Mathematician Edray Goins Visits BEAM at Harvey Mudd

This weekend, Dr. Edray Goins, mathematics professor at Pomona College, gave a brilliant talk to students and faculty at BEAM Summer Away at Harvey Mudd College. Dr. Goins grew up in Los Angeles just like our students and graduated from two of the best universities in the country, California Institute of Technology and Stanford University. Dr. Goins explored with students how the geometric mean and recursive sequences of numbers can be used to find an algorithm for square roots. Students left not only inspired to continue their journey in mathematics, but also driven to keep learning new techniques in math. BEAM students Maxine and Karla said of Dr. Goin’s presentation: “Many new ideas and theories were presented in a way that was straight forward and precise.”

Thank you, Dr. Goins, for truly inspiring us!

Interested in getting to know Dr. Goins better? Check out this profile of him, featured in The New York Times in February.

Doing math and more BEAM style

The birds are chirping, the sun is out, and math is in the air — and on these really cool white boards (see pictures below)!

As week one winds down at Harvey Mudd College, the students at BEAM are not just adjusting but thriving! Everyday our young mathematicians are solving big math problems in unique ways.

Hot topics this week were completing their first proof Number Theory and learning how to find patterns with numbers in a Problem Solving Class. Students are eager to see the beautiful challenges that each new class brings.

BEAM Summer Away begins in California

BEAM Summer Away California at Harvey Mudd College is off and running!

On Sunday, there was an excited energy as counselors and staff got to know students and their families. Next on our to-do list were dorm tours. Students were eager to pick out their bunk beds and unpack. Then, students explored the campus, reconnected with BEAM friends from last summer, and started making new friends. 

Last, but definitely not least, the Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament kicked off with faculty and staff joining in!

Next up, the marvelous world of mathematics … Stay tuned to learn more!