Our first Math Camp, a small trip into the world of mathematics...

Trip companions (in no particular order):

Kylan Chatman

Evan Davis

Irem Erturk

Idil Erturk

Timothy Evans

Daniel Filimon

Sam Glover

Issac Harris

Byron Joseph

Harshita Patel

Nadia Cazacu

Diana Cazacu

Baylie Portwood

Dyson Sallad

Adreea Trifas

Counselors

Lydia Ozier

Lindsay Yates

Guides

Dr. Rodica Cazacu

Dr. Marcela Chiorescu

Highlights of the trip

Monday, June 2, 2014

After we introduced ourselves we started the camp with our first assignment: "Can you draw math"

We discussed about infinity:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPA3bwVVzGI&list=PLl1G8HFzKx5B8NMNMmeXfuRkQn_Kfg_2s&index=6

...about Pi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fCTnF75AL0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPoj8lk9Fo4

We enjoyed solving tricky problems and riddles.

Our journey had a good start.

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Lydia, our tourist guide for the first part of the day, introduced us to Fibonacci and Pascal and some other great math stories.

Later we continued our path with:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTlw7fNcO-0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahXIMUkSXX0 (part 1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOIP_Z_-0Hs (part 2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14-NdQwKz9w (part 3)

We ended our day by awarding three of our best little math wizards who competed in our first international math competition, Math Kangaroo initiated by Dr. Rodica Cazacu.

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

We visited for a bit the land of Cryptography with Dr. Marcela Chiorescu:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7kEpw1tn50&src_vid=wo19Y4tw0l8&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_210945

and then we decoded our first cryptogram:

SCOOBY-DOO CRYPTOGRAM PUZZLES

Cryptogram puzzles are sentences or paragraphs that are encrypted with a letter substitution. In this case each of these puzzles is related to the old Scooby-Doo cartoon series Each puzzle uses different letter substitutions. An example of a letter substitution encryption may be: The word CARD could be encoded to XPQM if C=X, A=P, R=Q, D=M. Find the right letter substitutes to solve these printable cryptogram puzzles.

WNG XZYG RV WNG RJOEOXZP UGJOGU LZU UTRRIS-BRR, LNGJG ZJG SRK! OW LZU TJGZWGB OX XOXGWGGX UOFWS-XOXG ZXB ZOJGB VRJ WLR UGZURXU. OW JZX VRJ WLR YRJG UGZURXU OX WNG PZWG UGCGXWOGU ZXB NZU NZB YZXS OXTZJXZWORXU UOXTG WNGX.

We also visited the land of Topology with Dr. Rodica Cazacu.

We designed prints for our Math Camp t-shirt

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Dr. Rodica Cazacu started the day with a Kangoroo Math like competition.

Then we learned that i-Pads can be used not just for games but for some cool math games and riddles. We played: Pick-a-Path, Meerkath Math, Math Bugs, Mini-U Riddles and Mini-U Tongue-twisters.

Then the kids (and not only) had a BIG surprise at Ina Dillard Russell Library. They explored a 3-D printer!