AMC 8

Service Description

The AMC 8 is a 25-question, 40-minute, multiple choice contest in middle school mathematics designed to promote the development of problem-solving skills. The AMC 8 provides an opportunity for middle school students to develop positive attitudes towards analytical thinking and mathematics that can assist in future careers. Students apply classroom skills to unique problem-solving challenges in a low-stress and friendly environment. The material covered on the AMC 8 includes topics from a typical middle school mathematics curriculum. Possible topics include but are not limited to: counting and probability, estimation, proportional reasoning, elementary geometry including the Pythagorean Theorem, spatial visualization, everyday applications, and reading and interpreting graphs and tables. In addition some of the later questions may involve linear or quadratic functions and equations, coordinate geometry, and other topics traditionally covered in a beginning algebra course. Starkidz have prepared several students for this prestigious math competition and many students have been on National Honors Roll for AMC 8. Cancellation Policy: Once you have made the payment, you can still cancel the class one week before the class starts with a 10% cancellation penalty.