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  • Download a Bard Math Circle flyer!

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    Click here to download this flyer (PDF).

  • Euclid the Game

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    A really nice website just stumbled upon is Euclid the Game. This game starts by challenging you to construct an equilateral triangle, given a segment, with just 3 simple tools that approximate a straightedge and compass. From there, you progress through some standard constructions that everyone should know (but none do, of course – that…

  • Bard Math Circle Survey – please participate!

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    Dear Math Circle Participant, Please help us measure the impact of our math circles by participating in the following math circle survey: Math Circle Survey: http://goo.gl/vO77DM This survey is being conducted by the National Association of Math Circles (NAMC), a program of the Math Science Research Institute (MSRI) of Berkeley, CA. The Bard Math Circle has…

  • Chess in the Clove

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    Saturday, May 10, 2014 Platte Clove School Chess Club 2255 Platte Clove Road, Elka Park, NY 12427 Swiss Tournament Challenge Three Grade Groupings: 1-3;4-6;7-8 Unrated—5 RoundsNo Entry FeeTrophies to Top 3 in Each Group Team Awards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place Medals to All with 2.5 or More Points Certificates for All! Free Refreshments…

  • Pi-Ku – Pi Day Haiku!

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    Bailey Middle School held a Pi-Ku contest, and math teacher Sheila Shaffer reports that they received over 100 entries in two categories: Use of imagery Really about pi/circles/etc The directions were that it had to be about circles. And now the winners! Imagery winner- Indira Delacorte (6th grade)       Undisturbed      …

  • Summer Math Programs

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    It’s time to start thinking of the summer. Many students attend summer academic programs, and here are lists of the math camps that have the best reputations across the country: AMS Epsilon Program list of Summer Math Camps and Programs for Students National Association of Math Circles Summer program listing Art of Problem Solving Mathematics…

  • Supporting your Child as a High Achiever in Math and Science

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    While students took the AMC 8 Exam at Bard College on November 19, 2013, parents were invited to attend a panel discussion on Supporting your Child as a High Achiever in Math and Science. Here is some information about the panel members, panel discussion, and additional information sheets below. PANEL MEMBERS Halle Kananack, (moderator) math…

  • Have you read your Math Munch lately?

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    Hello Math Lovers, It looks like Summer is slowly coming to a close, and the Bard Math Circle will be phasing back into action over the next month. As we wait for that, I’d like to ask you, Have you read your Math Munch lately? Math Munch is a weekly review of the mathematical web,…

  • SPMPS in the news

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    Bard released a very nice article about the Summer Program in Mathematical Problem Solving. Go ahead and read the article: A Summer Math Haven for New York City Children While the program was in session, I provided updates to the Bard community, and among the many wonderful and supportive responses was this question: Curiously do…

  • Paper Plate Polyhedra – December 2012 Circle

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    Here are some pictures of our activity from December, 2012: Paper Plate Polyhedra. It’s amazing what you can do with a simple paper plate! A tip if you’re rushing out to buy paper plates: the cheaper the better for this one. The super fancy and durable plates don’t fold so well. Polygonal Flower as a…

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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