Help your child prepare for their future with Carleton’s Math Enrichment Center

We will discuss a wide range of interesting topics, curious problems, and math games. May be taken for 2 years in a row at this level.

Date: In-person – Sundays
Time: 10 a.m to 11:30 a.m.
Cost: $290

Similar to “Math Adventures 3-4,” but going deeper into each topic. May be taken for 2 years in a row at this level.

Date: In-person – Sundays
Time: 10 a.m to 11:30 a.m.
Cost: $290

This is a pre-algebra course. The topics that will be discussed include the following:

• Arithmetic with negative numbers and with fractions,
• Simplifying difficult arithmetic expressions,
• Divisibility,
• Prime numbers,
• Arithmetic with remainders,
• Applications to cryptography,
• Arithmetic with the binary system and other bases.

Date: In-person – Tuesdays
Time: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $450

Admission Test is required. Topics include: Algebraic expressions, systems of equations, sequences and series, polynomials, quadratic equations, remainders and applications to cryptography.

Date: In-person – Wednesdays
Time: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $490

No admission test requirement. The curriculum of this course is the same as for the “Basic Algebra.” For Ottawa students we recommend taking “Basic Algebra.”

Date: Online
Time: Flexible, no fixed time
Cost: $320

Admission Test is required. This course covers Number Theory and Analytic Geometry with the goal of preparing students for mathematical contests.

Date: In-person – Thursdays
Time: 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Cost: $550

Admission Test is required. Geometry is a wonderful playground for developing logical thinking. It may be regarded as a game played by axiomatic rules created by the ancient Greeks. However, this classical part of mathematics is practically nonexistent as a subject in the curriculum of Canadian schools.

Date: In-person – Thursdays
Time: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $490

No admission test requirement. This is a lighter online version of “Fundamentals of Geometry I,” taught with the Geogebra technology. For stronger students we recommend taking “Fundamentals of Geometry I.”

Date: Online – Thursdays
Time: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $360

Admission Test is required. We will discuss various advanced math topics. This course operates on a 2-year cycle, so it may be taken for 2 years in a row.

Date: In-person – Wednesdays
Time: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free

The first half of this course will be on Electricity (from Ohm’s Law to Kirchhoff’s Law), the second part will be on Kinematics and Ballistics.

Date: In-person** – Tuesdays
Time: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $490

Only available to students who completed Physics I.

Date: In-person** – Tuesdays
Time: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $490 + HST

Only available to students who completed Physics II.

Date: In-person** – Mondays
Time: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Cost: $490 + HST

This course will teach the basics of what an algorithm is. We will show the students how to think about resolving a problem as a step-by-step process, breaking the problem in manageable components and solving it in simple mathematical steps.

Date: Online – Mondays
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Cost: $450

Searching and Sorting Algorithms. Hash functions. Basic data structures: Lists, Stacks, Queues. Scheduling problem.

Date: Online – Mondays
Time: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Cost: $450

Completion of Computer Algorithms I or solid experience in computer programming is required (Computer Algorithms II is recommended).

Date: Online – Thursdays
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Cost: $450 + HST

This is an online Computer Programming course for the students who are already familiar with the basics of programming (in any computer programming language). In addition to lectures, there will be weekly 1-hour small-group online coding tutorials with a Teaching Assistant.

Date: Online – Saturdays
Time: 10:30 a.m. to Noon
Cost: $575 + HST

This course introduces students to Computer Engineering. We will program robots to explore their environment using various sensors. Registration fee includes the cost of hardware.

Date: In-person – Saturdays
Time: 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $450 + $150 + HST

By invitation only. Admission is only open to students who have successfully completed Competitive Math I and Fundamentals of Geometry II.

Date: In-person – Tuesdays
Time: 6 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
Cost: $650 + HST

The objective of this challenging course is to build the foundations of Calculus with the emphasis on logic and proofs.

Date: In-person** – Wednesdays
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Cost: $450 + HST

This course runs in the environment which is very close to the actual University course, with regular assignments, mid-term and a final exam. The objective of this course is to better prepare students for success in their future University-level mathematics courses.

Date: In-person** – Mondays
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Cost: $450 + HST

To be announced.

Not offered this year.

Not offered, will be offered in 2023/24.

Not offered this year.