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Past Schedules

Schedule 2022-2023

San Jose Math Circle 2022-2023 Schedule
Date Instructor Topic Handout/Link
10/18/2022 BAMA with Liz McMahon and Gary Gordon (online) The Game of Set Recording Link
10/25/2022 Tom Davis Fractions and decimals  
11/1/2022 Tom Davis Conway’s Rational Tangles  
11/8/2022 Alon Amit Like a Square  
11/15/2022 Tom Davis The Mathematics of Zome  
11/29/2022 Yier Lin The mysteries of probability  
12/6/2022 BAMA with  John M. Lee (online)  The Curvature of Space Recording Link
1/10/2023 Raghu Subramanian Distance-Time Problems  
1/17/2023     Raghu Subramanian —  
1/24/2023 Shamil Asgarli Invariants in Problem Solving  
1/31/2023  Raghu Subramanian Game Theory  
2/7/2023 BAMA with Vince Matsko (online) Algorithmic Puzzles Design  
2/14/2023 Alon Amit Calculating by “cheating”  
2/28/2023 Mathew Lee BAMO Prep  
3/7/2023 Tom Davis BAMO Aftermath  
3/14/2023 Tatiana Shubin Bluebird Medley  
3/21/2023 Gabriella A Pinter (ONLINE session) Bracing Architectural Structures  
3/28/2023 Gabriella A Pinter (ONLINE session) Diagonals Galore  
4/18/2023 Tatiana Shubin Parity and Other Invariants  
4/25/2023 Shamil Asgarli Discrete Geometry  
5/2/2023 Alon Amit Big Numbers  
5/9/2023 BAMA with Josh Laison (online) Puzzles in Geometric Graph Theory  
5/16/2023 Raghu Subramanian Mathematical Induction  

Note:

Some topics have not yet been decided, hence the “TBD” = “To Be Determined”.

  • SJMC meetings take place regularly on Tuesdays at Santa Clara University (Vari Hall, Room 129) from 7:00PM to 9:00PM, unless noted otherwise.
  • Group socials are December 30, 2022 and May 30, 2023.
  • If you’d like to see your name on this schedule page, as a leader of a circle session, contact us!
  • Handouts of past meetings will be posted as we receive them. 
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Announcements

Now accepting applications

The San Jose Math Circle is now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 academic year

The deadline for submitting the application is 9:00pm on Wednesday, September 20, 2023.

New students are required to write an essay to be considered for admission. Students who were part of the 2022-2023 Circle and had good attendance do not need to write the essay, but you need to fill in the rest of the application.

Where:    Santa Clara University

When:     Tuesdays (September-May) 7pm-9pm

Who:       Middle School (7th-8th) and High School students (9th-10th)

Admission decisions will be made shortly after the September 20th deadline.
Due to limited space, only students who have been invited to participate will be allowed to attend the first in-person meeting.

Register here