6-12 MATH ENHANCEMENT

SCOPE

All course curricula are aligned with the Common Core Mathematics State Standards that have been adopted by the State of Michigan together with other forty states in the US for high-quality Grades 6-12 math education.

STRUCTURE

ONLINE INSTRUCTION IN A FACE-TO-FACE LIVE FASHION.
Small class for maximized individual attention: 10-15 students.
Syllabus and coursework are distributed in Google Classroom (GMAIL ACCOUNT NEEDED).
Class will meet once a week for 1.5 hours via Zoom for 16 weeks in the fall semester and another 16 weeks in the spring semester.

TUITION

$320 for each course in spring 2021 ($20 per class; there are 16 classes and each class is 1.5 hours).

REGISTER FOR SPRING 2021

Prealgebra 1B

Objective: Students will study one and half years of middle school mathematics (usually covered in grade 6 and the first half year of grade 7) in one year. This course covers the same (or more) topics as the Math 6/7 Honors course that is offered in some middle schools for 6th graders who learn at an accelerated pace.

For current elementary school students, this course can prepare testing out middle school math courses and future middle school math contests. For current middle school students, this course can enhance math learning at the grade level for state standard tests and subsequent STEM courses.

The course develops a deep conceptual and procedural understanding of mathematics. The critical areas are: (1) connecting ratio and rate to whole number multiplication and division and using concepts of ratio and rate to solve problems; (2) completing understanding of division of fractions and extending the notion of number to the system of rational numbers, which includes negative numbers; (3) writing, interpreting, and using algebraic expressions and equations; and (4) developing understanding of statistical thinking; (5) reasoning about relationships among shapes to determine area, surface area, and volume; (6) developing understanding of and applying proportional relationships; (7) developing understanding of operations with rational numbers and working with algebraic expressions and linear equations.

Prerequisite: This course is suitable for students who have mastered the elementary school math at the 5th grade level. This group often includes students who are in grades 4, 5, 6, or 7 in spring 2021.

Textbook: This course covers topics in the textbook in two semesters. We will email you the textbook info when sufficient enrollment is reached.

Schedule: Saturdays 11 am-12:30 pm ET from 1/2/2021 to 4/24/2021 except for 3/27/2021 (Spring Break). Tentatively weekly quizzes plus simulated tests in the spring semester.

Algebra 1B

Objective: This course covers the same (or more) topics as the Algebra 1 Honors course offered in some middle schools for 8th graders who learn at an accelerated pace, or as the Algebra 1 course offered in high schools for 9th graders.

For current 7^th graders or below, this course can prepare testing out middle/high school math courses and future math contests. For current 8^th graders or above, this course can enhance math learning at the grade level for state standard tests and subsequent STEM courses.

In this course, students will: (1) develop fluency in writing, interpreting, and translating between various forms of linear equations and inequalities, and use them to solve problems and apply related solution techniques; (2) explore many examples of functions, including sequences; students interpret functions given graphically, numerically, symbolically, and verbally, translate between representations, and understand the limitations of various representations; (3) use regression techniques to describe approximately linear relationships between quantities; (4) create and solve equations, inequalities, and systems of equations involving exponential , quadratic , and rational expressions; (5) expand their experience with functions to include more specialized functions—absolute value, step, and those that are piecewise-defined.

Prerequisite: This course is suitable for students who have mastered the middle school pre-algebra series. This group often includes students who are in grades 6, 7, 8, or 9 in spring 2021.

Textbook: This course covers topics in the textbook in two semesters. We will email you the textbook info when sufficient enrollment is reached.

Schedule: Saturdays 3 -4:30 pm ET from 1/2/2021 to 4/24/2021 except for 3/27/2021 (Spring Break). Tentatively weekly quizzes plus simulated tests in the spring semester.