Congratulations!
Congratulations on being accepted to the BEAM Pathway Program for 2023!
BEAM Pathway will take place from June 25th to July 16th, 2023. This summer, you will live on a college campus, learn amazing mathematics from top instructors, and discover great new friends who all love math. After the summer, we will help you get into great high schools, other summer programs, math contests, and much more.
To keep everyone as safe as possible, we’re requiring staff and students to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before the start of the program. We have measures in place should an outbreak occur. More information on our COVID-19 vaccination policy is in your admissions packet, and will be discussed in the information sessions mentioned below. If your child is not yet vaccinated, we recommend you begin a course of vaccination no later than May 15 to ensure ample time for your child to be up to date with BEAM’s policy before the summer; please read through the full policy now and let us know if you have any questions. We are excited to have you join us!
This page contains all the information you need for this summer. Everything here has also been mailed to you. At the end of the summer, this page will announce alumni events and opportunities.
Registration Material, Information, and Forms
In order to attend the program students/parents/guardians must complete registration forms. Online forms were emailed to families directly. Please let us know if you didn’t get those by contacting us at LAregistration@beammath.org!
WELCOME INFORMATION SESSION AND FAMILY LUNCH
Join us to learn more about the program. You can meet our staff and many of the other students who will be joining you this summer! We'll also answer any questions you have. You only need to attend one information session.
Drop-off Information
On Sunday, June 25, all students will meet at BEAM’s office in Koreatown to board the bus to campus. Please arrive between 2:30 and 3:00pm.
Pick-UP Information
On Sunday, July 16, students will be dropped off at BEAM’s office to return home. You can pick up your students between 3pm and 4pm.
Challenge Problem
Here's the first Challenge Problem for this summer! Challenge problems are given to everyone at the program and you can work together.
A palindrome is a number that reads the same backwards and forwards, such as 1331 or 97879. Find a positive number other than 1 that divides all four-digit palindromes. Why is every four-digit palindrome divisible by that number?
A complete answer to this question requires more than just finding the number (but that's probably the first step). You also have to prove that it works: explain why every four-digit palindrome actually is divisible by that number.
That's all for now...
See you this summer, and don't forget to send e-mail or call if you have any questions.