BAMO exam is on Wednesday, February 26, 2020. Registration is now closed.
Do you like problem solving? Enjoy competition?
The Bay Area Mathematics Olympiad (BAMO) is the first step on the road to competing in the national and international olympics of mathematics. There are two levels of tests: BAMO-8 for students 8th grade and under and BAMO-12 for students 12th grade and under. The test will take place February 26 from 4:00pm to 9:00pm on the SJSU campus.
Space is limited; current and former students of San Jose Math Circle will be given top priority for reserving seats. We will send out e-mail confirmations by February 21. There are other sites in the Bay Area to take BAMO.
See the BAMO website: http://www.bamo.org to learn more about the BAMO and to read questions and solutions from prior years. It is best to spend some time practicing for this competition and learning in advance what is expected. You will have a much better experience if you are prepared.
Where: Santa Clara University, Daly Science Building, Room 207
Speaker: Carl Pomerance
Topic: The First Function
On Friday, January 31, 2020, we have a BAMA meeting instead of a regular math circle. Carl Pomerance will give a talk on “The First Function”. This talk will be held on the Santa Clara University campus, in the Daly Science Building, Room 207. This lecture is free and open to the public. All San Jose Math Circle students are expected to attend the BAMA lecture; there will be no meeting on the SJSU MacQuarrie Hall (MH) this week.
Details about the talk, directions and parking information are available at this link. If you park in the parking structure there is a fee for parking.
Where: Santa Clara University, Daly Science Building, Room 207
Speaker: Jennifer Quinn
Topic: Solving Mathematical Mysteries
On Friday, December 13, 2019, we have a BAMA meeting instead of a regular math circle. Jennifer Quinn will give a talk on “Solving Mathematical Mysteries”. This talk will be held on the Santa Clara University campus, in the Daly Science Building, Room 207. This lecture is free and open to the public. All San Jose Math Circle students are expected to attend the BAMA lecture; there will be no meeting on the SJSU MacQuarrie Hall (MH) this week.
Details about the talk, directions and parking information are available at this link. If you park in the parking structure there is a fee for parking.
Where: San Jose State University, Washington Square Hall 207
Speaker: John Stillwell
Topic: All Infinities, Great and Small
On Friday, November 1, 2019, we have a BAMA meeting instead of a regular math circle. John Stillwell will give a talk on “All Infinities, Great and Small”. This talk will be held on the San Jose State University campus, in the Washington Square Hall 207. This lecture is free and open to the public. All San Jose Math Circle students are expected to attend the BAMA lecture; there will be no meeting on the SJSU MacQuarrie Hall (MH) this week.
Details about the talk, directions and parking information are available at this link. If you park in the parking structure there is a fee for parking.
Decision letters had been sent out. Please check your email folder if you had submitted an application for this school year.
The first math circle session will be on Friday, September 13, 2019.
Tuition payment is due September 27, 2019 but can be submitted earlier. Please make your check payable to United Math Circles Foundation. Do not forget to write your child’s name and group in the memo line.
Please join us on Friday, May 24th, for the final meeting of the 2018-2019 school year.
Stan Isaacs will bring a wonderful collection of puzzles and we will have plenty of pizza. Students (including former students and students who plan to apply for 2019-2020) and theirparents and families are invited to attend. We will give awards to participants of our monthly math contest.
We will supply the pizza, chips, fruits, cookies and fruit juice. If you wish, you may bring additional food for either just your family or to share.
If you plan to attend, and haven’t done so already, please RSVP by filling out this form: https://forms.gle/43ZQhxWQ3jff6Rpm9 This will help us know how many pizzas to buy.
The meeting will take place from 7:00pm to 9:00pm in MacQuarrie Hall Room 320 on the campus of San Jose State University.
Here’s the directions and some information about parking. PLEASE PLAN AHEAD and ALLOW TIME FOR TRAFFIC and PARKING.
According to our records, we have now sent e-mail responses to everyone who applied for admission for the 2018-2019 academic year.
If you applied and have not received a response, please let us know by sending us an e-mail.
This year we had twice as many students apply to our Intermediate class as we had room for. This forced us to turn away many qualified students. If you have any questions please let us know and we will respond as best we can.
The San Jose Math Circle is a non-profit organization
