Mathcamp: Math Resources

Resources for Students who love Math

Here are some resources that we recommend. Want even more? See this list!

We're no longer accepting applications 2026, but below are several programs we recommend. List last updated 3/2/2026.

High school programs with early spring application deadlines:
- √mathroots
- G2: G2 (Girls Together) Math Program
- Jane Street AMP: summer after 12th grade
- PROMYS
- Ross
- SigmaCamp Next: math and science, ages 14–17
- SUMaC
High school programs with rolling admissions or later deadlines:
- MathILy and MathILy-Er
- HCSSiM: Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics
- Texas Honors Summer Math Camp
- PZMC: Number Theory Camp
- MMSS: Michigan Math and Science Scholars
- Maths Beyond Limits, an excellent 2-week program held annually in September in Poland
Middle School Programs
- MathPath, ages 11–14
- For both middle and high schoolers: SigmaCamp, a math and science program for ages 12–16
- National Math Camps, ages 11–14
- CTY, grades 2–12

PACT: Program in Algorithmic and Combinatorial Thinking
The Euler Circle offers summer classes on independent research, paper writing, and selected topics in mathematics; fully online.

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.

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.

The Art of Problem Solving (AoPS): a problem solving website with classes and active message boards. Lots of Mathcamp students (and even staff!) post and read regularly on the AoPS message boards.
USA Mathematical Talent Search (USAMTS): a nationwide mail-in math competition open to all US high school students.
The Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing (CEMC): a math outreach organization at the University of Waterloo, offering competitions and math circles.
Problem of the Week: weekly problems of different difficulty from The Math Forum.

Wolfram Alpha: a computational knowledge engine, free and very powerful.
GeoGebra: digital tool for graphing and geometry.
Non-Euclidean Geometry: interactive software for creating constructions in Hyperbolic Geometry.
JRMF Puzzles and Games: interactive games, puzzles and animations illustrating various mathematical concepts.
Explorable Explanations: interactive, simple tutorials on broad subjects.
Cut-the-Knot: interactive riddles and puzzles.
Euclid's Elements: full text of Euclid's Elements with interactive diagrams.

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.

(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.