EPGY News Flash - September 2008

AMC Prep Courses

EPGY is pleased to announce that they will again offer web-conferenced based courses to prepare students for the AMC 8 mathematics competition.

The AMC 8 is a 40 minute, 25 question, multiple-choice competition at the junior high school/middle school level, designed to promote the development and enhancement of problem solving skills, and to promote excitement, enthusiasm and positive attitudes towards mathematics and to stimulate interest in continuing the study of mathematics beyond the minimum required for grade-level advancement. The contest is meant to be enjoyable, spurring interest in mathematics and offering challenging problems of a different nature than those normally encountered in a math class. Any student in grade 8 or below (age 14 or younger) may take the AMC 8.

For the year 2008 the test will be offered on Tuesday, November 18. More information about the contest is available at the American Math Committee website (http://www.unl.edu/amc).

PLEASE NOTE: students participate in this competition through their schools -- and in person, not online! EPGY is not able to offer the competition, except to a limited number of students in the immediate vicinity of Stanford. However, our preparation course is open to any student in 8th grade or below, regardless of where (or even if) he or she is taking the competition.

In this course, we will cover some concepts likely to occur on the AMC 8 Exam, and review sample questions drawn largely from previous years' exams. The course is not graded and does not earn units.

Students taking this course should be familiar with elementary mathematics concepts at the level of at least EPGY's Accelerated 5-6 curriculum. Some exposure to algebra is useful, but not required.

Each class session will run 75 minutes, once per week for four weeks, beginning the week of October 20. The classes are in the EPGY Virtual Classroom. To attend you need a computer running Windows.

No books or materials are required. There will be 45-90 minutes of suggested homework each week.

EPGY AMC 10 Enrichment Course
EPGY AMC 12 Enrichment Course

EPGY Online High School 2008 Applications

The EPGY Online High School at Stanford University is presently accepting applications for entry in Fall 2008. The early application deadline is January 18, 2008. For more information see OHS Admissions.