- San Diego Math Circle
Founded by
Richard Rusczyk in 2003, the San Diego Math Circle serves fifth to twelfth grade students in theSan Diego area. Offering free classes for avid middle and high school math students atUCSD , it quickly grew to become one of the largest Math Circles in the United States with nearly 200 students. The philosophy of building a culture of opportunity for math students has proven dramatic success with Math Circle members qualifying for and winning theUSAMO , making a perfect score on the AMC 10, making a perfect score on theAIME , attendingMOsP , winning first place in theSiemens Westinghouse Competition , qualifying for the nationalMathCounts competition, winning theMandelbrot Competition , winning theNational Spelling Bee , and attending the Chemistry Olympiad Program.Funding for the Math Circle comes from the families of students as well as the
Art of Problem Solving Foundation and local corporate sponsorships.Curriculum
The San Diego Math Circle teaches classes not only in standard curriculum such as
algebra andgeometry , but also topics that are undercovered in standard middle and high school math curriculum such ascombinatorics ,number theory ,inequalities ,recursion , induction, andgraph theory .Math Competitions
The San Diego Math Circle hosts
Math Competitions such as theSan Diego Math League as well as theSan Diego Mathematical Olympiad for middle and high school students. The Math Circle also proctors theAmerican Mathematics Competitions (AMC) exams as well as theUnited States of America Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO) for local students. Participants in these events make up the core of the San DiegoARML team.Community
With around 200 members, the SDMC is a community, with scores of parents contributing time and financial resources. Students, parents, and teachers come together at the end of each school year for a picnic and celebration.
External links
* [http://www.sdmathcircle.org SDMC Information Page]
* [http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Wiki/index.php/San_Diego_Math_Circle SDMC] atAoPSWiki
* [http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Wiki/index.php/San_Diego_ARML San Diego ARML Team]
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