Problem Solving & Contest Training
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AMC 10/12 (American Mathematics Contest) Prep
Success Story: 16 Former MathEdge Students Were Named in the 58th Annual Results and Awards for AMC 8/10/12 Perfect Scorer, AIME, USAMO Qualifiers
Purpose: Prepare for American Mathematics Competitions (AMC 10/12)
Schedule: 20 weeks 9/11/10 –2/12/11 (Excludes: Thanksgiving and Christmas wks)
Day and Time: Sundays 10-12noon Who: Grades 9+
Homework: Prior AMC10/12 contests ($30)
AMC8 Date: 11/16/10
AMC10/12A Date: 2/8/11 (Tue) AMC10/12B Date: 2/23/11 (Wed)
AIME I Date: 3/15/11 (Tue) AIME II Date: 3/30/11 (Wed)
Session1 | Date | Content (HW: AMC10’s) | Session2 | Date | Content (HW: AMC12’s) |
9/12/10 | Exponent | 11/21/10 | Logarithms | ||
9/19/10 | Number Bases | 12/5/10 | AMC 10 Mock Test | ||
9/26/10 | Algebra | 12/12/10 | Complex Numbers | ||
10/3/10 | Functions | 12/19/10 | AMC 10/12 Mock Test | ||
10/10/10 | AMC 10 Mock Test | 1/9/11 | Triangle Geometry | ||
10/17/10 | Probability | 1/16/11 | Circle Geometry | ||
10/24/10 | Counting | 1/23/10 | AMC 10/12 Mock Test | ||
10/31/10 | Modular Arithmetic | 1/30/11 | Pigeonhole Principle | ||
11/7/10 | Special Operations | 2/6/11 | Problem Solving | ||
11/14/10 | AMC 10 Mock Test | 2/13/11 | AMC 10/12 Mock Test |
AMC 8 Prep
AMC8 Prep Day and Time: Sundays 1-3pm
Curriculum and Schedule (subject to change)
Session1 | Date | Content (HW: AMC8’s) |
9/12/10 | Average, AMC 8 Test Exercise | |
9/19/10 | Pythagorean, AMC 8 Test Exercise | |
9/26/10 | Rectangles, AMC 8 Test Exercise | |
10/3/10 | Probability, AMC 8 Test Exercise | |
10/10/10 | Probability-Statistics, AMC 8 Test Exercise | |
10/17/10 | Counting, AMC 8 Test Exercise | |
10/24/10 | Distribution, AMC 8 Test Exercise | |
10/31/10 | Sequences, AMC 8 Test Exercise | |
11/7/10 | Solid Geometry, AMC 8 Test Exercise | |
11/14/10 | AMC 8 Mock Test |
AIME (American Invitational Mathematics Examination)
The AIME (American Invitational Mathematics Examination) is an intermediate examination between the AMC 10 or AMC 12 and the USAMO. All students who took the AMC 12 and achieved a score of 100 or more out of a possible 150 or were in the top 1% are invited to take the AIME. All students who took the AMC 10 and were in the top 5% (about 120) also qualify for the AIME.
The AIME is a 15 question, 3-hour examination in which each answer is an integer number from 0 to 999. The use of calculators is not allowed.
To qualify for USAMO, scoring minimum 8 in AIME is required.
Purpose: Prepare for American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME)
Schedule: 5 weeks 2/27/11 –3/27/11
Day and Time: Sundays 10-12noon Who:Grades 9+
Homework: Prior AIME contests
AIME I Date: 3/15/11 (Tue) AIME II Date: 3/30/11 (Wed)
AIME Prep Registration
