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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Math Classes & Clubs
Please share on this thread any math related classes or clubs that you would recommend.
Please include any website or contact info if you have them, and if you would mind if people contact you directly for more information.
There are now two Russian math schools in Lexington now. One, The Russian Math School on Bedford Street (they are also hosting Math Kangaroo) and two, the Math Studio for Engaging Learning on Militia Drive.
I can speak for the Math Studio, the owner/teacher Anna Talitskaya is amazing. We've been going there since they opened last year and my girls have benefited tremendously. Let her know I recommended you and she will give you a free preview lesson.
There is also The Math Club of Lexington which is fantastic. If you have a math minded child they would definitely benefit by any of these incredible programs!
Carrie Boyd Russian School of Math, Lexington 57 Bedford Street, Suite 230, Lexington, MA, 02420 (781) 859-7444 (781) 538-5819
Math Studio at Lexington 1 Militia Dr., Suite 6, Lexington (781)799-2054
The Math Club Lexington, Massachusetts 781.860.9012
Moody's Math Challenge http://m3challenge.siam.org/
Designed to pique high-schoolers’ interest in real-world mathematics, the Internet-based Challenge gives participants 14 hours to solve a genuine problem—be it social, political, financial, or otherwise relevant to their lives—using applications of mathematics. The problem is completely unknown to teams until they log in on their chosen day during Challenge weekend. Teams may download the problem at 7:00 a.m. and have until 9:00 p.m. that night to research the topic, gather data, develop assumptions and analyses, establish mathematical models, and present their findings, using help from any free, publicly available, and inanimate sources of information.
Once all of the teams upload their solutions, the work begins for more than 80 PhD-level mathematicians, whose job it is to read and pare down the hundreds of submissions to just the very best that qualify for prizes. Judging occurs in three stages. An initial triage phase eliminates at least two-thirds of the total number of submissions, followed by a second stage that calibrates the remaining papers to identify the most outstanding. About 40 teams will be distinguished with prizes. The final rank order of the top six teams is determined at the third stage, which involves in-person presentations at Moody’s Corporation headquarters in Manhattan on Thursday, April 28. Winners receive scholarship prizes totaling $100,000 at an awards ceremony immediately following their presentations.
For more information about Moody's Mega Math Challenge, visit http://m3challenge.siam.org.
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The Moody's Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to supporting a variety of nonprofit education, health and human services, civic, and arts and culture programs. Established by Moody's Corporation in 2001, the Foundation's primary area of giving is secondary and higher education with a focus on mathematics, economics, and finance. Further information is available at philanthropy.moodys.com.
About the Organizer The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), headquartered in Philadelphia , serves and advances the disciplines of applied mathematics and computational science by publishing a variety of books and prestigious peer-reviewed research journals, by conducting conferences, and by hosting activity groups in various areas of mathematics. It is an international society of over 13,000 applied and computational mathematicians and computer scientists, as well as other scientists and engineers. Members are researchers, educators, students, and practitioners from 90 countries working in industry, government, laboratories, and academia. The Society, which also includes nearly 500 academic and corporate institutional members, SIAM provides many opportunities for students including regional sections and student chapters. Further information is available at www.siam.org.
Karthika Muthukumaraswamy Project Public Awareness Moody's Mega Math Challenge http://M3Challenge.siam.org
Public Awareness Officer Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics ( SIAM ) 3600 Market Street , 6th Floor Philadelphia , PA 19104 USA Ph: 267-350-6383 Fax: 215-387-5494/ 215-386-7999 www.siam.org @SIAMConnect
There are now two Russian math schools in Lexington now. One, The Russian Math School on Bedford Street (they are also hosting Math Kangaroo) and two, the Math Studio for Engaging Learning on Militia Drive.
ReplyDeleteI can speak for the Math Studio, the owner/teacher Anna Talitskaya is
amazing. We've been going there since they opened last year and my girls have benefited tremendously. Let her know I recommended you and she will give you a free preview lesson.
There is also The Math Club of Lexington which is fantastic.
If you have a math minded child they would definitely benefit by any of
these incredible programs!
Carrie Boyd
Russian School of Math, Lexington
57 Bedford Street, Suite 230, Lexington, MA, 02420
(781) 859-7444
(781) 538-5819
Math Studio at Lexington
1 Militia Dr., Suite 6, Lexington
(781)799-2054
The Math Club
Lexington, Massachusetts
781.860.9012
Moody's Math Challenge
ReplyDeletehttp://m3challenge.siam.org/
Designed to pique high-schoolers’ interest in real-world mathematics, the Internet-based Challenge gives participants 14 hours to solve a genuine problem—be it social, political, financial, or otherwise relevant to their lives—using applications of mathematics. The problem is completely unknown to teams until they log in on their chosen day during Challenge weekend. Teams may download the problem at 7:00 a.m. and have until 9:00 p.m. that night to research the topic, gather data, develop assumptions and analyses, establish mathematical models, and present their findings, using help from any free, publicly available, and inanimate sources of information.
Once all of the teams upload their solutions, the work begins for more than 80 PhD-level mathematicians, whose job it is to read and pare down the hundreds of submissions to just the very best that qualify for prizes. Judging occurs in three stages. An initial triage phase eliminates at least two-thirds of the total number of submissions, followed by a second stage that calibrates the remaining papers to identify the most outstanding. About 40 teams will be distinguished with prizes. The final rank order of the top six teams is determined at the third stage, which involves in-person presentations at Moody’s Corporation headquarters in Manhattan on Thursday, April 28. Winners receive scholarship prizes totaling $100,000 at an awards ceremony immediately following their presentations.
For more information about Moody's Mega Math Challenge, visit http://m3challenge.siam.org.
# # #
The Moody's Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to supporting a variety of nonprofit education, health and human services, civic, and arts and culture programs. Established by Moody's Corporation in 2001, the Foundation's primary area of giving is secondary and higher education with a focus on mathematics, economics, and finance. Further information is available at philanthropy.moodys.com.
About the Organizer
The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), headquartered in Philadelphia , serves and advances the disciplines of applied mathematics and computational science by publishing a variety of books and prestigious peer-reviewed research journals, by conducting conferences, and by hosting activity groups in various areas of mathematics. It is an international society of over 13,000 applied and computational mathematicians and computer scientists, as well as other scientists and engineers. Members are researchers, educators, students, and practitioners from 90 countries working in industry, government, laboratories, and academia. The Society, which also includes nearly 500 academic and corporate institutional members, SIAM provides many opportunities for students including regional sections and student chapters. Further information is available at www.siam.org.
Karthika Muthukumaraswamy
Project Public Awareness
Moody's Mega Math Challenge
http://M3Challenge.siam.org
Public Awareness Officer
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics ( SIAM )
3600 Market Street , 6th Floor
Philadelphia , PA 19104 USA
Ph: 267-350-6383
Fax: 215-387-5494/ 215-386-7999
www.siam.org
@SIAMConnect
Very impressive!
ReplyDeleteRussian School of Mathematics - RSM
SAT Average
RSM 11th Graders'
774/ 800
Nation's average: 518
J.Hopkins CTY Average
RSM 7-8th Graders'
672 / 800