The Berkeley Math Circle
Welcome to the BMC Archives. This section of the site was created to archive the session handouts and Monthly Contests from the Circle since 1998. To navigate this page, simply select the desired year you wish to view under either Session Handouts or Monthly Contests. The info for that year will be displayed underneath your selection.
| Instructor | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Patricio Angulo | Beginners I - The Math of Chemistry: The Make-up of Atoms I |
Online |
| Patricio Angulo | Beginners II - The Math of Chemistry: The Make-up of Atoms I |
Evans 1015 |
| Cody Strouse | Intermediate I - Graph Theory |
Cheit C230 (TBC) |
| Sebastian Weinberger | Intermediate II - Introduction to Group Theory |
Cheit C220 (TBC) |
| Arkady Vaintrob | Advanced - Similarities PDF, PDF |
Online |
| Instructor | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Patricio Angulo | Beginners I - The Math of Chemistry: The Make-up of Atoms II |
Online |
| Patricio Angulo | Beginners II - The Math of Chemistry: The Make-up of Atoms II |
Evans 1015 |
| Cody Strouse | Intermediate I - Graph Theory |
Cheit C230 (TBC) |
| Sebastian Weinberger | Intermediate II - Group Theory Part II |
Cheit C220 (TBC) |
| Arkady Vaintrob | Advanced - Similarities II |
Online |
| Instructor | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Selena Ding | Beginners I - Exponentials in Biology |
Online |
| Aaron Agulnick | Beginners II - Logic Games |
Evans 1015 |
| Roy Zhao | Intermediate I - Modular Arithmetic I |
Cheit C230 (TBC) |
| Paul Zeitz | Intermediate II - Graph Theory |
Cheit C220 (TBC) |
| Olga Holtz | Advanced - Markov Chains |
Online |
| Instructor | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Selena Ding | Beginners I - Laws of Genetics |
Online |
| Bernt Wahl | Beginners II - Chaos |
Evans 1015 |
| Roy Zhao | Intermediate I - Modular Arithmetic II |
Cheit C230 (TBC) |
| Paul Zeitz | Intermediate II - Graph Theory |
Cheit C220 (TBC) |
| Laura Pierson | Advanced - Goodstein Sequences, Hydras, and Infinity |
Online |
| Instructor | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Main-Luu | Beginners I - Mathematical Scissors Part 1 |
Online |
| Harry Main-Luu | Beginners II - Catching the Butterfly Part 1 |
Evans 1015 |
| Quan Lam | Intermediate I - The Importance of "Zero" in Math |
Cheit C230 (TBC) |
| Paul Zeitz | Intermediate II - TBA |
Cheit C220 (TBC) |
| Espen Slettnes | Advanced - TBA |
Online |
| Instructor | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Main-Luu | Beginners I - Mathematical Scissors Part 2 |
Online |
| Harry Main-Luu | Beginners II - Catching the Butterfly Part 2 |
Evans 1015 |
| Quan Lam | Intermediate I - The Importance of "Invariance" in Math Note: Back to usual time |
Cheit C230 (TBC) |
| Noah Mart | Intermediate II - Introduction to Topology |
Cheit C220 (TBC) |
| Aaron Agulnick | Advanced - Fourier Series |
Online |
| Instructor | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Main-Luu | Beginners I - Mathematical Scissors Part 3 |
Online |
| Harry Main-Luu | Beginners II - Catching the Butterfly Part 3 |
Evans 1015 |
| Quan Lam | Intermediate I - The Importance of "Patterns" in Math Problem Solving |
Cheit C230 (TBC) |
| Noah Mart | Intermediate II - Introduction to Topology |
Cheit C220 (TBC) |
| Milo Moses | Advanced - Matrices with non-negative integer coefficients |
Online |
| Instructor | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Roy Zhao | Beginners I - Combinatorial Games I |
Online |
| Ethan Dlugie | Beginners II - The Game of Sprouts |
Evans 1015 |
| Bernt Wahl | Intermediate I - Chaos |
Cheit C230 (TBC) |
| Aaron Agulnick | Intermediate II - The Discrete Fourier Transform |
Cheit C220 (TBC) |
| Kyle Devereaux | Advanced - Harmonic Oscillators PDF, PDF, PDF |
Online |
| Instructor | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Roy Zhao | Beginners I - Combinatorial Games II |
Online |
| Ethan Dlugie | Beginners II - Mathematical Paper Crafts |
Evans 1015 |
| Elysee Wilson-Egolf | Intermediate I - Cuts and Folds |
Cheit C230 (TBC) |
| Aaron Agulnick | Intermediate II - The Discrete Fourier Transform |
Cheit C220 (TBC) |
| Harry Main-Luu | Advanced - Catching the Butterfly |
Online |
| Instructor | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Patricio Angulo | Beginners I - Problem Solving Techniques: Various Math Kangaroo & Math Olympiad Selections |
Online |
| Patricio Angulo | Beginners II - Problem Solving Techniques: Various Math Kangaroo & Math Olympiad Selections |
Evans 1015 |
| Aaron Agulnick | Intermediate I - Systems of Linear Equations |
Cheit C230 (TBC) |
| Paul Zeitz | Intermediate II - Random Walks and Electrical Circuits |
Cheit C220 (TBC) |
| Harry Main-Luu | Advanced - Catching the Butterfly |
Online |
| Instructor | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Main-Luu | Beginners I - Plane Tessellation Part 1 |
Online |
| Felicia Lim | Beginners II - Modular Arithmetic |
Evans 1015 |
| Sarah Firestone | Intermediate I - Trigonometry and Vector Applications |
Cheit C230 (TBC) |
| Intermediate II - AMC10A/12A |
In Person - Room TBA | |
| Advanced - AMC10A/12A |
In Person - Room TBA |
| Instructor | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Main-Luu | Beginners I - Plane Tessellation Part 2 |
Online |
| Elysee Wilson-Egolf | Beginners II - Cuts and Folds |
Evans 1015 |
| Sarah Firestone | Intermediate I - Trigonometry and Vector Applications |
Cheit C230 (TBC) |
| Paul Zeitz | Intermediate II - Random Walks and Electrical Circuits |
Cheit C220 (TBC) |
| Chris Overton | Advanced - Groups as symmetries, and how their 'asymmetry' shows their structure |
Online |
| Instructor | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Thanksgiving Break - No Sessions |
N/A |
| Instructor | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Patricio Angulo | Beginners I - The Math of Chemistry: Moles & Molecules I |
Online |
| Patricio Angulo | Beginners II - The Math of Chemistry: Moles & Molecules I |
Evans 1015 |
| Sebastian Weinberger | Intermediate I - Introduction to Formal Logic |
Cheit C230 (TBC) |
| Pratima Karpe | Intermediate II - Factoradics and Modification |
Cheit C220 (TBC) |
| Arkady Vaintrob | Advanced - p-adic numbers |
Online |
| Instructor | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Patricio Angulo | Beginners I - The Math of Chemistry: Moles & Molecules II |
Online |
| Patricio Angulo | Beginners II - The Math of Chemistry: Moles & Molecules II |
Evans 1015 |
| Sebastian Weinberger | Intermediate I - Introduction to Formal Logic |
Cheit C230 (TBC) |
| Pratima Karpe | Intermediate II - Factoradics and Modification |
Cheit C220 (TBC) |
| Arkady Vaintrob | Advanced - p-adic numbers |
Online |
| Instructor | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Zeitz | End of Semester Colloquium: A Revamp of the Second Meanest Math Question in the 20th Century
|
Dwinelle 155 |
| Instructor | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Quan | Beginners I - Assortment of Mathematical Applications to Medicine/Biology |
Online |
| Beginners II - AMC8 Students in Intermediate II and Advanced who are in grades 8 or below will also have an opportunity to take AMC8 on this date. |
Evans 1015 | |
| Intermediate I - AMC8 Students in Intermediate II and Advanced who are in grades 8 or below will also have an opportunity to take AMC8 on this date. |
In Person - Room TBA | |
| Erik Herrera | Intermediate II - Mathematical Paper Folding |
Cheit C220 (TBC) |
| Arkady Vaintrob | Advanced - Trees |
Online |
| Instructor | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Quan | Beginners I - Assortment of Mathematical Applications to Medicine/Biology |
Online |
| Aaron Agulnick | Beginners II - What is a Proof? |
Evans 1015 |
| Bernt Wahl | Intermediate I - Applications of Fractals and Chaos to AI |
Cheit C230 (TBC) |
| Erik Herrera | Intermediate II - Mathematical Paper Folding |
Cheit C220 (TBC) |
| Arkady Vaintrob | Advanced - Trees |
Online |
| Instructor | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Selena Ding | Beginners I - Linear Regressions |
Online |
| Aaron Agulnick | Beginners II - What is a Proof? |
Evans 1015 |
| Quan Lam | Intermediate I - Meaning and Operation of Infinities |
Cheit C230 (TBC) |
| Eugene Veklerov | Intermediate II - Spherical Geometry with Applications to Astronomy |
Cheit C220 (TBC) |
| Olga Holtz | Advanced - Generating Functions |
Online |
| Instructor | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Selena Ding | Beginners I - Linear Regressions |
Online |
| Patricio Angulo | Beginners II - Problem Solving Techniques: Math Kangaroo & Olympiad Selections I |
Evans 1015 |
| Quan Lam | Intermediate I - Meaning and Operation of Infinities |
Cheit C230 (TBC) |
| Aaron Agulnick | Intermediate II - Induction and Recursion |
Cheit C220 (TBC) |
| Olga Holtz | Advanced - Generating Functions |
Online |
| Instructor | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Patricio Angulo | Beginners I - Problem Solving Techniques: Math Kangaroo & Olympiad Selections I |
Online |
| Patricio Angulo | Beginners II - Problem Solving Techniques: Math Kangaroo & Olympiad Selections II |
Evans 1015 |
| Quan Lam | Intermediate I - Meaning and Operation of Infinities |
Cheit C230 (TBC) |
| Paul Zeitz | Intermediate II - Combinatorial Games |
Cheit C220 (TBC) |
| Chris Overton | Advanced - Ramsey Theory |
Online |
| Instructor | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Patricio Angulo | Beginners I - Problem Solving Techniques: Math Kangaroo & Olympiad Selections II |
Online |
| Patricio Angulo | Beginners II - Problem Solving Techniques: Math Kangaroo & Olympiad Selections III |
Evans 1015 |
| Zvezda Stankova | Intermediate I - Freedom for the Clones |
Cheit C230 (TBC) |
| Paul Zeitz | Intermediate II - Combinatorial Games |
Cheit C220 (TBC) |
| Noah Mart | Advanced - Percolation and Game Theory |
Online |
| Instructor | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Beginners I - Bay Area Mathematical Olympiad (BAMO) - No Regular Sessions |
In Person - Room TBA | |
| Beginners II - Bay Area Mathematical Olympiad (BAMO) - No Regular Sessions |
In Person - Room TBA | |
| Intermediate I - Bay Area Mathematical Olympiad (BAMO) - No Regular Sessions |
In Person - Room TBA | |
| Intermediate II - Bay Area Mathematical Olympiad (BAMO) - No Regular Sessions |
In Person - Room TBA | |
| Advanced - Bay Area Mathematical Olympiad (BAMO) - No Regular Sessions |
In Person - Room TBA |
| Instructor | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Bernt Wahl | Beginners I - Fractals |
Online |
| Frank Sottile | Beginners II - The Shape of Space |
Evans 1015 |
| Ethan Dlugie | Intermediate I - Lights Out! |
Cheit C230 (TBC) |
| Kyle Devereaux | Intermediate II - Statistics and Physics |
Cheit C220 (TBC) |
| Roy Zhao | Advanced - Billiards, Checkers, and Number Theory I |
Online |
| Instructor | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Firestone | Beginners I - Sequences and Series |
Online |
| Bernt Wahl | Beginners II - Fractals |
Evans 1015 |
| Ethan Dlugie | Intermediate I - Lights Out! |
Cheit C230 (TBC) |
| Kyle Devereaux | Intermediate II - Statistics and Physics |
Cheit C220 (TBC) |
| Roy Zhao | Advanced - Billiards, Checkers, and Number Theory II |
Online |
| Instructor | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Break - No Sessions |
N/A |
| Instructor | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Main-Luu | Beginners I - The Math Behind Transformers I |
Online |
| Sarah Firestone | Beginners II - Sequences and Series |
Evans 1015 |
| Peter Koroteev | Intermediate I - Plane Partitions |
Cheit C230 (TBC) |
| Paul Zeitz | Intermediate II - Combinatorial Games |
Cheit C220 (TBC) |
| Laura Pierson | Advanced - Probability and Expected Value |
Online |
| Instructor | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Main-Luu | Beginners I - The Math Behind Transformers II |
Online |
| Sarah Firestone | Beginners II - Sequences and Series |
Evans 1015 |
| Peter Koroteev | Intermediate I - Plane Partitions |
Cheit C230 (TBC) |
| Paul Zeitz | Intermediate II - Combinatorial Games |
Cheit C220 (TBC) |
| Laura Pierson | Advanced - Probability and Expected Value |
Online |
| Instructor | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Main-Luu | Beginners I - The Math Behind Transformers III |
Online |
| Arun Sharma | Beginners II - Counting and Probability |
Evans 1015 |
| Erik Herrera | Intermediate I - Mathematical Paper Folding |
Cheit C230 (TBC) |
| Amy Fire | Intermediate II - Bayesian Statistics with Applications to Computer Vision |
Cheit C220 (TBC) |
| Sebastian Weinberger | Advanced - First-Order Logic |
Online |
| Instructor | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Arun Sharma | Beginners I - Counting and Probability Time shift: 5:15-6:35pm |
Online |
| Arun Sharma | Beginners II - Counting and Probability Time shift: 6:45-8:15pm |
Evans 1015 |
| Erik Herrera | Intermediate I - Mathematical Paper Folding |
Cheit C230 (TBC) |
| Peter Koroteev | Intermediate II - Plane Partitions |
Cheit C220 (TBC) |
| Pratima Karpe | Advanced - Inversion Formula for Multiplicative Functions |
Online |
| Instructor | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Arun Sharma | Beginners I - Counting and Probability |
Online |
| Arun Sharma | Beginners II - Counting and Probability |
Evans 1015 |
| Sarah Firestone | Intermediate I - Trigonometry and Vector Applications Part 3 |
Cheit C230 (TBC) |
| Aaron Agulnick | Intermediate II - The Discrete Fourier Transform |
Cheit C220 (TBC) |
| Lingfu Zhang | Advanced - Problem Solving: Olympiad Selections |
Online |
| Instructor | Topic | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Sottile | End of Semester Colloquium Time: 6-7pm Title: Cardano and the cubic Abstract: You all know the quadratic formula for the solutions to a quadratic equation. What you may not know is that there is a formula for the solutions to a cubic equation (and also for a quartic equation), due to the Italian mathematicians Tartaglia, Cardano, and Ferraro. I will talk about these formulas, as well as the amazing human story of professional jealousy and intrigue. We will also learn how and why mathematicians became comfortable with 'imaginary' numbers. |
Dwinelle 145 |