Camp Euclid - A Mathematics Research Camp
Difficulty Level: U N K N O W N
Meet and Collaborate Online
Camp Euclid is a mind-tingling mathematics research program for youth. Participants will encounter solution-defying math problems (which have never been solved before). Mull over and grapple with tantalizingly difficult math problems within a circle of fellow researchers . . . .
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Gauss
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600-Cell
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Polychoron
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Reeb foliation
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Alexander Horned Sphere
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Clifford attractor
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Fractal
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Bitruncated cubic honeycomb
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Cantellated 600-cell
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Hypatia
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Julia Set
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Menger sponge
Program Description
Your Group
You must be >= 13 years old and <= 19 years old, to participate. Before camp begins, you will be assigned to a small group of fellow participants - your research group. Friends may request to be assigned to the same group during the pre-registration process.
The Mentors
Camp mentors are undergraduates, or have undergraduate or graduate degrees in math; each mentor is an active researcher. Your group will be co-mentored by at least one postdoctoral-level mentor and two postdoctoral/graduate/undergraduate-level mentors.
Location
Camp participants meet and collaborate online.
You may participate from virtually anywhere!
Time Commitment
The camp is 6-weeks-long, with 4 hours per week of seminar meetings, plus 6+ hours per week of thinking, writing and informal collaboration.
Activities
You will investigate unsolved problems in mathematics.
As a group, you will choose a few initial research topics during the first week of camp - your mentors will help. Afterwards, your topics may evolve as your research progresses . . . .
You will
- make conjectures and try to prove them;
- alter your conjectures and try to prove those;
- explore examples;
- try to construct counter-examples;
- try to prove special cases;
- try to prove more general cases; and
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exercise your analytical skills, communication and writing skills, concentration, acuity, intuition and creativity.
In the process, you will gain practical experience with constructing mathematical proofs while exploring/creating the topics which arise.
Visit U N S O L V E D :, our wiki about unsolved problems in mathematics,
for examples of research topics - but the possibilities are endless . . . .
Click here for some tips on doing mathematics research.
The Camp Seminar
Your group will meet regularly with your mentors in a virtual meeting room - a time to brainstorm together and to "talk math" :)
Your Research Journal
The Camp Blog
You will share your mathematical musings on the camp blog.
The Camp Wiki
Your group will work together to document your group's discoveries on the camp wiki.
Technical Requirements and Details
You will need a broadband-connected computer with a web cam and a headset microphone to log in to the camp's online meeting rooms.
Our online meeting and collaboration tools are very user-friendly.
The Camp's Virtual Research Environment
During seminar and other ad hoc camp meetings, your group will
- video/audio/text chat;
- share electronic documents (e.g. image files, pdf's, links, etc.);
- create/edit documents collaboratively; and
- brainstorm on collaborative sketchpads.
Between online meetings, you will collaborate via the blog and wiki.
As a group, together, you will encounter and wrangle with the U N S O L V E D . . . .
Participant Testimonials
See below to learn how past participants describe Camp Euclid!
History
Our first camp was in the summer of 2010. We have, approximately, 125 alumni!
Details
Summer 2021 Dates
July 5 - August 13
Weekly Schedule
During pre-registration, groups will be assigned and meeting times scheduled.
Tuition and Financial Aid
The tuition is $1400. Our grant program aims to enable students to participate irrespective of financial need.
Grants and Scholarships
Admission/Scheduling is need-blind.
During pre-registration, after being assigned to a group, every prospective participant may apply for scholarships and need-based tuition waivers, if any.
Euclid Lab is a nonprofit, publicly supported 501(c)(3) organization. Tuition and financial aid funds may vary per camp. In past camps, every prospective participant's financial need has been met.
How to Apply
Apply by the fifth Saturday before camp begins!
Click here for details on how to apply + for Camp Euclid!