What are the prerequisites? Which programs are more advanced?
In addition to this general description, it is very important (and your responsibility) to read the course descriptions and time schedules to make sure you know what you are signing up for! The overall background prerequisites for the SGI and the typical course are modest, so long as participants enjoy thinking about math and do not feel anxiety if they are occasionally stretched a bit. Since a typical NWMI investigation presents ideas about math and also about pedagogy, there are many ways and many levels on which to enjoy and appreciate an NWMI activity, so participants are rarely bored. Many NWMI participants teach in middle schools and many teach in high school, but there have been a number of enthusiastic NWMI participants who teach elementary students.
