SPECIAL NOTICE:
Sorry to all of you who were looking forward to the 2010 winter session of the math circle. We regret that the math circle is currently on hiatus, although we hope we can resume activity before too long. As soon as we know something we will announce it right here!
- Ravi
The big idea
“We all believe that mathematics is an art.”
Like music, mathematics is an art. All mathematicians agree on this, and obviously they ought to know. But the mathematics kids see in school all too often lacks the thrill of beauty and the excitement of creation that makes an artist’s life so profoundly rewarding. It’s all finger exercises and no Beethoven.
And that’s where the Stanford Math Circle comes in. We're committed to finding ingenious ways of enabling kids to experience for themselves the delight and fascination of serious mathematical inquiry. We want kids to know why many of the most extraordinary persons in human history have chosen to devote their entire lives to mathematics.
So, once a week throughout the school year, we bring mathematicians and kids together to enjoy exploring the deep and compelling mysteries of mathematics. We’re serious about our work, but we also believe in having fun. And we hope that, after you’ve looked around here a little, you’ll decide to join us.