Resources for Students who love Math
Here are some resources that we recommend. Want even more? See this list!
Other Mathematical Resources
Online Math Classes
- AoPS Courses (low cost): excellent online math courses for high-school students, with homework and feedback from instructors.
- Stanford Online Courses (requires per-class tuition): university courses for pre-college students, self-paced and with instructor support.
- Coursera (free to audit, low-cost with financial aid available for enrollment): large open online courses, scheduled for 5-14 week sessions.
- The Online Courses Directory (free): a collection of online college courses from major universities (such as MIT), study at your own pace.
- MIT OpenCourseWare (free): materials (videos, lecture notes) from MIT courses.
- Khan Academy (free): interactive courses on various subjects, including K-12 and intro college math.
Year-Round Math Classes and Research Opportunities
- Learning Unlimited Programs: day- and weekend-long festivals of learning, much in the style of Mathcamp classes.
- Math Circles: weekly or monthly gatherings exploring cool topics in math. Find a circle near you or start your own!
- PRIMES: Research in STEM for high school students.
Problems, Problem Solving, and Math Competitions
Interactive Web Utilities and Study Materials
Other Online Resources
- Real Not Complex: curated, free textbooks.
- The Napkin Project: giant textbook, which aims to make higher math accessible to high school students.
- 3Blue1Brown: beautiful animations alongside approachable, detailed explanations.
Collaborative Spaces by and for Research Mathematicians
(Watch research unfold!)
- Math Overflow: for mathematicians to ask and answer research-level math questions
- PolyMath: a blog and wiki for "massively collaborative mathematical research projects",
- The Open Problem Garden: a collection of unsolved problems in mathematics.