Circle News and Announcements

The registration for 2009-2010 is now open. We ask all 2008-2009 circle participants to re-register.
The last meeting of the year will take place on Sunday, June 7th . The older groups will participate in engaging contests (Relays in group A and Math Battle in group B). Junior circle students will play several mathematical games. Students from all groups will receive certificates and awards for various competitions in which they participated throughout the year (AMC 8, AMC 10, AMC 12, AIME, USAMO, Math Kangaroo), as well as for active participation in LAMC. We will conclude with a small party.
If you are interested in the elementary school group (Junior circle) please contact LAMC's director Olga Radko at radko@math.ucla.edu as space is very limited.

About us

The UCLA Math Circle is a top-tier math circle, free and open to advanced elementary, middle school and high school students interested in mathematics and eager to learn. Students are divided into 3 groups: Junior circle (elementary school students); Group A (middle school students) and Group B High school students

Math circle features:

weekly meetings on Sundays, 2-4 p.m. (3-4 p.m. for the Junior circle).

Types of meetings:

problem-solving sessions;
expository talks on various topics;
preparation for the American Mathematical Competitions (AMC8, AMC10, AMC12, AIME, USAMO);

The topics we cover are as varied as some plane geometry, elementary number theory, fractals, combinatorics, game theory for the older students, logic and counting techniques for the younger ones. The main goal is to learn wonderful mathematics not covered in a typical school curriculum but accessible to the mathematically inclined students. Another goal is to actively engage students in problem solving and to learn effective problem solving strategies. To get an idea of what we are doing, please look at the titles and descriptions of past meetings which are available on our "Past/future meetings" page.

Starting April, 2009, there are currently three parallel sessions running at the Los Angeles Math Circle:

Junior Circle is a small group of elementary school children meeting for an hour for problem solving. The group is led by Marisa Eisenberg, who is an advanced graduate student getting her PhD in biomedical engineering in Spring 2009 simultaneously with a Master's degree in Mathematics, and by Carey Shenkman, an outstanding UCLA undergraduate. There are currently no more openings in this group, as it is intended to be very small to be effective for such young students.
Group A is intended for the middle school students. In the Spring quarter students in Group A will go through a series of introductory topics in combinatorics and probability Group A meets in MS 6221 . The leader for group A is Michael Hall, a Ph.D. student in the Mathematics Department at UCLA. In the Spring Bryant Mathews, a graduate student getting his PhD in mathematics this Spring, will be the main Circle's docent for this group.
Group B is mainly for high school students. In the Spring quarter group B will start with continue with several topics in elementary number theory, as well as problem solving techniques Group B meets in MS 6201. The main instructor for group B is Olga Radko, an Assistant Adjunct professor in the department of Mathematics at UCLA and the Director of the Los Angeles Math Circle.

Contact LAMC

If you have any questions or comments, please write to Olga Radko, director of the Los Angeles Math Circle, at radko@math.ucla.edu.

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