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SigmaCamp 2019 semilabs posted!

Posted on Mon, 04/15/2019

SigmaCamp 2019 semilabs posted!

A preliminary list of SigmaCamp 2019 semilabs has been posted: http://sigmacamp.org/2019/semilabs
It includes our favorite semilabs from previous years such as Chemistry of Fire and some new semilabs, such as Constructing a Language.

This is work in progress, and minor changes are still possible.

SC 2019 registration is now open!

Posted on Fri, 03/01/2019

Registration for SigmaCamp 2019 is now open!

Please visit SigmaCamp 2019 application page for detailed instructions.
Application deadline is April 18, 2019.

Good luck to all applicants!

PoM 2018-19 winners

Posted on Thu, 02/28/2019

Congratulations to PoM 2018-19 Winners

Problem of the month contest for 2018-19 has completed. Our faculty have graded all submitted solutions and determined the winners. This year we have 3 winners in each of two age categories: 8th grade and below, and 9th grade and above.

Winners in Category 5 (8th grade and below) are: 

1. The First place and a $100 Amazon gift card are awarded to Mark Kovrizhkin (178 points)
2. The Second place and a $75 Amazon gift card are awarded to Maria Yaskina (153 points)
3. The Third place and a $50 Amazon gift card are awarded to Nicholas Eastwood (147 points)

Winners in Category 10 (9th grade and above) are:
1. The First place and $100 Amazon gift cards are awarded to Matthew Chekhlov (176 points)
2. The Second place and a $75 Amazon gift card are awarded to Daniel Salkinder (173 points)
3. The Third place and a $50 Amazon gift card are awarded to Samuel Rosner (165 points)

All winners will receive their gift cards by mail in the next few weeks. Diplomas and some special prizes will be awarded to all winners at the Opening Ceremony of SigmaCamp 2019!

SIgmaCamp 2019

Posted on Fri, 01/11/2019

SigmaCamp 2019

SigmaCamp 2019 will take place in our usual location (Silver Lake Conference Center near Sharon, CT) in the week of August 11 - 18. The registration will open in the second half of February; if you want to be informed when the registration opens, please sign up for our mailing list.

A short film about SigmaCamp

Posted on Sun, 06/10/2018

A short film about SigmaCamp

Ekaterina Eremenko, an award-winning documentary filmmaker known for her films about math and mathematicians, had visited SigmaCamp in August 2017, and had produced a short movie about us: The SigmaFilm.

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