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San Diego Math Circle 2026-2027 Schedule
(Very much under construction.)
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Color Key:Yellow - Weekday Activity or NotesGreen - Regular Saturday ActivityAqua - Special EventBlue - Special SequenceSaturday Afternoon Computer ScienceSTEMSTEM Sunday
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Group:Fermat (5th - 6th)Euler (7th - 8th)Gauss (9th - 10th)Cauchy (11th - 12th)Topics & Levels VaryTopics & Levels Vary
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Saturday
Date		In person class is from 8:30am - 11:00+
When online, use Room FE, with timing TBA		In person class is from 8:30am - 11:00+
When online, use Room GC, with timing TBA		Sunday
Date		Room TBDRoom TBD
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Sep-26Opening Day
ONLINE
9:00 am in Room ADA

This is a meeting for NEW students and parents regardless of ability group.		Opening Day
ONLINE
1:30 pm in Room ADA

This is a meeting for RETURNING / RE-REGSTERED students and parents, regardless of ability group.		There is no separate Opening Day for Computer Science activities.

Please join either the morning or afternoon meeting as indicated at left.

<<<<<<<<		Sep-27Parent Volunteering Orientation
ONLINE
1:30 pm in Room ADA

This will be an information and organizing meeting
for parents interested in volunteering with SDMC.
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Oct-3Counting & Combinations 1

Irina Kufareva
UCSD		Drawing Games

Jacob Cordeiro
AoPS		Being Irrational

David Meyer
UCSD Mathematics		Oct-4SAT
verified
Oct. 3
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Oct-10Counting & Combinations 2

Irina Kufareva
UCSD		Topic TBA

David W. Brown
SDMC		What's the Point of Point Set Topology?

Tanny Libman
AoPS		Oct-11
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Oct-17Topic TBA

David W. Brown
SDMC		The Polyhedron Formula and Beyond

Yana Mohanty		TBAOct-18ACT verified
Oct. 17		PSAT in some schools
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Oct-24Mock AMC 8+-
Combined Fermat & Euler in Room 106
This event is centered on the AMC 8; however with a tiered structure including some pre-AMC8 and some early AMC 10 problems. This event should be suitable for both beginning and advanced Fermat and Euler students.
Know your SDMC ID code.
Parent Volunteer support is needed		Fractals and Dimensions

Andrej Zlatos
UCSD Mathematics		Oct-25
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Oct-31No activity for 5th grade
6th graders only join SDML I
Middle School Division		San Diego Math League I
Middle School Division		San Diego Math League I
High School Division		Nov-1ARML Power window is 10/31 - 11/15
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AMC 10 A and AMC 12 A
November 05, 2026		AMC 10/12 A11/05//26
verfied
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Nov-7TBATBATBANov-8F=ma Series
Info / Organization / Scheduling Meeting
Online
Sunday afternoon		SAT
verified
Nov. 7
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AMC 10 B and AMC 12 B
November 13, 2026		AMC 10/12 B
11/13/2026
verfied
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Nov-14TBATBATBANov-15
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TBATBATBA
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Nov-21TBATBATBANov-22
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Thanksgiving
November 26, 2026
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Nov-28Nov-29
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World Mathematics Team Championship
Dec 2 ~ Dec 7, 2026 (GMT+7)
(plus travel time)
Bangkok, Thailand

Contact Director at director@sdmathcircle.org
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Dec-5no class is scheduled here at this time becuase our usual math program space is prioritized for UCSD finals.
We aim to have some activity here in alternative space.
If we find a way to have some alternate type of program activity, we will update.		Dec-6SAT
verified
Dec. 5
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Dec-12no class is scheduled here at this time becuase our usual math program space is prioritized for UCSD finals.
We aim to have some activity here in alternative space.
If we find a way to have some alternate type of program activity, we will update.		Dec-13ACT verified
Dec. 12
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Dec-19Winter BreakDec-20
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Dec-26Winter BreakDec-27
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Note that a number of information items possibly affecting the schedule in 2027 are unknown or uncertain at this time.
We do our best to chart and work around known information, but changes are very possible.
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Jan-2Winter BreakJan-3
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Jan-9Mock AMC 8+-
Combined Fermat & Euler in Room 106
This event is centered on the AMC 8; however with a tiered structure including some pre-AMC8 and some early AMC 10 problems. This event should be suitable for both beginning and advanced Fermat and Euler students.
Know your SDMC ID code.
Parent Volunteer support is needed		Peer-to-Peer Day

SDMC Students TBN

This a day for experienced SDMC students to lead their peers in math learning activities.		Jan-10
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Jan-16TBATBATBAJan-17MLK Day is 1/18/2027
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Jan-23TBATBACancelled due direct conflict with the
Caltech Math Meet (formerly CHMMC)
which involves numerous Gauss/Cauchy students		Jan-24CMM is set for late January, exact date pending
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AMC 8
The AMC 8 exam window is January 21-27, 2027
SDMC's date and location have not yet been determined		AMC 8
pending
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Jan-30No activity for 5th grade
6th graders only join SDML II
Middle School Division		San Diego Math League II
Middle School Division
Date and details pending.		San Diego Math League II
High School Division
Date and details pending.		Jan-31
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AIME
February 5 and 6, 2027

New for 2027, the AIME will be offered through Pearson Testing Centers
not through local academic sites like SDMC		AIME
verified
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Feb-6Classes Cancelled due to direct conflict with Div A/B SD Science OlympiadClasses Cancelled due to direct conflict with Div A/B SD Science OlympiadG/C class is also cancelled, as it turns out that many G/C students are involved as coaches or staff for the Div A/B Science Olympiad, significantly impacting attendance.Feb-7Div A/B SD Sci Olympiad
pending
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F=ma Exam
The date for the 2027 F=ma has not yet been announced		F=ma
pending
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Feb-13TBATBAGauss/Cauchy cancelled due direct conflict with the
Harvard MIT Math Tournament
which will involve quite a few Gauss/Cauchy students		Feb-14HMMT
verified		Presidents' Day is 2/15/2027
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Feb-20TBATBATBAFeb-21
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Bay Area Math Olympiad (BAMO)
Wednesday, February 25th
Applied Physics and Mathematics Building
SDMC will host local satellite sissions for both the BAMO8 and BAMO12
Sign up using SDMC's events signup GoogleForm; select "BAMO" from the event menu		BAMO details pending
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Feb-27TBAEuler cancelled owing to direct conflict with
San Diego Chapter MATHCOUNTS

Note that the Winter ARML Power Contest has been moved to Sunday afternoon.
MATHCOUNTS participants will have the opportunity to attend!

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>		G/C class is also cancelled, as it turns out that many G/C students are involved as coaches or staff for the SD Chapter MATHCOUNTS, significantly impacting attendance.

Accordingly, the Winter ARML Power Contest has been moved to the UCSD Math Department
Applied Physics & Math Building basement

Sunday afternoon!

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>		Feb-28Winter ARML Power Contest (ARML Power II)

UCSD Math Department
Applied Physics & Math Building Room B402 (basement)
1:30pm

SDMC's security code may be needed		SD Chapter MATHCOUNTS
pending		ACT 2/27
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ARML Power window is 2/27 - 3/14
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Mar-6TBATBATBAMar-7SAT
verified
Mar. 6
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Mar-13TBATBAno class
direct conflict with
Division C Science Olympiad		Mar-14
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USA(J)MO
Saturday, March 20 and Sunday, March 21, 2027
Qualifiers Only		USA(J)MO
Verified
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Mar-20New AMC Policy:

USAJMO and USAMO will be held in person at select vetted examination sites
Saturday, March 20 and Sunday, March 21
We anticipate that SDMC may be one of those vetted sites
Consequently, there will be no SDMC on-site activities this weekend.		Mar-21USA(J)MO

Day 2		AAPT PhysicsBowl
Date pending
student/family
feedback		BAMO Awards pending
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Mar-27San Diego Math Olympiad
Middle School Division
Qualifiers only
Pepper Canyon Hall, Room 109
State MATHCOUNTS conflcited students may join the alternate.		San Diego Math Olympiad
High School Division
Qualifiers only
Pepper Canyon Hall, Room 109		Mar-28Alternate SDMO for
State MATHCOUNTS
conflicted students		AAPT PhysicsBowl
Date pending
student/family
feedback		AAPT PhysicsBowl TBA
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Apr-3Apr-4
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USAPhO Semifinal
Qualifiers only.		USAPhO Semifinal pending
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Apr-10Apr-11ACT verfied
Apr. 10
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Apr-17Apr-18
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Apr-24ARML Local
TBA		Apr-25ARML Local details are not yet available
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May-1ARML Team PracticeMay-2SAT
verified
May 2
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May-8ARML Team PracticeMay-9
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May-15ARML Team PracticeMay-16
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May-22ARML Team PracticeMay-23
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May-29Memorial Day Weekend - No Activity
(Memorial Day in 2026 is Monday, May 25)		May-30
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Jun-5American Regions Math League (ARML)
June 4-5, 2027

Students initially indicate their interest through an open signup,
but actual participation is based on an evaluation and invitation.		Jun-6SAT
verified
June 5
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Jun-12ALL RETURNING STUDENTS FINALIZE THEIR SDMC MEMBERSHIP DOCUMENT UPDATES
(Students should be updating incrementally all year.)

The Liability Wiaver for the 2027-2028 season will be distributed at least by this date, and probably much sooner (~June 1).		Jun-13ACT verified
June 12
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Jun-19Jun-20
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Jun-26Jun-27
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RETURNING STUDENTS HAVE UNTIL JUNE 30 TO FINALIZE THEIR MEMBERSHIP DOCUMENT UPDATES
AND SUBMIT AN ACCEPTIBLY CLEAR AND COMPLETE LIABILITY WAIVER FOR THE NEXT SDMC SEASON

Any student out of compliance with this requirement will be dropped automatically
and the released memberships made available to new students.
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NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION OPENS
August 1 2027

New applicants should go to the New Student Registration page of the SDMC website
and follow the guidance given there. In particular, give careful attention to the presentation "How to Apply".
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NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION CLOSES
August 31, 2027
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