UCLA Olga Radko Endowed Math Circle

ORMC Meetings • 2024-2025 Academic Year

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6/30/2024

Students will get an introduction to Python and the Turtle module.

Handouts: Intro to Python
7/7/2024

Students will continue the python packet from last time, now covering the turtle module.

7/14/2024

Students begin an introduction to fractals.

Handouts: Fractals 1
7/21/2024

Students continue with the same packet

7/28/2024

Students will get an introduction to classic logic puzzles.

Handouts: Logic Puzzles
8/4/2024

Students will get an introduction to induction.

8/11/2024

Students continue the induction packet started last week, focusing on piano axioms.

8/18/2024

Students will learn about the Gini Index and how to apply it.

8/25/2024
9/29/2024

Students will study the first chapter of Shen's book, Geometry in Problems.

10/6/2024

Students will continue in the Geometry in Problems book with problems relating to angles.

10/13/2024

Students will wrap up the discussion on angles before starting a study of triangles in chapter 3 of the book.

10/20/2024

Students will continue studying the triangle inequality and solving problems around it.

10/27/2024

Students will wrap up the congruent figures chapter before moving onto examining the triangle congruence test.

11/3/2024

Students will continue exploring applications of the triangle congruence test. If there is leftover time they will begin looking at isosceles triangles.

11/10/2024
11/17/2024

Students will wrap up the study of isosceles triangles before going onto the next chapter, which focuses on circles.

11/24/2024

Students will wrap-up their study of circles before moving on to Chapter 9 (Parallel Lines). If they have additional time, they'll return to Chapter 8, which focuses on constructions.

12/8/2024

Students will review a little bit of Chapter 9 before playing an end-of-year game.

1/12/2025

Students will finish up Chapter 9, parallel lines, before moving on to the shape-specific chapters beginning with right triangles.

1/19/2025
1/26/2025

Students will start on Chapter 10, the first chapter focusing on a specific shape.