This book describes projects in a Mathematical Circle i.e. an organization that discovers and
nurtures young mathematical talents through meaningful extra-curricular activities. This is the
second volume in a trilogy describing in particular the S.M.A.R.T. Circle project which was
founded in Edmonton Canada in 1981. The acronym S.M.A.R.T. stands for Saturday Mathematical
Activities Recreations & Tutorials. This book Volume II is based on the papers published in
scientific and education journals by the Circle members while they were still in junior high
school (some still in elementary school). In essence it explains the purpose of the Circle.
Volume I describes how to run a Circle and Volume III explains what actually takes place in
the Circle. All three volumes provide a wealth of resources (mathematical problems quizzes and
games together with their solutions). The books will be of interest to self-motivated students
who want to conduct independent research teachers who work with these students and teachers
who are currently running or planning to run Mathematical Circles of their own.
