The Workshop is targeted for students in Grades 9-12. We believe that students benefit greatly if they learn at an early age that how exciting and valuable it is to apply mathematics to real world problems.Īs the 4th International Mathematical Modelling Challenge (IM2C) is coming, we hold the three-day “Math for Real” workshop to help students gain confidence in the competition. It engages students in mathematical reasoning, creative problem solving and team working. In January of 2015, Richard Hoshino published his first novel, The Math Olympian with Friesen Press, the story of an insecure small-town teenager who commits herself to pursuing the crazy and unrealistic goal of representing her country at the International Mathematical Olympiad, and thanks to the support of innovative mentors, combined with her own relentless perseverance, discovers meaning, purpose, and joy.Location: BC 320 (Norman Bethune College), York University (Labelled as #11 on campus map)ĭescription: Math modeling links classroom knowledge in mathematics and computer science to solve real problems in everyday life.

Three years later, Richard completed The Math Olympian, a 173,000-word Keystone Project that describes the roller-coaster journey of an insecure (fictional) teenager who dreams of representing her country at the International Mathematical Olympiad, and thanks to the support of innovative mentors, combined with her own relentless perseverance, discovers meaning, purpose, and joy. As an unemployed house-husband starting a new life in a new country, Richard pondered the following Question: 'In what ways can a student experience mathematics to develop the confidence, critical thinking, and communication skills so important in life?' In March 2010, Richard moved to Tokyo after his wife Karen landed her dream job at a highly-regarded Japanese university. He has published over 20 research papers across numerous fields, including graph theory, marine container risk-scoring, and the optimal scheduling of professional baseball leagues to save money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Prior to his arrival at Quest, he was a post-doctoral fellow at the National Institute of Informatics in Tokyo (2010-2012), and was a mathematician with the Government of Canada (2006-2010), leading the mathematics and data exploration section at the Canada Border Services Agency. Quest is an innovative liberal arts and sciences university located in Squamish, B.C. Richard Hoshino joined the staff of Quest University in February 2013 as the faculty's third mathematics tutor.

The Math Olympian by Richard Hoshino