Welcome to the Montlake Math Challenge! The MMC is an after school program for students who love math and want to expand their mathematical knowledge. The program's goal is to introduce students to exciting mathematical ideas that are not part of the standard curriculum. We will emphasize a hands-on learning environment in which students will explore new concepts in small groups.
Meeting Times: Friday, 3:30-4:30
Location: Room 9 (Mr. Schultz' classroom)
Instructors: Eric Nitardy, Katia Nepom
Contact Information: nithardt [at] u [dot] washington [dot] edu
About instructors:
Eric Nitardy: After working in the horticulture industry for many years, Eric has rekindled a childhood interest in mathematics and is retraining to teach it. He is a recent graduate of the University of Washington where he participated in and later became a teaching assistant in the University’s Honors Math Program. This last year, Eric was the math department’s outstanding Bachelor of Science graduate and plans to attend graduate school in Education in 2010. He looks at Math as bit of an art and a bit of a science but always challenging and fun.
Katia Nepom: Katia Nepom is a first year undergraduate student at the University of Washington studying computer science, math and psychology. She has been participating in math clubs, math circles and math competitions starting in middle school and lead the high school math club for her junior and senior year. In her free time you are likely to find her ballroom dancing, playing Frisbee, eating, or solving math puzzles.
Announcements:
- 10-30-09: First worksheet on Logic Puzzles ( LaTex version ).
- 10-23-09: Here is a copy of the week's worksheet on
NIM ( LaTex version ).
- Our first meeting will be October 23th (rescheduled from October 16 because of the TEAM III camping trip).
- Math challenge flyer from the Bulletin: Flyer
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