Spring 2025, Central Florida Math Circle
News: Our Central Florida Math Circle was awarded the Dolciani Mathematics Enrichment Grant from the Mathematical Association of America. This grant enables us to collaborate on program improvement with Orange County Public School teachers Dr. Julia Keith, Dr. Abi Ruiz, and Dr. Shane Wiggan, all of whom obtained their Doctor of Education degrees (EdD) from the Noyce program at UCF in 2024.
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If you have any inquiries, then please contact Dr. Michelle Kwon at Seongchun.Kwon@ucf.edu
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Excited to reach out to regional middle schools! Letters and brochures are on the way. Huge thanks to Mrs. Goulding for your unwavering support year after year! For more info, visit our website:
https://sciences.ucf.edu/math/circle/
Grade 6 session leaders are Mr. Dimitriadis (UCF Math Ph.D. student, former Advanced Group leader) & Mr. Boyd (UCF freshman, multi-time MATHCOUNTS champ, first AIME qualified at 8th grade). They'll lead a newly developed program funded by the Dolciani Math Enrichment Grant.
The Central Florida Math Circle is an effort of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Central Florida to offer the middle school students of the Central Florida region an opportunity to have fun with mathematics.
The Math Circle is not directed towards a particular curriculum; it is not a class, a lecture or a tutorial. It is a directed experience in the encouragement of student discovery of mathematics. We are happy to be part of a national effort “The National Association of Math Circles” to encourage and develop mathematical insight in students.
Our Sessions
All sessions are guided by math faculties, regional teachers, educators, and graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Central Florida. Each session consists of two parts. In the first part of each session (2:00 pm – 3:30 pm), faculty members will give talks on the intriguing topics of mathematics or lead mathematical explorations. In the second part of each session (3:30 pm – 4:30 pm), students will be engaged in problem-solving and discussion activities with the curriculum-related enrichment topics which will sharpen their understanding of the curriculum-related materials.
All sessions will be held on Saturdays, 2:00 pm-4: 30 pm, in the Mathematical Sciences Building on the UCF campus. The locations will be announced later.
Confirmed Session Leaders for the Advanced Group: Drs. Martin Michalak, Robert Jenkins, Barry Griffiths, Gerrit Welper, Nicole Tuovila.
All of them are faculty members in the Mathematics Department at UCF.
Grade 6 Session Leader: Mr. Athanasios Dimitriadis (Graduate Student), Ms. Chanda Obregon (Undergraduate Student)
Mr. Dimitriadis is in the Math Ph.D. program at UCF. He previously led the Advanced Group.
Ms. Obregon is a junior majoring in mathematics. She has experience with math outreach activities and is enthusiastic about contributing to our program.
Grade 7&8 Session Leaders: Mr. Jose Huaman, Ms. Kacie Kulenguski
Ms. Kulenguski is in the Math Ph.D. program at UCF. She led Grade 6 in 2024, and Grade 7&8 in 2023. Mr. Huaman is in the Math Ph.D. program at UCF.
| Session | Date | Speakers | Title of the talk |
| 1 | January 25 | Dr. Julia Keith and Mrs. Sabrina Robinson from Orange County Public School | Visualizing Mathematics: Exploring Graphical Representations |
| 2 | February 1 | Dr. Ram Mohapatra, Mathematics Department at UCF | TBA |
| 3 | February 8 | Dr. Alexander Tovbis, Mathematics Department at UCF | What do mathematicians do? |
| 4 | February 15 | Dr. Zixia Song, Mathematics Department at UCF | TBA |
| 5 | February 22 | Dr. Eduardo Teixeira, Mathematics Department at UCF | TBA |
| 6 | March 1 | Dr. Julia Keith (Orange County Public School) and Mrs. Mary Ellen Freeman(Math Teacher and Content Writer) | TBA |
What should students bring?
Students will bring a notebook and pencils. Students will come with a desire to see mathematics differently.
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