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'''MathPath''' is a [[mathematics summer program]] for students aged eleven through fourteen lasting four weeks. A qualifying quiz is necessary to gain admission. MathPath is centered around mathematical exploration. It is generally located in a different college campus each year, and the fee is an amount from <nowiki>$3000-$4500</nowiki> depending on the income of the applicant's family. There is also a <nowiki>$20</nowiki> camp fee.
'''MathPath''' is a [[mathematics summer program]] for students aged 11 through 14 lasting four weeks. A qualifying test is necessary to gain admission. MathPath is centered around mathematical exploration. It is generally located on a different college campus each year.
 
The fee is <nowiki>$6300</nowiki>, but there is financial aid for tuition and travel to camp. For the 2011 program, financial aid can reduce the fee to <nowiki>$0</nowiki>, depending on family income.  For details about financial support, see the  [http://www.mathpath.org/fees.htm MathPath Fees Webpage].
 
During the years 2020 and 2021, MathPath was held virtual due to COVID-19.


== Typical day ==
== Typical day ==
{|
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|style="background:none !important;width:65pt;"| 7:45 || Breakfast
| 7:00 - 7:05 || Wake-up calls
|-
| 7:40 - 8:20 || Breakfast
|-
| 8:30 - 9:20 || History of Mathematics Plenary (as of 2025, held by either Glen Van Brummelen or Deborah Kent)
|-
| 9:30 - 10:35 || Breakout Session (Small group topics such as Graph Theory, Gripping Introduction to Algebraic Number Theory, Matrices and Graphs, etc.)
|-
| 10:45 - 11:35 || Visiting Speaker Plenary (Lecture to everyone)
|-
|-
| 8:15 || History of Mathematics
| 11:35 - 12:05 || Problem of the Day (PoD) and announcements and memes :D
|-
|-
| 9:30 || Breakout Session (Small group topics such as Rubik's cube group theory, number theory, etc)
| 12:15 - 1:15 || Lunch
|-
|-
| 10:30 || Visiting Speaker Lecture
| 1:20 - 1:35 || Math Conferencing Time
|-
|-
| 11:45 || Lunch
| 1:40 - 2:30 || Free Time
|-
|-
| 12:30|| Free Time
| 2:35 - 3:10 || Communication, Collaboration, and Culture Plenary
|-
|-
| 2:30|| Breakout Session
| 3:15 - 4:30 || Breakout Session
|-
|-
| 3:45|| Problem Solving Session (Ranges from MathCounts, AMC, AIME, approaching Pre-Olympiad)
| 4:45 - 5:30 || Problem of the Day Solution, Wrap-up, Announcements
|-
|-
| 5:00|| Wrap-up, Announcements, Problem of the Day
| 5:20 - 6:20 || Dinner
|-
|-
| 5:30|| Dinner
| 6:25 - 8:15 || Recreational activities (soccer, swimming, tennis, chess, work on math problems, etc.)
|-
|-
| 6:30|| Relatively Silent Sustained Mathematics (RSSM)
| 8:20 - 9:10 || Math Conferencing (Do Homework / POD)
|-
|-
| 7:30|| Recreational activities (soccer, swimming, tennis, etc)
| 9:15 - 9:30 || Meet with counselors
|-
|-
| 9:30|| Shower, Dorm Meetings
| 9:30 - 9:50 || Call parents
|-
|-
| 10:30|| Lights out
| 10:00 || Lights out, quiet
|}
|}


==History==
==History==
George Rubin Thomas founded MathPath in 2002 as a math program for students aged 11 to 15. The name MathPath was suggested by Professor John Conway, who has been a guest lecturer at the camp since 2002.
George Rubin Thomas founded MathPath in 2002 as a math program for students aged 11 to 14. The name MathPath was suggested by Professor John Conway, who was a guest lecturer at the camp since 2002 before he passed away. MathPath 2023 was located at University of Portland in Portland, Oregon.  


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [http://www.mathpath.org/ MathPath Website]
* [http://www.mathpath.org/ MathPath Website]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MathPath Wikipedia Article]
* [https://www.epsilonindia.org/ Epsilon India]


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Latest revision as of 17:51, 1 October 2025

MathPath is a mathematics summer program for students aged 11 through 14 lasting four weeks. A qualifying test is necessary to gain admission. MathPath is centered around mathematical exploration. It is generally located on a different college campus each year.

The fee is $6300, but there is financial aid for tuition and travel to camp. For the 2011 program, financial aid can reduce the fee to $0, depending on family income. For details about financial support, see the MathPath Fees Webpage.

During the years 2020 and 2021, MathPath was held virtual due to COVID-19.

Typical day

7:00 - 7:05 Wake-up calls
7:40 - 8:20 Breakfast
8:30 - 9:20 History of Mathematics Plenary (as of 2025, held by either Glen Van Brummelen or Deborah Kent)
9:30 - 10:35 Breakout Session (Small group topics such as Graph Theory, Gripping Introduction to Algebraic Number Theory, Matrices and Graphs, etc.)
10:45 - 11:35 Visiting Speaker Plenary (Lecture to everyone)
11:35 - 12:05 Problem of the Day (PoD) and announcements and memes :D
12:15 - 1:15 Lunch
1:20 - 1:35 Math Conferencing Time
1:40 - 2:30 Free Time
2:35 - 3:10 Communication, Collaboration, and Culture Plenary
3:15 - 4:30 Breakout Session
4:45 - 5:30 Problem of the Day Solution, Wrap-up, Announcements
5:20 - 6:20 Dinner
6:25 - 8:15 Recreational activities (soccer, swimming, tennis, chess, work on math problems, etc.)
8:20 - 9:10 Math Conferencing (Do Homework / POD)
9:15 - 9:30 Meet with counselors
9:30 - 9:50 Call parents
10:00 Lights out, quiet

History

George Rubin Thomas founded MathPath in 2002 as a math program for students aged 11 to 14. The name MathPath was suggested by Professor John Conway, who was a guest lecturer at the camp since 2002 before he passed away. MathPath 2023 was located at University of Portland in Portland, Oregon.

See also

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