What Is It?

During the University fall and winter terms, some of the enthusiastic mathematics professors and students at the University of Calgary offer weekly informal math sessions intended for students who like mathematics, do well in it and might like to try some problems or see some mathematics outside the school curriculum.

We and have been doing this for some years; our sessions generally attract between 10 and 15 students, especially at the beginning of the term.

The sessions are aimed at suitable students in grades nine to twelve, although exceptional and sufficiently mature students from earlier grades are welcome (and in fact we usually have a number of bright grade 7 or 8 students in the group). A good guideline is that any student attending our sessions should already have knowledge of basic algebra.

We ask that younger students be accompanied by a teacher or parent; in any case, parents and teachers are always welcome to observe (and take part in?) our sessions.