Category: Math Enrichment

A road leads to a snow-capped mountain in the distance and "Mathcounts" is written on the road.

May 22, 2021Critical Thinking, Gifted And Talented, Logical Reasoning, Math Competition, Math Enrichment, STEM Educationby IMACS Staff

Mathcounts: The Most Exciting Math Competition for U.S. Middle Schoolers

Expand the limits of your math skills with Mathcounts! Whether you count down the days until your next math class or count down the minutes until it ends, Mathcounts is the challenge for you. Mathcounts offers the opportunity to pursue math competitively, which is exhilarating for both those who want to push themselves to the limits of their abilities and those …

Image shows a chalkboard with chalk doodles. A yellow paper note reads "What do you get when you combine math, computer science, philosophy, and linguistics? Mathematical logic!"

April 21, 2021Careers, Computer Programming, Gifted And Talented, Logical Reasoning, Math Enrichment, STEM Educationby IMACS Staff

From Aristotle to Apple: how mathematical logic shapes the world we live in.

What is mathematical logic? What do you get when you combine math, computer science, philosophy, and linguistics? Mathematical logic! The big goal of mathematical logic is to link human language and thinking with math. In short, mathematical logic tries to understand math concepts through patterns that feel natural to your brain. Mathematicians who study mathematical logic also try to uncover …

$A pig tells a math riddle: what did the 0 say to the 8? Nice belt!$

March 31, 2021Critical Thinking, Games, Math Enrichment, Parentingby IMACS Staff

Discover how spending time on math riddles can help your child feel smarter and happier.

Why did the math riddle cross the road? Like Mac and Cheese or an ice cream cone on a hot summer’s day, silly riddles are an essential comfort of a joyful childhood. No matter how corny a riddle is, it is pure magic to hear a child shriek with laughter at the goofy wordplay and puns of a classic riddle. …

$Text on image: "The only way to learn math is to do math." The AMC-8 is such a great way for kids to get excited about problem solving.$

February 23, 2021Critical Thinking, Gifted And Talented, Math Competition, Math Enrichmentby IMACS Staff

2021 AMC Math Competition Guide. Love Math? Score Better!

Everything you need to know to ace every level of the AMC competition. The American Mathematics Competition, better known as the AMC, is the first step to becoming America’s best mathlete and going all the way to the Math Olympiad. But the AMC is so much more than just the pathway to winning the title of America’s greatest high school …

August 18, 2020Critical Thinking, Math Enrichment, Online Classesby IMACS Staff

Virtual Math Classes as Effective as In-Person?

Virtual classes can be problematic for talented children. Teachers design classes so that every student — regardless of their skill level — can learn the material. When delivered in-person, teachers can adapt in ways that prevent more advanced students from becoming too bored. In a virtual classroom, that’s almost impossible. And that’s a big issue for parents of talented students …

October 23, 2019Computer Programming, Critical Thinking, Math Enrichmentby IMACS Staff

Crazy Stories You Won’t Hear Anywhere Else

Every school, tutoring center, and enrichment program has nice stories of former students. But only IMACS has crazy stories like these! Erik’s Crazy Story Erik was an IMACS Math Enrichment student years ago. Now he’s a sophomore in college and his mom wrote to tell us that he “just got a 100% on a Number Theory exam and he said …

Don't assume that she's not a math person

October 1, 2019Critical Thinking, Math Enrichment, STEM Educationby IMACS Staff

Some Kids’ Stories Start Rough, but Have Happy Endings

At IMACS, we’ve seen a lot. Girls whose parents have decided they were bad at math … at age 8. Children who couldn’t handle getting anything wrong … ever. Students who were great at memorizing, but got crushed the first time they had to actually think. Yes, we’ve seen all that and more. The good news is that we have …

August 11, 2019Critical Thinking, Math Enrichment, STEM Educationby Sports and Activities Magazine

Create Better Thinkers for Life

Originally published in the Sports & Activities Plantation Directory, August – October 2019. Register for a FREE class at IMACS! Located in an unsuspecting strip center in the heart of our city is an institute of higher learning for elementary, middle and high school aged students. While it has been a cornerstone of math and computer science for Plantation …

February 20, 2019Logical Reasoning, Math Enrichment, STEM Educationby Cole Travers

EMF Math vs. The Traditional Approach to Learning Mathematics

Cole Travers completed the EMF Math program during grades 6-8 through his public school district. He wrote the following guest blog post in which he compares EMF with a traditional high school math class and explains why EMF was excellent preparation for college. Throughout my three years in EMF, I got to learn mathematics in the way that a mathematician …

October 2, 2014Computer Programming, Gifted And Talented, Math Enrichmentby IMACS Staff

Challenge Bright Minds Early for Lifelong Resilience

Once upon a time, there was a bright student who first came to IMACS when he was already in high school. He was interested in learning to program and had heard high praise for our University Computer Science courses. The class began smoothly as teacher and pupil progressed through the principles of computational thinking. This student, who was used to …

Math Enrichment

Mathcounts: The Most Exciting Math Competition for U.S. Middle Schoolers

From Aristotle to Apple: how mathematical logic shapes the world we live in.

Discover how spending time on math riddles can help your child feel smarter and happier.

2021 AMC Math Competition Guide. Love Math? Score Better!

Virtual Math Classes as Effective as In-Person?

Crazy Stories You Won’t Hear Anywhere Else

Some Kids’ Stories Start Rough, but Have Happy Endings

Create Better Thinkers for Life

EMF Math vs. The Traditional Approach to Learning Mathematics

Challenge Bright Minds Early for Lifelong Resilience

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