Mathematics
Dr. Pavlo Pylyavskyy will lead the geometry course. This course will cover the topic of geometric transformations, which is a powerful tool for solving geometry problems. The topics covered include parallel translations, reflections, rotations, homothethy, inversion, and pole-polar duality. The course should be accessible to strong middle and high school students. Each lecture will start at a rather basic level, and will progress towards more advanced topics towards the end.
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Dr. Yifeng Yu will lead seven lectures of Number Theory. He will (I) go over significant concepts/theorems/tricks and (II) present major types of problems including math proofs that appear in math competitions. In terms of contents
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Dr. David Penniston will lead the Counting Problems／probability course.
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Dr. Jim Coykendall will lead the Other significant topics.
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Writing
Mr. Jonathan West will lead a scientific writing course. Students will write informational and persuasive compositions on science topics. The course will develop skills in planning, drafting, and revising, and students will learn to write clearly, effectively, and appropriately for specific audiences and settings.
Mrs. Jun Wang will lead a journalism writing class covers from research, story pitch, interview, writing the story to editing and fact checking. The class nurtures curiosity, encourages asking questions and doing research, at the same time improves writing techniques and skills. The journalism writing camp produces a blog at the end. The major questions to prepare for before attending the class:
BUSINESS FOR YOUTH
Dr. Jingwei Meng will led the business for youth course. MBA for Youth Program (M4Y*) is specially designed for students in middle schools and high schools. The goals are to help students learn how to assess business risks, improve their capabilities to collaborate with other team members, and master their skills of a set of business tools.
Completion of MBA for Youth program at RMC Academy will lead to following achievements and milestones:
Team spirit
Personal interaction with varies business functions
Simulations:
Board meetings
Elections
Marshmallow challenge
Price war game
Business evaluation
Case studies
Milestones:
BIOLOGY
Dr. Baiqing Wang and Dr. Xiaoting Wang will lead the biology course. This course will cover the 7 main areas of biology, as in the tests of SAT II, AP, and USABO. It will help students to develop an appreciation for the study of life, identify and understand unifying principles within a diversified biological world. Our lectures are designed to deliver the fundamental concepts and principles of biology through the investigation of biological phenomena, theories, researches and experimental methods. Students will improve problem solving skills, and acquire more strategic ways of thinking, as well as a better understanding of the connections biology has to daily lives, society, culture, technology and other sciences.
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Chemistry
Mr. Chuck Wheeler Handlon will lead the Elements of Chemistry course. This chemistry course is for middle school and high school students who are new to chemistry with no prior chemistry coursework. The course will also provide students the background to engage in higher level chemistry content. Students will learn through demonstrations, lectures and short hands on activities.
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Dr. Pavlo Pylyavskyy will lead the geometry course. This course will cover the topic of geometric transformations, which is a powerful tool for solving geometry problems. The topics covered include parallel translations, reflections, rotations, homothethy, inversion, and pole-polar duality. The course should be accessible to strong middle and high school students. Each lecture will start at a rather basic level, and will progress towards more advanced topics towards the end.
Course Outline:
- Parallel translations: Vectors, parallel translations, construction problems.
- Reflections: Reflections, compositions of reflections, construction problems.
- Rotations: Rotations by 60 and 90 degrees, compositions of rotations.
- Homothethy: Composition of homothethies, construction problems, advanced topics.
- Inversion: Definition and applications.
- Pole-polar duality: Definition and applications.
Dr. Yifeng Yu will lead seven lectures of Number Theory. He will (I) go over significant concepts/theorems/tricks and (II) present major types of problems including math proofs that appear in math competitions. In terms of contents
Course Outline:
- Divisibility, prime numbers, prime factorization, remainder, gcd/LCM, factoring in algebra including factorization of polynomials;
- Applications in cryptography, in particular the famous Diffie–Hellman key exchange;
- (for the advanced class) Important and more advanced theorems in number theory, e.g. the little Fermat theorem.
Dr. David Penniston will lead the Counting Problems／probability course.
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- Multiplication Principle, Permutation and Combinatorial, important techniques and tricks (e.g., insertion and binding).
- Inclusion-exclusion principle; Approach via induction.
- How to solve complicated problems by suitable caseworks.
- Counting problems in geometry.
- Discrete Probability: (a) in general, it is reduced to a counting problem; (b) how to use symmetry to simplify the calculations in some situations.
Dr. Jim Coykendall will lead the Other significant topics.
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- Continuous Probability: (a) the probability is typically reduced to calculate areas/volumes in a coordinate plane/space; (b) Suitable utilization of symmetry could also simplify calculations.
- Coordinate geometry: (a) pure coordinate geometry problems involving equations of lines and conic sections, tangent, distance, etc; (b) how to solve plane geometry problems through coordinate geometry.
Writing
Mr. Jonathan West will lead a scientific writing course. Students will write informational and persuasive compositions on science topics. The course will develop skills in planning, drafting, and revising, and students will learn to write clearly, effectively, and appropriately for specific audiences and settings.
Mrs. Jun Wang will lead a journalism writing class covers from research, story pitch, interview, writing the story to editing and fact checking. The class nurtures curiosity, encourages asking questions and doing research, at the same time improves writing techniques and skills. The journalism writing camp produces a blog at the end. The major questions to prepare for before attending the class:
- What do you think so far is one of the biggest news topics of this year?
- What and how do you like to read about it? Why?
- What are you most curious about this topic?
- Why not do some research and write about it?
BUSINESS FOR YOUTH
Dr. Jingwei Meng will led the business for youth course. MBA for Youth Program (M4Y*) is specially designed for students in middle schools and high schools. The goals are to help students learn how to assess business risks, improve their capabilities to collaborate with other team members, and master their skills of a set of business tools.
Completion of MBA for Youth program at RMC Academy will lead to following achievements and milestones:
- Extensive group discussions and presentations
- Individual presentation skills
- Business intelligent: industry, company, and project level analysis
- Introduction of global supply chain
- Technology advances and business operations
- Achievements:
Team spirit
Personal interaction with varies business functions
Simulations:
Board meetings
Elections
Marshmallow challenge
Price war game
Business evaluation
Case studies
Milestones:
- Successful group collaboration and constructive interaction among individual board members;
- Analyze business risk and opportunities via Porter’s Five Forces, SWOT, and VRIO analysis;
- Evaluation of varies businesses promoted by board members.
BIOLOGY
Dr. Baiqing Wang and Dr. Xiaoting Wang will lead the biology course. This course will cover the 7 main areas of biology, as in the tests of SAT II, AP, and USABO. It will help students to develop an appreciation for the study of life, identify and understand unifying principles within a diversified biological world. Our lectures are designed to deliver the fundamental concepts and principles of biology through the investigation of biological phenomena, theories, researches and experimental methods. Students will improve problem solving skills, and acquire more strategic ways of thinking, as well as a better understanding of the connections biology has to daily lives, society, culture, technology and other sciences.
Course Outline:
- Cell Biology: structure and function of cells, from the subcellular processes which keep them functioning, to the way that cells interact with each other.
- Genetics and Evolution: the evolution of genome structure, the genetic basis of speciation and adaptation, and genetic change in response to selection within populations.
- Ecology and Ethology: the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment, as well as efforts to preserve species diversity and ecosystems.
- Plant anatomy and physiology: structure of the plant, and the processes that occur within the plant that account for it being alive and productive.
- Animal anatomy and physiology: the form and structure of animals, and the functions of the body or any of its parts.
Chemistry
Mr. Chuck Wheeler Handlon will lead the Elements of Chemistry course. This chemistry course is for middle school and high school students who are new to chemistry with no prior chemistry coursework. The course will also provide students the background to engage in higher level chemistry content. Students will learn through demonstrations, lectures and short hands on activities.
Course Outline:
- The structure of matter: Atomic structure, elements, compounds, mixtures, solutions, chemical and physical properties and the organization of matter in the Periodic Table are included.
- Reactivity: Interactions of matter in chemical reactions, types of reactions, law of conservation of matter in reactions, identification of unknowns through reactions.
- Energy and Matter: This include interactions of matter involving energy absorption and release, temperature and heat as well as using energy to decompose matter
- Applications of Chemistry: Using chemistry in art, crime scene investigation, food chemistry and biochemistry