Welcome to the San Francisco Math Circle!

An integrated weekly program, which began September 2005, for teachers and students in 6-12 grade, centering around intriguing and challenging problems.

Do you want to develop techniques to attack problems like the one on the right (even if the grid were 50 squares by 50 squares)? Have fun solving mathematical puzzles and brain teasers, while developing your skills and knowledge. read more

News Flash!

The 4th year of the SF Math Circle begins on Sept 15, 2008. We will be returning to San Francisco State University (where we were last Fall) as well as Thurgood Marshall High School and at Mission High School. Our meeting times will continue to be Monday afternoons, starting at 4:30PM. Click here for the exact location and directions, including parking information. See our Program page for more details.
 

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The San Francisco Math Circle is a weekly program for students and their teachers, taking place at the San Francisco State University (SFSU) on Mondays from 4:30-5:30PM. Each week, several classes meet simultaneously. Math Circle for Students is our program for students in grades 6–10, while Math Circle for Teachers is a for-credit course for the teachers who take their students to the program.

For more information, click on these links:
 The Program
 Information for Teachers
 How to Enroll

  
You are more than welcome to observe a session of the San Francisco Math Circle to see what it is like. To do so, please contact the program director, Paul Zeitz at zeitz@usfca.edu.

If you are interested in joining the Math Circle, ask your teacher to submit your name to us, using the application form.

For more information, click on these links:
 Mission
 Program
 FAQ

Kevin Truitt
Principal
Mission High School, SF

Math Circle People

The Math Circles community has four vital components: teachers in schools, students, school administrators, and professional mathematicians.

Working together, they learn from each other and collectively raise the mathematical consciousness of our society.

Links of Interest

 Other Math Circles
 Math Resource Sites
 Other Math Programs
 Mathematical Sciences Research Institute

A Mathematical Sciences Research Institute educational program for the SF Bay Area supported byThe Moody's Foundation and S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation.