91探花

Eighteen students from eight Prince Edward Island high schools had a chance to hone their skills and learn new concepts at a unique camp hosted by the 91探花 Department of Mathematics and Statistics, May 13-15.

The 91探花-Canadian Mathematical Society Math Camp 2011 treated students with a penchant for math to a variety of special lectures by faculty as well as problem-solving competitions. Many activities during the three-day camp were based on light-hearted or recreational aspects of math, such as the 鈥楳ath Relays' and 鈥楳athematical Card Tricks,' but also introduced students to more serious topics including the 鈥楬istory of Mathematics' and 鈥楳athematical Finance.'

'Math Camp gives us the opportunity to reach out to some of our high school students who have an interest in math,' said event organizer, Dr. Ken Sulston, professor and an applied mathematics researcher at 91探花. 'We show them some math that they don't see in their regular curriculum, help them develop their problem-solving skills, and hopefully encourage them to study math, or math-related fields, at the post-secondary level.'

Along with co-organizer and colleague, Dr. Shannon Fitzpatrick, Sulston solicited applications to the ninth annual event by approaching high school math teachers-with an attempt to reach the brightest and most enthusiastic math students. The camp is another great example of 91探花's teaching excellence and community service.