Welcome to the Math Club!

The Math Club is an active and energetic club at CPS, devoted to discovering, exploring, and of course having fun with topics from the vast world of mathematics.  The guiding philosophy of the Math Club is simple: students at CPS should be exposed to as much math as possible in order to increase their awareness and appreciation of the subject, and students who are interested in mathematics should have a friendly and interested group with which to discuss their interest.  It is recognized that the CPS math curriculum, while leaps and bounds better than a normal textbook-based course progression at exposing students to diverse topics in mathematics, is still limited in its ability to cover topics beyond a normal high school curriculum.  The Math Club fills this gap by providing an organization where students may expand their knowledge of advanced mathematics and share a common interest in math and rigorous logic and reasoning with other students at CPS.

In addition to general coverage of mathematics, the Math Club is dedicated to the pursuit of victory in math competitions.  Various math contests are held at CPS throughout the year, and the Math Club encourages participation and hosts review and discussion meetings for these contests.  For more information on the math contests available to CPS students, see the Math Contests page.

Club mechanics:

The Math Club is currently headed by Co-Presidents Erik Madsen and Christopher Wong, and is open to students of all skill and experience levels willing to take some time from their busy schedule to learn more about math.  Meetings are held once a week during lunch, generally on Tuesdays (though special school events occasionally necessitate a change of date).  Announcements about meeting time, location, and topic are made during assemblies and on the Math Club forum on CPSNet.

This page serves as a reference source for information on high school math competitions and math organizations in the Bay Area.  Click one of the links below for further information:

- Competitions

- Books and resources