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AMC 10 / AMC 12

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  • Taught by Dr. Ahn

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  • Usually 9th and 10th graders for AMC 10, and 11th and 12th graders for AMC 12.

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  • Some talented 8th graders are being trained for AMC 10 by Dr. Ahn's recommendation. These students are aiming for AIME (American Invitational Mathematics Examination).

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  • Goal: Develop analytical and critical thinking process and/or prepare students to get into AIME.​

Picture above:  Dr. Ahn teaches AMC 10 at Whitney High School. After Covid, his regular class is on Zoom online one-on-one private. - Images are blurred for privacy.

What are AMC 10 and AMC 12? 

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  • In 1950, the first Mathematical Contest, sponsored by the New York Metropolitan Section of the Mathematics Association of America (MAA), took place.

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  • AMC 10 and AMC 12 are acronyms for the 'American Mathematics Competition' which can be participated by students of 10th grade or lower, and 12th grade or lower, respectively.

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  • Format: All multiple choice questions. 25 questions. 75 minutes given.

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  • Test Dates: February each year (Students have an option of taking two tests in order to increase the chance of getting into AIME.

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  • Number of Participants: On February 2019, AMC 10 and AMC 12 were participated by 60,000 students. 

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  • Top 1% Score Distinguished Honor Roll / Top 2.5% Score Honor Roll are being recognized each year publicly on the MAA website.

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What type of problems are they being trained for? 

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  • AMC 10 assumes knowledge of elementary algebra, basic geometry including Pythagorean Theorem, Area and Volume formulas, Elementary Number Theory, Elementary Probability.

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  • AMC 12 includes all materials for AMC 10, and adds problems covering Trigonometry and Advanced Algebra including Imaginary Numbers, but excludes Calculus.

Does this result play an important role in College Application?

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  • Top 3-5% students from AMC 10 or AMC 12 are invited to take AIME (American Invitational Mathematics Examination)

  • Invitation to AIME is an extremely valuable achievement students can show on the application, and all competitive colleges recognize it.

  • Some Ivy League colleges have spaces, on their application, for students to record the status of AMC and AIME. This is an option but it stands out big time if invited to AIME.

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How is Dr. Ahn training students?

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  • After students solve each problem, they share how they tackled the problems with Dr. Ahn. In many situations, Dr. Ahn presents the simplest methods students can utilize for similar future problems.

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  • They will analyze the seemingly hard problems in order to convert them into simpler scenarios by figuring out patterns or shortcuts.

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  • When Dr. Ahn occasionally teaches shortcuts, they are not tricks. They are logically and systemically explained how those work. Students are not locked into thinking in one way. He encourages students to be creative in approaching problems.​

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