Overview

Avid Academy will offer the following math competitions to middle school students during the 2006 - 2007 school year:

• MOEMS Division M - Math Olympiads for Elementary and Middle School Division M
• AMC 8
• AMC 10, AMC 12, and AIME (High school competitions available to top middle school students)
• MATHCOUNTS
• California Math League
• Orange County Math League
• Orange County Math Olympiad

All Avid students are eligible to participate if a contest is not available at their school. 

E210 - Introductory Math Competitions

In this introductory course, we will teach a four-step problem solving method developed by Dr. George Polya in the context of 10 commonly used problem solving strategies:

1. Drawing a picture or diagram
2. Making an organized list
3. Making a table
4. Solving a simpler related problem
5. Finding a pattern
6. Guessing and checking
7. Experimenting
8. Acting out the problem
9. Working backwards
10. Writing an equation

Problems selected from past MOEMS (Math Olympiad for Elementary and Middle Schools) competitions will be used to illustrate the concepts and teach the techniques.  The students will also participate in five rounds of MOEMS Division M competition.

E220 - Intermediate Math Competitions

This class continues the development of problem solving skills, but focus more on problem solving speed and accuracy.  The students will be challenged to solve difficult problems in several different settings:

• Countdown – solve problems mentally.
• Sprint – solve problems in less than 1 minute each without using a calculator.
• Target – solve complex problems in 3 minutes each using a calculator.
• Team – solve difficult problems with a team of four students.

Problems selected from past MATHCOUNTS competitions will be used to illustrate the concepts and teach the techniques.  The students will participate in MOEMS Division M as well as AMC 8 and MATHCOUNTS contests.

E230 - Advanced Math Competitions

This class is a bridge between middle school and high school math competitions.  Top students will compete for regional and national awards on middle school math competitions while participate in high school contests such as AMC 10 and AMC 12.

E310 - MOEMS Division M

This course is designed for students who missed the regular enrollment, but would like to get started on the MOEMS Division M competition.  We will review MOEMS related problem solving skills and work on problems selected from past MOEMS Division M contests.  At the end of the course, the student will be placed into a regular training program.

The MOEMS Division M is a five-round, 25-minutes, 5-question contests designed by Mathematics Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools.  It focuses on problem solving skills suitable for gifted middle school math students.  Any student in grade 8 or below (age 14 or younger) is eligible to take MOEMS Division M.

E320 - AMC 8

This course is designed for students who missed the regular enrollment, but would like to get started on the AMC 8 exam.  We will review AMC 8 related mathematical concept and work on problems chosen from past AMC 8 exams.   At the end of the course, the student will be placed into a regular training program.

The AMC 8 is a 40-minute, 25-question math contests designed by American Mathematical Association to promote mathematics learning among middle school students.  It contains middle school math concepts in Algebra I and Geometry.  Any student in grade 8 or below (age 14 or younger) is eligible to take AMC 8.

E330 - MATHCOUNTS

This course is designed for students who missed the regular enrollment, but would like to make their school MATHCOUNTS team and finish in the top 40% at MATHCOUNTS Chapter Competition.  At the end of the course, the student will be placed into a regular training program.

MATHCOUNTS is the premier middle school math competition program.  Each year, more than half million middle school students compete at school, chapter, state and national level.  Each school can send a team of four students as the official school team and send another 4 students as alternate in the competition.  Winners at each level advance to the next level.  Any student in grade 8 or below (age 14 or younger) is eligible to participate in the MATHCOUNTS.

E340 - MATHCOUNTS Championship

This course is designed for students who qualified for the STATE MATHCOUNTS competition.  This intensive course uses past STATE and NATIONAL MATHCOUNTS exam to prepare the students so they will be able to solve the most difficult problems on the STATE contest.

MATHCOUNTS is the premier middle school math competition program.  Each year, more than half million middle school students compete at school, chapter, state and national level.  Each school can send a team of four students as the official school team and send another 4 students as alternate in the competition.  Winners at each level advance to the next level.  Any student in grade 8 or below (age 14 or younger) is eligible to participate in the MATHCOUNTS.

To qualify for the STATE competition, either your team must finish in the top two of your chapter or you must finish in the top three who are not on a qualifying team.