AMACS: Applied Mathematics and Computational Science
AMACS is a project that provides opportunities to learn applied mathematics and engage in hands-on projects that use mathematical modeling and scientific computing to solve multidisciplinary problems. We seek to host online courses and guided hackathons (tutorials + final project competition) for middle and high school students to promote skills in research, data analysis, programming, and communication.
Leadership
Allow more experienced students to share their expertise by creating and hosting online courses and competitions.
Foundations
Educate middle and high school participants on fundamental concepts in applied math and mathematical modeling.
Applications
Enable students to apply math and CS to solve multidisciplinary problems in physics, medicine, finance and civics.
Competitions
Provide hands-on, collaborative learning and project opportunities through competitions and hackathons.
Upcoming Courses & Hackathon Theme Areas
Mathematics and Programming for Kinematics and Dynamics
Mathematical and Conceptual Underpinnings of Chaos Theory, Differential Equations for Celestial Mechanics, Physics Simulations in Matplotlib and Visual Python.
Applied Mathematics and Numerical Methods
Linear Algebra for Neural Networks, Introduction to Numerical Methods, Graph Theory, Monte Carlo Simulations, Differential Equations for Quantum Mechanics.
Machine Learning and Data Science for Astronomy and Astrophysics
Using SQL for Analyzing Planets and Stars, Regression and Classification in Python for Galaxy Research, Modeling Neutron Stars.
Mathematical Modeling and Econometrics
R and ggplot2 for COVID-19 modeling, Econometrics, Quantitative Finance, Election Data Analysis.