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Academic Year Mathematics
Math Level 1Math Level 2Math Level 3Math Level 4Math Level 5PrealgebraAlgebra 1GeometryAlgebra 2PrecalculusCalculusMiddle School Contest MathHigh School Contest Math
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Language Arts Level 2Language Arts Level 3Language Arts Level 4Language Arts Level 5Foundations MS LARhetoricExpositionAdvanced Language Arts Seminar
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Science Level 3Introductory Physics
Summer Mathematics
Math Beasts Camp 2Math Beasts Camp 3Math Beasts Camp 4Math Beasts Camp 5Prealgebra BootcampMath Camp 6Math Camp 7-8Math Camp 8-9MS Contests Number Theory/GeometryMS Contests Algebra/CountingHigh School Math Contests
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Writing Camp 2-3Writing Camp 3-4Writing Camp 4-5Writing Camp 5-6Writing Camp 6-7Writing Camp 7-8Writing Camp 8-10
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STEM Camp 3-4STEM Camp 4-5STEM Camp 5-6Middle School Science Contests
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Middle School Contest Math

Academic Year Mathematics
Schedule in 2024-25

All times Eastern.

Thursday
4:30 – 6:15pm
Aug. 29 – June 5
Nermin Abdalla
WAITLIST
Saturday
12:30 – 2:15pm
Sep. 7 – June 7
Nermin Abdalla
ENROLL
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Middle school math contests such as MATHCOUNTS are a launching pad for many of the best math students. In this course, we draw problems from premier middle school contests such as MATHCOUNTS and the American Mathematics Competitions 8 (AMC 8), as well as beginning high school contests like the American Mathematics Competitions 10 (AMC 10). Students explore important new topics in counting, probability, and number theory, and learn to apply topics in algebra and geometry to advanced problems.

Students should either have completed an Algebra 1 course or be currently enrolled in one to be successful in this course.

Note for students who have taken this course: We alternate between two different versions of this course from one year to the next. The two versions are roughly the same difficulty, but include different lessons, practice contests, and homework. Therefore, students taking this course for two consecutive years will see different material in the second year than in the first.

Homework and exams

Students should expect to spend 1-3 hours on homework every week. Homework will be assigned and completed through the class website, where students receive immediate feedback on their work. Students will take four in-class exams, structured as practice math contests, throughout the course.

Textbook

The textbook for the course is the Art of Problem Solving, Volume 1: the Basics.

Hardcopy and lifetime digital access to the online version of the textbook are included in the tuition and fees of this course.

Syllabus

Sample Problems

Below are examples of some of the types of problems that students will encounter in our Middle School Contest Math course.

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