AMC/AIME Boot Camp

AMC/AIME BootCamp :   06/27-07/29  (Hybrid,  on-site seats available if you live in Greater Princeton, Central NJ)

Registration: https://forms.gle/gfGDoTo6UWeznq35A

week 1: 06/27-07/01: Topics on Trigonometry and advanced geometry (lecture: 11:30pm-12:30pm; 4pm-5pm)

July 4th week break

week 2: 07/11-07/15: Topics on Counting and Probability (lecture 1pm-2pm; 4pm-5pm)

week 3: 07/18-07/22: Topics on Counting and Probability (lecture 1pm-2pm; 4pm-5pm)

week 4: 07/25-07/29: Topics on Number theory (lecture 1pm-2pm; 4pm-5pm)

Signed-up students will receive google classroom invitation with more details

Materials covered in each week are independent. You may sign up for only one week or all of them.

Registration: https://forms.gle/gfGDoTo6UWeznq35A

I. READING MATERIALS

Sandor Lehoczky / Richard Rusczyk        Art of Problem Solving, vol I and II.

David Patrick                                                Introduction to Counting & Probability

                                                                      Intermediate Counting & Probability

Alfred Posamentier                                   Challenging Problems In Geometry

Posamentier Salkind                                 Challenging Problems In Algebra

W. Sierpinski                                           250 Problems in Elementary Number Theory

II. DESCRIPTION

The AMC/AIME Boot Camp is an exciting way for strongly STEM-oriented talented students to be introduced to and perform at AMC 10/12 and AIME competitions. I will guide them to explore the cool (and challenging and exciting) aspect of mathematics. The topical emphasis will be on Advanced Geometry, Advanced Algebra, Counting & probability (combinatorics). Materials covered are at the level of AP Statistics, AP-Calculus, and much beyond regular SAT curriculum.

Eligibility: the camp is for students who are (borderline) AIME qualifiers (roughly, AMC10>80 or AMC12>60 and AIME<6). Students with AIME>=8 are also welcome to join (with merit-based tuition discount/waiver, and potential scholarship).    

In the discussion sessions, students are supervised to work together and discuss about the assigned problems.

In the lecture session, I will give lectures and guide students to work out  in details the assigned (hard) problems or past AMC10/12 or AIME tests. Students are trained to write details or proofs in essay-style using the principles they have learned. One will learn much beyond plain mathematical facts (e.g. solving a problem or memorizing formulas / rules / etc) by carefully writing down argument that can universally convince any rational person. This is what “critical thinking” means: nothing should be believed until it is proved.

Daily schedule (EST)  for summer camp (Hybrid,  on-site seats available if you live in Greater Princeton, Central NJ)

9:30am-11:30 am                Discussion Session (Practice on AMC 10/12/AIME problems as a group)

11:30am-12:30pm              Lecture Session  

12:30pm-2:00pm                Lunch break

2:00pm-4:00pm                   Discussion Session (Practice on AMC 10/12/AIME problems as a group)

4:00pm-5:00pm                  Lecture Session   

AMC/AIME Boot Camp will be continued in regular semesters with schedule as below.

  Discussion session: 7:00PM – 9:00PM (EST, Thursday)

  Lecture Sessions:   1:00PM-3:00PM     (EST, Saturday)