Spring 2026

Math circle will continue in Spring 2026 on UNC campus, roughly every other Saturday.

  • The Moebius Noodles Group will meet from 9:00 – 10:00 am in Phillips 206 (please note the change from the fall).
  • The Beginners Group will meet from 10:30 – 11:30 am in Phillips 208.
  • The Elementary Group will meet from 10:30 – 11:30 am in Phillips 206.
  • The Intermediate Group will meet from 10:30 – 12:00 (noon) in Phillips 224.
  • The Advanced Group will meet from 10:30 – 12:00 (noon) in  Phillips 220.

This schedule is tentative and may be changed during the semester.

Date Moebius Noodles Topic Beginners Topic Elementary Topic Intermediate Topic Advanced Topic
Sat.
Jan 17
Playing with Shape and Form: A Glimpse of Topology (Maria Droujkova and Dmitri Droujkov) Christmas Numbers (Dilip Barman) The Pool Testing Lab, Part 1 (Dorian Varney) Weighing Puzzles (Scott Hallybuton and Reiyah Jacobs) Thinking Combinatorially (David Yavenditti)
Sat.
Jan 24
Math Circle will not meet.
Sat.
Jan 31
CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW
Sat.
Feb 7
Math Circle will not meet.
Sat.
Feb 14 (Basketball game)
A Glimpse of Topology, Part 2 (Maria Droujkova and Dmitri Droujkov) Counting Salad Bar Choices (Dilip Barman) TBD (Dorian Varney) The Game of Nim (Reiyah Jacobs and Scott Hallyburton) The Math Behind Kakuro (Josh Mott)
Sat.
Feb 21
Math Circle will not meet.
Sat.
Feb 28 (Basketball game)
TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Sat.
Mar 7
Math Circle will not meet.
Sat.
Mar 14
(Pi Day)
TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Sat.
Mar 21
Math Circle will not meet.
Sat.
Mar 28
TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Sat.
Apr 4
Math Circle will not meet.
Sat.
Apr 11
(SCIENCE
EXPO TODAY
ON UNC CAMPUS!)
TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Sat.
Apr 18 (Tar Heel Race)
Math Circle will not meet
Sat.
Apr 25
TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
   

Many of the problems we choose come from books in the MSRI-AMS Mathematical Circles Library.