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Welcome to the TAMU Math Circle!
Welcome to the TAMU Math Circle!
The Texas A&M Math Circle is a weekly outreach 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 with students their passion for mathematics and its applications.
Math Circle dates for 2025-2026
Math Circle dates for 2025-2026
Saturday meetings in Spring 2026: 1/31, 2/7, 2/21, 2/28, 3/21, 4/11, 4/18, and 4/25.
Our next Math Circle for Spring 2026 will be on February 7th, 02/07
Saturday meetings in Fall 2025: 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 11/22, and 12/6.
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
Please visit our Registration page to register your student(s).
Please visit our Registration page to register your student(s).
Registration for Math Circle is open for Spring 2026
Program for the week of : February 07, 2026
Discovery Session
Green Group
Dr. Ali Foran
Dr. Ali Foran
Instructional Associate Professor of Mathematics
Total Eclipse of the Cardioid
A hands on activity exploring mathematical functions in shapes, angles and lines.
Blue Group
Tom Haque
Tom Haque
Undergraduate student in Mathematics
Gossip
Each student in a group of n students (perhaps 4, 5 or 6) has a different pet. Everyone wants to know who has which pet. They communicate by gossiping. Initially each student only knows their own pet. When two students gossip, they exchange all the information they have with one another. In a group of n students, what is the minimum number of conversations it takes until everyone knows everything?
Red Group
Dr. Bradford Garcia
Dr. Bradford Garcia
Lecturer in Mathematics
The Game of Hackenbush
The game of Hackenbush is a two-player so-called “combinatorial game.” Students will play various rounds of the game, analyze the game, and begin to learn the basics of the field of Combinatorial Game Theory
Problem Solving Session
Green Group
Mengxiang Jiang
Graduate student at TAMU
Topics to be presented:
Pre-algebra.
Blue Group
Dr. Kun Wang
Instructional Assistant Professor
Organizer of Math Circle
Director of PReMa
Topics to be presented:
Intermediate Algebra
Red Group (Hybrid)
Joshua Im
Sophomore pure mathematics major.
He is also an instructor of TAMU Math Club.
He has experience in numerous competitions like the AMC and AIME.
Topics to be presented:
Trigonometry
Recent News:
Recent articles about the TAMU Math circle in the Math Circular magazine.
"Learning with the Texas A&M Math Circle" followed by "Pop Tac Toe"
Below is the 2025 graduation picture taken by Dr. John Weeks.
News from last year:
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)
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