The main part of SigmaCamp academic program are the Semilabs that combine theoretical (Seminar) and practical (Lab) parts in 90-minute session. Each semilab is a course, running for the five “regular” days of camp. Each student can attend 2 semilabs, one in the morning and one in the afternoon
Semilabs come in three difficulty lеvels.
Please consider the following guidelines when selecting semilabs you would like to attend at SigmaCamp:
Introductory level semilabs do not assume any prior knowledge on the topic
Intermediate level semilabs do not require any prior knowledge on the topic, but will generally be more challenging
Advanced level semilabs are the most challenging ones. They have prerequisites - a set of concepts you are expected to be familiar with prior to attending the semilab
Bacteria. We meet this word every day in our life. Most information tells us mainly that there are a lot of very nasty little creatures around us...
Everyone knows the shortest path between point A and point B is a straight line, but what if you live on a cube, on a sphere, or in a strangely...
Sometimes people want to keep their communications secret. Others, on the other hand, always want to break into other people's secrecy. This...
This semilab is aimed at those with little or no programming experience. We will learn the basics of Python scripting language, starting with the...
Although light is all around us and we rely on it constantly to interact with the world, this experience gives us little intuition about what...
Archimedes was arguably the greatest mathematician that ever lived on Earth. After he was killed by Romans, who conquered his native Syracuse,...
In this semilab, we will discuss the concept of algorithms, describe them mathematically, and turn them into Python programs. Our basic theme will...
The ancient art of paper folding, or origami, is well-known. But origami is more than art - there is also very interesting mathematics behind it....
It is in human nature to classify everything. Mathematically, all classifications are equally legitimate. Yet, in biology, only classification...
Theater physics -- a novel cross-disciplinary semi-lab, connecting natural sciences, sociology, and arts. One important question occupying the...
Do you know which of the sorting algorithms is behind the sort() method in your favorite programming language? Do you know what is under the hood...
We will study the most fun things mankind has invented: games, using some of its most powerful achievements: mathematics and computing. We will...
In this semilab, we will be engaged in the design of novel anti-coronavirus drugs. More concretely, we will be identifying small organic molecules...
Many algebraic and geometric concepts have their q-analogs, which play constantly growing role in mathematics. For example, if you assume yx = qxy...
Some chemical reactions occur very quickly (explosions!) while other reactions are slow, e.g., formation of rust. Some processes generate a lot of...