Mathematics

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  • Algebra II (Full Credit) – REMOTE FORMAT

    Students entering Grades 9 – 12
    June 16 – July 25 (6 weeks)
    8:30 am – 12:30 pm
    $1,850
     
    This rigorous, fast-paced, full-credit course expands on knowledge obtained in Algebra I and develops new concepts including complex numbers, systems in two and three variables, matrices, root theorems of algebra, and properties & attributes of functions including: polynomial, rational, radical, piecewise, sinusoidal, exponential, and logarithmic functions. Instruction will emphasize multiple representations of concepts, applications, and an expectation of technology use (graphing calculators and dynamic Web-based tools such as desmos). Daily sessions will combine independent (asynchronous) and instructor-led(synchronous) work sessions. Students should expect daily homework and assessments. Hawken students must have permission from the Math Department chair prior to taking this course for academic credit. Non-Hawken students need to check with their school to determine if the class will be accepted for credit.

  • Geometry (Full Credit) – REMOTE FORMAT

    Students entering Grades 9 – 12
    June 16 – July 25 (6 weeks)
    8:30 am – 12:30 pm
    $1,850
     
    Geometry is a full-credit course in Euclidean plane and solid geometry, designed for strong mathematics students. This fast-paced course will include daily group sessions with the instructor and independent student work sessions. Each day’s work is roughly equivalent to a week of classes during the regular school year, so missing class due to trips or other events is strongly discouraged. Students will also be expected to complete additional work at home each day. Hawken students must obtain permission from the Math Department Chair before taking this course for academic credit. Non-Hawken students should check with their school to confirm whether the class will be accepted for credit. This remote class will include a combination of synchronous (online) and asynchronous (independent) work, with synchronous attendance required at 8:30 a.m. each morning.

  • (NEW) Mathematical Adventures

    Upper and Mastery School students entering Grades 9-10
    July 14th  – July 25th (2 weeks) 
    9:00 – 11:00 am
    University Circle Campus
    $550
     
    The goal of math is to explore, understand, and predict patterns.  This class is not designed to accelerate course placement, but rather to investigate the adventuresome side of patterns and the math behind them.  We could travel through fractal dimensions, play with math contests, leverage coding to solve challenges, uncover counterintuitive probabilities, explore new ways to count so we can (re)invent algebra, or any number of other mathematical adventures.  Let’s spend some time this summer experiencing the joy of mathematical discovery and its sometimes unexpected (but inevitable) consequences!

  • Algebra Booster

    Upper and Mastery School students entering Grades 9-10
    June 16th – June 27th (2 weeks) (Note: not offered on June 19 in observance of Juneteenth)
    Noon – 2:00 pm
    University Circle Campus
    $550
     
    Whether you found arithmetic in elementary school easy or hard, the appearance of variables in middle school and the seemingly strange and different rules of algebra make math classes feel very different from any math students have learned before. This class aims to remove the mystique surrounding algebra by helping students gain familiarity with algebraic language and individualized strategies of computation with variables. Once you know what the “words” mean, you’ll easily be able to communicate!  Our goal is to recognize algebra as just another language and to get more comfortable using that language to recognize and think mathematically.