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 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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November 5, 2011 – Titu Andreescu – “AMC 8 Preparation”

If you are a student who has not yet passed 8th grade, please make every effort to attend next week’s math circle.  The AMC 8 contest is the first in a series of competitions eventually used to select the team for the International Mathematical Olympiad.  While few students will ever represent the US on this [...]

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October 15, 2011 – Dr. Titu Andreescu – “Prime and Composite Numbers”

Next Saturday Dr. Andreescu will return to share some of his favorite problems related to primes and composite numbers.  Not only are these subjects major components of mathematical contests, they are also used widely in applied math topics like cryptography.  The presentation will contain interesting problems involving primes and numbers that can be written as [...]

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October 8, 2011 – Dr. Titu Andreescu – “Digits of Positive Integers”

Our math circle this week will feature Dr. Andreescu, himself, presenting some interesting problems related to digits of positive integers.  As a former director of AMC and coach of the US IMO team, Dr. Andreescu always brings unique insights and strategies to these problems.  Don’t miss this session if you are preparing for a math [...]

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Dr. Andreescu at Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival

There is no Metroplex Math Circle this coming weekend, but if you are fortunate enough to be in the Houston area on Saturday, March 19, 2011 you can meet Dr. Titu Andreescu at the Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival.  Math Circle directors from around the country will be meeting in Houston and participating in this unique [...]

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March 12 – Dr. Andreescu – AIME is Practically Here!

OK, by popular demand following his March 5th AIME training session, Dr. Andreescu will return as next week’s speaker to continue training our students for AIME.  Whether you qualified this year or hope to in the future, do not miss this opportunity to train with the former Director of AMC and coach of the US [...]

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March 5 – Dr. Andreescu – AIME is Coming up Soon!

Whether you are one of the Math Circle attendees who just qualified for the AIME or hope to some day, you do not want to miss a lecture by our own Dr. Titu Andreescu which will increase your odds of success on this prestigious test and potentially the chance to sit for the USAMO. Elite [...]

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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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