"Mathworks at Texas State University is a center for innovation in mathematics education. Our mission is to research and develop model programs and self-sustaining learning communities that engage students from all backgrounds in doing mathematics at a high level." - Max Warshauer, Founder and Director
Authored by Mathworks faculty and students. This includes topics on theoretical mathematics and mathematics education.
Watch Cedric Strickland reflect on his time at camp and how it impacted his career.
Read article by Megan Freese “A Spark That Grows: The story of Mathworks”
Mathworks was founded in 1990 with 17 high school students attending the Honors Summer Math Camp program. The program was started by Dr. Max Warshauer.
“Participating in HSMC has changed the way I view mathematics. Struggle has become a norm for me these past couple of weeks, and it’s a feeling I’ve built a relationship with - many of the problem set questions required hours of experimenting and “failing.” Ironically, those were the moments I enjoyed most. In Honors Seminar, one idea from our reading was that success is often the product of small ideas, some of which don’t work. I’ve realized that every unsuccessful attempt narrowed the possibilities and made the eventual breakthrough possible. For the first time, failure didn’t feel like the antonym of success but rather part of it.”
