Summer Math Camp

There are several math camps that are offered in September, before the Fall quarter begins. They include the Economics Math Camp, the Computational Social Science Math Camp, the Computing Fundamentals Boot Camp, and the more introductory Mathematics for Social Science.

Mathematics for Social Science (September 9 - 20)
Optional for MAPSS students.
Mathematics for Social Science is an intense, accessible survey course that assumes no preparation beyond algebra. The main topics are calculus (differential and integral) and matrix algebra, after some initial preliminaries on sets, numbers, and mathematical proof. The course concludes with an overview of probability theory.

Computing Fundamentals Boot Camp (August 26 - September 13)
Optional for MAPSS students; can be taken concurrently with the Computational Social Science Math Camp.
This boot camp focuses on introducing fundamental open-source tools for producing reproducible, computational research. Topics include the basics of Python programming, working on the Linux command line, as well as using Git/GitHub for version control. The course assumes no prior exposure to these topics and serves as preparation for the first course in the MACSS computing sequences in the Fall (MACS 30111 or MACS 30121). This camp can be taken concurrently with the Computational Social Science Math Camp. Students anticipating completing the Computational Social Science certificate during their time at UChicago are strongly encouraged, but not required, to complete this camp.

Computational Social Science Math Camp (August 26 - September 13)
Required for MAPSS-QMSA students, optional for all other MAPSS students.
Not available for MAPSS-Econ students.
Topics include mathematical notation and functions, linear algebra, calculus, probability theory, statistical inference, and linear regression. The course assumes that students have encountered most of these topics previously. Students anticipating completing the Computational Social Science certificate during their time at UChicago are strongly encouraged, but not required, to complete this camp.

Economics Math Camp (September 3 - 13)
Required for MAPSS-Economics, not available to other students. Econ students will be automatically registered; no action is required at this time.
Please contact the Emma Rubenstein, Student Affairs Administrator for MAPSS-Econ, with questions regarding the camp content. 

Questions about the math camps should be directed to ssd-admissions@uchicago.edu.