Program Director
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Edi FerdmanEdi brings in a wide variety of experience and education. He has completed his bachelors and masters in Applied Mathematics, and in the past 10 years he has taught mathematics at all levels, personally tutored hundreds of students and has run numerous tutoring programs in mathematics, statistics and programming. He has experience working as an Actuary utilizing mathematics and statistics in risk management, working as a software engineer, and currently he is a Senior Data Scientist working on Management Liability.
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Summer Curriculum
Math Fundamentals (Customized to each group)
Programming Skills & Projects:
- each project will be 1-2 weeks long
Create a mobile App --> game or application
Scientific Computing --> Programmatically solving problems using math and physics concepts.
Activities:
Daily puzzles & games incorporating the lesson of the day
End ot the week scavenger hunt based on the material of the week
Students vs Teachers competitions
Challenge problem of the week
Group 1
Monday/Wednesday - Classroom instruction
Tuesday/Thursday - Computer Lab
Fridays - Scavenger Hunt / Activity
Group 2
Monday/Wednesday - Computer Lab
Tuesday/Thursday - Classroom instruction
Fridays - Scavenger Hunt / Activity
- Mastering Arithmetic
- Number theory
- Graphing functions + mastering transformations
Programming Skills & Projects:
- each project will be 1-2 weeks long
Create a mobile App --> game or application
Scientific Computing --> Programmatically solving problems using math and physics concepts.
Activities:
Daily puzzles & games incorporating the lesson of the day
End ot the week scavenger hunt based on the material of the week
Students vs Teachers competitions
Challenge problem of the week
Group 1
Monday/Wednesday - Classroom instruction
Tuesday/Thursday - Computer Lab
Fridays - Scavenger Hunt / Activity
Group 2
Monday/Wednesday - Computer Lab
Tuesday/Thursday - Classroom instruction
Fridays - Scavenger Hunt / Activity