The AMC 10/12 Contest at Montgomery College on February 2, and February 17, 2016

We will offer the AMC 10/12 contest to local students at Montgomery College.

AMC 10/12 A
Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Time: 3:30pm-5:00pm (please arrive 15 minutes early)

AMC 10/12 B
Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Time: 3:30pm-5:00pm (please arrive 15 minutes early)

Germantown Campus:
Address: 20200 Observation Drive, Germantown, MD 20876
Location: HT113 (Global Hall)

Rockville Campus:
Address: 900 Hungerford Drive #110, Rockville, MD 20850
Location: SC362

Note: Parking permit will be available.
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Henry Wan, Ph.D.
Senior Instructor in Math
Senior Math Coach Certified by the Mathematical Association of America
Tel:  301-922-9508
Email:  chiefmathtutor@gmail.com *************************************************************

The main purpose of the AMC 10/12 is to spur interest in mathematics and to develop talent through the excitement of solving challenging problems in a timed multiple-choice format. The problems range from the very easy to the extremely difficult. Students who participate in the AMC 10/12 should find that most of the problems are challenging but within their grasp. The contest is intended for everyone from the average student at a typical school who enjoys mathematics to the very best student at the most special school.

In 2015, over 210,000 students from over 4,100 U.S. and international schools competed for school, regional, and national awards in this contest and found it fun and rewarding. Top 10, well-known U.S. universities and colleges, including internationally recognized U.S. technical institutions, ask for AMC scores on their application forms. Our students deserve the chance to list these scores on their applications!

With these contests, there are awards in each school for the student with the highest score, certificates for high-scoring students in each school, state-wide awards, regional awards, and even national awards. These contests lead to other more selective math contests, all the way to the USA team sent to the International Mathematical Olympiad, the premier international high school level problem solving contest.

But the real rewards come from challenging each student with mathematics that is new, different, and “outside of the box.” The problems on the contest are hard, but designed to be within reach. Just by participating in the contest your student should still feel accomplishment, because these problems are meant to be more challenging than routinely encountered in mathematics courses.

Mathematics is increasingly important in our technological and scientific age. Taking enough mathematics in school is the gateway to jobs and careers of all kinds, even those that are not explicitly mathematical, scientific or technological. We hope that by offering these contests, we can challenge and inspire students to want to learn more mathematics. We hope that your son or daughter enjoys the contests and will continue to take mathematics courses in middle school, high school and beyond.

More details can be found at:
American Mathematics Contest 10 (AMC 10)
Notable Achievements of Our Students
http://www.maa.org/math-competitions/amc-contests/amc-1012

Click HERE to find out more about Math Competitions!