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F110 - Introductory Problem Solving
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F120 - Intermediate Problem Solving
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F130 - Introductory Problem Solving
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E120 - Honors Algebra Problem Solving
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E130 - Honors Geometry Problem Solving
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E210 - Introductory Math Competitions
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E220 - Intermediate Math Competitions
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E230 - Advanced Math Competitions
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G210 - Introductory Math Olympiad
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G220 - Intermediate Math Olympiad
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G230- Advanced Math Olympiad
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Dear Friends of Avid Academy,
Welcome to The Avid Learner, the online newsletter for Avid Academy for Gifted Youth. |
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Avid Academy Expands Its Summer Science Program Offerings |
To meet increased demand for Math and Science education, Avid Academy has added the following programs this summer. From June 27 - July 8:
- Introduction to Java Programming: Students will learn how to program in Java and related programming concepts.
- Introduction to Science Fair Research: Students will work on a Science Fair Research Project and enter the 2012 Orange County Science Fair Competition. Selected research topics include mathematics, computer science, bioinformatics, and physics.
From August 22 - September 2:
- Introductory Biology Olympiad: for students who are interested in the USA Biology Olympiad as well as the SAT Biology and AP Biology exams.
- Introductory Physics Olympiad: for students who are interested in the USA Physics Olympiad as well as the AP Physics exam.
- Intermediate Computing Olympiad: for students who are interested in the USA Computing Olympiad.
From June 11 - September 2 on Saturdays
- AIME Seminars: We will host weekly AIME seminars on Saturdays for students who qualified for AIME in 2011 and would like to improve their AIME scores to qualify for USAJMO and USAMO in 2012.
Interested students should send an email to info@avidacademy.com or call us at (949) 725-2200. |
| 2011 Math Olympiad Summer Camp Current Student Registration Deadline Approaches |
The 2011 Orange County Math Olympiad Summer Camp will be held from July 11 to August 5. Current students must register by April 30 to ensure a spot. The following programs will be available. Click on the session title to access the online registration page.
- Session A-I: July 11 - 22, M - F, 8:30 - 11:30 AM for students in grades 4 and 5. This introductory camp is intended for students currently in Avid F110 as well as new students who will be entering 4th or 5th grade in Fall 2011.
- Session B-I: July 25 - August 5, M - F, 8:30 - 11:30 AM for students in grades 5 and 6. This advanced elementary school summer camp is intended for students currently in Avid F120 or F130 as well as new students who will be entering 6th grade in Fall 2011.
- Session A-II: July 11 - 22, M - F, 12:30 - 3:30 PM for students in grades 7 and 8. This introductory middle school camp is indented for students currently in Avid E210 as well as new students who will be studying Algebra in Fall 2011.
- Session B-II: July 25 - August 5, M - F, 12:30 - 3:30 PM for advanced middle school students. This intensive MATHCOUNTS boot camp is for students currently in Avid E220 or new students who will study geometry in Fall 2011.
- Session A-III: July 11 - 22, M - F, 5:30 - 8:30 PM for students in grades 9 and 10. This introductory AMC 10 prep camp is designed to give students an early start in AMC 10 and Algebra II preparation. It is for students currently in Avid E230 or new students who will study Algebra II in Fall 2011.
- Session B-III: July 25- August 5, M - F, 5:30 - 8:30 PM. Jump Start AMC 12 and Pre-Calculus. This intensive camp is designed for students who are currently in Avid G210 or new students who will study Pre-Calculus in Fall 2011.
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| MATHCOUNTS Master Class Participants Shine at State MATHCOUNTS |
Avid Academy hosted a series of MATHCOUNTS Master Classes for State MATHCOUNTS participants. More than 25 students participated in the program with intensive preparation for the state competition held on March 19. Five students finished in the top 12 with Jeffrey Qiao finishing in third place and Michelle Chen winning the Countdown competition. The Rancho San Joaquin Middle School team (Jeffrey Qiao, BJ Kim, Heesoo Kim, and George Hu) claimed first place in the team competition. |
| 2011 USAMO/USAJMO Held | |
Avid Academy hosted the 2011 USAMO and USAJMO exams on April 27 and 28 to some of its qualifiers. Five students participated in this 9-hour exam span over two days. Results will be announced in two weeks. Congratulation to Andrew Ma, Tyler Vollmer, and Bianca Ray Avalani who qualified for USAMO and Christian Liu, Jeffrey Qiao, Eric Xu, and Richard Cho who qualified for USAJMO.
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| Christian Liu Won Mathematics and Computer Science Senior Division at the 2011 OCSEF |
The 2011 Orange County Science and Engineering Fair was held during the week of April 10. Christian Liu, a tenth grader from Sage Hill School, placed first in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division. She conducted her research, titled "Effects of Gap Penalty on Global Alignment Accuracy", at Avid Academy last summer in our inaugural bioinformatics research program and continued her research throughout the year under the mentorship of Dr. Li. Christian and other winners of the 2011 OCSEF advanced to the 2011 State Science Fair to be held next week in Los Angeles. |
| The American Physical Society Presents "Quantum Man" |
The American Physical Society presents a public lecture by Lawrence M. Krauss titled Quantum Man - Richard Feynman's Life in Science.
Richard Feynman was an American physicist most famous for pioneering the field quantum mechanics and introducing the concept of nanotechnology. He also developed a pictorial representation scheme for the mathematical expressions governing subatomic particles known as Feynman diagrams. In 1965 he, Julian Schwinger and Sin-Itiro Tomonaga received the Nobel Prize in Physics.
See below for lecture details:
- Date and Time: Monday May 2, 2011, 7 - 9 PM
- Location: Hyatt Hotel, 11999 Harbor Boulevard, Garden Grove, CA
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| Avid Academy 5th and 6th Graders Received Top Team Awards from Online Math League Competitions |
The Avid Academy 5th grade team placed 7th and the 6th grade team placed third nationally after three-rounds of competition in the 2011 Online Math League. Students who placed in the top 30 nationally are: Drew Vollero, Justin Chuang, Jerry Ma, Matthew Riel, Neal Sharma, Isabelle Lee, Chelsea Mariano, and Annie Chang in the sixth grade division and Roddur Dasgupta in the fifth grade division. For complete results, please visit 2011 Online Math League Results. |
| 2011 Selective Colleges | |
The 2011 College Admission season is over. Seniors are busy visiting schools and making their final college choices. Here are the admission rates of top colleges:
- Harvard - 6.17%
- Columbia - 6.93%
- Stanford - 7.07%
- Yale - 7.35%
- Princeton - 8.39%
- MIT - 9.58%
For local schools:
- Cal Tech - 12.02%
- Harvey Mudd - 19.53%
- USC - 22.77%
- UCLA - 25.28%
For a more complete list of colleges, please visit The Choice. |
| Behind The Scenes of College Admissions |
Admissions committees at selective colleges sometimes have to plow through thousands of applications to choose the members of next year's freshman class. The committee at Amhest College in Mass., will accept only 1,000 of the more than 8,000 students who apply. Click on the link to listen to how its admission committee works: Behind the Scenes: How Do You Get Into Amherst? |
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I hope you enjoyed the information provided in this newsletter. Thank you for supporting gifted education in Southern California. If you have comments to improve our newsletters or would like to share articles, resources and ideas with our community, please email me at Dr.Li@AvidAcademy.com.
Sincerely,
James Li, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Avid Academy for Gifted Youth | |
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