| 09/30/2012 | We will be exploring counting-type problems, building up to factorial, permutation, and combination situations. ⊟Details |
| 10/07/2012 | We will be delving a bit deeper into combinatorics, including combination and permutation-type problems, and deriving general formulas for combinations and permutations (n choose k). ⊟Details |
| 10/14/2012 | We will be spending one more week on combinatorics: permutations and combination-style problems, and will be discovering some important identities of combinations. ⊟Details |
| 10/21/2012 | We will be learning about the pigeon hole principle and how to use it to solve problems. Combinatorics knowledge will be necessary for parts of the handout, so please make sure you've solved as much of the previous weeks' handouts as possible before Sunday. Problems 14 and 15 of Combinatorics III were assigned as homework on 10/15. ⊟Details |
| 10/28/2012 | This week, we will continue our study of the pigeonhole principle, delving into more challenging problems than last week. There may be a short quiz at the end of class. HOMEWORK DUE (at the beginning of class!): Problems 1-12 and 16 from last week's handout, Pigeonhole I. ⊟Details |
| 11/04/2012 | After finishing up our study of the pigeonhole principle, we'll begin to dive into divisibility. To make sure we're all on the same page, we'll also be doing a quiz/individual problem solving check-in. HOMEWORK DUE: Pigeonhole II handout, Problems 7-8, 13-16. Please bring a pencil, scratch paper, and all previous handouts in a 3-ring binder to class. ⊟Details |
| 11/11/2012 | We will be delving further into divisibility this week, learning to solve a variety of wonderful problems! ⊟Details |
| 11/18/2012 | We will be finishing up our study of divisibility this week!
HOMEWORK: Problems 1-10 from Divisibility III handout.
Quiz solutions will be posted this week! Divisibility III handout: http://www.math.ucla.edu/~radko/circles/lib/data/Handout-439-538.pdf
Quiz (check back for solutions): http://www.math.ucla.edu/~radko/circles/lib/data/Handout-440-538.pdf ⊟Details |
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| 12/02/2012 | We will be solving fun problems where a group of people must cross a river with certain restrictions in place! We'll also review the major things we've learned this quarter and maybe even tie it all together with a great magic trick to impress your friends with. ⊟Details |
| 12/09/2012 | Returning students typically say this is their favorite Math Circle of the quarter...and we're sure new ones will enjoy it just as much! We'll put you in a team of approximately five people and you will be solving as many problems as you can...as quickly as you can...for real prizes! Have a great winter holiday break! ⊟Details |
| 01/13/2013 | Welcome back, everyone! Hope you had a wonderful winter break and holiday season. We will begin the quarter by looking at graphs! ⊟Details |
| 01/20/2013 | We will be continuing our study of graph theory this week, with topics such as connectedness and Eulerian graphs. ⊟Details |
| 01/27/2013 | We will be continuing our study of graphs this week! Note that we will be picking up from the previous handout, so please make sure you have completed problems 1-4 from Graphs II and bring the handout to class! ⊟Details |
| 02/03/2013 | We will be continuing our half-quarter-long study of graph theory, building up to, proving, and applying Euler's Formula this week. HOMEWORK: Graphs III handout (available on previous week's posting), #1-15, 20-21. ⊟Details |
| 02/10/2013 | We will be finishing up our study of graphs this week, with a focus on directed graphs, and a bit of review on what we have done so far this quarter. There will be no meeting the following week (2.17) in honor of Presidents' Day. ⊟Details |
| 02/17/2013 | |
| 02/24/2013 | We will begin a study of geometry-type problems by learning about finding angles. These kinds of problems have traditionally been a favorite of contest writers. ⊟Details |
| 03/03/2013 | We will be working on geometry problems, many of which have been taken directly from past Math Kangaroo contests. This week's lesson will be much less proof-based and will require much less prior knowledge of geometry than last week's. ⊟Details |
| 03/10/2013 | We will be looking at more geometry problems in the vein of contests like the Math Kangaroo, this time with a focus on area.
(note: the title and date on the handout are incorrect. The date should read 3/10/13 and the title should concern areas, not angles. This was corrected on the version that was passed out in class.) ⊟Details |
| 03/17/2013 | We will be finishing off the quarter by working through a full-length Math Kangaroo contest.
(Math Relays have been pushed back to next quarter, but we will still do them!) ⊟Details |
| 04/07/2013 | We will be starting off the quarter with Math Relays! ⊟Details |
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