Berkeley Math Circle
Long‑running circle run by UC Berkeley and the Bay Area community; problem‑solving, contest prep, and deep dives into non‑curricular math.
The Berkeley Math Circle (BMC) is a weekly program for over 500 San Francisco Bay Area elementary, middle and high school students.
The weekly sessions are held on Wednesday evenings at the UC Berkeley campus.
The program is jointly sponsored by the UC Berkeley Mathematics Department and UC Berkeley Economics Department.
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