Spring 2023

Spring 2023, Central Florida Math Circle

Registration

We will open the registration for Spring activity in November.

Further updates will be posted on Twitter.

If you have any inquiries, then please contact Dr. Michelle Kwon at Seongchun.Kwon@ucf.edu

We will bring regional middle school math enthusiasts to our campus again from January 28 to March 4(every Saturday from 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm). Students will attend the talks and activities led by math faculty members (2:00 pm – 3:30 pm). And then, students will meet with other middle school students in the same level (Grade 6, Grade 7&8, or Advanced Group), with whom they will discuss mathematical reasoning and the points of view that lead to problem-solving (3:30 pm – 4:30 pm). The problem-solving and discussion activities will be led by graduate students and a postdoctoral scholar Dr. Jeffrey Oregero. Our undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty members at the University of Central Florida are waiting for you to spread joy in mathematics and mathematical thinking.

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, 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.

Session	Date	Speaker	Title of the talk
1	January 28	Dr. Maggy Haslett-Tomova (UCF)	Math magic and games
2	February 4	Dr. Jeffrey Oregero (UCF)	Patterns in Mathematics and Nature (This talk will be a public talk that allows the parents to attend.)
3	February 11	Dr. Laura Yang (UCF)	What do you know about pi?
4	February 18	Dr. Zhisheng Shuai (UCF)	Mathematics of Infectious Diseases
5	February 25	Mrs Julia Keith, Mrs Abigail Ruiz, Mrs Laura Pimentel (OCPS)	Logic and Puzzles
6	March 4	Dr. Joseph Brennan (UCF)	Patterns in Mathematics