MC08 - AMC 8 Preparation Course

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.

This course is intended for EPGY students who will be taking the AMC 8 competition. See below for more information about the AMC 8 Exam. 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 60 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.

To register for the course, you must have an EPGY Student Account. If you are already an EPGY student, log into your student pages and use the link 'Course Registration'. If you are not an EPGY student yet, you may apply to EPGY.

Section information

The course starts the week of October 20, 2008 and ends the week of November 14, 2008.
Registration Deadline: October 13, 2008

All section times are Pacific Time

Class	Section	Day	Time	Instructor
MC08	1	Mon	6:30-7:45PM	Alper
MC08	2	Tue	5:00-6:15PM	Shapiro
MC08	3	Wed	3:00-4:15PM	Sega
MC08	4	Thu	5:00-6:15PM	Shapiro
MC08	5	Fri	4:00-5:15PM	Sega

Information about the AMC 8

Background

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 challengingproblems 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 Tuesday, November 18.

Contest Details

You can view sample questions.

Participation at EPGY

EPGY is allowed to offer these exams to students whose own schools do not already offer them. Details concerning how to take the exam at EPGY will be given out at the first class session. Note, too, that the AMC 8 examination may NOT be taken online! Only our preparation course is online. The competition itself is administered face-to-face, most often at school. Only students living in the vicinity of Stanford may take the exam at EPGY, and only if their own school does not offer it. The preparation course is open to any student participating in the AMC 8, regardless of where he or she will be taking the examination.