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S.M.A.R.T. Circle Overview

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Authors:
  1. Andy Liu

    1. Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, University of Alberta , Edmonton, Canada

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  • Provides first-hand information on the history of the first Mathematical “Circle-Project” in North America
  • Contains many mathematical problems, puzzles and games as well as their solutions
  • Includes material based on junior high school student work, which was originally published in scientific and education journals
  • The author has received numerous teaching awards

Part of the book series: Springer Texts in Education (SPTE)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Mathematical Conversations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2
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    2. Three Sample Projects: Counting Problems

      • Andy Liu
      Pages 3-26

    3. A Sample Minicourse: Tessellations

      • Andy Liu
      Pages 27-60

  4. Mathematical Congregations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 201-210
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    2. “From Earth to Moon” Sample Contest I

      • Andy Liu
      Pages 211-258

    3. Past Papers of the Peking University Mathematics Invitational for Youths

      • Andy Liu
      Pages 259-296

  5. Mathematics Celebration

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 297-300
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    2. Sample SNAP Math Fair Projects

      • Andy Liu
      Pages 301-332

    3. Sample GAME Math Unfair Games

      • Andy Liu
      Pages 333-364
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About this book

This book provides an overview of how to run a Mathematical “Circle,” i.e., an organization that discovers and nurtures young mathematical talents through meaningful extra-curricular activities. This is the first volume in a trilogy describing in particular the S.M.A.R.T. Circle project, which was founded in Edmonton, Canada in 1981. The acronym S.M.A.R.T. stands for Saturday Mathematical Activities, Recreations & Tutorials. 


This book, Volume I, offers a sampling of many aspects, including projects and mini-courses. Volume II, which consists of student projects, addresses the purpose of the Circle, and Volume III, consisting of mini-courses, explains what actually takes place in the Circle. All three volumes provide a wealth of resources (mathematical problems, quizzes and games, together with their solutions). The books will be of interest to self-motivated students who want to conduct independent research, teachers who work with these students,
and teachers who are currently running or planning to run Mathematical Circles of their own.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, University of Alberta , Edmonton, Canada

    Andy Liu

About the author

Andy Liu is an established author with eleven books to his credit. He is Professor Emeritus of the Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at the University of Alberta, Canada. He has won numerous international awards in Mathematics teaching and outreach, as have several of his former students. He was the leader of the Canadian team to the International Mathematical Olympiad in 2000 (South Korea) and in 2003 (Japan), acts as Vice President of the Tournament of Towns and ran the S.M.A.R.T. Circle for over 30 years.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: S.M.A.R.T. Circle Overview

  • Authors: Andy Liu

  • Series Title: Springer Texts in Education

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56823-2

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-56822-5Published: 30 October 2017

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-56823-2Published: 20 October 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2366-7672

  • Series E-ISSN: 2366-7680

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 364

  • Number of Illustrations: 55 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Mathematics Education

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