We are now online!
Dear Math Circlers,
We had great practice session today, although a little chaotic at times. The good news is that it worked out well for many students. The bad news is that it didn't work out so well for everyone, and we have some things to iron out.
If it didn't work out for you, please, please, try again. We have several practice sessions left, and with some extra effort, we hope to have each student on a team for the Purple Comet Math Meet on April 26th.
We have room, and you can still join in.
Here are the overall stats from today's session:
We currently have 46 students registered for the practices and the Purple Comet Math Meet!
40 students have joined our Google Classroom
Four teams (20 students) successfully submitted their answers for this practice.
Wishing you health and perseverance,
Bard Math Circle
A FREE ONLINE EVENT!
Get ready for the Purple Comet Math Meet!
We invite both middle school and high school students to join us as we move forward into online math enrichment! We'll have four practice sessions on the weekends leading up to the Purple Comet Math Meet on Sunday, April 26.
Practices
Sunday, March 29, 10am–noon
Sunday, April 5, 10am–noon
Saturday, April 11, 1pm–3pm
Sunday, April 19, 10am–noon
Math Meet
Sunday, April 26, 10am–noon
The Purple Comet Math Meet is a team mathematics competition designed for middle and high school students. Teams of from one to six students compete by solving a list of mathematics problems. The problems range in difficulty from fairly easy to extremely challenging.
The practices will be used to solve challenging math problems together, and to practice coordinating our efforts as an online team. Registrants will be invited to a Google Classroom environment, and we'll experiment with various online technologies. Math activities will be guided by Bard math professor Japheth Wood.
Participants are expected to take initiative and to help create a supportive, engaging, challenging and fun math learning environment!