MC10 - AMC 10 Preparation Course

In this course, we will cover some concepts likely to occur on the AMC 10 Exam, and review sample questions drawn largely from previous years' exams. The course is not graded and does not earn units. The course is available in the Fall prior to the contest.

This course is intended for EPGY students who will be taking the AMC 10 competition. See below for more information about the AMC 10 Exam. Students taking this course should be familiar with elementary algebra concepts.

Each class session will run 75 minutes. The course runs from January 8 to Jan 29 with a follow-up the week of Feb 12.

Section information

Course registration has closed for 2008.

The information below show section times for 2007.

All section times are Pacific Time

Class	Section	Day	Time	Instructor
MC10	1	Tue	5:00-6:15 PM	Alper
MC10	2	Thu	5:00-6:15 PM	Alper

No books or materials are required. There will be 45-90 minutes of suggested (not mandatory) 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.

Information about the AMC 10

Background

The AMC 10 and AMC 12 are each 75 minute, 25 question math competitions in secondary school mathematics containing problems which can be understood and solved with pre-calculus concepts. Any student in grade 12 or younger may take the AMC 12; only students in grade 10 or younger may take the AMC 10. The contests are meant to be enjoyable, spurring interest in mathematics and offering challenging problems of a different nature than those you may encounter in a math class.

For 2006 the AMC 10/12 is offered:
   A version Tuesday, Feb 6, 2007
   B version Wednesday, Feb 21, 2007

Contest Details

Sample questions for each exam may be found at

• http://www.unl.edu/amc/e-exams/e5-amc10/archive10.html
• http://www.unl.edu/amc/e-exams/e6-amc12/archive12.html

Students who score above 100 points on the AMC 12, or in the top 1% on the AMC 10, will be invited to participate in the AIME (American invitational math exam) in March. Roughly the top 200 scorers on that exam (who are US citizens or permanent residents) will be invited to participate in the USAMO (USA Math Olympiad) in April, which will be used to select the US Math Olympiad team.

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.