MathCounts: Advanced
Description
The MATHCOUNTS after school enrichment class is celebrating its 28th year at CAIS. MATHCOUNTS is a middle school math competition program focusing on learning advanced math. This year’s program culminates in a city-wide Golden Gate Chapter competition in February, 2025.
MATHCOUNTS competition is open to all middle school students and is not grade specific. Students work on probability, number theory, plane and solid geometry, algebra, and proportional reasoning (fractions), among other subjects. Students will be doing a mixture of the following activities in our weekly meetings: practice problems provided by the competition organizer, practice Problem of the Week from MATHCOUNTS website, review concepts related to practice problems, and go over strategies for problem solving. Homework will be assigned weekly. And lastly, please consider purchasing a scientific calculator for your child. It doesn’t have to be fancy: Casio FX-300MS (<$10) or Casio fx-115ES (<$20) from Amazon will both work well. Part of the competition allows calculators. CAIS will also have calculators in the classroom.

Advanced class will continue to build on what students have learned from last year and practice more challenging problems. This class will be open to previous 7th grade students as well as 8th grade students. First time students please contact the instructor before signing up for the Advanced class. Advanced class students should also be available for the competition in Feb’ 2025. CAIS will have to provide a list of students by the end of January.

Please also note that since this class is designed to prepare students for the competition, students should be willing to work hard and stay focused for the duration of the class. Students are also expected to complete homework outside of class.

Instructor: Michelle Li
Dates: ​​(13 classes) Sep. 12, 19, 26; Oct. 3, 17, 24, 31; Nov. 7, 14, 21; Dec. 5, 12, 19.
Location:
CAIS K - 8th
Dates:
9/12/2024 - 12/19/2024
Time:
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Ages:
Grades 7th - 8th
Cost:
$495.00
Availability:
This session has openings
Registration will end on 9/6/2024 at 5:00 PM.