Problem SolvingTentative
Weekly Problem Solving Night
Tue, Sep 8, 2026
Bring a snack, a notebook, and a friend. We work through fun problems in small groups. No prep required and no wrong answers.
- Time
- To be determined
- Location
- To be determined
Undergraduate community
Tulane Math Club
Puzzles, proofs, Putnam prep, talks, and community for anyone curious about math. No major or prior contest experience required.
No formal application. Just show up to any event.
Gibson Hall · Tulane University
Heads up: our weekly meeting time is still being decided for the semester. Check the events page or email us and we'll let you know as soon as it's set.
Email us →What we do
A welcoming math community at Tulane
Anyone curious about math is welcome: math majors, CS majors, physics, econ, biomedical, philosophy, undecided. Come for whichever of these sounds fun.
Weekly problem-solving nights
Small groups, a stack of fun problems, and a whiteboard. The best way to meet the rest of the club.
Putnam preparation
Beginner-friendly weekly sessions. We treat the Putnam as a puzzle, not a gauntlet.
Undergraduate talks
Students and faculty share favorite ideas in 15–30 minute talks. Pizza and questions follow.
Social events
Game nights, student–faculty lunches, and end-of-semester gatherings around the city.
Career & grad school panels
REUs, graduate programs, and what alumni actually do: quant, data, software, research, teaching.
Peer advising & resources
Course planning, LaTeX, proof writing, and a growing list of things-we-wish-we-knew-sooner.
Featured event · Tentative
The Tulane Integration Bee
A bracket-style speed-integration tournament, Calc II ready, spectator-friendly, and built around the kind of clever substitutions that make integrals fun. We're planning this for the fall; tell us you're in and we'll make it happen.
- When
- Fall 2026 · TBD
- Where
- Tulane uptown · TBA
- Who
- Any Tulane undergrad
Coming up
Upcoming events
A few things on the calendar. Drop in to any of them. No RSVP required, though it helps us plan snacks.
Putnam PrepTentative
Putnam Prep Session
Sat, Sep 12, 2026
Casual workshop on a Putnam-style topic each week. Beginners are welcome; we walk through technique together.
- Time
- To be determined
- Location
- To be determined
TalkTentative
Faculty Lightning Talks
Sat, Sep 19, 2026
Three Tulane math professors share a favorite idea in 15 minutes each. Pizza after, questions encouraged.
- Time
- To be determined
- Location
- To be determined
Puzzle of the week · #1
Crossing five
Find the smallest positive integer n such that 1 + 1/2 + 1/3 + … + 1/n exceeds 5. Closed-form arguments welcome; clever bounds even more so.
How to join
No formal process to join. Just show up.
There's no application, no dues, no test. Come to any meeting that sounds interesting, bring a friend, and you're a member. Email us if you want a heads-up about upcoming events.
- Any major, any year
- No prior contest experience needed
- Show up to one event, or all of them
- Free, always
- Curious questions warmly welcomed
Stay in touch
Join us. No formal process, just show up.
Email us with a question, a puzzle, or just to say hi, or come to the next meeting. That's all there is to it.