Resources for Students who love Math
Here are some resources that we recommend. Want even more? See this list!
Summer Programs
We're no longer accepting applications 2023, but below are several programs we recommend that are still inviting applications for this summer. Last updated 4/13/2022.
- Other Great Residential Programs for High Schoolers
- MathILy and MathILy-Er (rolling admissions; apply by April 26 for full consideration)
- HCSSiM, the Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics (rolling admissions)
- MMSS, Michigan Math and Science Scholars (rolling admissions)
- PZMC at Williams College (apply by April 15)
- Texas Honors Summer Math Camp (apply by April 15)
- For both middle and high schoolers: SigmaCamp, ten-day math and science program for ages 12–16 (apply by April 15)
- Other Great Residential Programs for Middle Schoolers
- Other Great Online Programs
- PACT, Program in Algorithmic and Combinatorial Thinking (rolling admissions)
- The Euler Circle will be offering classes on independent research and paper writing and p-adic analysis; fully online. (apply by April 17 and May 29, respectively)
- 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.
- 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.
Other Mathematical Resources
Online Math Classes
Year-Round Math Classes and Research Opportunities
Problems, Problem Solving, and Math Competitions
Interactive Web Utilities and Study Materials
Other Online Resources
Collaborative Spaces by and for Research Mathematicians
(Watch research unfold!)
