BARD MATH CIRCLE

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  • Admissions is open for C.A.M.P. 2015!

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    We are pleased to announce that we will be holding our second summer of C.A.M.P.! The application is in the “How to Apply” tab and we encourage you to apply! About: The Bard Math Circle Summer C.A.M.P. (Creative and Analytic Math Program) is a week-long mathematics enrichment program that will expose students to challenging and…

  • C.A.M.P. is over, for now!

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    Our first Bard Math Circle SummerĀ 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, Iā€™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 BooksĀ  Shapes Space and SymmetryĀ  The Code BookĀ  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 ā€œDonā€™t be greedyā€ game and the ā€œDonā€™t be greedierā€ game are both known as games of ā€œNimā€. 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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    Itā€™s the day before Bard Math CAMP, and our resident mathematicians have been busy getting ready for arrival day. The 0ā€™s need to be properly inflated, our curly bracketā€™s (For our Computer Science minions) must be gone over with a curling iron, and our Greek letterā€™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.

  • BARD COLLEGE MATH CIRCLE TO HOST WEEKLONG SUMMER CAMP IN AUGUST

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    camp.bardmathcircle.org ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.ā€“ā€“The Bard Math Circle is sponsoring a unique opportunity for fun and learning at a weeklong summer camp for middle school students during the last week in August. Held on the Bard College campus, the summer program offers a wide variety of activities and programs designed to excite, nurture, and further develop the…

Japheth Wood

Iā€™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)! Iā€™ve been teaching math at CAMP since the first year, making sure our math theme has a connection to art and computer. Itā€™s fun to show students math that they donā€™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. Iā€™ve written 2 books for teachers and parents called ā€œAdding Math, Subtracting Tensionā€ (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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