UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE: MATH CIRCLE

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The UCI Math Circle is a year-long math enrichment program open to all middle and high school students. UCI Math Circle strives to build in each student love and appreciation for math and develop each student’s critical thinking skills.

The main goal of the UCI Math Circle is to enhance appreciation of mathematics, and teach interesting mathematics not covered in a typical school curriculum. Participants are actively engaged in sessions of problem solving, specifically designed to empower their mathematical thinking skills.

Warning... side effects of participation include having fun, meeting other students who are passionate about mathematics, and learning some awesome math!

For the 2025-2026 academic year, we will begin the Fall session meetings on October 20th through March 2nd, from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Please subscribe to our email list at the top left! This way, you will receive weekly announcements and receive the zoom link for our Math Circle meetings. Alternatively, email us at mathcircle@math.uci.edu to receive the link.

During each session, students will work collaboratively in small groups on a mathematical activity/puzzle/game with other attendees under the guidance of experienced UCI math professors, graduate students and teaching assistants. This year only, there will be only one level of the UCI Math Circle. However, the activities explored during each session can be understood at many different levels. They are accessible so that beginners can make observations and experiment mathematically, but deep enough to challenge the most advanced math students. At the end of each session, students will be given challenge questions so that they can continue their explorations on their own after they leave.

Currently the UCI Math Circle has no sponsors. To keep the UCI Math Circle running, we are kindly encouraging donations from families of participating students. The suggested amount of donation is $150 per student per quarter (roughly $25 per lesson), but we are grateful for whatever you can give.

Your donation is fully tax-deductible. For help or questions, please e-mail us at mathcircle@math.uci.edu

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Register here. Please read the documents regarding the program and media consent here (Spanish version) and then sign and upload the media consent form here. To join our mailing list, fill out the form in the left column. Click here to check out our upcoming competitions.	Here are flyers for the Math Circle: (English) (Spanish) Share these with students who you think might be interested in joining	If you are a Parent or Teacher interested in volunteering, please contact us here () If you are a math faculty or graduate student interested in teaching a math circle, contact us here () and we will help you get registered. If you would like to make a donation, please click the "make a gift tab", or go to the support page.