Welcome to the

TAMU Math Circle!

Welcome to the TAMU Math Circle!

The Texas A&M Math Circle is an outreach activity that brings 5th - 12th grade students into direct contact with mathematical professionals in an informal setting to work on fun and interesting topics in mathematics. The goal is to help students become passionate about math.  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 Spring 2024 semester, we will have Saturday meetings on 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 3/2, 3/23, 4/6, 4/20, 4/27,  and 5/4.

February 24 is the Mathematics & Statistics Fair. March 9 and 16 are both adjacent to Texas A&M's Spring Break. March 30 is Easter weekend. April 13 is the Physics Festival. We will not be having Math Circle on any of these days. For the Math & Stat Fair, we encourage you to attend with your students and to sign up at the link provided. We also encourage you to bring your students to the Physics Festival - there is no sign-up required for the Festival.

There are two types of sessions being offered:

Each is offered at three levels:

All 6 groups are meeting in person with the exception of the Advanced Problem Solving group, which will be meeting in a hybrid form, both in-person and on-line via Zoom. For information on attending the Advanced Problem Solving group via Zoom, please contact Kun Wang <kwang@tamu.edu>.

The in-person events will take place on the first floor of the Blocker building. Drop-off and pick-up will be inside of Room 128.

Program for Last Week (Saturday, March 2):

March 2, 2023

Discovery Learning: Beginner Group (in Pre-Algebra and below)

Speaker: Ryan Jung, Texas A&M University

Title: Doodles

Abstract: Given a shape, students will be challenged to draw them without lifting their pen or drawing over a line twice. Is there a relation between drawability and the properties with the vertices of the given shape?


Discovery Learning: Intermediate Group (in Algebra I or above)

Speaker: Dr. Youngho Yoo, Texas A&M University

Title: Bulgarian Solitaire

Abstract: N cubes are placed on the table, in some number of piles. From each pile, we take one cube off and place them in a new pile. If this process is repeated, will the cubes eventually reach a loop, or not? If it does reach a loop, how many states are in the loop? Is it possible to have a loop of period one? Further questions will be investigated along these lines.


Discovery Learning: Advanced Group (in Algebra II or above)

Speaker: Dr. John Weeks, Texas A&M University

Title: A Jeep Crossing the Desert

Abstract: A jeep has to cross a desert but does not have enough fuel to complete the distance in one trip. To accomplish the trip, fuel caches must be set up at particular points along the way to allow for refueling during the trip.

If the fuel can only be gathered from the starting point, how large of a desert can the Jeep cross? How much gas does it take to get across?


Problem-Solving: Beginner Group (in Pre-Algebra and below)

Instructors: Dr. Kun Wang (Texas A&M), Dr. Xin Liu  (Texas A&M),  Dr. Bo Zhu (Texas A&M), Dr. Simone Cecchini (Texas A&M)


Problem-Solving: Intermediate Group (in Algebra I or above)

Instructors: Dr. Jinmin Wang (Texas A&M), Dr. Suhan Zhong (Texas A&M), Dr. Zhizhang Xie (Texas A&M), and Xiaoyu Su (Texas A&M)


Problem-Solving: Advanced Group (in Algebra II or above)

Instructors: Dr. Samson Zhou (Texas A&M), Dr. Sherry Gong (Texas A&M),  Dr. Collin Victor (Texas A&M), Abishek Hariharan(Texas A&M) and Andrew Yu (Harvard University)

Please visit our Registration page to register your student(s).


Below is the May 6, 2023 graduation. (Photo taken by Kun Wang)


Recent News:

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.