Congratulations!

Congratulations on being accepted to the BEAM Pathway Program for 2020!  

BEAM has been monitoring the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in LA, and we want to ensure that the community stays healthy and safe. In an abundance of caution, we intend to run our summer programming online. We are excited to have you join us!

This page contains all the information you need for this summer.  Everything here will also be mailed to you.  

Week 4 Announcements

Sign Up for Art of Problem Solving and Brilliant

To create your free Brilliant.org account, go to this form and follow the instructions there.

To create your free Art of Problem Solving account, go to this form this form. If you remember your art of problem solving account from last year, this will let you continue with Alcumus; if you don’t remember your old account, you can create a new one.

Course selection

You will take two types of classes: Topics courses and Problem Solving courses. You take two Topics courses, one during the first half of the summer and one during the second half of the summer, and your Problem Solving course will last all four weeks.

You’ve finished selecting your classes for the summer!

Program Dates and Schedule

BEAM Pathway will run June 22 - July 17, Monday through Friday. We will have a different schedule for 6/22/20.

Below is the schedule for all program days after 6/22/20.

Schedule - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

9:00am-9:15amMorning check-in with a counselor.
9:20am-11:15amAcademics Block 1*.
11:20am-12:20pm Morning Activity**
12:20pm-1:15pmLunch break***
1:20pm-3:15pm Academics Block 2*
3:20pm-3:35pmAfternoon check-in with your group.
3:40pm-4:40pmAfternoon Activity**
7:20pm-8:20pmEvening Activity**
9:00am-9:15amMorning check-in with a counselor.
9:20am-11:15amAcademics Block 1*.
11:20am-12:20pm Morning Activity**
12:20pm-1:15pmLunch break***
1:20pm-3:15pm Academics Block 2*
3:20pm-3:35pmAfternoon check-in with your group.
3:40pm-4:40pmAfternoon Activity**
7:20pm-8:20pmEvening Activity**
*Either 1 hr 55 mins in your topics course OR 50 minutes of modules, 10 minute break, 55 minutes Problem Solving
**There are three activities each day, morning, afternoon, and evening. You must attend at least one activity each day.
***During lunch, you can take a break from your computer or join us in a social hangout room!

Schedule - Wednesday

9:00am-9:15amMorning check-in with a counselor.
9:20am-10:15amMath Circle
10:20am-11:15am Morning Class Office Hours (optional)
11:20am-12:20pm Morning Activity**
12:20pm-1:15pmLunch break***
1:20pm-2:15pm Relays
2:20pm-3:15pm Afternoon Class Office Hours(optional)
3:20pm-4:20pmWatch weekly program video
9:00am-9:15amMorning check-in with a counselor.
9:20am-10:15amMath Circle
10:20am-11:15am Morning Class Office Hours (optional)
11:20am-12:20pm Morning Activity**
12:20pm-1:15pmLunch break***
1:20pm-2:15pm Relays
2:20pm-3:15pm Afternoon Class Office Hours(optional)
3:20pm-4:20pmWatch weekly program video

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MATH! 

We've prepared a bunch of great math videos and a link to some nice math problems.

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 us an e-mail at LAinfo@beammath.org or call at 888-264-2793 if you have any questions.