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Name:   University of Minnesota Talented Youth Mathematics Program (UMTYMP)
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Acceleration, College, Dual Enrollment
URL
 
 
http://www.math.umn.edu/itcep/umtymp/
Location
 
 
Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester, St. Cloud, Duluth Minnesota
Organizations
 
 
Institute of Technology Center for Educational Programs (ITCEP) at the University of Minnesota
Description
 
 
UMTYMP provides a challenging alternative to grade 8-12 mathematics coursework for Minnesota's talented mathematics students in grades 5-12. The highly accelerated courses are specially designed to provide these students with an intense academic environment that will stimulate their mathematical interest and abilities.
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Last Updated
 
 
10/26/2006
 
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Contributed by: Other  
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Students in UMTYMP are taught 4 years of high school mathematics in 2 years. They may begin as early as 5th grade. Classes continue through 4 years of college calculus. The advantage to this program is that the state legislature mandates that all MN schools accept these credits. ITCEP also offers Saturday and Summer enrichment for students in grade 3 and up. They also offer a highly accelerated math curriculum for middle school students.
 
Contributed by: Parent  
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This resource is very beneficial to Minnesota students interested in mathematics, who gain a supportive peer group and attention from faculty members.
 
Contributed by: Parent  
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While I have not used this program, many have recommend it highly. Since Minnesota does not mandate gifted services, it is nice that some colleges provide enrichment opportunities.
 
Contributed by: Student  
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I'm currently in this program and it's great. It's taught by some of the greatest instructors out there, I believe my Algebra I/II teacher graduated from Harvard.
 
Contributed by: Student  
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I'm also in the program and I feel it is much more beneficial to me than my school program which it okay too. Classes are only once a week and what would be days and days of class time is compressed into one class. We usually cover 1/2 a chapter each class session.
 
Contributed by: Student  
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I went through the whole UMTYMP sequence a few years ago, and I sometimes regret it. With 2 hours of class and 8 hours of homework a week, you're basically teaching yourself math. This worked well for me up to Calculus, but not after that. It's nice to get college credits, but I think that even for most "geniuses" it's better to wait until college to learn calculus, so you get more out of it.
 
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UMPTYMP was hard but it reaps big rewards. Of the five students who went through Calculus III with me at the Rochester site, 3 are at graduating from MIT, 1 from Stanford, and myself from Columbia. So buckle down and do it.
 
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Beginning in the 2nd grade, my school (a very expensive private school, I might add) struggled to find a mathematics curriculum for me. After many disastrous attempts, I started with UMTYMP in 7th grade. Finally, I had an environment in which I was challenged but not overwhelmed. In addition, it helped me socially to have the opportunity to interact with so many other gifted math students - I felt like less of an outcast! I unreservedly endorse UMTYMP; it not only helped me get the math education I needed, but helped me to understand myself a little better.
 
Contributed by: Student  
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The UMTYMP program is an excellent resource for students who would otherwise remain unchallenged at the aloof pace of their average high school mathematics programs. It is especially tailored to high school students in a college environment, so there is supervision, but allows students to begin to experience "college life." In addition, there are resources within the program for applying to the best schools in the nation.
 
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