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Nashville Math Circle

The Nashville Math Circle is a program for all seventh to 12th grade students who want to develop their creative math problem solving skills in a friendly and engaging environment. Learn from Vanderbilt faculty about different ways of thinking—algorithmic, algebraic, and geometric—and go beyond regular classroom curricula to discover the beauty of mathematics.Nashville Math Circle logo

Registration | Meetings | Conduct | Contact | Team | Resources

Registration

The Nashville Math Circle is tuition-free and supported by the Department of Mathematics of Vanderbilt University. Participants must register and fill out a liability release and medication form (both forms are linked within the online registration form). Please read the waiver carefully and contact Alice Mark with any questions.

Register

Meetings

All meetings take place on Tuesdays from 5-7 p.m. in Stevenson Center on the Vanderbilt campus. All registered participants will receive detailed location information via email before each session. Sessions are taught by Vanderbilt faculty and assistants.

Spring 2025 dates

  • January 21st
  • February 4th
  • February 18th
  • March 4th
  • March 18th
  • April 1st
  • April 15th

Code of Conduct

Participants are expected to arrive on time and ready to learn and have fun. Please email one of the organizers if your child will be unable to attend.

  • Nashville Math Club supports students at all stages of learning math; participants are not expected to know all the answers but are expected to stay on task, think creatively, and work both independently and in a group of peers.
  • Participants should treat each other with respect and be supportive of the learning process.
  • The following is not permitted and participants exhibiting these may be dismissed from the program:
    • Hurtful, bullying, or abusive behavior to others.
    • Inappropriate conduct toward peers or Nashville Math Club faculty and facilitators.
    • Use and/or possession of weapons, drugs, and alcohol.
    • Destruction of property or theft.

Contact

For more information about the Nashville Math Club, please contact Alice Mark with any questions. We have also compiled a list of helpful math resources for students to reference, including notes from past sessions and examples of topics we cover.