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Problem of the Month 2023-24 is open!

Problem of the Month 2023-24 is open!

We are excited to announce the beginning of SigmaCamp’s Problem of the Month 2023-2024 season! "Problem of the Month” (PoM) is an online multidisciplinary STEM competition that is open to everyone who is in 10th grade or younger, regardless of what state/country they live in. The goal of the PoM contest is to stimulate inquisitive minds and cultivate interest in science and math. The first set of problems is now available, with submission deadline of October 10th

SigmaCamp 2023 is around the corner

SigmaCamp 2023 is around the corner!

SigmaCamp 2023 is just around the corner! Key information:
- Drop Off: 2-3 PM August 13th
- Pick Up: 10-11 AM August 20th

Do bring: (details on this page)
- Watch (not electronic; there is no service at Silver Lake)
- Flashlight Water bottle with your name on it
- Bedding 

Do not bring:
- Electronics (including phones, laptops, e-readers, etc.)
- Valuables
- Food and drink

COVID regulations remidner:Campers will be tested upon arrival (antigen test). All staff and campers must be vaccinated unless they obtain a medical exemption from a doctor

Pi Day Event: Tour of R/V Atlantis and Q&A

Pi Day Event: Tour of R/V Atlantis and Q&A 8:30 PM EST

Time correction: Due to daylight savings, the event is moved one hour later, to 8:30 PM EST

Zoom link: https://sigmacamp-org.zoom.us/j/85946867712

We are excited to celebrate Pi Day with a once-in-a-lifetime glimpse into the in-the-field work on marine biologists Lena Yakubovskaya and Natasha Butkevich, researchers at Stony Brook University and instructors at SigmaCamp. Natasha and Lena are on a 6-week expedition in the Pacific studying Minimum Oxygen Zones and their effect on microbiology. Please join them via Zoom at 8:30 PM EST on March 14th to see the ship, meet Master Derek Bergeron - Captain of R/V Atlantis, and ask questions about SigmaCamp 2023. Visit the flyer page for details.

Application for SigmaCamp 2023 is now open!

Application for SigmaCamp 2023 is now open!

Please visit the application page for details.
The application deadline is April 15

Problem of the Month 2022-23 Season is Over

The 2022-2023 Problem of the Month season has come to an end.  We thank everyone for participation, and would like to congratulate our winners:

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

1. The Firs​​t place and a $100 Amazon gift card are awarded to

– Elizabeth Soldatenkov (146 points)

2. The Second place and a $75 Amazon gift card are awarded to

– Mark Kononenkov  (139 points)

3. The Third place and a $50 Amazon gift card are awarded to

– Eliana Mirkis  (127 points)

Lecture on Defensive Programming

Lecture on Defensive Programming

Sunday, January 22, at 3PM EST, the Computer Science Problem of the Month team will be hosting a lecture on defensive programming! Come learn about how to design code to handle any unexpected test cases that are thrown at it and make it as robust as possible. No advanced computer science knowledge required! You can join the lecture here: https://sigmacamp-org.zoom.us/j/7678155593 We'd love to see you there, and let us know if you have any questions!

SigmaCamp 2023 Dates and Location

SigmaCamp 2023 Dates and Location

SigmaCamp will take place at Silver Lake Camp and Retreat Center on August 13-20th! The application for SigmaCamp 2023 will open March 1st. Please sign up to our mailing list for updates.

SIgmaCamp SCREEM Halloween Event 2022

SIgmaCamp SCREEM Halloween Event 2022

We are excited to welcome you to the 2nd annual Sigma Campers’ REcreational Engineering Marathon (SCREEM), an in-person event at Stony Brook, NY, on October 29, 2022. Please visit https://sigmacamp.org/2022/screem for more details.

Computer Science Lecture on October 2nd

Computer Science Lecture on October 2nd

If you’re interested in coding and would like to learn more, the Problem of the Month Computer Science team is offering an introductory computer science lecture this Sunday, October 2nd, from 3:00 - 4:15 PM EST. No coding experience necessary! Can’t make it? We will record all the sessions and post links to the recordings as well as notes from some sessions on the POM website. We hope to see you there! Join the lecture here.

Problem of the Month 2022-2023 is Open

Problem of the Month 2022-2023 is Open

We are excited to announce the beginning of SigmaCamp’s Problem of the Month 2022-2023 season! "Problem of the Month” (PoM) is an online multidisciplinary STEM competition that is open to everyone who is in 10th grade or younger, regardless of what state/country they live in. The goal of the PoM contest is to stimulate inquisitive minds and cultivate interest in science and math.

Junior Counselor Application is now Open!

Junior Counselor Application is now Open!

The Junior Counselor application can be found here. We look forward to your applications

SC2022 semilab list is now available!

SC2022 semilab list is now available!

Quantum computing and computer vision, gene sequencing and chemistry of fire, robotics and making sense of data... all this and much more!
Find the full list here.
Note: the list is subject to change.

YES Lecture by Alex Frenkel on May 5th

YES Lecture by Alex Frenkel on May 5th

The next Young Educators and Scientists Lecture will be given by Alex Frenkel on May 5th at 6pm EST in a hybrid format, on Zoom and at the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, Stony Brook University. The Lecture is titled: Gravity, Holography, and Black Hole Information

SC 2022 applications close

SC2022 Applications close!

Thanks to everyone who applied!
We will grade the Qualifying Quiz solutions, read through essays and recommendation letters, and notify you about the admission decisions by May 5.

Donate to help Ukrainian orphans

Ukrainian orphans fund

Members of SigmaCamp staff are now actively involved in creating a safe environment for over 150 orphaned and displaced Ukrainian children rescued from the Kharkiv and Mariupol bombings. Please donate to help them!
Visit https://sigmacamp.org/ukraine for details

YES Lecture by Andrey Khesin on April 4th

YES Lecture by Andrey Khesin on April 4th

The next Young Educators and Scientists Lecture will be given by Andrey Khesin on April 4th at 6pm EST at the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, Stony Brook University. The Lecture is titled: Multi-Dimensional Weirdness, Watermelon Scams, And Why πe > 8 Is My Favourite Inequality

Application for SC 2022 is now open!

Application for SC 2022 is now open!

Please visit SC 2022 page for details.
Application deadline is April 15

Application opens today!

Application opens today!

Application to SC 2022 opens today at 9 pm EST. Deadline to submit your application is April 15, 2022.
Full instructions will be posted at SC 2022page

Problem of the Month 2021-22 season is over

Problem of the Month 2021-22 season is over

The 2021-2022 Problem of the Month season has come to an end.  We thank everyone for participation, and would like to congratulate our winners:

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

1. The Firs​​t place and a $100 Amazon gift card are awarded to

– Daniil Landau (169 points)

2. The Second place and a $75 Amazon gift card are awarded to

– Andrew Muratov  (167 points)

3. The Third place and a $50 Amazon gift card are awarded to

– Julien Maurer  (160 points)

Winners in Category 10 (9th grade and above):

1. The First place and a $100 Amazon gift card are awarded to

– Mark Kovrizhkin  (230 points)

2. The Second place and a $75 Amazon gift card are awarded to

–  Daniel Gilman (201 points)

3. The Third place and a $50 Amazon gift card are awarded to

– Emily Snyder (147 points)

Winners will get their gift cards by email and diplomas and special prizes will be awarded to the winners at the Opening Ceremony of SigmaCamp 2022. Congratulations!

 

Young Scientists and Educators Lecture Series

Young Scientists and Educators Lecture Series

The recording from the first lecture by Arina Nikitina is now available! The next lecture, by Alexander Suponya titled Uncanny Valley: When Will Robots Learn To Speak Our Language? will take place on January 14th, at 6 PM EST at the Simons Center. For more details, please see the Young Scientists and Educators Lecture Series page. 

How to Survive Hunger? Sporulation is the Bacterial Answer

How to Survive Hunger? Sporulation is the Bacterial Answer.

The Problem of the Month Lecture Series continues, with a lecture from Yaroslava Polosina on population Dynamics. The lecture will take place on Monday, November 15. For details, visit the PoM Lecture Series page.

SIgmaCamp SCREEM Halloween Event

SigmaCamp SCREEM Halloween Event

This year, Sigma is excited to host Sigma Campers’ REcreational Engineering Marathon (SCREEM), an in-person event at Stony Brook, NY, on October 31, 2021. Please visit https://sigmacamp.org/2021/screem for more details.

Problem of the Month Lecture Series

Problem of the Month Lecture Series

This year, Sigma's Problem of the Month is excited to announce that it will host a series of lectures: Problem of the Month Lecture Series. The first lecture will take place on October 8th.

Junior Counselor Application is Open

Junior Counselor Application is Open

The application page can be found here. The deadline for the application is December 1.

Problem of the Month 2021-2022 is Open

Problem of the Month 2021-2022 is Open

We are excited to announce the beginning of SigmaCamp’s Problem of the Month 2021-2022 season! "Problem of the Month” (PoM) is an online multidisciplinary STEM competition that is open to everyone who is in 10th grade or younger, regardless of what state/country they live in. The goal of the PoM contest is to stimulate inquisitive minds and cultivate interest in science and math.

The Camper Info Form is now available

The Camper Info Form is now available

Please find the form here. The deadline for this form is June 15th

We have also published updated COVID policies, which can be found here.

SigmaCamp Admissions sent out!

SigmaCamp admissions sent out!

We look forward to seeing you at SigmaCamp 2021. Please see Information for Admitted Campers for instructions with the next steps.

SC 2021 semilabs posted

SC 2021 Semilabs posted

You can view the list here. There might be some minor changes, but we do not expect any signficant changes.

Application deadline extended to May 15

Application deadline extended to May 15

We hope this extension will help accomodate the added uncertainty of this special year. This information is also reflected in our Flyer!

Financial aid application is now open!

Financial aid application is now open!

We are committed to make sure that no student's financial situation precludes their opportunity to come to SigmaCamp. Thanks to the generous support of our donors, we have a solid scholarship budget this year and look forward to awarding need-based scholarships. To submit your financial aid form, please vist this page.

Now accepting applications to SigmaCamp2021!

Now accepting applications to SigmaCamp2021!

It is official: we plan to run SC2021 in-person, but with some changes compared to pre-Covid times. Most importantly, it will be longer: the camp will run August 11-21, 2021.
Please visit SC2021 info page for details - and start your application today!

Application deadline is April 30, 2021.

POM winners announced!

POM winners announced!

2020-21 Problem of the Month contest has concluded, and list of winners has been posted!
Please see more information at
http://sigmacamp.org/pom/winners2020

Application to SigmaCamp2021 opens on March 15!

Application to SigmaCamp2021 opens on March 15!

Current plan (subject to change) is that SC2021 will be in-person, but with some changes compared to pre-Covid times. Most importantly, it will be longer: the camp will run August 11-21, 2021.
Further details will be posted soon!

JC Application is now open!

The JC Application 2021 is now open

The JC Application 2021 is now open: sigmacamp.org/2021/jc_application. The deadline is November 10th, 2020.

Problem of the Month Contest for 2020 is open!

Problem of the Month Contest for 2020 is open!

Test your problem-solving skills in math, physics, biology, chemistry, linguistics, and computer science, and qualify for admission to SigmaCamp 2021!
Check POM home page for more information.

Thank you for a great Virtual Sigma!

Thank you for a great Virtual Sigma!

Thank you for being part of Virtual Sigma 2020! We hope to see you this year in Problem of the Month and next year at Sigma 2021!

Virtual Sigma Day Schedule

Virtual Sigma Day Schedule

The schedule of Virtual Sigma 2020 is now available and can be found at: http://sigmacamp.org/2020/day

Q&A with Sigma Lecturers: Machine Learning and Language

Q&A with Sigma Lecturers: Machine Learning and Language

SigmaCamp continues Q&A sessions with Sigma Lecturers. Then next Q&A with Michael Douglas will take place via Zoom on June 16rd at 3pm EST:

Machine Learning and Language
by Michael Douglas

Please visit http://sigmacamp.org/2020-q-and-a/douglas for details.

Q&A with Sigma Lecturers: Unconscious Patterns in Human Language

Q&A with Sigma Lecturers: Unconscious Patterns in Human Language

SigmaCamp continues Q&A sessions with Sigma Lecturers. Then next Q&A with Robert Hoberman will take place via Zoom on June 3rd at 4pm EST:

Unconscious Patterns in Human Language
by Robert Hoberman

Please visit http://sigmacamp.org/2020-q-and-a/hoberman for details.

Clone of Q&A with Sigma Lecturers: Duality in Physics

Q&A with Sigma Lecturers: Data Science, Computer Science, and Real Science

SigmaCamp continues Q&A sessions with Sigma Lecturers. Then next Q&A with Steven Skiena will take place via Zoom on May 19th at 2pm EST:

Data Science, Computer Science, and Real Science
by Steven Skiena

Please visit http://sigmacamp.org/2020-q-and-a/skiena for details.

Q&A with Sigma Lecturers: Duality in Physics

Q&A with Sigma Lecturers: Duality in Physics

SigmaCamp continues Q&A sessions with Sigma Lecturers. Then net Q&A with Sergei Razamat will take place via Zoom on May 14th at 4pm EST:

Duality in Physics
by Sergei Razamat

Please visit http://sigmacamp.org/2020-q-and-a/razamat for details.

SigmaCamp 2020 Goes Virtual

SigmaCamp 2020 Goes Virtual!

On behalf of the Sigma Staff, we are delighted to share with you that SigmaCamp 2020 is going virtual! We are working on retaining many aspects of the traditional Sigma experience, while taking advantage of new opportunities. We are excited about how the program is taking shape, and will share details with you soon, including the much-anticipated list of semilabs... Read more below.

Q&A with Sigma Lecturers

Q&A with Sigma Lecturers

The opening lecture and Q&A on freedom of speech by Nadine Strossen was a big success last week. The next Q&A session will take place via Zoom on May 8th at 4pm EST:

From Inscribed Worlds to Non-Euclidean Geometry: History and Geometry of Kepler's Laws
by Roman Bezrukavnikov

Please visit http://sigmacamp.org/2020-q-and-a/bezrukavnikov for details.

Q&A with Sigma Lecturers

Q&A with Sigma Lecturers

This Spring, Sigma Camp is starting a new feature: Q&A with Sigma Lecturers.

We have made recordings of some of the lectures given at SigmaCamp 2019. Now, for the first time, we are making these recordings available for those who missed it in August 2019! Moreover, the lecturers have agreed to hold a Questions and Answers session, so you can watch the lecture and then ask questions or just chat with the lecturer (over Zoom)!

Our first event of this series will be on Tuesday, April 28:

Freedom of Speech: Basic Principles and Current Controversies
by Nadine Strossen

Please visit http://sigmacamp.org/2020-q-and-a/strossen for details.

COVID19 update and deadline change

COVID19 update and deadline change

Because of the uncertainty caused by COVID19 pandemic, we are changing some of our deadlines. Please click the "Read more" link below to read the full announcement!

SigmaCamp and COVID-19

SigmaCamp and COVID-19

The recent outbreak of novel coronavirus COVID-19 has disrupted international travel, events and programs worldwide and left many parents and students worried about the possibility of cancellation of summer programs such as SigmaCamp.

At the moment, we are expecting to operate the camp as scheduled. However, the situation is changing daily, and we are carefully monitoring all announcements and recommendations of Centers for Disease Control, Connecticut Department of Public Health, and other federal and state agencies. We will be posting updates on our web page.

Please note that in case of cancellation, SigmaCamp is not liable for any expenses incurred by the students or parents such as airline tickets, visa fees, or other expenses. A policy for reimbursement of tuition payment in case of cancellation will be posted by April 15th.

Postponed: Taste of Sigma March 8th event

Postponed:Taste of Sigma March 8th event

Due to the unclear situation with the possibility of transmission of 2019-nCoV we postponed the event on Sunday, March 8, 5 PM

On March 8th at the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics at Stony Brook University, we are holding our Spring "Taste of Sigma" event. It will be an evening full of Science and Math demonstrations and activities for children and adults of all ages. Admission is free but seats are limited, but registration is required. RSVP here!

SC 2020 application opens!

SC 2020 application opens!

Please see SC 2020 application page for instructions. Application deadline is April 15, 2020.
Good luck to all applicants!

End of Problem of the Month 2019-20 Season

End of Problem of the Month 2019-20 Season

Problem of the Month 2019-20 has come to an end! Congratulations to the winners of this PoM Season!

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

1. The First place and a $100 Amazon gift card are awarded to Jacob Binder (241 points)

2. The Second place and a $75 Amazon gift card are awarded to Mark Kovrizhkin (231 points)

3. The Third place and a $50 Amazon gift card are awarded to Daniel Gilman (207 points)

Winners in Category 10 (9th grade and above) are:

1. The First place and $100 Amazon gift cards are awarded to Samuel Rosner (208 points)

2. The Second place and a $75 Amazon gift card are awarded to Alexey Tatarinov (199 points)

3. The Third place and a $50 Amazon gift card are awarded to Maria Yaskina (192 points)

Registration for SigmaCamp 2020

SigmaCamp 2020

Registration for SigmaCamp 2020 opens on March 1!
Please visit http://sigmacamp.org/2020 to learn more.

Taste of Sigma event in Stony Brook

Taste of Sigma event

On Nov 10, 2019, we are holding our first "Taste of Sigma" event at Simons Center for Geometry and Physics of Stony Brook University. During the event you will attend a lecture by our faculty Tatiana Pyatina (same one she gave at SigmaCamp 2019), meet Sigma Faculty and board members (so you can ask them any questions you might have), and meet other parents and prospective parents.

Admission is free but seats are limited, so registration is required. To register and learn more, please visit this page

We would like to thank Simons Center for Geometry and Physics for hosting this event!
Download lecture poster

JC Application is now open

JC Application is now open

If you are interested to be a junior counselor, please take a look at the JC application, at sigmacamp.org/2020/jc_application

Problem of the Month 2019-2020 is now open

Problem of the Month 2019-2020 is now open

To learn more about the open-to-all problem solving contest run by SigmaCamp and to register, visit: sigmacamp.org/pom

SigmaCamp 2019 has ended

SigmaCamp 2019 has ended

Dear friends:
SC 2019 is now over; the Spirit of Sigma has been sealed in a glass vessel to wait until next year.
If you haven't yet done so, please check out the collection of photos created by our photographers, lead by Natalia Ilina: https://photos.sigmacamp.org/2019
The organizers are taking a short break - but we will soon start preparing for SigmaCamp 2020! Please watch this page for updates. If you want to be informed about any news related to SC 2020, you can add your name to the mailing list here: http://sigmacamp.org/2020_list

Communication during camp

Communication during camp

Dear parents:
in these last days before the camp and during camp, we will be sending reminders and announcements to you by email, using the email address you provided during registration. Please make sure to check this email frequently!
We will also be posting updates on our blog page and on our Facebook page: https://facebook.com/sigmacamp

Please note that the internet connection at camp is limited, and the staff will be very busy, so we might not be able to respond to your emails right away. Please see Staying in Touch page for the best ways to get in touch with your children and with us during the camp.

Arrival instructions

Arrival instructions

In just a few days, SigmaCamp 2019 begins! Parents, campers, please remember to read the arrival instructions with important travel and what-to-bring information.

SigmaCamp 2019 semilabs posted!

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!

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

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 registration opens on March 1!

SigmaCamp 2019 registration opens on March 1!

We are happy to announce that registration for SigmaCamp 2019 will open on Friday, March 1, at noon (11:59 AM Eastern Time). Registration information will be posted here - please watch this site for updates!

SIgmaCamp 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.

SigmaCamp 2018 has ended

It is hard to believe, but SigmaCamp 2018 is now over :(

It was a great and busy week - week of studies and fun, friendship and debates, games and music, and more! Thanks to everyone involved - our campers and their parents, counselors and staff!

We have posted a number of photos at photos.sigmacamp.org - thanks to Natalia Ilina​ and Vicka Bershadsky. We have a lot more photos - we will post some of them once we unload the truck and get some sleep.

Hope to see you all in SigmaCamp 2019!

SigmaCamp has started!

SigmaCamp has started!

A very busy week has just started! To see our news updates and daily photos, please visit our blog.

Parents who want to send a message to their children can do so using our Sigma Telegraph. That page also contains instructions for contacting SigmaCamp staff in case of emergency.

Schedule of lectures

Schedule of lectures

Schedule of lectures for SC 2018 is now ready! Black holes and quantum computers, viruses and drug discovery, Benford's law and mathematics of chaos, language universals and brain sciences, and much more - find it here.

(As usual, some changes are still possible).

A short film about SigmaCamp

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.

Admission decisions

Admission decisions

Admission decisions for SigmaCamp 2018 have now been sent - check your emails!

We are happy to welcome the new generation of SigmaCampers and can't wait to meet you in person in August. We are sorry that we had to turn down many applicants, including many interesting and gifted students, but the camp can only hold so many beds, and our semilabs work best in small size groups...

Stay tuned for more information!

Admission decisions

Admission decisions

Admission decisions for SigmaCamp 2018 are almost here! They will be sent out by 5pm on Tu, May 1. Make sure to check your email!

SigmaCamp 2018 Application is Now Closed

SigmaCamp 2018 Application is now closed

The decisions will be sent out on May 1st.

PoM 2017-18 winners

PoM 2017-18 winners

Problem of the month contest for 2017-18 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 Daniil Salkinder (187 points)
2. The Second place and a $75 Amazon gift card are awarded to Maria Yaskina (157 points)
3. The Third place and a $50 Amazon gift card are awarded to Daniel Yentin (140 points)

Winners in Category 10 (9th grade and above) are:
1. The First place and $100 Amazon gift cards are awarded to Sofiya Filippova(183 points)
2. The Second place and a $75 Amazon gift card are awarded to Sophie Kamenetsky (148 points)
3. The Third place and a $50 Amazon gift card are awarded to Victor Turbiner (137 points)

SigmaCamp 2018 Registration is now open

SigmaCamp 2018 Registration is now open

We are now accepting applications for SC 2018, which will take place August 12-19, at Silver Lake Conference Center, CT. To apply, please follow instructions on this page. Application deadline is April 18, 2018.

Hope to see you in SigmaCamp in August!

Completion of 2017-18 POM

Completion of 2017-18 POM

Dear all: POM contest for 2017-18 is now closed. We will grade all solutions and declare winners by the end of February. Remember that winners of POM are accepted to SigmaCamp without the qualification quiz!

January POM posted

January POM posted

January POM problems, as well as solutions of December POM, have been posted. Get them
here: http://sigmacamp.org/pom/problems2017

SigmaCamp 2018 Information

SigmaCamp 2018 Information

SigmaCamp 2018 will take place August 12-19, at Silver Lake Conference Center, CT. The application will open on March 1.

December POM posted

December POM posted

December POM problems, as well as solutions of November POM, have been posted. Get them
here: http://sigmacamp.org/pom/problems2017

October PoM hints posted

October PoM hints posted

Deadline for submitting solutions of PoM was yesterday, November 5. Today we have posted hints for problems in Math, Physics, and Biology. If you had difficulty solving the problems without hints, check them! You can submit your solutions until November 10, but the point value of the solutions submitted during this period will be only 60% of the full regular submission.

JC Application 2018 is now open!

Junior Counselor Application is now open!

You can find it here.

October POM have been posted

October POM have been posted

You can find them here: http://sigmacamp.org/pom/problems2017
Remember, you can join PoM at any moment -- so if you missed September PoM, it is not too late to start!

September PoM solutions

September PoM solutions

Solutions of September PoM have been posted!

We will grade all submitted solutions and will post the grades. And the PoM problems for October will be posted tomorrow!

September PoM hints posted

September PoM hints posted

Deadline for submitting solutions of PoM was yesterday, October 5. Today we have posted hints for problems in Math and Physics. If you had difficulty solving the problems without hints, check them! You can submit your solutions until October 10, but the point value of the solutions submitted during this period will be only 60% of the full regular submission.

Problem of the Month

Problem of the Month contest is now open

DO you enjoy solving challenging math and science problems? Then check out our Problem of the Month contest. Remember, winners of PoM are admitted to SigmaCamp without the Qualifiying Quiz!

Camp photos

Camp photos

Do you know that all blog posts include camp photos? To see them, click on "read more" link on Blog page. It might take a minute for the photos to laod - there are lots of them!

More photos coming tonight - once we select the best ones from 2,000+ photos we take daily!

Blog Started!

As in the past years, we will be posting regular updates in the blog on our website and on our Facebook page. Check them out!

SigmaCamp Begins Sunday, August 13th!

SigmaCamp Begins Sunday, August 13th!

Parents and students, please visit the Arrivals page to review arrival instructions and things to bring.

Parents, please review the instructions for communication with our staff and with your child, which can be found here.

2017 Lecture Book is Posted

2017 Lecture Book is Posted

Please visit the Academic Program page to download it.

Admission decisions

Admission decisions

Admission decisions have been sent to all applicants. Please check your email!

Admitted students will get emails with instructions on filling the necessary paperwork, submitting the payment, and most importantly, on choosing the semilabs! Please pay attention to deadlines for doing this.

SC 2017 Semilabs

List of SC 2017 Semilabs posted!

The descriptions of semilabs which will be offered in SC 2017 are now posted on 2017 Semilabs page. Please check them out and start thinking which of them you would like to attend (every camper gets to attend two semilabs). It is not the4 final list - we might add another semilab, or slightly change some of the descriptions, but we do not expect too many changes.

Application to SigmaCamp 2017 is now open!

Application to SigmaCamp 2017 is now open!

So if you want to spend the week of August 13-20

  • learning how lie detectors work and building your own one
  • programming an autonomous rover navigating by GPS
  • learning about fractals or traveling salesman problem
  • expressing and analyzing proteins
  • launching rockets and boomerangs
  • ... and engaging in many, many other activities under the guidance of scientists and researchers from StonyBrook University, Brookhaven National Lab, Harvard Medical School and other top scientific institutions

then fill your application form today!

Application deadline is April 18; more info is available here.

POM 2016-17 Winners

POM 2016-17 Winners

Thank you to everybody for a great PoM season! Congratulations to PoM 2016-17 winners:

Winners in category 9th grade and above are:

1. The First place is shared by  Ronia Hinich (176 points) and Sofiya Filippova (175 points) each of whom will receive a $100 Amazon gift card
3. The Third place and a $50 Amazon gift card are awarded to Daniel Friedmann (154 points)

Winners in category 8th grade and below are:

1. The First place and a $100 Amazon gift card are awarded to Sophie Kamenetsky (158 points)
2. The Second place and a $75 Amazon gift card are awarded to Daniel Salkinder (135 points)
3. The Third place and a $50 Amazon gift card are awarded to Nicholas Eastwood (117 points)

Conclusion of POM 2016-17

Conclusion of POM 2016-17

All January 2017 POM submissions have been graded. See the updated scores here.

This completes our 2016-17 Problem of the Month contest. The names of the winners and students admitted to SigmaCamp2017 without the Qualifying Quiz will be announced shortly.

Congratulations to all participants! See you in SigmaCamp!

December POM grades

December POM grades

Grades for December problems have now been posted - check your account to see your score!

Also, we have posted hints for January POM.

Sigma Camp 2017!

SigmaCamp 2017!

Dear SigmaCampers:
we are happy to announce that we start accepting applications for SC 2017 on March 1, 2017! The dates of the camp are Aug 13-20, 2017. We will post other relevant information as we get closer to March 1.

Also, the currently posted Problem of the Month assignment (Jan 2017) is the last assignment of this season; once it is graded, we will announce the winners who will be offered admission to SC 2017 without the qualification quiz.

January POM problems posted

January POM

January Problems of the Month, as well as solutions of December POM, have been posted.

November POM grades

November POM grades

Grades for November problems have now been posted - check your account to see your score!

Also, we have posted hints for December POM.

December POM

December POM

December problems, as well as solutions of November problems, are now posted on POM Problems page.

November POM deadline

November POM deadline

Please remember that today is the last day to submit solutions for November POM without penalty. Hints will be posted tomorrow; solutions submitted after that will be graded lower.

Also, the grades and comments for October problems are now posted; the scoreboard has been updated.

October POM solutions posted

October POM solutions

Solutions of October POM have been posted. We apologize for the delay.

November POM updated`

November POM updated

Please note that November POM problems were updated (in previously posted problem set, we had posted old set of Physics problems by mistake. This has been fixed in the updated assignment.)

Hints for October POM are now posted

November POM is now posted

You can find the new problems here.

First photos!

Photos Day 3 are posted

Team photos and photos from day 3 have been posted

October PoM

October PoM

October Problems of the Month have been posted here.

September PoM solutions

September PoM solutions

Solutions of September Problem of the Month have been posted here.

Stay tuned for a new problem set, which will be posted tomorrow!

Hints for September POM are now posted

Hints for September POM are now posted

Hints for September POM have now been posted; you can find them here.

You can submit your solution until Oct 10. Remember that solutions submitted after the hints were posted are graded lower (maximum of 3 points for a 5 pt problem and 6 points for a 10 pt one).

JC Application 2017 is now open!

JC Application 2017 is now open!

Please find details here.

PoM 2016 is open!

Problem of the Month 2016 is now open!

New season of Problem of the Month contest is now officially open! Remember, winners of PoM will be accepted to SigmaCamp 2017 without the qualifying quiz.

Please see POM page for more information.

SigmaCamp 2016 Photos

SigmaCamp 2016 Photos

Thank you all for a great season! We will begin to post our extensive collection of photos from Sigma 2016 shortly. Campers: Please check your emails to find the link to the end-of-season survey and fill it out if you haven't already, to help us make Sigma 2017 even better.

Daily updates

Daily updates

Please check our blog for daily updates!

List of lectures

List of lectures

List of lectures in SC 2016 is now available here (15 Mb file).

Arriving and Departing from SigmaCamp

Arriving to and departing from SigmaCamp 2016

We have posted information regarding the logistics for camper drop off and pick up, as well as suggestions for things to bring to Sigma. Please find the information here.

SC 2016 admission decisions

SC 2016 admission decisions

Admission decisions have been emailed to campers and parents! please check your email.

This year we had many more applications than available spots, so we had to turn down a number of great candidates. Those who were rejected - remember, winners of our Problem of the Month contest are admitted without the qualifying quiz.

Admitted students will receive more info in the coming days. Meanwhile, here is the list of semilabs offered in SigmaCamp 2016:
http://sigmacamp.org/2016/semilabs.

SigmaCamp 2016 Application closed

SigmaCamp 2016 application is currently closed. Thanks to everyone who applied!

We will announce admission decisions by May 1

Application deadline

Application deadline

The application deadline for SC 2016 is in less than a week!

If you haven't yet registered, please register now. If you have registered, please check the status of your application here to verify that we have received the required materials (recommendation letters, essay, etc).

The Epsilon Award for Young Scholars Programs

SigmaCamp has received The Epsilon Award for Young Scholars Programs

We are happy to announce that SigmaCamp has received a $7,000 grant from American Mathematical Society Epsilon Fund for Young Scholars Programs. This award allows us to offer a limited number of need-based scholarships for SigmaCamp2016 students. Please visit this page for more information.

Applications for SC 2016 are now accepted!

Applications for SC 2016 are now accepted!

We are happy to announce that we are now accepting applications for SC 2016. Application deadline is April 18, 2016.
Details are available here.

Good luck with your application!

PoM 2015-16 Winners

PoM 2015-16 Winners

We thank everyone again for a great season of Problem of the Month and we are happy to announce the awards for PoM 2015-16!

1. The First place and a $100 Amazon gift card are awarded to the absolute POM Champion
– Daniel Salkinder (166 points).
2. The Second place and a $75 Amazon gift card are awarded to
– Arina Khotimsky (151 points).
3. The Third place and a $50 Amazon gift card are awarded to
– Ronia Hinich (146 points) and
4. The Fourth place and a $25 Amazon gift card are awarded to
– Sophie Kamenetsky (122 points)
– Victor Turbiner (120 points)

Congratulations to all winners!

POM 2015-16 completes

POM 2015-16 completes

All PoM problems for January have been graded. This completes 2015-16 Problem of the Month contest: January was the last month. To see your grades, log in to your account. To see where you stand in comparison with other participants, please see the score table; for privacy reasons, it only lists participants' ID rather than names.

According to the contest rules, 25 students with top scores in each age category (grade 8 and younger and grades 9-10) who earned 25 points or more will be accepted to SigmaCamp without the Qualification quiz. A letter will be sent to the winners to confirm their achievement.

If you are not one of the winners, please stay tuned for the qualification quiz, which will be posted by March 1.

See you all in SigmaCamp 2016!

January PoM

January PoM

Solutions of January 2016 PoM have been posted

This competes 2015-16 Problem of the month contest. Submitted solutions will be graded and winners will be announced by March 1. And stay tuned for the Qualification Quiz for SigmaCamp 2016!

January PoM - hints available

January PoM - hints available

Regular submission deadline for January Problem of the Month has passed.
We have now posted some hints for these problems and will be accepting post-deadline solutions (at a penalty)
until midnight of Feb 10.

December grades posted

December grades posted

Grades for December PoM have been posted. Check your account!

January POM

January PoM

Submissions of solutions for December Problem of the Month is now closed. Submitted solutions will be graded by the end of January.

And here comes the new set of problems, January PoM.

December PoM - hints available

Deceber PoM - hints available

Regular submission deadline for December Problem of the Month has passed.
We have now posted some hints for these problems and will be accepting post-deadline solutions (at a penalty)
until midnight of Jan 10.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to the whole Sigma Community - campers, parents, faculty, counselors!

Best of luck in the new year!

And please check the grades for November PoM.

December PoM

December PoM

Solutions of November PoM have been posted.

November PoM - hints available

November PoM - hints available

Regular submission deadline for November Problem of the Month has passed.
We have now posted some hints for these problems and will be accepting post-deadline solutions (at a penalty)
until midnight of Dec 10.

Also, you can now check your scores for October problems.

November POM problems

November PoM

Submissions of solutions for October Problem of the Month is now closed. Submitted solutions will be graded by the end of November.

And here comes the new set of problems, November PoM.

October PoM hints

October PoM hints

Deadline for submitting October PoM has passed. However, we will be accepting late sumissions until the midnight of Nov 10, and we have posted hints for some of the problems here. Late submissions will incur some penalties as described in the official rules.

Day 6 photos posted!

Day 6 photos posted!


This was the last full day of SigmaCamp 2015, and there are lots of photos. Check them out!

Day 5 photos posted!

Day 5 photos posted!

Get them in the usual place.

October PoM is here

October PoM is here

We are no longer accepting solutions for September PoM - but the October PoM is here:
http://sigmacamp.org/pom/problems2015

Day 4 photos posted!

Day 4 photos posted!

Get them in the usual place.

Problem of the Month: new deadline and hints

Problem of the Month: post-deadline submissions and hints

The deadline to submit solutions for September has passed, but we decided to allow for late submissions, until Oct 10 - for a price. Additionally, some subjects have posted hints for the problems.

Day 3 photos posted!

Day 3 photos posted!

Get them in the usual place.

Day 2 Photos posted

Day 2 Photos posted

Day 2 (Tuesday) photos were added to the page of SigmaCamp 2015 photos. Again, they are sorted into two albums: lectures and semilabs, and all others.

Day 1 Photos posted

Day 1 Photos posted

Day 1 photos were added to the page of SigmaCamp 2015 photos. Note that there are two albums: one for lectures and semilabs, and the other for all other photos.

POM 2015-16 begins

Problem of the Month contest begins

Today we begin our 2015-16 Problem of the Month (PoM) contest! It is open to everyone who enjoys solving challenging problems in Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Computer Science. A new set of problems will be posted every month; participants will submit solutions online. First problem set has been posted today; solutions are due by Oct 5. Winners of PoM will be admitted to SigmaCamp without completing the qualifying quiz.

Please read more about PoM on this page.

Photos of day 0 posted!

Day 0 photos are now posted!

Photos of day 0 (Sunday) are now posted for your viewing pleasure. See them (and team photos posted earlier) on SC 2015 Photos page.

As in the previous years, we will be posting new set of photos every week. Stay tuned for photos of Day 1 next week!

Team photos

Team photos

The photos of all teams of SC 2015 are now posted! See them here.

Junior Counselor Application Open

Junior Counselor Application Now Open

Read more about it here.

Team Photos

Team Photos

We are now working on selecting and posting thousands of photos taken at Sigma. To whet your appetite, here is the first photo: team Lambda! This team was selected because it was most active in filling the Sigma Survey.

We promise to post the photos of the remaining teams as soon as the survey gets 80 responses (right now, we have 41).

Campers Survey

Campers Survey

Dear SigmaCampers:

Thank you for a great season! As you may know, as soon as Sigma ends, preparations for next year begin. The driving force between positive changes at SigmaCamp are campers like you: We really value campers' feedback.

So please fill out the survey below to help make Sigma2016 even better: sigmacamp.org/2015/survey

As our way to thank you for filling the survey, 10 people, randomly chosen from survey takers, will be given priority registration to any of the workshops of SC 2016!

Sigma 2015

SigmaCamp 2015 Concludes

Thank you to everyone for a great season! You will hear back from us soon with Problem of the Month 2015-16, information for prospective Junior Counselors, and the application to Sigma 2016 :)

SigmaCamp is under way!

Please read our news and check photos on our blog!

Information about contacting us (or your children) at the camp can be found on this page.

Logistics for SigmaCamp 2015

Logistics

Campers and parents: Please read the logistics information (arrival, transportation, etc), which can be found here.

Semilab Selection

Semilab Selection and Camper Info

All admitted students -- please fill out the Personal Info form no later than May 15th. This is also where you select your semilabs.

Admission decisions sent out

Admission Decisions

Admission Descisions for SigmaCamp 2015 have been sent out. We had a record number of applicants this year, and thank everyone who applied. SigmaCampers 2015, please take a look at the list of semilabs for 2015!

Registration deadline

Application Deadline

A reminder that the registration for SC 2015  closes on April 20, at 11:59PM.
You can check whether your application is complete here.

List of semilabs available

List of Semilabs 2015

A preliminary list of Semilabs for SigmaCamp 2015 is now available here.
Please check out all the exciting things which will be presented in SigmaCamp this year - from lie detectors to cosmology, from graphs and networks to DNA barcoding.
For those who have not yet completed the registration: please remember that registration for SigmaCamp 2015 closes on April 20 - one week from today.

Completion of PoM for 2014-15

Problem of the Month Winners

The February 2015 Problem of the Month set, the last set of 2014-2015 POM season, have been graded! We congratulate our winners:

Sophia Colon

Daniel Salkinder

Michael Gerovitch

Arina Khotimsky

Michael Hadjiivanov

Anthony Roitman

Iris Brook

SigmaCamp 2015 application is open!

SigmaCamp 2015 application is open!

We are happy to announce that application for SC 2015 is now open!

Please read more about SC 2015 here, fill the registration form, and apply!

Application deadline is April 20, 2015; decisions will be announced by May 1.

February PoM

February PoM

February Problems of the Month are posted here.

This is our last PoM for 2014-2015!

January PoM solutions posted

January PoM solutions posted

Find them here.

December PoM Solutions

December PoM Solutions and January Problems

Solutions for December PoM and January problems are now posted on the PoM page.

Photos - day 7

Last day photos

On the last day of the year, we are posting the last batch of photos from SC 2014 - photos of the last day.
May the SigmaSpirit be with you in 2015!

Photos - day 6

Photos - day 6

Robots in the maze and team photos, liquid nitrogen and of course, the Sigma Tournament! Find it all and more in the photos of day 6.

Mafia photos

Mafia photos

Since Day 5 at Sigma was so well documented in our blog, we decided to focus on
the advanced game of Mafia with lie detectors. It was a game of deception and,
ultimately, of the triumph of truth. Students from the Biosensors Semilab
wired up the Mafia players and, by analyzing bodily signals could tell
who the bad guys were with solid statistical confidence!

See photos from the experiment here.

December PoM problems posted

December PoM problems posted

Get them here. Solutions are due by Jan 5.

Also, check the photos from Day 4!

November PoM solutions posted

November PoM solutions posted

Solutions of November PoM are now available here. Thanks to everyone who participated!

We will grade your submissions; as usual, the grades will be posted by the end of December.

And stay tuned for December PoM, which will be posted on Dec 10.

October PoM grades posted

October POM grades posted

October PoM has been graded. Registered students can see their grades by logging to their account. You can also see the statistics here.
Do not forget: solutions of November PoM are due by Dec. 5.

Day 3 photos posted!

Day 3 photos posted!

Find them here.

Photos - Day 2

Day 2 photos posted!

Find them here.

Day 0 photos

Sigma 2014 -- Day a Week

November PoM are now available

November PoM is here!

October Problem of the Month: solutions

October Problem of the Month: solutions

October PoM is closed; we are no longer accepting solutions. Please check the official solutions posted here.

Your submissions will be graded by the end of November; we will make an announcement when the grades are ready for viewing.

And stay tuned for November PoM, which will be posted on Nov 10!

Junior Counselor Application

Junior Counselor Application

October Problems of the Month are now posted

October Problems of the Month are now posted!

The first set of problems of the month for 2014-15 have been posted!
You can get them here.

Solutions are due by Nov 5. For more information, please visit Problem of the Month page.

Problem of the Month 2014-15

A new Problem of the Month season is just around the corner!

In a few days the registration for PoM 2014/15 will be open and on October 10th, the first set of problems will appear on our website. Each month, you will be challenged with new exciting problems in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, as well as Computer Science. You can find more detailes about the PoM contest here.

SigmaCamp 2014 has completed!

SigmaCamp 2014 has completed!

Thank you, the campers, counselors, and faculty!

It was an amazing week, full of too many events to list here. We all learned something, made new friends, and had fun.

We plan to catalog and post all the information we have accumulated - summaries of the things we did in the semilabs, abstracts of lectures and videos of the Movie Festival, photos (we have lots of them!) and more. We will post announcements on this page an on our facebook page.

Thank you - and hope to see you next year!

SigmaCamp Staff

Skype calls with campers

Dear SigmaParents, 

We would like to let you know that WiFi connection at Silver Lake is quite poor, and campers Skype with their parents with significant difficulties. We ask you to please refrain from casually asking your child to give you a call unless it is important -- the calls take a lot of campers' valuable time in the evening.

SigmaCamp 2014 has started!

SigmaCamp 2014 has started!
Please read our blog: http://sigmacamp.org/2014/blog

and Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/SigmaCamp

Change in Medical Forms Requirement

Campers: Important Info!

Connecticut requires all campers to provide a copy of their last physical exam with a doctor signature, as well as a copy of your insurance card. Please submit scans to forms@sigmacamp.org. Please bring the original form to camp.

SigmaChess

Are you interested in participating in the Chess Tournament at SigmaCamp? Let our student-organizers know here, so that they can prepare the event!

Facebook page!

Did you know SigmaCamp has a Facebook page?

We will be posting announcements both on SigmaCamp page and on our page in Facebook. Like us on Facebook if you would like to get these announcements or leave comments!

http://www.facebook.com/SigmaCamp

Sigma2014 Logistics

Logistics details regarding SigmaCamp 2014 are now available. Go there for things to bring, directions, and other details.

Days Until SigmaCamp

Members of the SigmaTeam are now departing for Silver Lake Conference to begin on-site preparations. We are very excited to see you there on Sunday!

SigmaCamper Online Registration form

SigmaCamper Online Registration form is now available, and you can sign up for the semilabs you would like to attend! 

Additionally, we announce two optional pre-camp contests: Junior Instructor and Experiment of the Day.

SigmaCamp forms

SigmaCamp Forms

Every camper needs Permission and Release form and a completed Health form to participate in SigmaCamp. You can download them here.

SigmaCamp 2014 Semilabs

SigmaCamp 2014 semilab descriptions have been posted online:

http://sigmacamp.org/2014/semilabs

Semilabs registration form will be available on May 3.

Thank you to everyone who applied for SigmaCamp 2014.

Thank you to everyone who applied for SigmaCamp 2014.

We are proud to tell you that this year SigmaCamp received applications from 10 US States and 8 countries! Thank you very much for your enthusiasm!
Taking into account the fact that some school districts are in the middle of spring break right now, we will continue to accept teacher recommendations.

If you missed the deadline you can still apply for the waitlist. We encourage you to complete your application if you haven't already done so.

SC 2014: Today is a deadline

Today is SigmaCamp application deadline

Dear Sigma applicants: remember, the application deadline is April 20!

If you already registered but forgot your registration ID (which you will need to submit the rest of your application), send e-mail to info@sigmacamp.org with your name and we will let you know your ID!

1) Essay: Please remember, that EVERYONE (even students accepted through the Problem of the Month Contest!) needs to submit the short (250 words max) essay as part of the application.

Question of the Week #2

Question of the Week

The  Question of the Week, about the advanced SemiLabs at SigmaCamp, has now been posted, and the results of the last questions have been announced! If you already registered for SigmaCamp 2014, you have received an email with a link.

PoM participants: Check your mailboxes!

PoM participants: Check your mailboxes!

If you participated in PoM this year and provided us with your home address, you can expect your PoM gift in the mail sometime next week (or in two weeks, if you are international)! To claim your gift, please follow the link above!

Aplication for SC 2014 is now open!

We are happy to announce that registration for Sigma Camp 2014 is now open!

Read more about SC2014 here and then visit this page to apply.

Application deadline is April 20, 2014.

PoM Acceptances January

The final PoM 2013-2014 awards!

The Grand PoM Awards - for participants who scored the most points overall 

1st Prize - the $100 Amazon gift card goes to Christopher Hayes, who scored a total of 250 points.

2nd Prize - the $75 Amazon gift card goes to Nestor Tkachenko, who scored 204 points.

3rd Prizesthe $50 Amazon gift cards  goes  to Andrew Gritsevskiy (183 points) and Albert Gerovitch (179 points)

October 2013 POM scores and comments are now available on your personal page.

October 2013 POM scores and comments are now available on your personal page. Also, you can check out the current standings!

 

Problem of the Month

November Problems of the Month are online now. Please, take a look.

Registration for SigmaCamp 2013 is now open!

New to Sigma? Take a guided photo-tour: Sigma At A Glance

 

Visit our new Facebook page: facebook.com/sigmacamp

  

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