Regular Programming Courses vs USACO Programming
This seminar is focusing on the difference between regular programming and the programming skills required in the USA Computing Olympiad (USACO), and how to learn programming geared towards USACO efficiently.
Audience:
- Parents,
- Students who are new to programming or know programming, and want to participate in USACO contests.
Speaker: Alexander Moreira, M.S.
Format: 45-minute online Zoom webinar. Presentation followed by a Q&A session.
| Date | Time (PT) | Registration |
| Sep 13, 2023 | 5:00 – 5:45 PM | Register |
Preparing for Elementary School Math Competitions
- Information about elementary school math competitions such as Noetic, Math Kangaroo, MOEMS, and Pi Math Contest
- Tips and Strategies for training
- AlphaStar Resources for elementary school students
- Q&A
Audience: Parents of students in grades 2-5
Speaker: Ali Gurel, Ph.D.
Format: Online Zoom webinar. Presentation followed by a Q&A session.
| Date | Time (PT) | Registration |
| Jul 24, 2023 | 5:30 – 6:30 PM | Register |
AMC 8 Training Tips and Strategies
- How to effectively train for AMC 8
- How to increase exam performance and minimize silly mistakes
- AlphaStar Resources for AMC 8
- Q&A
If you have similar questions, join Dr. Gurel, a former AMC Advisory Panel member and a Silver medalist in the International Mathematical Olympiad.
Audience: Students training for the upcoming AMC 8 competitions and their parents
Speaker: Ali Gurel, Ph.D.
Format: Online Zoom webinar. Presentation followed by a Q&A session.
| Date | Time (PT) | Registration |
| July 25, 2023 | 5:30 – 6:30 PM | Register |
AMC 10/12 Training Tips and Strategies
- How to effectively train for AMC 10/12
- How to increase exam performance and minimize silly mistakes
- AlphaStar Offerings for AMC 10/12
- Q&A
If you have similar questions, join Dr. Gurel, a former AMC Advisory Panel member and a Silver medalist in the International Mathematical Olympiad.
Audience: Students training for the upcoming AMC 10/12 competitions and their parents
Speaker: Ali Gurel, Ph.D.
Format: Online Zoom webinar. Presentation followed by a Q&A session.
| Date | Time (PT) | Registration |
| July 31, 2023 | 5:30 – 6:30 PM | Register |
In-Person MATHCOUNTS State Training
Description:
The event will have Sprint, Target, and Countdown round practice. It will use a practice test set from the book MATHCOUNTS Practice Tests for State Competition published on Amazon by AlphaStar Academy.
Students will take a Sprint test and a Target test on paper at the AlphaStar Academy Main Office. After the exams, solutions will be demonstrated in class by the Instructor. The session will end with Countdown round practice.
Audience: Students training for the MATHCOUNTS State Competition
Address: AlphaStar Academy Main Office
100 Saratoga Ave. Suite 100, Santa Clara, CA 95051
Instructor:
- AlphaStar Co-founder and Math Director (since 2017)
- Ph.D., Mathematics, Caltech (2008)
- International Mathematical Olympiad (1996: Silver Medal)
- American Mathematics Competitions Advisory Panel Member (2008-2012)
- USA Math Olympiad Summer Program (MOSP) Instructor (2007-2012)
- Scott Russell Johnson Prize for Excellence in Graduate Teaching, Caltech (2007)
- Math Olympiad Coach for 25+ years
| Date | Time (PT) | Registration |
| March 19, 2023 | Session 1*: 8:30AM – 12:30PM
Session 2*: 1:00PM – 5:00PM |
Register |
(*) Note: The two sessions offered above will use the same materials.
In-Person AIME Practice Test & Solutions
Description:
The in-person AIME Practice Test is one of the four tests used in the AIME Practice Tests Course. The tests used in this course are published as a hard copy book on Amazon AIME Practice Tests: Volume 1 by AlphaStar Math Development Team.
Students will take one of these tests on paper at the AlphaStar Academy Main Office. After the exams, solutions will be demonstrated in class by the Instructor.
Note: The two sessions offered below will use the same test.
Audience: Students training for the upcoming AIME
Instructor:
- AlphaStar Co-founder and Math Director (since 2017)
- Ph.D., Mathematics, Caltech (2008)
- International Mathematical Olympiad (1996: Silver Medal)
- American Mathematics Competitions Advisory Panel Member (2008-2012)
- USA Math Olympiad Summer Program (MOSP) Instructor (2007-2012)
- Scott Russell Johnson Prize for Excellence in Graduate Teaching, Caltech (2007)
- Math Olympiad Coach for 25+ years
Format: Students will take the test on paper to have a similar environment setting to the official AIME. After a short break, the instructor will demonstrate the solutions.
Address: AlphaStar Academy Main Office
100 Saratoga Ave. Suite 100, Santa Clara, CA 95051
| Date | Time (PT) | Registration | |
| Session 1* | Jan 28, 2023 | 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM | Expired |
| Session 2* | Jan 28, 2023 | 12 – 5 PM | Expired |
(*) Note: The two sessions offered above will use the same test.
Past Events:
AMC 10/12 Training during the Last Month
Description:
- How to effectively train during the last month
- Which topics to focus on?
- How to increase exam performance?
- How to minimize silly mistakes?
If you have similar questions, join Dr. Gurel, a former AMC Advisory Panel member and a Silver medalist in the International Mathematical Olympiad.
Audience:
Students training for the upcoming AMC 10/12 competitions and their parents
Speaker:
- AlphaStar Co-founder and Math Director (since 2017)
- Ph.D., Mathematics, Caltech (2008)
- International Mathematical Olympiad (1996: Silver Medal)
- American Mathematics Competitions Advisory Panel Member (2008-2012)
- USA Math Olympiad Summer Program (MOSP) Instructor (2007-2012)
- Scott Russell Johnson Prize for Excellence in Graduate Teaching, Caltech (2007)
- Math Olympiad Coach for 25+ years
Format:
Online Zoom meeting. A presentation will be given followed by a Q&A session.
| Date | Time (PT) | Registration |
|---|---|---|
| October 1, 2022 | 1:00 - 1:50 PM | Expired |
| October 1, 2022 | 2:00 - 2:50 PM | Expired |
| October 8, 2022 | 1:00 - 1:50 PM | Expired |
| October 8, 2022 | 2:00 - 2:50 PM | Expired |
AMC 8 Training during the Last Month
Description:
- How to effectively train during the last month
- Which topics to focus on
- How to increase exam performance
- How to minimize silly mistakes
If you have similar questions, join Dr. Gurel, a former AMC Advisory Panel member and a Silver medalist in the International Mathematical Olympiad.
Audience: Students training for the upcoming AMC 8 competitions and their parents
Speaker:
- AlphaStar Co-founder and Math Director (since 2017)
- Ph.D., Mathematics, Caltech (2008)
- International Mathematical Olympiad (1996: Silver Medal)
- American Mathematics Competitions Advisory Panel Member (2008-2012)
- USA Math Olympiad Summer Program (MOSP) Instructor (2007-2012)
- Scott Russell Johnson Prize for Excellence in Graduate Teaching, Caltech (2007)
- Math Olympiad Coach for 25+ years
Format: Online Zoom meeting. A presentation will be given followed by a Q&A session.
| Date | Time (PT) | Registration |
| Dec 21, 2022 | 5 – 5:50 PM | Expired |
| Dec 21, 2022 | 6 – 6:50 PM | Expired |
