MATH REASONING
Session I : July 20 – July 31 (1PM – 4 PM)
Session II : August 3 – August 14 (9 AM – 12 noon)
Instructor: Vern Williams
Fee: $750.00
Class Size: 10 - 15 students per class
Place: George Mason High School
7124 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, VA 22043
This course is for rising seventh and eighth graders who are able to grasp abstract and complicated mathematical concepts at a very fast pace. Younger students with exceptional mathematical ability and backgrounds may enroll with special permission. Material covered will include topics from number theory, Euclidian and non-Euclidian geometries, Picks Theorem, Herons Formula, Mathematical proof, transcendental real numbers such as "e" and "pi" , derivation and use of the square root algorithm, unitary divisors, permutations and combinations, derivation and use of summation formulas, and RSA coding. In addition, students will develop new techniques and short cuts for solving both routine and difficult math problems taken from Mathcounts, AMC8, and other middle and high school contests.
ADVANCED PROBLEM SOLVING
August 3 - August 14 (1 PM – 4 PM)
Instructor: Vern Williams
Fee: $750.00
Class Size: 10 - 15 students per class
Place: George Mason High School
7124 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, VA 22043
This course is mainly for rising eighth and ninth graders who would like to prepare for high school math contests such as the AMC10, AMC12, ARML, and The American invitational Mathematics Exam. Problems will be selected from a variety of sources and problem solving techniques will be developed and applied. Other topics of interest, such as, continued fractions and nested radicals will be discussed. The student should have the ability to reason abstractly and the desire to solve challenging problems in order to be successful in this course.
MENTORING AND TUTORING SERVICES
I provide mentoring and tutoring on an individual or small group basis. For fees and information please contact me at vernwilliams@mathreasoning.com.
CONSULTING SERVICES
I can help schools and private tutoring services with curriculum development involving math courses for gifted students.
Fee: $100 - $130 per hour
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