw, paint, & juggle, reading, walking & folk dancing. I’ve written 2 books for teachers and parents called “Adding Math, Subtracting Tension” (for different age-ranges of children). They pay as much attention to how to keep out of a fight (what many parents told me is a problem) as they do to math.

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