Alex Pei graduated from the Harker School in 2014 and currently attends Carnegie Mellon University, one of the nation’s premier and most competitive schools for computer science. His passion for computer science shows through the years that he has been actively involved in competitions and selective camps.
He was one of 24 high school students nationally to be invited to the USACO Summer Training Camp, and has been ranked in the top 5% and 15% worldwide, on Codeforces and TopCoder, respectively. In the Google Code Jam, Alex was one of just 500 people internationally to advance to the third round, out of more than 25000 initial entrants.
Alex also has stellar teaching experience, having previously taught USACO Bronze at Accord Education, and USACO Gold at Accord Education Summer Camp.
Math is not only vital to students who are applying for STEM majors, but also a lot of other majors.
Especially, math helps you think on your feet and builds confidence.
Math competitions are more than a contest, since they TRAIN a student beyond school math. Math competition training can help students with improving critical and logical thinking and increases independent problem solving skills. Students will be benefited for life.
Come with your students to our Free seminar and hear about math opportunities and benefits!
Time: 3:00 to 4:30pm, Saturday, 6/20/2015
Address:1340 S De Anza Blvd, Suite 204, San Jose, CA 95129
Registration: https://goo.gl/Luba3C
Speaker: Victor Chen
Lynbrook Math Club President
2015 USAMO* qualifier
2013 USAJMO* qualifier
2015 AMC 12A – national 2nd place
4 time AIME qualifier
2014 Power ARML* – 1st place
2015 Power ARML – 3rd place
2014 CAML – 3rd place
2015 CAML – 5th place
2013-2015 Mathcounts Chapter – 1st place team
2013 Mathcounts State – 4th place team
2014 Mathcounts State – 3rd place team
2015 Mathcounts State – 2nd place team
2015 Purple Comet – 2nd place
Mathcounts 7th place in California in 8th grade
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SFBA A1 captain for ARML* which recently placed 1st in the nation in 2015.
Mathcounts coach for Miller Middle School
led Miller to 3 consecutive 1st place victories at the chapter level, as well as placing 2nd place as a team in California this past year.
*ARML is the largest national team math contest consisting of teams of 15 students per region, and SFBA A1 placed 1st in 2015.
*USAMO is the national top 250.
*USAJMO is the national top 500
What he will cover:
Math classes in school
Competition opportunities for elementary school, middle school and high school students
Math summer camps
Math research
Math circles
Math resources
With his extensive experience and success in math competitions since elementary school, Victor Chen will be detailing the various opportunities available for students to get involved in math, from research to programs to math contests at all ages, as well as answering any questions regarding math in middle and high school. Anyone interested in learning more about the math opportunities available for middle and high school students should attend this seminar!
Students who take this python course will become familiar with writing python scripts to perform various tasks, learn the mechanics of python as a language, be able to create and use data structures, learn how to read and write files, and learn how to create Graphical User Interfaces. Students will complete a variety of projects including but not limited to: an art project, a game simulation, and a simple text analyzer. Python is a great first programming language, and is a simple way to start kids using programming for everyday tasks!
Course syllabus:
Five Days, Around three hours each day.
Day 1 – Introduction to python. Introduction to data types. Basic input/output. Homework: Basic scripts for simple tasks. (30 minutes)
Day 2 – Graphics! We will go through a variety of graphics problems, step by step. Homework: Art Project. Due on Day 4 (Varies based on interest)
Day 3 – Functions, Design, Lists and Strings. File Input/Output. Homework: Continue Art project
Day 4 – Control Structures, Booleans and Simulation. Homework: Graphics Simulation (45 minutes)
Day 5 – Classes, Python applications, and review!
Class Date:8/10 to 8/14(Monday to Friday)5 Days
Class Time: 6:30-9:30pm
Fee: $280/week, $60/day
Location: 1340 S. De Anza Blvd., Suit 204, San Jose, CA 95014
How do our emotions generate false memories?
How do our arms help us understand language?
How do you scratch an itching missing limb?
For students who want to develop an advantage and take on the most advanced research in neuroscience during high school and before college starts, the neuroscience journal club will be a comprehensive hands-on primer into the world of neuroscience. Students will quickly pick up the skills necessary to understand primary scientific literature in an intimate and rigorous college seminar-like environment. Rather than memorize distantly related facts for a test, students here can expect to grow as rational inquirers and find themselves wagering elegant guesses to questions nobody has been able to answer.
The first half of the summer schedule will use primary literature to introduce three major fields within modern neuroscience and develop basic scientific literacy. They will then select topics of their own interests before a two-week break while the facilitator is away. During this time, the facilitator will help students select papers to read within those topics. The second half will be student-led as they build a healthy dialectical environment to learn and, more importantly, communicate to one another the problems and ideas in the papers they’ve read.
The material covered will carry a moderate degree of overlap with the AP Psychology curriculum and can be used as basic preparation, although the skills learned are meant to be applied to any discipline. Demonstrating familiarity with and a passion for primary research also shows colleges that one is independently motivated and capable.
Seeking high school students who are willing to put in effort to satisfy their curiosity for science and the world. Middle school students are welcome but may take a less active role. No specific background knowledge required.
Students who demonstrate consistent interest and attendance will be invited at the end of the summer to visit a neuroscience lab at Stanford University and talk to researchers.
The neuroscience club will meet once a week.
Week 1: How to read science papers and philosophy of science (first meeting 6/13 Saturday evening 6:30 to 9:00pm)
Week 2: Principles of neuroscience and research methods
Week 3: How do we sense the world? Perception and consciousness
Week 4: How do we learn, remember, and forget? Learning and memory
Week 5: What actually is language? High-level cognition, linguistics, and the body
Week 6: students will examine the literature
Week 7: students will examine the literature
Students will present their favorite papers from the above fields in weeks 8-12.
Visiting a neuroscience lab at Stanford University: TBD
Some interested students may not be able to attend all meetings, but are invited to participate.
Address: 1340 S De Anza Blvd. Suite 204, San Jose, CA 95129
Time: First meeting 6/13, 6:30 to 9:00pm (We can adjust the schedule by request or need)
Visiting a neuroscience lab at Stanford University: TBD
Address: 1340 S De Anza Blvd. Suite 204, San Jose, CA 95129
Time: First meeting 6/13, 6:30 to 9:00pm (We can adjust the schedule by request or need)
Contact: 408-366-2204, 408-480-7547, spring.light.edu@gmail.com
Fee: 12 sessions $500
Registration: https://goo.gl/8TQUIf
Instructor: Eddie Z. received his B.A in Psychology and Biology from Swarthmore College. He has conducted neuroscience research with Stanford University and is now working on a number of cognitive enhancement studies for the augmentation of learning and memory. He is passionate about increasing one’s capacity for learning through both sound pedagogy and techniques supported by new cutting-edge literature. Outside of his academic pursuits, his chief interests involve studying international relations and political development. Outside of his academic pursuits, his chief interests involve studying international relations and political development. He has many years experience mentoring younger students in scientific thinking and articulation and believes in its application to daily life and activity. Notably, he coached Swarthmore College’s undefeated strength sports team using a quantified approach that integrated knowledge across several fields of research.