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TAMU Math Circle
TAMU Math Circle
The 2026-27 session starts on Saturday, September 12th!
The 2026-27 session starts on Saturday, September 12th!
The Texas A&M Math Circle is an enrichment activity in the Fall and Spring semesters that bring together 5th - 12th graders for a fun afternoon of mathematics and problem solving. Students work directly with math professionals in an informal, interactive setting to learn about interesting topics in mathematics and to develop problem solving skills and techniques. The goal is to help students become passionate about math and think about topics that are not necessarily covered in the standard curriculum. Our instructors range from professors and graduate students at Texas A&M to experts from industry, all of whom are eager to share their passion for mathematics and its applications.
Our (tentative) Math Circle dates for 2026-2027
Our (tentative) Math Circle dates for 2026-2027
Saturday meetings in Fall 2026: 9/12, 9/26, 10/10, 10/17, 10/31, 11/7, 11/14, and 11/21
Saturday meetings in Spring 2027: 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/27, 3/6, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, and 5/1.
The Math Circle schedule is as follows:
1:00 - 1:10: Drop off in BLOC 128
1:00 - 1:30: Fun Math Games
1:30 - 3:00: Discovery Session (by group)
3:00 - 4:00: Problem Solving Session (by group)
4:00 - 4:15: Pick up
Each week's activity is offered at three levels:
Leibniz (Green): Pre-Algebra and below
Noether (Blue): Algebra 1 and Geometry
Hilbert (Red): Algebra 2 and above
Program for Saturday: September 12, 2026
Discovery Session
Green Group
Dr Sinjini Sengupta
Dr Sinjini Sengupta
Instructional Associate Professor in Mathematics
5 x 5 grids
We will explore a 5 x 5 grid and try to connect all the cells in the grid, exactly once, as a continuous single path. We will use a sequential path or adjacency rule where each cell links only to its horizontal and vertical neighbors (up, down, left, right). We will explore if it is possible to connect all the cells from all possible starting points. We will also explore different sized grids, other shapes as well as other rules and connect the math behind them.
Blue Group
Dr. Philip Yasskin
Associate Professor in Mathematics
Math Bingo
We will play BINGO, but instead of trying to get 5 in a row, you need to get 1 in each column and use those numbers to form an equation. You can use + - * / ^ root log factorial parentheses and one = sign.
Red Group
Dr Frank Sotille
Professor in Mathematics
Real Oddities
We all have an intuitive familiarity with the real numbers, as they are used to measure time, space, and any other continuous quantity. Indeed, the real numbers are a foundation for higher mathematics (e.g. Calculus) and its applications. As such, they warrant a more careful study, which reveals some paradoxically odd aspects of this otherwise familiar object.
In this discussion, we will explore some of these odd, but basic aspects of the real numbers including the Cantor Set and the Devil's Staircase.
Problem Solving Session
Green Group
Jennifer Yuan
Graduate student at Math
worked at NYU Math Circle before
Art of Problem Solving - Pre Algebra
Blue Group
Lily Zhang
Graduate Student at Math
worked at Washionton University Math Circle
Art of Problem Solving - Introduction to Geometry
Red Group
Joshua Im
Joshua Im
Graduate student at Math
PROMY Counselor , REU experience
Problems from Geometry
TAMU Math Circle news from 2025-2026
TAMU Math Circle in the news!
April 21st, 2026
Newsletter
College of Arts and Sciences
Texas A&M University
2025 Autumn MathCircular.pdfAutumn 2025 articles about the TAMU Math circle in the Math Circular magazine.
"Learning with the Texas A&M Math Circle" followed by "Pop Tac Toe"
The Math Circular is Published by the Math Circle Network, a project of the American Institute of Mathematics.
2026 Math Circle final day picture. Taken after the Math Wrangle in Blocker 102.
2025 Math Circle graduation picture taken by Dr. John Weeks.
News from 2024:
Welcome to Dr. Samson Zhou join our Problem-Solving session. He is a former classroom assistant and textbook editor for Art of Problem Solving books; he is also a former Texas ARML coach; and he is alumnus of A&M Consolidated High School. We are confident that Dr. Zhou's participation will significantly enrich our program, and we warmly welcome him to join us.
Below is the May 6, 2024 graduation. (Photo taken by Jeremy Kubaik)
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