BARD MATH CIRCLE

Category: CAMP2014

  • 2014 Staff

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    Instructors:   Here’s our talented staff of educators from Summer 2014! Senior Instructors: Erin Toliver After earning degrees in mathematics from Bard and Dartmouth Colleges, Erin became a math teacher at Saint Ann’s School in Brooklyn, NY. Now living in Toronto, she funnels her mathematical creativity into knitting, sewing, and crocheting projects.  She enjoys cooking,…

  • C.A.M.P. is over, for now!

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    Our first Bard Math Circle Summer C.A.M.P. was a success! We enjoyed a week of exciting mathematics with 23 middle school students the week before the school year, and you can read Justin’s reports on each day of the program in previous posts. If you are interested in next summer’s program, please join our email list,…

  • Day 5

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    Today was our last day together! Although we had to part ways today, I’m sure that our mathematicians will continue their explorations within mathematics wherever they may go. To help you on your way, here are some resources you might be interested in: Books: Martin Gardener Books  Shapes Space and Symmetry  The Code Book  The…

  • Day 4

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    Today was a day filled with shapes and colors of all sorts! In our Problem Solving module, we explored the volume and surface area of several Menger cubes. Using interlocking colored cubes to help us visualize the first step of creating a Menger sponge, we used patterns in the rise and fall of the volume…

  • Day 3

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    We are halfway through our time together, and we have built up our mathematical muscles with our Puzzles and Logic, Problem Solving, Computer Science, Proofs and Investigations, and Mathematical Artifacts modules. In fact, when I went to the doctor today, he told me that every day I go to Bard Math CAMP, the Math Lobe…

  • Day 2

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    Today in Puzzles and Logic, we shared a series of related mathematical games that involved sequentially taking coins from a pile. The “Don’t be greedy” game and the “Don’t be greedier” game are both known as games of “Nim”. Together, we discovered some strategies that are sure to succeed, as well as some winning and…

  • Day 1

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    Things got off to a great start today, as our mathematicians started with a coin division problem that led to some interesting revelations about strategy and rationality. The problem, famously known as the Pirate game, asks how five pirates can distribute a treasure chest of gold amongst themselves using a set voting system. If you…

  • Bard Math Circle Day 0

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    It’s the day before Bard Math CAMP, and our resident mathematicians have been busy getting ready for arrival day. The 0’s need to be properly inflated, our curly bracket’s (For our Computer Science minions) must be gone over with a curling iron, and our Greek letter’s must be taken out, sorted, and thoroughly dusted. Despite…

  • We’ve opened the waiting list!

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    Update: The program is now full. Students can now apply to join our waiting list. If spots open, we’ll invite students off of the waiting list.

  • About the Bard Math Circle Summer Camp

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    When? Monday August 25th through Friday August 29th, from 9 AM to 3:30 PM each day. Where? Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson.Who? Mid-Hudson Valley students entering 7th and 8th grade in September 2014 are encouraged to apply. We have spots for 20 students.  If you’re interested in applying we suggest that you do so early! Tuition? $150…

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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