TTU Summer Mathematics Academy Texas Tech University Department of Mathematics and Statistics

About the Program

The Texas Tech University Summer Mathematics Academy (TTU-SMA) is a two-week summer research academy in mathematics and its applications for high-school students and their teachers. The program is offered on the Texas Tech University (TTU) campus and at other locations around Texas. The residential camp at TTU is open to high school women from anywhere in the nation. The program will encourage learning by discovery and experience with real-life mathematics applications providing close interaction with mathematicians, especially women mathematicians. Students from the remote locations will spend one day at TTU at the completion of the program.

During and subsequent to the academy, participants will have the opportunity to continue their application of mathematics to their environments by participating in an online learning community.

The camp is free to all participants. Opportunities also exist to earn $250 upon completion of a science/engineering project!

Locations (with tentative dates)

• TTU Residential Camp (Women Only) - June 8-19
• TTU Non-Residential Camp - June 8 - 19              
• Plains - June 1-12                                           
• Cotton Center - June 1-12                                                                             

Activities

Featured lecture series: Illuminating Geometry:  The Shape of Reality by Dr. Jeffrey Lee: 

Other talks and projects include:

• Engineering and Biological Applications: Continuum Mechanics; Fluid Dynamics; Vibration and Composite Materials; Inverse Problems; Epidemiology; Biomechanics
• Differential Equations: Fundamentals of Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations; Analytical Solution Techniques; Geometric and Physical Applications; Stability
• Numerical Analysis: Solutions to Nonlinear Equations; Approximation Techniques; Numerical Differentiation and Integration; Initial Value Problems and Boundary Value Problems; Least Squares
• Fractals: Chaotic Systems; Complex Variables; Polar Form; Mandelbrot and Julia Sets; Newton's Method; Iterated Function systems
• Statistics: Probability Distributions; Hypothesis Testing; Correlation and Regression; Analysis of Variance
• Circle Packing and Brain Imaging: Various techniques for reducing the distortion of numerical conformal mappings via circle packings to investigate the relationship between brain structure and function.
• Number Theory: combinatorics, cryptography, design of algorithms
• Engineering applications: heat flow; elastic stress; fracture mechanics; vibration; composite materials; inverse problems

Application Information

Deadline: Review of applications begin May 20, 2009 and will continue until all positions are filled. Apply online here.

Teacher participants may apply by sending a short e-mail expressing interest to christa.kaminski@ttu.edu

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Contacts

Christa Kaminski (primary contact)
Project Manager
Email:  christa.kaminski@ttu.edu

Victoria Howle
Department of Mathematics & Statistics
Texas Tech University
Phone: (806) 742-2566
Fax: (806) 742-1112
Email: victoria.howle@ttu.edu

Jerry Dwyer
Department of Mathematics & Statistics
Texas Tech University
Phone: (806) 742-2566
Fax: (806) 742-1112
Email: jerry.dwyer@ttu.edu

Tara Stevens
Educational Psychology and Leadership
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX 79409-1071
Phone: (806) 742-1997 x253
Email: tara.stevens@ttu.edu

Funded by the MAA Tensor-SUMMA Program and the Texas Workforce Commission

 Last updated: May 14, 2009
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Comments: Victoria E. Howle (victoria.howle@ttu.edu)