Who: High school and sixth form students – enthusiastic about math, and thinking about participating in M3 Challenge. Interested teachers are also welcome.
Where: Zoom webinar – easy to attend from anywhere.
When: Tuesdays each week starting January 11 through February 22, 2022, 6:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m. EST.
Each two-hour session includes one hour of active teaching of skills and techniques, followed by one hour of guided, interactive and collaborative work on problems.
What: Students will progress through the essentials of math modeling and learning MATLAB in seven sessions of lively and relatable instruction by a combination of early career college faculty, grad students, and undergrad students – several of whom participated in M3 Challenge in high school!
| Week | Date | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 11 | Overview of the math modeling process |
| 2 | Jan 18 | Basic programming in MATLAB |
| 3 | Jan 25 | Intro to data analysis using MATLAB and Excel |
| 4 | Feb 1 | Models for disease spread, difference and differential equations |
| 5 | Feb 8 | Probabilistic models |
| 6 | Feb 15 | Introduction to regression and statistical ideas |
| 7 | Feb 22 | Good writing practices for reports (and life) |
How: No cost to register or participate – all sessions funded through M3 Challenge.
Register Here
MATLAB licenses for this series of sessions will be available on January 4. Registrants will receive a link in their registration confirmation email with directions for access to MATLAB Online.
Hosted by University of Utah – Department of Mathematics. Run in cooperation with MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge (M3 Challenge), a program of SIAM. Zoom sessions will be recorded and posted on the M3 Challenge YouTube playlist.
*Instructors have been vetted and background checked per University of Utah policies. All sessions will take place in the Zoom format and in educational setting with other students and proctors.
