Overview

A-Star Summer Physics Camp is a unique opportunity for interested and talented students to be prepared for Physics Olympiad.

It is a day camp focused on F=ma and USAPhO tests and consists of accelerated coverage of topics and special problem solving techniques.

Dates

A-Star Summer Physics Camp is 3-week long with 15 instructional days during weekdays. The same camp is offered two times during Summer 2018 for the convenience of our parents and students. There is no difference among the camps in terms of curriculum and material.

Camp 1	Camp 2
July 2-20, 2018	July 23 – Aug 10, 2018

* There will be classes on July 4th.

Location

Mission College – MT Building

Faculty

Lectures are given by A-Star faculty and other instructors who have participation and/or training experience in national/international olympiads such as United States National Physics Olympiad (USAPhO) and International Physics Olympiad (IPhO).

2018 A-Star Summer Physics Camps Faculty will be available soon. Former camp faculty and guest lecturers are as follows:

Registration

Click on course name below to register:

Camp 1 (July 2-20, 2018)	Camp 2 (July 23 – Aug 10, 2018)
F=ma	F=ma

Seat Availability Legend
Low Availability	Full, you can subscribe to the interest list

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Fees

Regular Fee: $2300 (Includes lunch)

Available Discounts

Registration Periods

Period	Deadline	Fee
Early Registration	March 31, 2018	$150 discount
Regular Registration	April 30, 2018	Regular fee
Late Registration	Until Closes	$150 increase

Schedule

Daily Schedule

Typical daily schedule (Monday – Friday) is as follows:

8:30am - 9:00am	Student drop-off
9:00am - 12:15pm	Classes
12:15pm - 1:45pm	Lunch (will be provided)
1:45pm - 5:00pm	Classes
5:00pm - 5:30pm	Student pick-up

Levels and Curriculum

A scientific calculator is required and preferred over a graphing calculator.

Please check American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) Website for more information on F=ma test and USAPhO.

F=ma

F=ma Summer Camp is a rigorous introduction to physics. The camp will establish the students in mechanics and will prepare them for the F=ma Exam in January, as well as the AP Physics exams. All mechanics topics required for the F=ma are taught from a beginner level as well as any math topics needed beyond Algebra 2. Students of any level will spend most of the time on in-class practice and drilling. The camp will conclude with several practice F=ma exams.

Prerequisites

Students should have strong ability in select Algebra 2 topics:

• Working with exponents and exponential notation
• Using nth roots of real numbers
• Finding roots of a quadratic; applying the quadratic equation
• Finding the inverse of an invertible function
• Solving systems of equations
• Working with exponential functions, e.g. e^x or 2^x
• Working with logarithms, e.g. ln(x) or log(x)

Remarks

• The F = ma Summer Camp will have a limited review on Day 1 of all necessary Algebra 2 topics. The camp will also teach basic trigonometry and basic differential and integral calculus on Day 1.
• The calculus taught in the camp is only the very basics and is strictly supplementary. Calculus is only used sparsely in lecture as a mathematical tool to motivate certain formulas in physics. None of the physics problems in the F = ma Summer Camp will use calculus.
• As examples, students who have completed any of the following would have sufficient preparation for the F = ma Summer Camp:
  1. Algebra 2 course in school
  2. First-year physics course in school
  3. The AlphaStar year-round F = ma Basic course
  4. The AlphaStar year-round Mathcounts Advanced course

Curriculum

Day	Lesson
1	Basic Trigonometry; Basic Calculus
2	Kinematics
3	Dynamics
4	Circular Motion
5	Gravity
6	Exam
7	Work & Energy
8	Momentum & Collisions
9	Rotations & Torque
10	Angular Momentum
11	Periodic Motion; Fluids; Error Propagation
12	Extra Day
13	Exam
14	Exam
15	Exam; Award Ceremony

Please see the A-Star Physics Program page for more details.

If you have further questions, please send us an email at info@alphastar.academy