Dates for 2017

Week 1: June 18-23, 2017

for those entering grades 7-12

Week 2: June 25-30, 2017

for those entering grades 6-8

(expanding to grades 6-9 since Week 4 is now full)

Week 3: July 9-14, 2017

for those entering grades 5-7

Week 4: July 16-21, 2017

for those entering grades 7-12

Each week will be capped at 24 campers.

Numbers update as of June 7, 2017.

Week 1-25 applications-OVER CAP-will take a short waiting list (none on that list yet)

Week 2-22 applications/reservations-still room for a couple more

Week 3-23 applications/reservations (had a change in enrollment to open up a spot)

Week 4-26 applications-OVER CAP-will take a short waiting list (have 2 on that list already)

It is a mission of providing an opportunity for students to have fun and to solve math problems with students who are like them (so they don't have to worry about what others are thinking about their interest in having fun with mathematics).

• • Lots of math problems from contests such as MATHCOUNTS^® , AMC-10/12, and other contests

  • We also have some outdoor rec time

  • Spend some time in the Wellness Center (Pool, gym, rock wall).

  • Look at other math activities, watch some math videos, hear some math songs.

  • Have a speaker on occasion share about how math, problem solving, and their Christian faith have worked together in their life. Dr. Hopkins also does this on occasion. For an example of what he typically shares, you can watch the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PYMC6gzhZ8&t=71s&index=10&list=PLgQhuyBS3_qb65_uFn4dJ-5_tsuQL-vjS . Dr. Hopkins is also working on collecting various illustrations at http://www.geogebra.org/material/simple/id/3190953 .

  • A 2016 camper received first place in the Association for Women in Mathematics Essay Contest (see https://sites.google.com/site/awmmath/programs/essay-contest for details on that contest which is open to all students at a variety of levels). You can read her essay at https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2rXxbFqvn3ZZTdoOUFJQkVINWNrdFBzTTVSRDhRT2IySkVJ/view . We may look at a few more such essays in summer 2017.

  • You can see information from the previous years ( 2011, 2012 , 2013 , 2014, 2015 , 2016), such as schedules and evaluations. The schedule for July 12-17, 2015 should give a good idea of a weekly schedule. I will add each week near when it occurs and the schedule for the week occurring will undoubtedly change various times during the week. Week 1-June 18-23, Week 2-June 25-30, Week 3-July 9-14, Week 4-July 16-21

  • The grade cutoffs for the weeks are somewhat arbitrary, but overall maturity level of the group does tend to influence how quickly we can move through material during the week (and transition from one activity to another). My plan is to cap each week at 24 (and perhaps the week of 5th-7th graders capping it at 20).

  • Photos from 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 camps are posted to www.facebook.com/MathContestCamp . Results for 2012 evaluations from campers and parents. For 2013 both camper and parent evaluations are in the same document. 2014 evaluations are posted in the same document. 2015 evaluations are available here. 2016 evaluations are split so you can see camper evaluation results and parent evaluation results. For 2017, camper evaluation results and parent evaluations results are now posted.

Students entering 5th-12th grade who are interested in math and solving problems. Over the 12 year history (including 2017 applications as of 5-1-17), 700 campers (many repeating from year to year) have come from 24 different states. Click here to see a complete breakdown.

Dr. Kevin Hopkins. Email: khopkins@sbuniv.edu Phone: 417-328-1675. You can find more info about Dr. Hopkins at https://sites.google.com/site/drhopkinsbackground/ .

In the 26 weeks of camp (over 11 years), we have averaged 22-23 per week, The camp is capped at 24 per week. Both weeks reached the cap in 2011 and 2012 and in 2013 we had 24, 24, and 19 for the three weeks and in 2014 all reached cap and there was a waiting list for weeks 1 and 3. In 2015, only the first week (added in 2015) was not at capacity. In 2016, only weeks 2 and 3 were not at capacity. So send in applications and deposits early to reserve your spot.

Usually between 4-6 depending on the number of campers. They all stay in the dorm (including Dr. Hopkins) and stay with the campers all day.

On the campus of Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, MO. It is the personal work of Dr. Hopkins, Chair of the Mathematics Department at Southwest Baptist University. Bolivar is 130 miles from Kansas City, 190 miles from St. Louis, and 25 miles north of Springfield. The Lake of the Ozarks and Branson are nearby attractions families could visit before or after dropping their camper off.

Although not officially sponsoring the camp, Southwest Baptist University is the location of the facilities. Offering Christian higher education since 1878, Southwest Baptist University serves an enrollment of 3,400 students with graduate and undergraduate programs. The views or beliefs set forth in this web page do not necessarily reflect the views and beliefs of Southwest Baptist University.

$400 for the week-includes room, food, t-shirt, tests, and other things. A $100 deposit is required by May 1 (to be sure there are sufficient numbers to run the camp-if not, deposits will be returned). If the cap is reached before May 1, the website will be updated. If there is still space after May 1 (and enough to run the camp), additional registrations will be accepted until camp begins.

An application form and a brochure with information will be available soon. Students coming to the SBU Math Contest, will receive a camp brochure.

Math Contest Camp is not sponsored by, or affiliated with, the MATHCOUNTS^® Foundation or with the AMC 10/12, or with any of the other contests.

This camp is the personal work of Dr. Hopkins. This page is produced by Dr. Kevin W. Hopkins of Southwest Baptist University. It was last modified on December 1, 2016. I hope to redo the webpage some more, but will probably not do that until later. More information is available from the 2016 camp website: https://sites.google.com/site/sbumathcon/math-contest-camp-2016