Workshop
| Registration Deadline: | December 18, 2004 almost 9 years ago |
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| To apply for Funding you must register by: | September 16, 2004 about 9 years ago |
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- Titu Andreescu
- Helmer Aslaksen
- Mira Bernstein
- George Berzsenyi
- Thomas Davis
- Wade Ellis
- Mary Fay-Zenk
- Zuming Feng
- Dmitri Fomin
- Joseph Gallian
- Igor Ganichev
- John Howe
- Ellen Kaplan
- Robert Kaplan
- Kiran Kedlaya (University of California, San Diego)
- Harvey Keynes
- Fu Liu (University of California, Davis)
- Maksim Maydanskiy
- Robert Megginson (University of Michigan)
- Walter Mientka
- Steve Olson
- Natalya Prokhorova
- Thomas Rike
- Tom Roby
- Richard Rusczyk
- Paul Sally
- Timothy Sanders
- Mark Saul
- David Scott
- Alexander Soifer
- Rick Sommer
- James Tanton
- Abigail Thompson (University of California, Davis)
- Peter Trapa (University of Utah)
- Ravi Vakil (Stanford University)
- Samuel Vandervelde (St. Lawrence University)
- Melanie Wood
- Inna Zakharevich
- Joshua Zucker
The purpose of Mathematical Circles is to identify and cultivate mathematical talent at an early age, by working through challenging problems under the direction of academic research mathematicians Historically, Math circles led eventually to the start of many national and international math contests, culminating in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), initiated in Romania in 1959. This conference will bring together organizers of Math Circles, Competitions and Camps throughout the country in order to exchange ideas, present their activities to people interested in starting a circle and to establish a communications network providing resources and materials for Circles and Competitions. The organizers of several existing Math Circles will attend as well as people involved in competitions, academics in mathematics education as well as mathematical educators will be invited to add their perspectives on the effect of circles on the larger educational enterprise. The program will include workshops on math circles and training and prep camps, exposition of available materials, special sessions of the Berkeley and Boston Math Circles and a session on classroom adaptation directed toward teachers. Among those invited to this conference are Mira Bernstein, Tom Davis, Mary Fay-Zenk, Zuming Feng, Dmitri Fomin, John Howe, Ellen Kaplan, Robert Kaplan, Harvey Keynes, Tom Leighton, Bob Megginson, Steve Olson, Tom Rike, Richard Rusczyk, Alexander Soifer, Jim Tanton, Abigail Thompson, Ravi Vakil, Josh Zucker. We also have invited many recent olympiad competitors, their coaches and teachers. Interested teachers are especially urged to apply to attend this conference. If you would like to submit a poster for the Poster Session, please so inform workshops@msri.org. SCHEDULE OF SESSIONS Thursday, December 16 at MSRI, 2850 Telegraph Avenue 8:30-9:00 Morning Tea (Sixth Floor) 9:00-10:00 Session 1, Chair: Hugo Rossi MATH CIRCLES AND OLYMPIADS; HISTORICAL, CONCEPTUAL AND STRUCTURAL Dmitri Fomin, Bob Megginson , Steve Olson, Mark Saul, Alexander Soifer 10:15-11:00 Session 2, Chair: Zvezdelina Stankova DISCOVERING AND DEVELOPING MATHEMATICAL TALENT, PART I Wade Ellis, Bob Megginson, Tim Sanders 11:10-12:00 Session 3, Chair: Bob Megginson STUDY OF EXCEPTIONAL TALENT Carol Blackburn, Steve Olson, Jim Tanton 12:00-1:00 Lunch 1:00- 2:30 Session 4A, Chair: Tatiana Shubin THE BOSTON MATH CIRCLE Ellen Kaplan, Bob Kaplan 2:45- 3:45 Session 5, Chair: Paul Zeitz DISCUSSION OF VARIOUS APPROACHES AND POSSIBLE ADAPTATIONS Harvey Keynes, Joe Gallian, Walter Mientka 3:45-4:00 Afternoon Tea (Sixth Floor) 4:00- 5:30 Session 4B, Chair: Tatiana Shubin THE BERKELEY MATH CIRCLE Zvezdelina Stankova Friday, December 17 at MSRI, 2850 Telegraph Avenue 8:30-9:00 Morning Tea (Sixth Floor) 9:00- 10:30 Session 6, Chair: Steve Olson EXPERIENCES AS A MATH OLYMPIC COMPETITOR Igor Ganichev, Fu Liu, Maksim Maydanskiy, Melanie Wood, Inna Zakharevich 10:45-11:45 Session 7, Chair: Hugo Rossi DISCOVERING AND DEVELOPING MATHEMATICAL TALENT, PART 2 Helmer Aslaksen, George Berzsenyi, John Howe, David Scott, Sam Vandervelde 11:45-1:15 Lunch 1:15- 2:45 Session 8, Chair: Tatiana Shubin MATH CIRCLE MATERIALS AND PREPARATION: (1) Salt Lake City MC, Peter Trapa (2) San Diego MC, Richard Rusczyk (3) San Jose MC and BAMA, Tom Davis (4) South Alabama MC, Natalya Prokhorova 2:45-3:15 Afternoon Tea (Sixth Floor) 3:15-4:45 Session 9, Chair: Zvezdelina Stankova PANEL DISCUSSION OF MATH COMPETITIONS: PROBLEMS, GOOD AND BAD Kiran Kedlaya, Richard Rusczyk, Alexander Soifer, Ravi Vakil, Paul Zeitz, Josh Zucker 5:00-7:00 Poster Session Saturday, December 18 at MSRI, 2850 Telegraph Avenue 8:30-9:00 Morning Tea (Sixth Floor) 9:00 – 11:30 Session 10, Chair: Titu Andreescu OLYMPIAD TRAINING AND MATH CAMPS (1) COSMOS, Abigail Thompson (2) Canada/USA Mathcamp, Mira Bernstein (3) SUMaC, Rick Sommer (4) Ross Mathematics Program and ProMYS, Tom Roby (5) MOSP, Zuming Feng 11:30-1:00 Lunch 1:00 – 2:30 Session 11, Chair: John Howe PANEL DISCUSSION OF THE IMPACT OF MATH CIRCLES AND CAMPS ON CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION Mary Fay-Zenk, Tom Rike, Jim Tanton, Josh Zucker 2:30-3:00 Afternoon Tea (Sixth Floor) 3:00 – 4:00 Session 12, Chair: Bob Megginson DISCUSSION OF THE NETWORK OF MATH CIRCLES (INCLUDING A PARENTS’ ADVISORY GROUP)
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To apply for funding, you must register by the funding application deadline displayed above.
Students, recent Ph.D.'s, women, and members of underrepresented minorities are particularly encouraged to apply. Funding awards are typically made 6 weeks before the workshop begins. Requests received after the funding deadline are considered only if additional funds become available.
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MSRI has preferred rates at the Rose Garden Inn, depending on room availability. Reservations may be made by calling 1-800-992-9005 OR directly on their website. Click on Corporate at the bottom of the screen and when prompted enter code MATH (this code is not case sensitive). By using this code a new calendar will appear and will show the MSRI rate on all room types available.
MSRI has preferred rates at the Hotel Durant. Reservations may be made by calling 1-800-238-7268. When making reservations, guests must request the MSRI preferred rate. If you are making your reservations on line, please go to this link and enter the promo/corporate code MSRI123. Our preferred rate is $129 per night for a Deluxe Queen/King, based on availability.
MSRI has preferred rates of $149 - $189 plus tax at the Hotel Shattuck Plaza, depending on room availability. Guests can either call the hotel's main line at 510-845-7300 and ask for the MSRI- Mathematical Science Research Inst. discount; or go to www.hotelshattuckplaza.com and click Book Now. Once on the reservation page, click “Promo/Corporate Code“ and input the code: msri.
MSRI has preferred rates of $110 - $140 at the Berkeley Lab Guest House, depending on room availability. Reservations may be made by calling 510-495-8000 or directly on their website. Select “I am an individual traveler affiliated with MSRI”.
Additional lodging options may be found on our short term housing page.
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