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Although the BCA Math Team is typically geared towards high school students, it has recently begun offering lecture series during the summer to help prepare rising high school freshmen and middle schoolers. This summer, four lecture series will be offered in Algebra, Combinatorics, Geometry, and Number Theory throughout August.

Each lecture series will meet four times for 90 min via Zoom. Homework assignments and class materials will be managed on each series' respective Google Classroom.

If you have any questions, please contact gabher26@bergen.org and/or aalpat27@bergen.org.

Algebra - Chris Yun

GOOGLE CLASSROOM CODE: csdwuwcq

In this course, students will learn strategies and techniques for algebra in high school competition math. Some topics that will be covered include Vieta's formulas, polynomials, and ways to strategize through seemingly difficult problems.

Dates: Saturdays 8:30 am - 10:00 am Eastern Time (8/2, 8/9, 8/16, 8/23)

Combinatorics - Mythreya Dharani & Mohammed Zariwala

GOOGLE CLASSROOM CODE: nro66qfr

In this course, students will learn fundamental concepts of counting and problem-solving methods such as permutations, combinations, casework, PIE, and complementary counting. Later lectures will include more advanced topics such as geometric probabilities, expected value, and combinatorial identities.

Dates: Wednesdays 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Eastern Time (8/6, 8/13, 8/20, 8/27)

Geometry - Fiona Chen & Gabriele Herr

GOOGLE CLASSROOM CODE: riulrzjj

In this course, students will begin geometry from the foundations: triangle area, angles, special right triangles, congruence, and different centers. Students will then learn more in-depth topics such as circles and 3D geometry, covering power of a point, Ptolemy's theorem, surface area, and coordinate geometry.

Dates: Mondays 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Eastern Time (8/4, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25)

Number Theory - Aalok Pathak

GOOGLE CLASSROOM CODE: rfgxityr

In this course, we will explore key topics in number theory for competition math. We'll cover concepts such as modular arithmetic, number bases, greatest common divisors and least common multiples, Euler's totient function, and Fermat's Little Theorem.

Dates: Fridays 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Eastern Time (8/1, 8/8, 8/15, 8/22)