Welcome to Rio Rancho Math Camp

Eligibility
Program Description
Topics
Homework
Location
Fees
About Us
Register for Summer 2011

2012 Schedule and Pre-Registration

Purpose:  We aim to inspire an appreciation for math that hopefully will last a lifetime.  Math can be fun, difficult, abstract, concrete, and just plain crazy at times.  For example, we'll learn how to "prove" that 1=2.  Of course, there is a flaw in the proof, but half the fun is watching people when you show them that 1 does equal 2.

Eligibility:  Students who are entering sixth or seventh grade in the Fall of 2011 are eligible for the Rio Rancho Math Camp.  We are looking for students who enjoy math, and would like to learn topics that are typically not covered in school. We cover the entire metropolitan area including Rio Rancho (of course), Albuquerque, Bernalillo, Placitas, and even Santa Fe.

Program Description:  We’ll meet once a week for eight weeks, starting Wednesday, June 8^th at 10:00 am – 11:15 am.  The last group meeting will be on August 3^rd.   There will be no meeting the week of June 27^th to July 1^st.  Prompt arrival and pick-up after each session is appreciated. Parents are invited to attend any sessions they wish, and we especially hope they will attend the last session on August 3^rd.

Topics (each lesson will be hyperlinked after the session): 

June 8th - Topology: Mobius strips, Klein Bottles, and the 4 color map theorem.
June 15th - Beginning Geometry: Compass, Straightedge, and Protractor constructions
June 22nd - Pythagorean Theorem plus Fermat’s Last Theorem
July 6th - Pi  - and we might even eat some Pi(e).
July 13th - Perimeter/Area/Volume
July 20th - Prime Numbers
July 27th - Probability
August 3rd - Number Patterns (Fibonacci numbers, etc.)

Homework:  There will be some "homework" but it will be fun homework.  You might be asked to read a story such as "A Subway Named Mobius", or watch a YouTube video about a math topic, or do an active math activity at home. 

Campers will be provided with notebooks to keep the class handouts in, and it would be greatly appreciated if the parents would ask the students to show and explain to them what they learned each week.  Explaining what he or she learned is a great way to reinforce learning. 

Location:  Located just North of 528 and Northern Boulevard, the Celebration Baptist Church has been kind enough to donate a classroom and internet connectivity for the Math Camp.  The church is located at 5620 Laredo Road, in Rio Rancho.  Map

Fees:  There is a $10 fee to cover the cost of supplies.

About Us:  The teacher is a volunteer, Andy Klee.  Andy was once an elementary school teacher, and has spent the last 30 years of his career working in the software industry.  He has taught math to vocational college students and has been a math tutor in the Rio Rancho public schools. 

Andy has been looking for a suitable outlet for his love of math, and Rio Rancho Math Camp is it!

Andy presently runs a software training company.  Details are available at www.JDEtips.com and www.ERPtips.com.  Andy’s wife, Elise, is an acupuncturist.  Andy and Elise moved to Rio Rancho from Cedaredge, Colorado in November, 2009.

Register:  To register, send an email to Andy.Klee@Q.com or call Andy at 505-331-4303.  We will respond by calling you to discuss your child's interest and answer any questions you have. 

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