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The PUMP High School Program is a two-year program designed for 11th and 12th graders who have completed Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II. During the year, participants meet once a week to work on projects under the direction of a faculty member of the Department of Mathematics.

Participants in this program increase their appreciation and understanding of mathematics and learn about careers and job opportunities for mathematicians.

HS PUMP Fall 2008 Program


Recruitment for the Fall 2008 Program is now open. If you would like to join the program you need to complete and submit this Application Form. The deadline is June 30, 2008.

HS PUMP Spring 2008 Program


List of Participants of the HS PUMP Program Spring 2008

The theme for the Spring 2008 Program is: What is in a number? and discusses topics like:

  • Pi
  • Hailstone Sequences
  • Fibonacci Numbers and the Golden Mean Ratio
  • The Plastic Number
  • Harmonic Numbers and Gamma
  • Farey Fractions
  • Prime Numbers
  • Random Numbers