March 3, 2012 – Dr. Titu Andreescu – “More Contest Problems”

With the AMC 10 and 12 contests behind us, some students will be preparing for the AIME while many will be working hard to improve their scores next year.  Both groups will not want to miss Dr. Titu Andreescu this weekend as he presents more of his favorite problems and solutions. Titu Andreescu received his Ph.D. [...]

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February 11, 2012 – Krassimir Penev – “Nonstandard Geometric Problems”

Bulgarian Olympiad winner, Krassimir Penev will consider a variety of problem-solving techniques and important facts used for solving nonstandard geometric problems. The examples include but are not limited to the Nine Point Circle, Euler’s line, Ceva’s Theorem and cyclic quadrilaterals.  These mathematical tools could be used for math competitions such as the AMC10,12, AIME, USAMO and Intel talent search.   [...]

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February 4, 2012 – Dr. Titu Andreescu – AMC Preparation

The American Mathematics Contest (AMC) is an extremely important contest for any students interested in pursuing a STEM education and career.  Many of the elite universities use AMC scores to sort out the many applicants who easily achieve 800 SAT math scores. Our Metroplex Math Circle students are particularly fortunate to have access to Dr. [...]

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AMC 10 / 12 B Location Announced

For those of you planning to take the AMC 10 or 12 B at UT Dallas this year, Dr. Andreescu has announced that it will be in the Conference Center in room 1.102.  If you are familiar with the campus you will note that the Conference Center is just across Rutford from the building where [...]

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AMC 10 and 12 B Information

As students take the AMC 10 and 12 A today I wanted to post information on Texas universities offering the B version of the test on February 23rd.  Please contact the site coordinators directly.  If you are looking for a site in another state they are listed by the AMC at this site. Blinn College [...]

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Dr. Grantcharov Recap

We were very pleased to have our neighbor, Dr. Dimitar Grantcharov deliver the lecture this past Saturday.  He focused his talk around some engaging and deep problems from his last contest at UT Arlington: UTA 2010 Competition Problems. The students enjoyed solving each problem and then exploring greater depth and generalizations beyond their solutions.  This was [...]

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January 22 – Dr. Dimitar Grantcharov – Interesting AMC and AIME Problems

Metroplex Math Circle will kick off its spring 2011 semester with a presentation by Dr. Dimitar Grantcharov.    Dr. Grantcharov is an assistant professor at UT Arlington and the director of our neighbor, the Mid Cities Math Circle.  Dr. Grantcharov will use problems from last year’s UT Arlington Math Competition to help prepare our students [...]

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January 23 – Dr. Andreescu – A Few Brain Teasers

Metroplex Math Circle will start its 2010 Spring season this Saturday with a lecture by Dr. Andreescu himself.  Dr. Andreescu’s problem sets are always entertaining and challenging.  However, as students prepare for the AMC 10 and 12 it is particularly helpful to learn from a former director of the AMC.

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November 17 – AMC 8

November 17th is the official date for the upcoming AMC 8.  This test is administered through many middle schools, but if yours does not, it is important to talk to your math teacher or principal now! The AMC 8 gives invaluable practice for students who will later want to take the AMC 10 and 12.  [...]

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AMC 10/12B Honor Roll

Dr. Andreescu once again offered UT Dallas as a higher education site for this year’s AMC 10/12B.  We were very proud of all of the Metroplex Math Circle participates who took the test.  Following are the students who scored above 100 points (out of 120) on the AMC 10 and above 90 points on the [...]

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