The Budapest Semesters in Mathematics program has three, completely new courses to offer in Mathematics and Education, starting Fall 2012.
Now, in addition to Mathematics and Computer Science majors, Mathematics Education majors in their junior/senior years will also have the opportunity to spend a semester (or two) in Budapest and study under the auspices of the famed BSM program.
We now offer courses designed especially for Math Ed students (but ones that can be taken by Math Majors as well), that concentrate on the techniques of developing math talent in the highschool years through problem solving -- in the tradition of Paul Erdôs and George Pólya. These courses are highly practical, providing both theoretical and hands-on-experience.
On the other hand, Math Ed students will have full access to regular BSM courses that were originally designed for Math Majors and thus enjoy the unique opportunity to participate in the vibrant math-life the BSM program offers, deepen their mathematical understanding and fluency.
Our program instructors include members of the Fazekas High School, the Eotvos University, Budapest and the Alfred Renyi Institute of Mathematics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
The new Mathematics and Education courses offered in the Fall, 2012:
- Discovery Learning
- Educating the Mathematically Gifted in Hungary
- Classroom Observations in Mathematics
Sample of writings on the tradition and practice of Mathematics Education in Hungary:
- Education of Mathematically Talented Students in Hungary, by Julianna Connelly Stockton, Sacred Heart University, in Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, Fall-Winter, 2010
- Creating a Culture of Problem Solving, Kristóf Huszár, Evansville, Indiana, 2011
- The Legacy of Paul Erdos Craig Matthew Webster on Paul Erdos and the Fazekas Highschool, Willamette University, Oregon, 2008
- The Hungarian Phenomenon by Ling Siu Hing, Department of Science, Hong Kong Institute of Education, 2002
- Mathematics as Counterculture, Cory Knapp's Blog, 2010,
- A Visit to Hungarian
Mathematics by Reuben Hersh and Vera John-Steiner, University of New
Mexico, 1993