Florida Tech Offers Math in Engineering Summer Camp

MELBOURNE, FLA. — Florida Tech presents the F.A.M.E. (Focus on Applying Mathematics in Engineering) summer camp July 9 -13, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., on campus.
The experience is designed for high school students who have already taken precalculus.
The camp will provide real-world civil engineering and engineering economy projects using precalculus mathematics. Students will conduct related laboratory
experiments, master engineering tools such as spreadsheets, and learn the scientific principles behind the engineering.
“The students will learn from college professors and practicing engineers and get a head start on an engineering career,” said Ashok Pandit, head of the
Florida Tech Department of Civil Engineering.
A computer will be assigned to each student making seating limited. The cost is $700 for overnight students, which includes all meals and evening
entertainment. The cost is $425 for day students and includes lunch. The registration deadline is June 15.
This camp is one of three offered by the Florida Tech Department of Civil Engineering. The other two camps, known as the construction camps, will be held
July 16-20 and July 30-Aug. 3. For more information about all three camps, contact Christel Noyes at (321) 674-8048 or at cnoyes@fit.edu. Visit
http://coe.fit.edu/civil/index_002.html.