Stony Brook MathCamp 2021

Each day from 9-5, there will be a session running for the classes, which will remain active when classes are not in session. Think of this as the "classroom" where the classes will take place, but also where you can talk to other students or instructors between/before/after classes. The link to the session is

Mathcamp 2021 classroom

If you like this MathCamp, you might be interested in the Della Pietra High School Applied Math Program, on several Saturdays in the Fall and Spring.

Monday
zoom recording passcode= 6@5z7zU#
9:30-10:45	Lisa Marquand	Cryptography I	Here is some material for the class. Make a copy in a way that you can mark it up (printed or electronically).
11:15-12:30	Ben Wu	Game Theory I	Here are the notes from this class.
1:45- 3:00	Kimberly Janowski	Excel I
3:30- 4:45	Daniela Galvez-Cepeda	Vectors	Here is an outline and an exercise.
Today we will have some KenKen puzzles. Here are several for you to try: KenKen #1ab, KenKen #2ab, KenKen #3ab, KenKen #4ab, KenKen #5ab, KenKen #6ab, or you can play online.
Tuesday
zoom recording passcode= X4A+3Qff
9:30-10:45	Dylan Galt	Topology I	Watch this Numberphile video with the mathematician Tadashi Tokeida. He explores interesting surfaces that can be constructed by cutting and gluing paper. These playful constructions are related to many fundamental ideas in the field of topology, which we will be discussing.
11:15-12:30	Jin-Cheng Guu	Enumeration & Recursion I
1:45- 3:00	Shamuel Auyeung	Complex Numbers
3:30- 4:45	Timothy Alland	Dynamical Systems	See this video from Veritasium about the logistic map, the Mandelbrot set, and chaos, and also see this zoom into the Mandelbrot set. Here are the notes from this session.
Today we have Suko. Here are some for you to try: Suko #1, Suko #2, Suko #3, Suko #4, Suko #5, Suko #6, Suko #7, Suko #8, Suko #9, Suko #10 or you can play online.
Wednesday
zoom recording passcode= +6SOg6K?
9:30-10:45	Lisa Marquand	Cryptography II	Here are the notes from this session.
11:15-12:30	Kimberly Janowski	Excel II
1:45- 3:00	Tobias Shin	Cardinality & Infinite Sets	A story about Hilbert's Hotel Infinity. Also, see this Veritasium video.
3:30- 4:45	Ben Wu	Game Theory II	Here are the notes from this session.
Since you are all now crypto-experts, here are some Ciphers (also known as "crypto-quotes"): Cipher #1, Cipher #2, Cipher #3, Cipher #4, Cipher #5, or you can generate one online.
Thursday
zoom recording passcode= 894*VjUq
9:30-10:45	Dylan Galt	Topology II
11:15-12:30	Jin-Cheng Guu	Enumeration & Recursion II	Here are the notes from this session.
12:30- 1:30	Emilio Del Valle	SBU Admissions	A visit by a Stony Brook admissions counselor
1:45- 3:00	Timothy Alland	Introduction to Groups	See the Wikipedia page about what a group is. Here are the notes from this session.
3:30- 4:45	Shamuel Auyeung	The Pigeonhole Principle	Here are the notes from this session.
Finally, we have Two Not Touch (aka "StarBattle"). TwoNotTouch #1+2, TwoNotTouch #3+4, TwoNotTouch #5+6, TwoNotTouch #7+8, TwoNotTouch #9+10, TwoNotTouch #11+12, or you can play online.
Friday
zoom recording passcode= BezK%94
9:30-10:45	Lisa Marquand	Cryptography III	Here are the notes from this session.
11:15-12:30	Kimberly Janowski	Excel III
As a parting gift, here are some Kakuro puzzles (aka Cross-sums): Kakuro #1, Kakuro #2, Kakuro #3, Kakuro #4, Kakuro #5, Kakuro #6, Kakuro #7, Kakuro #8, or, of course, you can do them online.