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TAMU Math Circle
TAMU Math Circle
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 Math Circle dates for 2026-2027
Our Math Circle dates for 2026-2027
Our next meeting in Fall 2026 will be on: 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: October 17, 2026
Discovery Session
Green Group
Mark Shiliaev
Mathematics undergraduate
Exploding Dots
We are going to develop a secret code for telling your friend an integer. You have a row of boxes, lettered A,B,C,..., that can hold dots. Whenever 4 dots appear in one box, they explode and disappear but 1 dot appears in the next box. For example, if 54 dots are put in box A, 52 of them explode leaving 2 in box A, but 13 dots appear in box B. Then 12 of the dots in box B explode leaving 1 in box B and 3 in box C. Nothing in box C explodes. So the secret code for 54 is 213 i.e. 2 in box A, 1 in box B and 3 in box C. How would you decode the message 213, or 3213? We will explore this and other such secret codes.
Blue Group
Alyson Price
Mathematics undergraduate
Codes, Ciphers and Secrets
The art of cryptography is the study and practice of secure communication, making it an interesting and relevant application. In addition to number theory and concepts like modular arithmetic, this session uses locks, codes, and ciphers to explore functions and their properties (ex: definition, inverse functions, linear functions).
Red Group
Tom Haque
Mathematics undergraduate
Super Tangrams
Tangrams are a classic Chinese puzzle consisting of 7 pieces which fit together to form a square or other shapes. Super Tangrams are a set of 14 pieces which fit together to form a large number of shapes.
We will try to make as many shapes as possible with Super Tangram and try to win against each other.
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
Shivam Tiwari
Shivam Tiwari
Graduate Student at Math
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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