The ecae sponsored West Metro Physics Team has been meeting weekly since September, to train under Andrzej Stankiewicz, Research Physicist, and former Physics Olympiad Champion in Poland.  They will enter stage one of the 2010 U.S. Physics Team selection process by taking the AAPT (American Association of Physics Teacher) “F=ma” exam on January 26th.

AAPT is responsible for recruiting, selecting and training teams each year to compete in the International Physics Olympiad Competition. This selection process begins in early Januarywhen high schools register their students to participate in the F=ma exam. Each year approximately 400 top scorers on this first test advance to the quarter-final round of competition.

The semi-final exam is used as the basis for selection of the 24 members of the U.S. Physics Team. These students, from schools all over the United States, travel to the University of Maryland-College Park at the end of May for the annual U.S. Physics Team Training Camp. There they engage in nine days of intense studying, testing and problem solving.

To fulfill its mission of providing competitive opportunitities to all students regardless of school affiliation, ecae is also making this available to other students who are not on the team.  Interested students in grades 9-12 may download a copy of the registration form here:  uspt10_reg_form, print off a copy and mail in with payment, if they would like to participate in the exam on January 26th.

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Edina Center for Academic Excellence once again offers American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) testing on the AMC 10 and AMC 12 tests on Tuesday 9 February 2010 (the “A” date for both contests). AMC tests are an excellent challenge for math learners and lead to awards, opportunities for school-year and summer special programs, and a tip factor when applying to college.  Did you know that the contest is offered on two different dates (known as the “A” and “B” test date)?  Highly competitive students will often choose to test on BOTH dates, since the contest is a different version for each date, thereby conferring an extra chance of attaining a score high enough to qualify for the next level.  Some students who take the AMC 10 on one date, then elect to take the AMC 12 on the second date, again, hoping to see how well they do.

For further information on the nuances of competing in the AMC, contact ECAE math coach Karl Bunday

kmbunday AT gmail DOT com

The tests will be given in Room 165 of Edina Community Center from 3:30pm to 5:00pm, and students are expected to come from all over the state.  You may register online, or print off a copy of the registration form here: amc10-12_2010_reg_form_1  and mail it in with your payment of $20.00.  Registration deadline is February 5th.  See the official  AMC FAQ for general information on the AMC testing program.

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