Grant Park's Math Circle hopes to provide enrichment beyond the typical classroom curriculum and to expose students to many fascinating areas of study in mathematics. One of the primary goals of the Math Circle will be to prepare students for the many contests that are offered through our Math Department. The Math Circle will involve students in both Middle & Senior years - in the General, Flexible Learning and Advanced Programs. Meetings will normally be held outside of class time – as best suits the busy schedules of students and staff. Students will receive special instruction from Grant Park’s math department as well as visiting professors and/or graduate students from the Universities of Manitoba and Winnipeg. There may also be field trips and special research projects in addition to the emphasis on problem solving and contest preparation.

For more information,contact Mr. Hunter in Room 73 or Mr. Patenaude in Room 24.
 

Math Circle Calendar of Events

    • Thursday, Jan 15th @ 3:45 pm, the Junior Math Circle meets in Room 24 - introductions & contests overview
    • Coming soon ... visiting lecture by U of M math department introducing Topology and describing the Poincare Conjecture!
    • Wed, Feb 4th @ 3:45 - Junior Math Circle meeting in Room 24
    • Wed, Feb 11th @ 3:45 - Junior Math Circle meeting in Room 24
    • Tue, Feb 17th @ 3:45 - Junior Math Circle meeting in Room 24
    • Wednesday, Feb 18th - Pascal, Cayley & Fermat Math Contests
    • Tuesday, Feb 24th - Grade 7 & 8 Mathleague Contest
    • Tuesday, Feb 24th - Univ of Waterloo Canadian Computing Competition (See T. Hunter to register ASAP)
    • Wednesday, Feb 25th - American Mathematics Competitions (S1-S4)
 

Junior Math Circle Resources for students in Grades 7 - S1 are now available for downloading. Check the side bar for links to various preparation materials for the upcoming Mathleague, Pascal and Gauss Mathematics Contests!

Check back soon!

You may have read about it in the news ... Poincare's Conjecture may have been proven by a Russian mathematician. This century-old problem from topology is one of the "Million Dollar Problems" from the Clay Institute.

Read a newspaper article about the proof (here's another), visit the Clay Institute's site and read more about the problem or or watch a streaming video presentation on the problem.