The MACSI summer school: A case study in outreach in mathematics

J. P.F. Charpin; P. Hanrahan; J. F. Mason; S. B.G. O'Brien; M. O'Sullivan

doi:10.1080/0020739X.2012.662293

The MACSI summer school: A case study in outreach in mathematics

J. P.F. Charpin, P. Hanrahan, J. F. Mason, S. B.G. O'Brien, M. O'Sullivan

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To encourage the study of mathematics in Ireland, the Mathematics Applications Consortium for Science and Industry (MACSI) organizes a summer school once a year. The different aspects of this summer school are presented. Students are selected depending on their motivation, academic abilities, gender and geographical origins. Instruction and supervision is provided by academics, post-doctoral fellows and post-graduate students. The teaching programme evolves every year and reflects the interests of the people involved. Feedback from participants has been almost uniformly positive. Students favour interactive sessions and enjoy the residential aspect of the summer school. Food and accommodation are however the most costly aspects of this summer school. In this respect the support of Science Foundation Ireland has been invaluable.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	863-880
Number of pages	18
Journal	International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
Volume	43
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/0020739X.2012.662293
Publication status	Published - Oct 2012

Keywords

applied mathematics
budget
course content
modelling
organisation
secondary schools
student feedback
summer school

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