Student Classes
New York Math Circle’s goal is to constantly challenge your mind. You’ll get to solve unusual problems and invent your own, apply existing knowledge in new situations, learn famous gems of mathematics, and explore the unknown. The Math Circle will open your eyes and increase your sensitivity to all the mathematics around us. Our main requirement is that you have an open mind and a willingness to work.
NYMC is not a tutoring or test preparation program. Classes focus on material you won’t encounter in the regular curriculum. We’ll help you develop reasoning and problem solving skills, and along the way will help you enjoy, appreciate, and expand your knowledge of mathematics.
To subscribe to announcements about student classes, see our contact page.
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We generally recommend that new students start in level Middle School A for those below 9th grade, and High School A for those in 9th grade and above. Check out sample problems listed under every level to decide if you are ready for it. If still in doubt about the right level, please ask, and we'll be happy to offer guidance.
Once you start the program, we expect you to come for the full semester.
Any course for which fewer than 10 students register may have to be cancelled.
HS Advanced Contest Topics
| When: | Saturday 1/25 3:30 to 5:30pm, Sunday 1/26 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Click on a course to see schedule details. |
| Instructor: | Jan Siwanowicz. |
| Registration fee: | $100. (Fee may be reduced based on financial need; see FAQ). |
| Locations: | |
| NYU: | NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St (map) |
| Instructor | Times | Loc. | Room | ||
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| HS Advanced CONTEST TOPICS | Jan Siwanowicz | Saturday 3:30 to 5:30 pm, Sunday 3:00 to 5:00 pm | NYU | 202 | Closed |
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Location: NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St
(map). Schedule: 1/25 & 1/26. |
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HS Intermediate Contest Topics
| When: | Saturday 1/25 3:30 to 5:30pm, Sunday 1/26 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Click on a course to see schedule details. |
| Instructor: | Misha Shklyar. |
| Registration fee: | $100. (Fee may be reduced based on financial need; see FAQ). |
| Locations: | |
| NYU: | NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St (map) |
| Instructor | Times | Loc. | Room | ||
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| HS Intermediate CONTEST TOPICS | Misha Shklyar | Saturday 3:30 to 5:30 pm, Sunday 3:00 to 5:00 pm | NYU | 512 | Closed |
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Location: NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St
(map). Schedule: 1/25 & 1/26. |
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This is a continuation of last semester's course consisting of 2 workshops covering more topics that will be encountered in intermediate level High School Math Contests (such as AMC 10). Students need to be in HSA or higher - new students will have to take the HSA placement test.
Elementary School Workshop
| When: | Saturday 2/1 or 2/8 3:45pm to 5:00pm
Click on a course to see schedule details. |
| Where: | NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St (map). Room 412. |
| Instructor: | Maggie Feurtado. |
| Registration fee: | $40. (Fee may be reduced based on financial need; see FAQ). |
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| NYU: | NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St (map) |
| Instructor | Times | Loc. | Room | ||
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| Intro to Integers | Maggie Feurtado | Saturday, 2/8 3:45pm to 5:15pm | NYU | 412 | Closed |
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Location: NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St
(map). Schedule: 2/8. |
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| Intro to Integers | Maggie Feurtado | Saturday, 2/1 3:45pm to 5:15pm | NYU | 412 | Closed |
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Location: NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St
(map). Schedule: 2/1. |
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This is a REPEAT of the Fall 2019 Workshop and students who attended that workshop should not register for this one.
The theme of this workshop is an introduction to negative and positive whole numbers and zero. The 90-minute workshop will be interactive. The students (grades 2-4) working alone and in groups will learn the meaning and relative value of integers, and will use number lines to add integers and discover patterns. They will also work on real-world examples involving the addition of integers.
Elementary School Workshop
| When: | Saturday 2/29 or 3/7 or 4/4 3:45pm to 5:15pm
Click on a course to see schedule details. |
| Where: | NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St (map). Room 412. |
| Instructor: | Maggie Feurtado. |
| Registration fee: | $40. (Fee may be reduced based on financial need; see FAQ). |
| Locations: | |
| NYU: | NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St (map) |
| Instructor | Times | Loc. | Room | ||
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| Integers 2 | Maggie Feurtado | Saturday, 2/29 3:45pm to 5:15pm | NYU | 412 | Register |
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Location: NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St
(map). Schedule: 2/29. |
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| Integers 2 | Maggie Feurtado | Saturday, 3/7 3:45pm to 5:15pm | NYU | 412 | Register |
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Location: NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St
(map). Schedule: 3/7. |
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| Integers 2 | Maggie Feurtado | Saturday, 4/4 3:45pm to 5:15pm | NYU | 412 | Register |
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Location: NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St
(map). Schedule: 4/4. |
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In this interactive class, students will use a number line to add and subtract integers. Students may recognize patterns that allow them to add and subtract integers without the number line. Students will solve integer word problems and play a game involving addition of integers.
MS Contest Topics
| When: | Saturday 1/25 3:30 to 5:30pm, Sunday 1/26 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Click on a course to see schedule details. |
| Registration fee: | $100. (Fee may be reduced based on financial need; see FAQ). |
| Locations: | |
| NYU: | NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St (map) |
| Instructor | Times | Loc. | Room | ||
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| ADVANCED MS CONTEST TOPICS | Pei-Hsin Lin | Saturday 3:30pm to 5:30pm, Sunday 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | NYU | 317 | Closed |
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Location: NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St
(map). Schedule: 1/25, 1/26. |
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| INTERMEDIATE MS CONTEST TOPICS | Anna Kudlash | Saturday 3:30pm to 5:30pm, Sunday 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | NYU | 201 | Closed |
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Location: NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St
(map). Schedule: 1/25, 1/26. |
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This is a new course consisting of 2 workshops that cover topics encountered in Middle School Math Contests such as MATHCOUNTS. MSA students should go into the intermediate level, and MSB/MSC students should register for the Advanced level. Students not in our program should take the appropriate placement test.
Middle School A
| When: | Saturdays and Sundays, Jan 25 to May 17, 2020
Click on a course to see schedule details. |
| Registration fee: | $345. (Fee may be reduced based on financial need; see FAQ). |
| Locations: | |
| NYU: | NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St (map) |
| TANDON: | NYU Tandon, 6 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY (map) |
| Instructor | Times | Loc. | Room | ||
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| MSA+ | Maggie Feurtado | Saturdays 10:00am to 12:00pm | NYU | 201 | Closed |
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Location: NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St
(map). Schedule: 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, |
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| MSA | Maggie Feurtado | Saturdays 1:00pm to 3:00pm | NYU | 201 | Closed |
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Location: NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St
(map). Schedule: 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, |
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| MSA+ | Amy Lee | Sundays 10:00am to 12:00pm | TANDON | JAB773 | Register |
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Location: NYU Tandon, 6 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY
(map). Schedule: 1/26, 2/2, 2/9, |
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| MSA | Amy Lee | Sundays 12:30pm to 2:30pm | TANDON | JAB773 | Register |
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Location: NYU Tandon, 6 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY
(map). Schedule: 1/26, 2/2, 2/9, |
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| MSA+ | Leah Khevelev | Sundays 10:00am to 12:00pm | NYU | 317 | Register |
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Location: NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St
(map). Schedule: 1/26, 2/2, 2/9, |
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| MSA+ | Anna Kudlash | Saturdays 1:00pm to 3:00pm | NYU | 512 | Register |
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Location: NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St
(map). Schedule: 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, |
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MS A is appropriate for students who are new to problem-solving. In addition to having a strong interest in learning mathematics above and beyond the school curriculum, they should be well-versed in arithmetic, including order of operations, fractions, decimals, and percents. Topics and sample questions.
Note: Due to high interest, we are offering multiple sections of this course this semester. They constitute the same course but the “+” sections, when available, are taught at a deeper level and designed for students who have already taken this class 2 or more semesters in the past.
Middle School B
| When: | Saturdays and Sundays, Jan 25 to May 17, 2020
Click on a course to see schedule details. |
| Registration fee: | $345. (Fee may be reduced based on financial need; see FAQ). |
| Locations: | |
| NYU: | NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St (map) |
| Instructor | Times | Loc. | Room | ||
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| MSB+ | Amy Starks | Saturdays 10:00am to 12:00pm | NYU | 512 | Closed |
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Location: NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St
(map). Schedule: 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, |
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| MSB | Jan Siwanowicz | Saturdays 1:00pm - 3:00pm | NYU | 202 | Closed |
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Location: NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St
(map). Schedule: 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, |
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| MSB | Patricia Yee | Sundays 12:30pm to 2:30pm | NYU | 512 | Closed |
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Location: NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St
(map). Schedule: 1/26, 2/2, 2/9, |
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| MSB+ | Aziz Jumash | Sundays 10:00am to 12:00pm | NYU | 512 | Closed |
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Location: NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St
(map). Schedule: 1/26, 2/2, 2/9, |
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MS B is appropriate for students who have strong arithmetic skills and have some basic experience with algebra. They should have the equivalent of 2-4 semesters of MS A. Topics and sample questions.
Note: Due to high interest, we are offering multiple sections of this course this semester. They constitute the same course but the “+” sections, when available, are taught at a deeper level and designed for students who have already taken this class 2 or more semesters in the past.
Middle School C
| When: | Saturdays and Sundays, Jan 25 to May 17, 2020
Click on a course to see schedule details. |
| Registration fee: | $345. (Fee may be reduced based on financial need; see FAQ). |
| Locations: | |
| NYU: | NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St (map) |
| Instructor | Times | Loc. | Room | ||
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| MSC | Barry Weng | Sundays 10:00am to 12:00pm | NYU | 202 | Register |
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Location: NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St
(map). Schedule: 1/26, 2/2, 2/9, |
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| MSC+ | David Gomprecht | Saturdays 10:00am to 12:00pm | NYU | 317 | Register |
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Location: NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St
(map). Schedule: 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, |
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MS C is appropriate for students who have strong arithmetic skills and considerable experience with algebra including some exposure to Algebra 1. They should have the equivalent of 2-4 semesters of MS B. Topics to be covered include continued fractions, graph theory, and Vieta’s formulas. Topics and sample questions.
Note: Due to high interest, we are offering multiple sections of this course this semester. They constitute the same course but the “+” sections, when available, are taught at a deeper level and designed for students who have already taken this class 2 or more semesters in the past.
High School A
| When: | Saturdays and Sundays, Jan 25 to May 17, 2020
Click on a course to see schedule details. |
| Registration fee: | $345. (Fee may be reduced based on financial need; see FAQ). |
| Locations: | |
| NYU: | NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St (map) |
| Instructor | Times | Loc. | Room | ||
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| HSA+ | Jan Siwanowicz | Sundays, 12:30pm to 2:30pm | NYU | 517 | Register |
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Location: NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St
(map). Schedule: 1/26, 2/2, 2/9, |
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| HSA+ | Pei-Hsin Lin | Saturdays 1:00pm to 3:00pm | NYU | 517 | Register |
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Location: NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St
(map). Schedule: 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, |
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| HSA | Daheng Shen | Sundays 10:00am to 12:00pm | NYU | 312 | Register |
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Location: NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St
(map). Schedule: 1/26, 2/2, 2/9, |
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HS A is appropriate for younger high school students who may be new to problem-solving. They should be comfortable with regular high school material, including at least Algebra 1. Topics and sample questions.
Note: Due to high interest, we are offering multiple sections of this course this semester. They constitute the same course but the “+” sections, when available, are taught at a deeper level and designed for students who have already taken this class 2 or more semesters in the past.
High School B
| When: | Saturdays and Sundays, Jan 25 to May 17, 2020
Click on a course to see schedule details. |
| Registration fee: | $345. (Fee may be reduced based on financial need; see FAQ). |
| Locations: | |
| NYU: | NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St (map) |
| Instructor | Times | Loc. | Room | ||
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| HSB | Jan Siwanowicz | Sundays 10:00am to 12:00pm | NYU | 517 | Register |
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Location: NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St
(map). Schedule: 1/26, 2/2, 2/9, |
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| HSB+ | Misha Shklyar | Saturdays 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | NYU | 412 | Register |
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Location: NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St
(map). Schedule: 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, |
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HS B Students are expected to have completed the equivalent of two years of high school, and have a solid understanding of algebra, geometry, and elementary number theory. Experience with problem solving, such as prior NYMC or math team participation, is desirable but not required. Proof-writing will be an important component of this course. Topics and sample questions.
Note: Due to high interest, we are offering multiple sections of this course this semester. They constitute the same course but the “+” sections, when available, are taught at a deeper level and designed for students who have already taken this class 2 or more semesters in the past.
High School C
| When: | Saturdays, Jan 25 to May 17, 2020
Click on a course to see schedule details. |
| Registration fee: | $345. (Fee may be reduced based on financial need; see FAQ). |
| Locations: | |
| NYU: | NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St (map) |
| Instructor | Times | Loc. | Room | ||
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| HSC | David Gomprecht | Saturdays 1:00pm to 3:00pm | NYU | 317 | Register |
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Location: NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St
(map). Schedule: 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, |
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HS C Students are expected to have taken pre-calculus and to have deeper knowledge of algebra, geometry, and trigonometry, as well as experience with mathematical problem solving. Problems will require sustained effort, and writing proofs will play an important role. Topics and sample questions.
College Bridge
| When: | Sundays, 10:00 to 12:00pm
Click on a course to see schedule details. |
| Where: | NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St (map). |
| Instructor: | Dr. Yury Ustinovskiy. |
| Registration fee: | $345. (Fee may be reduced based on financial need; see FAQ). |
| Locations: | |
| NYU: | NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St (map) |
| Instructor | Times | Loc. | Room | ||
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| College Bridge | Dr. Ustinovskiy | Sundays 10:00am to 12:00pm | NYU | 201 | Register |
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Location: NYU Courant Institute, 251 Mercer St
(map). Schedule: 1/26, 2/2, 2/9, |
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College Bridge is a course designed to challenge our most advanced students who plan to take higher-level mathematics classes in college. Emphasis will be on proof-writing and examination of underlying structures in mathematics.
Dr. Ustinovskiy will cover some topics that typically appear on USAMO. These topics are not only useful for Olympiad participants but are also of intrinsic interest. There is a short placement test to identify suitable students.
Students already taking other classes may take this class as well if they meet the admission standards.
Summer 2020 top
Summer High School Math Circle (Details)
Past Courses
We had our first full course for students in Spring 2008. You can see the listing of past courses here.
Registration Policy for Weekend Courses
When registering online for weekend courses, we expect you to make full payment within 48 hours of registration or within 48 hours of being approved via a placement test. Failure to do so may mean your spot is offered to another student.
Cancellation Policy:
- We'll refund the fee except for a 20% administrative charge as long as you cancel at least two weeks before the start of classes.
- We'll refund 50% if you cancel afterwards but before the 3rd class. No refunds are possible after the 3rd class.
- If on the first day of classes you find that the level isn't right for you, please speak with the instructor about a more appropriate level, and email . We will do what we can to place you in the right class. But if we aren't successful, we'll refund your registration fee except for a 20% administrative fee.
If you find you need to cancel, please let us know as soon as possible out of consideration for students who may be waiting for a spot.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Is there other tuition besides the registration fee?
No. The registration fee is our tuition. There is no other cost.
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Do we need to take a test for admission?
Except for the Summer High School program (separate exam) and Elementary School workshops, new students and students wishing to go up a level should take a placement test for the level they register for. During the registration process, they will be directed to download a placement test which will be taken at home. The full solutions (not just answers) should then be emailed to info@nymathcircle.org.
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My child is struggling in math. Will NYMC help him or her?
Probably not. Our program assumes that participants are already comfortable with regular school material, and introduces a lot of additional interesting topics and problems. It is for children who like math, and would like to deepen their understanding through exposure to new topics and greater challenges.
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I attended NYMC last year. Is it going to be the same material this year?
No. Our instructors provide a rich variety of material that varies each semester. We generally assume that students attend the same circle for two semesters before moving on to the next level, and occasionally a student enjoys one level so much that she or he will stay several semesters in a row. All our courses vary the material offered each year. Important topics and concepts may be repeated and reinforced, but there are always plenty of new topics and problems to keep everyone engaged and challenged.
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Are parents allowed to observe the classes?
A number of university staff have objected to parents going to classrooms. As guests of the university, parents should not go to classrooms - instead, they will pick up their children in the lobby.
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How do I qualify for financial aid?
In order to qualify for financial aid, you will need to fill out a fee reduction form along with your registration form. You will also need to provide us with proof of government assistance, such as a Medicaid card, or Food Stamp (SNAP) letter. Free/reduced school lunch letters no longer qualify for financial aid.
If you do not receive any government benefits, you may still qualify if you provide us with a detailed explanation as to why you need financial assistance. We are committed to making our program affordable for all students.
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This program is wonderful. How can I support it?
Private contributions are vital to us, and we would be extremely grateful for a monetary donation. Donations to NYMC are tax-deductible. You can make them here.
There are also some limited volunteer opportunities available, but mainly involving special skills and non-trivial commitment. If you are interested in volunteering, please email us at info@nymathcircle.org, and describe your interests and skills. We'd love to hear from you!
Another great help would be if you can help us spread the word about NYMC. Tell your friends, write about us on your blog, or become our fan on facebook.