MC12 - AMC 12 Preparation Course

In this 4 week course, we will cover some concepts likely to occur on the AMC 12 Exam, and review sample questions drawn largely from previous years' exams. The course is not graded and does not earn units. The course is not graded and does not earn units. The course is available during Fall/Winter prior to the contest.

Each class session will run 75 minutes. The course runs from the week of Jan 10, to the week of Jan 31. A single recorded followup will be available for viewing after Tuesday, February 15.

Section information

Course registration has closed for 2012.

The information below show section times for 2007.

All section times are Pacific Time

Class	Section	Day	Time	Instructor
MC12	1	Tue	6 - 7:30 PM	Alper
MC12	2	Fri	3 - 4:30	Sega

Information about the AMC 12

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 2011, the AMC 10/12 is offered:

• A version: Tuesday, Feb 8, 2011
• B version: Wednesday, Feb 23, 2011

Contest Details

Sample questions for each exam may be found at

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

In 2011,  students in the top 2.5% of all scorers nationwide, or who score at least 120 on the AMC 10, as well as students who are in the top 5% or score at least 100 on the AMC 12, will be invited to  participate in the AIME (American invitational math exam) in March. Roughly the top 500 scorers on that exam (who are US citizens or permanent residents) will  be invited to participate in either the USAJMO (USA Junior Math Olympiad) or the USAMO (USA Math Olympiad) in April,. The USAMO will be used to determine selection for the US Math Olympiad team.

In 2011, the qualification parameters will be slightly relaxed for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME). For students taking the 2011 AMC 10 contests, we will invite students in the top 2.5% of all scorers or scorers with at least 120 points (whichever is more inclusive) to the AIME. This differs from the values of 1% (or 120 points) which have been in effect since 2004. For students taking the 2011 AMC 12, we will invite students in the top 5% of all scorers or scorers with at least 100 points to the AIME. These AMC 12 qualification values remain at the same level they have been since 2000. This policy guards against the possibility of a particularly difficult examination, one on which the scores are uniformly lower than normal, reducing the number of AIME qualifiers.

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.