I think that the course overall was great and I enjoyed the classes
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.
The distinguished features AlphaStar Math Program can be summarized as follows:
AlphaStar Math Program offers two types of Math courses: Fundamental and Booster 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 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.
To see the differences and similarities between fundamental and booster courses please check the following table
Fundamental Courses (*) | Booster Courses | |
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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:
Below is a short description of each level, along with a diagnostic exam. You can also take the diagnostic exams online here.
I think that the course overall was great and I enjoyed the classes
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.
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.
Isaac Browne is an excellent teacher who explains content very thoroughly and makes learning fun by engaging the students.
He detailed everything we needed to know and answered all our questions.
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.
I do think that the homework problems were sufficient to understand the content clearly, like for the set of analytic geometry 1 and 2
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.
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.
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.
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!
I enjoyed the live courses. The LMS was cool.