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IAS/PCMI Summer Session 2004

Dates: July  11-July 31, 2004

Location: Prospector Square Lodging and Conference Center,
Park City, Utah

The flagship activity of PCMI is a three-week Summer Session. At the annual Summer Session all of PCMI’s groups:

High School Teacher Program (and Math Supervisors)

Math Education Research Program

International Seminar

Undergraduate Faculty Program

Undergraduate Summer School

Graduate Summer School

Research Program in Mathematics

meet simultaneously, pursuing both individual courses of study and a meaningful amount of interaction. The rich mathematical experience combined with interaction among all participants results in greatly increased understanding and awareness of the issues confronting mathematics and mathematics education today.

The Summer Session will be held in Park City, Utah, from July 11-July 31, 2004. Park City is a scenic resort town approximately 30 minutes from Salt Lake City. Long known as a popular ski resort in the winter, Park City’s summer attractions include a pleasant climate, breathtaking mountain scenery, and abundant hiking and outdoor opportunities. 

PCMI is a program of the INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY, Princeton, New Jersey, with offices in New Jersey and in Utah.

Education Theme:
From Policy to Practice: Partnerships with School Districts

Education Program Coordinators:

High School Teacher Program
Gail Burrill, Michigan State University;
Carol Hattan, Skyview High School, Vancouver, WA;
James King, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Mathematics Education Research Program
International Seminar:
Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Michigan State University

Undergraduate Faculty Program

Daniel Goroff, Harvard University

Undergraduate Faculty Program Organizer
Francis Su, Harvey Mudd College


 

Research Theme:
Geometric Combinatorics 

Organizers of the Research Program and Graduate Summer School
Ezra Miller, University of Minnesota;
Victor Reiner, University of Minnesota;
Bernd Sturmfels, University of California Berkeley

Graduate Summer School Lecturers
Alexander Barvinok, University of Michigan;
Sergey Fomin; University of Michigan

Robin Forman, Rice University;
Mark Haiman, University of California at Berkeley;
Robert MacPherson, Institute for Advanced Study;
Richard Stanley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology;
Michelle Wachs, University of Miami;  
Guenter Ziegler, Technical University- Berlin

Undergraduate Program Organizers
William Barker, Bowdoin College
Roger Howe, Yale University

Undergraduate Program Lecturers
Edward Swartz; Cornell University
Rekha Thomas, University of Washington