MathPath
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MathPath is a mathematics enrichment summer program for middle schoolers aged 11-14. It is four weeks long, and moves to a new location each year. MathPath is visited by world-renowned mathematicians such as John Horton Conway and Paul Zeitz.
History
MathPath was founded in 2002 by George Rubin Thomas, who had previously founded Mathcamp. His goal was to help gifted middle schoolers learn by teaching math that these students would not otherwise get the opportunity to learn.
Subjects
Some topics that students learn at MathPath include history of math, mathematical writing, Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry, knot theory, and number theory. Students also have the opportunity to prepare for contest such as MathCounts or the AMC contests.
Staff
Each staff member has an in-camp nickname.
- George Thomas (or Dr. T) is the official owner and founder of the camp.
- Christopher (unknown) (or Kip) is the camp supervisor.
- Each year, there are six counselors who vary from year to year.
- Glen Van Brummelen (or Glen) is an expert in the history of Greek and other early mathematics.
- John Horton Conway is the inventor of Surreal numbers and Conway's Game of Life among other things.
- Thomas Drucker (or Coach D) is a professor of mathematics at the University of Wisconsin and the editor of Perspectives of the History of Mathematical Logic.
- Robin Hartshorne is an Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at UC Berkeley and author of Projective Geometry (1967), Algebraic Geometry (1977), and Geometry: Euclid and Beyond (2000).