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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.
For the Fall 2025 semester, we will have Saturday meetings on 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 11/22, and 12/6.
For the Spring 2026 semester, we will have Saturday meetings on 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/21, 2/28, 3/21, 4/11, 4/18, and 4/25.
The Math Circle schedule is as follows:
1:00 - 1:10: Drop off
1:00 - 1:30: Math Games
1:30 - 3:00: Discovery Session
3:00 - 4:00: Problem Solving Session
Each activity is offered at three levels:
Leibniz (Green): for those in Pre-Algebra and below
Noether (Blue): for those in Algebra 1 and Geometry
Hilbert (Red): for those in Algebra 2 and above
All 6 groups meet in person with the exception of the Advanced Problem Solving group, which meets in a hybrid format, both in-person and on-line via Zoom. For information on attending the Advanced Problem Solving group via Zoom, please contact Dr. Kun Wang <kwang@tamu.edu> or Dr. Sinjini Sengupta <ssinjini@tamu.edu>.
The levels are only guidelines and frequently differ from the participant's school grade level. Each participant will be assigned a group based on their math background. The participant must stay with their assigned group for the entire semester. If a participant wishes to change their group during the semester, their parent or guardian should contact Kun Wang or Sinjini Sengupta. We want each participant to receive the the best experience possible from our Math Circle and we will consider adjusting their level according to their specific needs.
The in-person events will take place on the first floor of the Blocker building. Drop-off and pick-up will be in Room 128. Students can be dropped off starting at 12:50 pm and must be picked up by 4:15 pm.
Program for the week of : September 27, 2025
Discovery Session
Green Group
Dr. Nataliia Goncharuk
Dr. Nataliia Goncharuk
Assistant Professor
Remarkable Curves: Extraterrestrial Geometry
Ellipse, Parabola, and Hyperbola --- these curves literally rule the universe! These are paths of planets, comets, rockets, and space debris.
We will use rulers and strings to draw these fascinating curves --- and explore a few other remarkable ones too. Spacesuits not required.
Blue Group
Mark Shiliaev
Mark Shiliaev
Math Undergraduate
Subdividing A Pile and The Handshake Problem
Suppose you walk down to the corner some afternoon and there are six of your friends standing around. How many handshakes would there be if each person shakes each and every other person’s hand once? We will explore a connection between this problem and another seemingly unrelated counting problem.
Red Group (Hybrid)
Dr. Phil Yasskin
Dr. Phil Yasskin
Associate Professor
The Nine Point Circle
The Nine Point Circle
We will identify 9 points determined by any triangle which always lie on the same circle, and prove it.
Problem Solving Session
Green Group
Professor at TAMU
He is also an organizer of the PReMa outreach program. He has years of experiences in research and teaching kids.
Topics to be presented:
Pre-algebra.
Blue Group
Dr. Kun Wang
Dr. Kun Wang
Instructional Assistant Professor
She is also the director of the PReMa outreach program. She has years of experiences in organizing and teaching at TAMU math circle.
Topic to be presented:
Intermediate algebra
Red Group (Hybrid)
Joshua Im
TAMU PReMa student
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:
Problems from Contests
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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