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Math Circle Presentations

Math Circles is a weekly enrichment activity for grade 6 to 12 students organized by the Faculty of Mathematics of the University of Waterloo.

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Listed below are summaries of previous weekly presentations and related student exercises for the grade 6 classes. These resources are provided for both students and teachers. Please use them!

Junior - Grade 6


Fall 2020 Winter 2021
Modular Arithmetic [pdf, prob set, solns]
Counting I [pdf, prob set, solns]
Counting II [pdf, prob set, solns]
Logic Puzzles [pdf, prob set, solns]
Bijections & Binary Strings [pdf, prob set, solns]
Graph Theory [pdf, prob set, solns]		 The Golden Ratio [pdf, prob set, solns]
Set Theory [pdf, prob set, solns]
Exponents [pdf, prob set, solns]
Statistics [pdf, prob set, solns]
Functions [pdf, prob set, solns]
Graphing Functions [pdf, prob set, solns]

Fall 2019 Winter 2020
Counting & Probability [pdf, solns]
Algebra [pdf, solns]
Exponetiation [pdf, solns]
Sequences [pdf, solns]
Cryptography [pdf, solns]
A Number of Numbers [pdf, solns]
Circle Geometry [pdf, solns]
Jeopardy [pdf, solns]		 Mental Math [pdf, solns]
Applications [pdf, solns]
Black Holes [pdf, solns]
Infinity [pdf, solns]
Topology [pdf, solns]
Fractals [pdf, solns]
Unsolved Problems [pdf, solns]

Fall 2018 Winter 2019
Visual Vectors [pdf, solns]
Non-Euclidean Geometry [pdf, solns]
Structure of Math [pdf, solns]
Relations Functions & Morphisms [pdf, solns]
Area of Triangles [pdf, solns]
Matrices [pdf, solns]
Graph Interpretation [pdf, solns]
Jeopardy [pdf, solns] 		Arithmetic Tricks [pdf, solns]
Angles [pdf, solns]
Tessellations [pdf, solns]
Units & Dimensional Analysis [pdf, solns]
Platonic Solids [pdf, cut outs, solns]
Exponentiation [pdf, solns]
Counting [pdf, solns]
Jeopardy [pdf, solns]

Fall 2017 Winter 2018
Mathematical & Logical Puzzles [pdf, solns]
Ancient Mathematics [pdf, solns]
Shape Shifting [pdf, solns]
Spatial & Visual Thinking [pdf, solns]
Estimations [pdf, solns]
Algorithms [pdf, solns]
Cool Geometry [pdf, solns]
Math Jeopardy [pdf, solns]		 Number Theory [pdf, solns]
Graph Theory [pdf, solns]
Types Of Numbers [pdf, solns]
Math of Voting [pdf, solns]
Algebra [pdf, solns]
Circuits [pdf, solns]
Mathematical Magic [pdf]
Jeopardy [pdf, solns]

Fall 2016 Winter 2017
Cryptography [pdf, solns]
Exponents & Prime Numbers [pdf, solns]
Pascal's Triangle [pdf, solns]
Number Systems and Bases [pdf, solns]
Egyptian Mathematics [pdf, solns]
Clock Arithmetic [pdf, solns]
Arithmetic Tricks [pdf, solns]
Beaver Computing Challenge [pdf, solns]		 Game Theory [pdf, solns]
Sorting [pdf, solns]
Patterns [pdf, solns]
Abacus & Counting Rods [pdf, solns]
Magic and Latin Squares [pdf, solns]
Counting [pdf, solns]
Probability [pdf, solns]
Jeopardy [pdf, solns]

Fall 2015 Winter 2016
Algorithms [pdf, solns]
Tessellations [pdf, solns]
Estimation [pdf, solns]
Carl Friedrich Gauss [pdf, solns]
Combinatorial Games [pdf, solns]
Logic [pdf, solns]
Graph Theory [pdf, solns]
Review Challenge [pdf, solns] 		Series [pdf, solns]
Ancient Number Systems [pdf, solns]
Kinematics in Motion [pdf, solns]
Mechanics & Dynamics [pdf, solns]
Number Theory [pdf, solns]
Modular Arthmetic [pdf, solns]
Geometry [pdf, solns]
Review [pdf, solns]

Fall 2014 Winter 2015
Statistics [pdf, solns]
Probability [pdf, solns]
Algebra [pdf, solns]
Intro to Game Theory [pdf, solns]
Exponents [pdf, solns]
Cryptography [pdf, solns]
Ratios and Rates [pdf, solns]
Gauss Prep [pdf, solns] 		Sets [pdf, solns]
Counting [pdf, solns]
Sequences [pdf, solns]
Angles [pdf, solns]
Proportions [pdf, solns]
Prime Time [pdf, solns]
Pythagorean Theorem [pdf, solns]
Math Jeopardy [pdf, solns]

Fall 2013 Winter 2014
Algebra [pdf, solns]
Binary and Beyond [pdf, solns]
Dimensional and Unit Analysis [pdf, solns]
Shapeshifting [pdf, solns]
Multiplication [pdf, solns]
Divisibility [pdf, solns]
History of Cryptography [pdf, solns]
Origami & Math Trivia [pdf, solns]		 Introduction to Statistics [pdf, solns]
Graph Theory I [pdf, solns]
Graph Theory II [pdf, solns]
Unique Geometry [pdf, solns]
Pascal's Triangle [pdf, solns]
Circuits [pdf, solns]
Gauss Prep [pdf, solns]
Modular Arithmetic [pdf, solns]

Fall 2012 Winter 2013
Patterns [pdf, solns]
Logic [pdf, solns]
Tessellations [pdf, solns]
Percent [pdf, solns]
Binary Numbers [pdf, solns]
Rates and Ratios [pdf, solns]
Kinematics [pdf, solns]
Math Contest [pdf, solns]		 Working with Sets [pdf, solns]
Working with Abacuses [pdf, solns]
Estimation [pdf, solns]
Measurement [pdf, solns]
Mean Median Mode [pdf, solns]
Fractions [pdf, solns]
Pythagorean Theorem [pdf, solns]
Math Contest [pdf, solns]

Fall 2011 Winter 2012
Simplifying Equations [pdf, solns]
Math Magic [pdf, solns]
Ancient Number Systems [pdf, solns]
Introduction to Number Theory [pdf, solns]
Matrices I [pdf, solns]
Fibonacci and the Golden Ratio [pdf, solns]
Introduction to Topology [pdf, solns]
Jeopardy [pdf, solns, game] 		Arithmetic Tricks [pdf, solns]
Math Puzzles [pdf, solns]
Number Theory I [pdf, solns]
2D Geometry [pdf, solns]
Measurement and Geometry [pdf, solns]
Probability of Games [pdf, solns]
Intro. Caribou Mathematics Competition [pdf, solns]
Mathifed Jeopardy [pdf, solns]

Fall 2010 Winter 2011
Exponents and Binary Numbers [pdf]
Tessellations I [pdf]
Tessellations II [pdf]
Multiplication [pdf]
Order of Operations [pdf, solns]
Algebra [pdf, solns]
Sequences [pdf, solns]
Jeopardy [pdf]		 Cryptography and Tangrams [pdf, solns]
Surface, Area and Volume [pdf, solns]
Distance, Speed and Time [pdf, solns]
Counting [pdf, solns]
Combinations [pdf, solns]
Gauss Contest Preparation [pdf, solns]
Jeopardy [pdf, solns]


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