Date and Time: Saturday, January 13, 2007

• 10:00 - 1215 PM: AMC 10 Practice Test, Solution and Test Strategy discussions

We will use an acutal AMC exam as the practice test.  After the test, we will discuss solutions and offer test-taking strategies to participating students.

The main purpose of the AMC 10 is to spur interest in mathematics and to develop talent through the excitement of solving challenging problems in a timed multiple-choice format. The problems range from the very easy to the extremely difficult. Students who participate in the AMC 10 should find that most of the problems are challenging but within their grasp. The contest is intended for everyone from the average student at a typical school who enjoys mathematics to the very best student at the most special school.

The main purpose of the AMC 12 is to spur interest in mathematics and to develop talent through solving challenging problems in a timed multiple-choice format. What happens before and after the AMC 12 can have lasting educational value. Talents will be enhanced if one practices beforehand, by working through previous examinations, by participating in math leagues and, most importantly, by studying mathematics more intensely than one normally does in high school.

Contest Books: MAA (The Mathematical Association of America) publishes a number of books for students to prepare for the AMC 10/12 competitions.  The following contest books are available at the Avid Academy Bookstore.  The money raised in selling these contest books will be used to subsidize future Orange County Math Circle events.

The First Steps to Math Olympian by Douglas  Faires Lessons, examples and problems on AMC 10/12 Cost: $53.00 (Book+Tax: $50.00, S&H: $3.00)	The Contest Problem Book VII by Harold B. Reiter American Mathematics Competitions (1995 - 2000 Contests) Cost: $51.00 (Book+Tax: $48.00, S&H: $3.00)