Course Description:
AMC8 (American Mathematics Competition) (For Students Entering Grades 6+ )
AMC8 is a math exam designed for middle schoolers (6 – 8th graders) to promote the development and enhancement of problem-solving skills. Please visit http://www.maa.org/math-competitions/amc-contests/amc-8 for more details.
This course is designed to not only help middle schoolers to prepare and do well in their annual AMC8 test but also, mainly, to stimulate their interest in math thinking and problem-solving strategies. We are here to build strong foundations and confidence for students’ future math learning so that they will make smooth transition to bigger challengers – their high school AMC10 and AMC12 exams.
Students will work on past AMC8 test questions through this course. The instructor will construct lectures based on students’ results to strengthen their knowledge and stimulate their creative and critical thinking. Working/debating with their peers/classmates also helps with their understanding and sparkles their lifelong learning abilities. Students are expected to have tons of math fun and building endless math friendships while doing serious math problems.
Schedule: 6/10/24 – 6/28/24, M-F, 1:00PM – 4:00PM.
Art of Problem Solving: Pre-Algebra (For Students Entering G5 or G6 )
This course is concentrated on developing students’ problem-solving skills through exploring problems and discovering new ideas, as opposed to repetitive drills or pure memorization.
The textbook we selected aiming on “preparing students for the rigors of algebra and teaches students problem-solving techniques to prepare them for prestigious middle school math contests such as MATHCOUNTS, MOEMS, and the AMC8. “The text is written to challenge students as a much deeper level than a traditional middle school pre-algebra course.” (Quote from the author)
Topics covered in the book include the properties of arithmetic, exponents, number theory, fractions, equations and inequalities, decimals, ratio and proportions, unit conversions, and rates, percentages, square roots, basic geometry (angles, perimeter, area, triangles, and quadrilaterals), statistics, counting and probability, and more!
Schedule: 6/10/24 – 6/28/24, M-F, 9:00AM – 12:00PM.
Art of Problem Solving: Introduction to Geometry (For Students Entering G5 or G6 )
This course covers a full geometry curricuulum. Topics include Triangle, Congruence adn Similiarity, Right Triangles, Bisectors, Median and Altitude, Quadrilaterals, 3D Geometry, Curved Surfaces, Transformations, and Analytic Geometry.
Schedule: 7/15/24 – 8/02/24, M-F, 9:00AM – 12:00PM.
Art of Problem Solving: Number Theory (For Students Entering G5 or G6 )
This course is an introduction to number theory. Topics include Prime Factorization, Divisibility, Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic, Greatest Common Divisor (GCD), Euclidean Algorithm, Pythagorean Triples, Unit Digits, Linear Congruences, and Base Number Systems.
Schedule: 7/15/24 – 7/02/24, M-F, 1:00PM – 4:00PM.
Instructor: Jie Liu, Bing Gong
Dr. Liu is currently a university math professor. She has taught college level math for more than ten years in U.S. For the past couple of years, she has been teaching math Olympiad, MathCounts, AMC8 and Algebra series classes at Enlighten Enrichment School. She is very passionate about education especially early development of math thinking.
