Zachary is a great teacher. He explains things well and his work is organized really well! Also, one of his go-to phrases is, \Sweet!\ I think it's a fantastic word so I've adopted it too.
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AlphaStar Math Program offers math competition training via weekly Fall/Spring courses and Summer/Winter camps. The program trains students towards prestigious math competitions such as MathCounts, American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) 8/10/12, American Invitational Math Exam (AIME), and USA Math Olympiads (USA(J)MO).
AlphaStar Math Program curriculum is aligned with the curriculum of these competitions. Courses are taught by AlphaStar Faculty who have participation/coaching experience in National and International Math competitions and olympiads such as USA Math Olympiads and the International Math Olympiads.
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Why Math Competitions
- Challenge and Motivation: Math Competitions motivate gifted students via interesting and challenging problems and topics. Many of them have team rounds which help build collaboration and team skills and make learning math more fun among peers with similar interests.
- Problem Solving Skills: Math competitions help students develop and improve problem-solving skills which help in high school, college, and careers as lifelong skills.
- College Applications: Participation and success in Math competitions is a great bonus in an application to top colleges. For example, Caltech and MIT applications specifically ask students AMC 10/12 and AIME scores.
Why AlphaStar Math Program
The distinguished features AlphaStar Math Program can be summarized as follows:
- Curriculum/Courses:
Well-established curriculum and course material that is being developed since 2008 with continuous updates.- Aligned with prestigious math competitions
- More than 6,000 problems and solutions in all levels combined
- Tips, hints, and exam strategies from experts
- Online account with access to all lecture materials and an interactive online forum
- Lecture Materials include Lecture Notes, problems, and solutions for Exams, Lectures, Homework/Practice, and Quizzes.
- Faculty:
Teachers with participation/coaching experience in National and International Math competitions and olympiads. - Environment:
Provides a unique environment and opportunity to be a part of the AlphaStar community of high achieving and gifted students, parents, and faculty. - Master Classes and Competition Teams:
AlphaStar offers free master courses for exceptionally advanced students and field teams for maths competitions organized by prestigious universities. - Achievements:
AlphaStar students and teams participate in many math competitions and get outstanding results such as MathCounts National qualifiers, AMC 8/10/12 perfect scores, Math Prize for Girls medals, USAJMO/USAMO qualifiers and Winners, USA National Math Camp (MOSP) qualifiers, International Math Olympiad medals, and winning teams at Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Berkeley, Stanford, Caltech, and Harvey Mudd Math competitions.
Math Curriculum
AlphaStar Math Program offers two types of Math courses: Fundamental and Booster courses.
Fundamental Courses
Fundamental courses help students master problem-solving techniques and skills in a level and area of math. There are eight levels with four fundamental offerings in each: Algebra, Counting, Geometry, and Number Theory. Each of these fundamental courses is taught via 12 chapters. For each chapter, there are Lecture Notes, Example Problems, Exercise (HW) Problems, and a Quiz. Please click below to find objectives along with a sample problem for each chapter:
MATH CURRICULUM: OBJECTIVES AND SAMPLE PROBLEMS
Booster Courses
Booster courses mainly focus on exam practice and strategies and go through selected topics and skills that are essential for math competition mastery.
They give students a boosting opportunity to review the materials, practice, and master their test-taking strategies and problem-solving skills. It consists of selected essential topics, problem-solving, practice exams, solutions, and strategy sessions.
Booster courses are offered in five levels: AMC 8/MathCounts Advanced, AMC 10 Basic, AMC 10 Advanced, AIME Basic, and AIME Advanced.
Note: AMC 10 Basic and Advanced Booster courses focus on the AMC 10 exam, and omit topics (Logarithm, Trigonometry, and Complex Numbers) that are needed for AMC 12 but not for AMC 10.
Course Types
To see the differences and similarities between fundamental and booster courses please check the following table
| Fundamental Courses (*) | Booster Courses | |
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum | All topics | Selected topics |
| Focus | Mastery of the Topics | Exam Strategies |
| Assignments | Yes | No |
| Exams | 3 In-class Exams | 3 Practice Tests (AMC 8) 3 Practice Tests (AMC 10 Booster) 2 Practice Tests (AIME) |
(*) The live versions of these courses are offered at different places:
- Fall+Spring: Weekly sessions for 32 weeks (16 weeks in each semester)
- Summer: Daily sessions on weekdays over 3 weeks
Levels and Diagnostic Exams
Below is a short description of each level, along with a diagnostic exam. You can also take the diagnostic exams online here.
- MC15 (Introduction to Elementary School Math Competitions): For students in grades 4-5 who are good at school math.
- Target Contests: Noetic, Math League, Pi Math Contest, MOEMS, Math Kangaroo
- Who should take: Students who can solve without guessing between 10 and 25 problems in the diagnostic exam below
- Diagnostic Exam and Answers
(2019 Math League 4th Grade, 30 questions, recommended time is 30 minutes)
- MC20 (AMC 8/MathCounts Basic): For middle school students who are familiar with Pre-Algebra topics and want to start training for middle school math competitions
- Target Contests: AMC 8, MathCounts
- Who should take: Students who can solve, without guessing between 10 and 18 problems on the diagnostic exam below
- Diagnostic Exam and Answers
(2024 AMC 8, 25 questions, recommended time is 40 minutes, no calculators)
- MC25 (AMC 8/MathCounts Advanced): For middle school students who are familiar with Algebra-1 topics and want to master middle school math competitions
- Target Contests: AMC 8, MathCounts, Berkeley mini Math Tournament
- Who should take: Students who can solve, without guessing between 16 and 22 problems on the diagnostic exam below
- Diagnostic Exam and Answers
(2024 AMC 8, 25 questions, recommended time is 40 minutes, no calculators)
- MC30 (AMC 10/12 Basic): For middle and high school students who are familiar with Algebra-1 topics and want to start training for high school math competitions AMC 10/12
- Target Contests: AMC 10, AMC 12
- Who should take: Students who can solve, without guessing between 10 and 18 problems on the diagnostic exam below
- Diagnostic Exam and Answers
(2023 AMC 10A, 25 questions, recommended time is 75 minutes, no calculators)
- MC35 (AMC 10/12 Advanced): For middle and high school students who are very comfortable with Algebra-1 topics and want to master high school math competitions AMC 10/12
- Target Contests: AMC 10/12, Harvard MIT Math Tournament November
- Who should take: Students who can solve, without guessing between 16 and 22 problems on the diagnostic exam below
- Diagnostic Exam and Answers
(2023 AMC 10A, 25 questions, recommended time is 75 minutes, no calculators)
- MC40 (AIME Basic): For students who are comfortable with AIME qualification and want to start training for AIME, ARML, and high school competitions organized by prestigious universities.
- Target Contests: AIME, ARML, Harvard MIT Math Tournament, Princeton Math Competition, Caltech Harvey Mudd Math Competition, Stanford Math Tournament, Berkeley Math Tournament
- Who should take: Students who can solve, without guessing between 2 and 7 problems on the diagnostic exam below
- Diagnostic Exam and Answers
(2024 AIME-I, 15 questions, recommended time is 3 hours, no calculators)
- MC45 (AIME Advanced): For students who want to master AIME, ARML, and high school competitions organized by prestigious universities
- Target Contests: AIME, ARML, Harvard MIT Math Tournament (HMMT), Caltech Harvey Mudd Math Competition (CHMMC), Stanford Math Tournament (SUMO)
- Who should take: Students who can solve, without guessing between 6 and 12 problems on the diagnostic exam below
- Diagnostic Exam and Answers
(2024 AIME-I, 15 questions, recommended time is 3 hours, no calculators)
- MC50 (USA(J)MO): An introductory proof writing course. For students who are confident about USAJMO/USAMO qualification and are willing to work one hour on a single math Olympiad problem.
- Target Contests: USAJMO, USAMO
- Who should take: Students who can work for hours on proof problems and can follow the logical proof solutions as in the diagnostic exam below
- Diagnostic Exam
(2022 USAJMO Day 1, 3 problems, recommended time is 4.5 hours, no calculators)
People Say About This Program
The course was fun and the instructor was very helpful. I especially enjoyed the break days because they were relaxing and allowed me to catch up on homework assignments.
Kyle W
Student
I enjoyed the live courses. The LMS was cool.
Lucas
Student
The study material was sufficient and is easy to understand. I also enjoy how the study material is formatted, so it is easy to know what you are doing, and how you are doing.
Aarush M
Student
The Online classes were great and there were no real problems with the quality of the videos or screen share. The live classes really helped me interact with the teacher and also get to know him better with the activity days.
Anay C
Student
He detailed everything we needed to know and answered all our questions.
Haramrit B
Student
I do think that the homework problems were sufficient to understand the content clearly, like for the set of analytic geometry 1 and 2
Chloe Y
Student
I think that the course overall was great and I enjoyed the classes
Chloe Y
Student
If I have the chance, I would like to take another course in a more advanced level in perhaps a different topic later with this teacher. He was clear and instructive and I really liked him.
Alba G
Student
The instructor was kind, and clearly explained the concept so we could understand it better. She was encouraging and enthusiastic as she taught the concept.
Lynn
Student
Isaac Browne is an excellent teacher who explains content very thoroughly and makes learning fun by engaging the students.
Ishan G
Parent
Dr. Jennifer is an excellent teacher. She is one of my favorite teachers and I hope I can continue learning with her. She teaches the material very well and always is ready to answer one of my questions. I wish I have Dr. Jennifer next year too!
