Children will participate in fun, hands-on logic puzzles and problem-solving activities.
These exercises are designed to bolster their critical thinking, creativity, and teamwork skills.
Parents will learn effective strategies to nurture and develop their child’s problem-solving abilities
Gain insights into preparing your child for an AI-driven future, ensuring they are equipped with the skills needed for long-term success.
Experience fun, hands-on logic puzzles and problem-solving tasks that make learning exciting and enjoyable.
Enhance critical thinking, creativity, and teamwork abilities through interactive exercises.
Gain confidence in their logical reasoning and problem-solving skills, setting a solid foundation for academic success.
Students who learn critical thinking skills do better at everything. And, unlike classes where students practice techniques, once you learn how to think, you learn it forever.
IMACS, the Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science, is an online program that has been offering classes to elementary, middle and high school students for 30+ years. Our goal is to help bright students reach their full potential by using a curriculum that focuses on logical thinking and analytical skills, and places students by ability and not age or grade.
IMACS is proud of a long history of working with talented instructors. All IMACS instructors are hired after a rigorous training period. Initial applicants are given an aptitude test of which the majority — even many seasoned teachers — do not pass. Those who pass, work with IMACS directors and senior instructors to learn IMACS teaching methodologies. Those who pass this final process become IMACS instructors.
In simple terms, a typical school mathematics program seeks to instruct students in a number of well-defined techniques, based on arithmetic and its derivatives. Execution accuracy and speed are valued attributes of the successful student. A tutor’s role is to increase the student’s competence, speed, and ability to identify which technique to apply to which question. However, if such a student meets a problem that is not in a recognized category, they will often claim it is “stupid” or “impossible.” On the other hand, the IMACS student has logical tools they can apply to investigate each novel problem. Plus, they know that solving new puzzles is a lot more fun!
All of the following options are available by taking a Free Class:
Students in grades 1-6 will be invited to complete approximately 20-30 minutes of pre-placement preparation which includes a few short videos interspersed with a small number of interactive and fun activities. After your child completes this preparation, you will receive an email inviting you to a free placement class. If your child has enjoyed the material and you are impressed by its content, choose a date and time for your free class from the several that are scheduled each week. Placement classes last about 45 minutes.
Students in grades 6-8 should begin with a free computer programming enrichment trial class.
Older students will be invited to take an aptitude test for one of the IMACS university-level classes.
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According to the problem, their combined cost is $1.10:
[ x + (x + 1) = 1.10 ]
Simplify the equation:
[ 2x + 1 = 1.10 ]
Subtract 1 from both sides:
[ 2x = 0.10]
[ x = 0.05 ]
So, the ball costs $0.05 (5 cents),
and the bat costs: [ 0.05 + 1 = 1.05 ]
