Idea Math?

<p>Hi, does anyone know anything about this program? As in, will it look decent on college apps, and how hard is the math there? I went on the website but couldn't discern whether or not little kids are separated from older ones (it's for entering grades 6-12). I know it's headed by Zuming Feng, but I'm concerned that the math taught there will be well below my level.</p>

<p>Here’s the curriculum from last year (2010): [IDEA</a> MATH](<a href=“http://ideamath.org/SummerCourse.htm]IDEA”>http://ideamath.org/SummerCourse.htm).</p>

<p>Seems not-too-advanced. I’d look for anything listed at [Summer</a> Math Camps and Programs for High School Students](<a href=“http://www.ams.org/programs/students/high-school/emp-mathcamps]Summer”>AMS :: Summer Math Camps and Programs for High School Students).</p>

<p>It depends what level you’re at… It’s comparable to AwesomeMath pretty much. Believe me, unless you’re like a USAMO winner, it’s probably challenging enough for you.</p>

<p>Zuming Feng = LEGIT</p>

<p>If the summer program is anything like the winter version, I guarantee that you will be challenged unless you can consistently get high USAMO scores. (Assuming you sign up for the right level.) Our school’s USAMO-qualifier-since-6th-grade (now a freshman) seemed pretty occupied with his advanced topics class.</p>

<p>Juts look at the people working there, they can be described as an outright version of “AwesomeMath”,</p>

<p>and with people like Naoki Sato (teaches WOOT at artofproblemsolving), Zuming Feng IMO team leader, and Po-Shen-Lo a Ph.D an MOSP instructor, these are hard core people, and I assure you it will be very difficult. </p>

<p>They have many levels, and its primarily competition math.</p>

<p>Hmm, well I did look at the curriculum and it seems pretty basic. I am not a USAMO-level math student, although close, so if you guys are sure I may give it a shot. I will be a senior next year though, so I don’t think getting to USAMO will boost college apps. I might do it for fun though, but I think I’d like a bit more feedback because I did not see anything really advanced in the curriculum despite the fact that it has all these big names. The 6-12 was a red flag for me because I don’t want to take classes with kids 6 years below me (besides the rare precocious USAMO qualifier).</p>

<p>I think that’s what it is, 6th graders may prep for amc 8 and math counts, but generally, you will be placed in appropriate academic level,</p>