what is epgy course series system

Where is the EPGY program?

The EPGY university-level courses remained at Stanford under the newly formed Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies program (SPCS). The set of 15 courses were ported to the Stanford Online platform, now Lagunita at lagunita.stanford.edu.

When was the EPGY program created?

The course curricula were created between the years of 1994 and 2003 and were originally computer-based, delivered via the EPGY system software.

Who created the physics sequence?

The courses were created by Dr. Marc Sanders (now at Vice Provost for Learning and Technology) and is the voice of the remaining math courses. The physics sequence involved Professors Mason Yearian (emeritus), Michelson, Scott Thomas (now at Rutgers University), and Leonard Susskind.

Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies

Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies advances the education of academically talented, intellectually curious, pre-college students. We offer a variety of programs designed to meet the needs of top students everywhere.

Find the Program that is Right for You

Our diverse online academic programs fit a wide variety of student needs. We host students in four unique programs each summer. We also offer enrichment circles during the school year for students interested in math. Whether you're in elementary school or high school, interested in Aristotle or Astrochemistry, we have a program for you.

Mathematics

We offer nine advanced, rigorous mathematics courses. These courses were originally designed to match the Stanford Mathematics Department's curriculum. All mathematics couses require pre-requisites to help ensure student success.

Prerequisites

The flowchart below outlines what course (s) students should begin with. In order to enroll in a course, students must satisfy the given prerequisites or the equivalent.

Courses

Differential calculus for functions of two or more variables. Topics: vectors and vector-valued functions in 2-space and 3-space, tangent and normal vectors, curvature, functions of two or more variables, partial derivatives and differentiability, directional derivatives and gradients, maxima and minima, optimization using Lagrange multipliers.

Course Overview

This course is the first of a two part series designed to provide early learners with basic preparation for academic achievement. This course has a strong emphasis on life skills, cognition and expression, in both verbal and written forms, and foundational concepts of the core curricular areas.

Scope and Sequence

Unit 1 - I Am Special In this unit, students learn that they are important and special. They learn about daily tasks such as waking up in the morning, dressing themselves, going to school, and interacting with helpers at school. They learn about capital and lowercase letters, about spelling their names, and about signing the ABC's.