Student who has taken advanced math classes since middle school places in the Putnam
Isaac Shailor is a high school student who has been taking mathematics classes at UW-Parkside since he was in middle school. It started with a class in Advanced Calculus (MATH 350) when he was in eighth grade, and personalized support from UW-Parkside Math Professor Victor Kreiman.
"Isaac has taken a number of other courses with us. Most of these have been independent study courses in which he read math books and met with us weekly to discuss the readings. Over the past year, in his independent study courses, Isaac has created original mathematics, both problems and solutions, comparable to the mathematics produced at the level of professional research.”
Isaac along with other UW-Parkside students recently competed in the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition.
The Putnam is the preeminent mathematics competition for undergraduate students in North America. Parkside's team finished second in the state, and team member Isaac placed in the top 500 highest-scoring students who took the exam; his approximate rank was 231.
Issac has also been awarded scholarships like The Van Vleck Scholarship - the top prize in the Mathematics, Science, and Engineering, conducted by the Mathematics Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
“Since I was in 8th grade, UW-Parkside Math Professor Victor Kreiman has given me an incredible amount of support and guidance. I am so grateful to have a university in our community that has made this journey possible!”