High school students seek fun with math and science ANN ARBOR—What are the physics principles that make roller coasters run? Where did the stars and galaxies come from? How can you design new substances at the molecular level? What do the secret codes of the ancient Egyptians have in common with modern Internet security schemes?

High school students who would like to discover the answer to these and many other fascinating questions can do so during an intensive summer math and science program at the University of Michigan.

The Michigan Math & Science Scholars program, an outgrowth of the popular Math Scholars summer “math camp,” consists of two two-week sessions,
“What makes our program unique is the total involvement of the regular faculty in a high school program,” says MMSS director Dan Burns. “This is a great time to be involved in math and science—there are fabulous things going on and tremendously interesting careers open to young people. So that’s our goal—to get them mixing it up directly with the people who are inventing the scientific world of the future and give them an idea of what’s awaiting them in that future.”

Applications for the program are being accepted now. For a downloadable application form and complete information about all the courses available, visit the program’s Web site: http://www.math.lsa.umich.edu/mmss/ or write to: Michigan Math and Science Scholars, Department of Mathematics, U-M, 2082 East Hall, 525 East University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1109, or contact program coordinator Annie Dowling, (734) 615-3439, [email protected].

The Michigan Math and Science Scholars program is a collaboration among seven academic departments that is sponsored by the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and administered by the Department of Mathematics. Additional funding is provided by the American Mathematical Society, the Ann Arbor chapter of the American Chemical Society and contributions from U-M mathematics alumni.

Michigan Math & Science Scholarshttp://www.math.lsa.umich.edu/mmss/College of Literature, Science, and the Arts