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New club for maths-curious pupils in St Andrews
Created: 08/04/2025
News/Events Category: Children and Families
The unique club known as Maths Circle, will be opening soon after the Easter holidays and is hosted by the University of St Andrews. This free programme, delivered by the charity We Solve Problems offers local students of Fife and Dundee in school years P7 to S4 an opportunity to be a part of a community of like-minded maths loving problem solvers.
Maths Circles aim to develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. The students are engaged in working independently on mathematical problems which require proof construction and logical reasoning as opposed to mechanical application of memorised formulas. Each week, they are given a set of problems based around themes that range from recognisable geometry to the more advanced topics like Game and Graph Theories. Lying outside of the school curriculum all these topics are accessible to all puzzle-loving children independently of their educational background.
While managed by the charity, the Circle will be run by students of mathematics from the University of St Andrews.
Along with the traditional Maths Circle, the programme involves a debate competition called ‘Maths Battles’. During which, students of the Circle form teams to compete in solving a fixed set of problems. The friendly competition encourages participants to work with others and fosters their ability to verbally explain, and defend, their solutions.
We Solve Problems has been in operation since 2017, with its first Circle at University College London. Since then, it has opened at 10 other locations across England and Wales, including Pembroke and Keble College at the universities in Cambridge and Oxford respectively. The newest Circle at St Andrews University will deliver the same experience in Scotland for the first time.
The formula of a Maths Circle, creating a community between professional mathematicians to young students, originates from the early 20th century. Dr. Philipov said: “We think the Circles are ideal for the math-curious students who want a free and accessible community to develop their skills and talk about their interests.”
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