Welcome to ORMC

Fall 2023 Quarter Information

• The Fall 2023 quarter registration for all ORMC classes is now closed. Registration for the AMC 8/10/12 competitions is open.
• First day of classes: Sunday, 10/1.
• Last day of classes: Sunday 12/10.
• No classes on Sunday, 11/12, the Veterans Day weekend, and on Sunday, 11/26, the Thanksgiving weekend.
• Guest lecture for all the Advanced classes' students: Sunday, 11/19, 4:00-6:00 PM, in MS 4000 A. The lecture will be given by two Aerospace Corporation engineers, Vinay Goyal and Jacob Rome.
• All classes are taught in person.

Fall 2023 ORMC instructors:

Donations:

Donations form a crucial component of the Circle's budget. Quarterly donations at the level of $300 per student are needed to sustain the high quality of our program.  Please consider ORMC as a part of your giving plans this season! Donations are not a factor in enrollment decisions and do not entitle your child to enrollment.

Schedule:

ORMC Math Videos

• A 40 sec. intro to the Circle:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsyIks8ZvDk
• Binary Magic, a Trick:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t5jK2NXCFY
• Binary Magic, an Explanation:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toSPX0vANJA
• Word puzzles, permutations, and computers, part 1:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoU44qFJ95E&t=391s
• Word puzzles, permutations, and computers, part 2:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5CGkO0GlR4&t=44s

Satellite Math Circles

ORMC may designate some Math Circles as ORMC satellites. A request for such a designation should be sent to the ORMC director. To qualify, a Math Circle 

1. has to be free-of-charge for participating students; 

2. have a substantial part, 50% or more, of their curriculum based on the ORMC curriculum; 

3. have instructors with ORMC training; and 

4. operate in close contact with ORMC so that ORMC could attest to the quality of the instruction.

In the academic year 2022-23, an ORMC Advanced 1 student, Lawrence Pang, along with his six friends, continued their ORMC Satellite Program for students in grades 2-3 at Wittmann Elementary School. The class was moved to an in-person format, doubling the number of students. The students found the curriculum and Math Circle methods to be vastly more fun and engaging, especially with the in-person format and interpersonal interaction that comes with it. Lawrence and his team plan to continue in-person classes to expand their community impact and help everyone interested get the Math Circle experience.

Thank you notes

• ORMC would like to thank the Circle's major donor, Sierra Chen, for her unwavering support.
• ORMC would like to thank Prof. Sucharit Sarkar for supporting the Circle through his NSF RTG grant.
• The Circle would like to thank the Schlessinger family for providing food and beverages for the beginning and end of the year parties for ORMC instructors for two years in a row. The Circle is also grateful to the Schlessingers for sponsoring the airfare and lodging of the Spring 2023 guest speaker, Dr. Zuming Fang.
• The Circle would like to thank Julie Haubner for organizing two meetings of the Parents' Club, one with a college counselor, Gregg Murray, Director of Life Planning at Vistamar School, and another with Kanak Malshe, Bar Raiser and Software Development Manager at Amazon.
• The Circle would like to thank all the parents helping with fundraising.