ka May Highlights and 2025 AoPS Online Class Information
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May 1, 2025
May is an exciting month! National MATHCOUNTS is the second week of May in Washington D.C. and our Founder, Richard Rusczyk will be presenting a seminar, Preparing Strong Math Students for College and Careers, on May 11th.
Are you interested in working towards MATHCOUNTS and don’t know where to start? We have you covered! If you have taken Prealgebra, then you are ready for MATHCOUNTS/AMC 8 Basics. Already aiming for State or National MATHCOUNTS and harder AMC 8 problems? Then our MATHCOUNTS/AMC 8 Advanced course is for you.
Summer camps are starting next month at the Virtual Campus in math and language arts that are 2 - to 4 - weeks in duration. Spaces are still available - don’t miss your chance to have an enriching summer experience. There are middle and high school competition math camps as well as Math Beasts camps that review key topics coupled with fun explorations covering areas such as graph theory (Math Beasts Camp 6), cryptography (Math Beasts Camp 7-8), and topology (Math Beasts Camp 8-9)!
Be sure to mark your calendars for the following upcoming events:
[list][*]May 9th, 4:30pm PT/7:30pm ET, Casework 2: Overwhelming Evidence — A Text Adventure, a game where participants will work together to navigate the map, solve puzzles, and win! All are welcome.
[*]May 19th, 4:30pm PT/7:30pm ET, What's Next After Beast Academy?, designed for students finishing Beast Academy and ready for Prealgebra 1.
[*]May 20th, 4:00pm PT/7:00pm ET, Mathcamp 2025 Qualifying Quiz Part 1 Math Jam, Problems 1 to 4, join the Canada/USA Mathcamp staff for this exciting Math Jam, where they discuss solutions to Problems 1 to 4 of the 2025 Mathcamp Qualifying Quiz!
[*]May 21st, 4:00pm PT/7:00pm ET, Mathcamp 2025 Qualifying Quiz Part 2 Math Jam, Problems 5 and 6, Canada/USA Mathcamp staff will discuss solutions to Problems 5 and 6 of the 2025 Mathcamp Qualifying Quiz![/list]
Our full course list for upcoming classes is below:
All classes run 7:30pm-8:45pm ET/4:30pm - 5:45pm PT unless otherwise noted.
Introduction to Algebra A
Sunday, May 11 - Sep 14 (1:00 - 2:30 pm ET/10:00 - 11:30 am PT)
Wednesday, May 14 - Aug 27
Friday, May 30 - Sep 26
Monday, Jun 2 - Sep 22
Sunday, Jun 15 - Oct 12
Thursday, Jun 26 - Oct 9
Tuesday, Jul 15 - Oct 28
Introduction to Counting & Probability
Thursday, May 15 - Jul 31
Sunday, Jun 1 - Aug 24
Thursday, Jun 12 - Aug 28
Wednesday, Jul 9 - Sep 24
Sunday, Jul 27 - Oct 19
Introduction to Number Theory
Friday, May 9 - Aug 1
Wednesday, May 21 - Aug 6
Monday, Jun 9 - Aug 25
Sunday, Jun 15 - Sep 14
Tuesday, Jul 15 - Sep 30
Introduction to Algebra B
Tuesday, May 6 - Aug 19
Wednesday, Jun 4 - Sep 17
Sunday, Jun 22 - Oct 19
Friday, Jul 18 - Nov 14
Introduction to Geometry
Sunday, May 11 - Nov 9
Tuesday, May 20 - Oct 28
Monday, Jun 16 - Dec 8
Friday, Jun 20 - Jan 9
Sunday, Jun 29 - Jan 11
Monday, Jul 14 - Jan 19
Paradoxes and Infinity
Mon, Tue, Wed, & Thurs, Jul 14 - Jul 16 (meets every day of the week!)
Intermediate: Grades 8-12
Intermediate Algebra
Sunday, Jun 1 - Nov 23
Tuesday, Jun 10 - Nov 18
Wednesday, Jun 25 - Dec 10
Sunday, Jul 13 - Jan 18
Thursday, Jul 24 - Jan 22
MATHCOUNTS/AMC 8 Basics
Friday, May 23 - Aug 15
Monday, Jun 2 - Aug 18
Thursday, Jun 12 - Aug 28
Sunday, Jun 22 - Sep 21
Tues & Thurs, Jul 8 - Aug 14 (meets twice a week!)
MATHCOUNTS/AMC 8 Advanced
Sunday, May 11 - Aug 10
Tuesday, May 27 - Aug 12
Wednesday, Jun 11 - Aug 27
Sunday, Jun 22 - Sep 21
Tues & Thurs, Jul 8 - Aug 14 (meets twice a week!)
AMC 10 Problem Series
Friday, May 9 - Aug 1
Sunday, Jun 1 - Aug 24
Thursday, Jun 12 - Aug 28
Tuesday, Jun 17 - Sep 2
Sunday, Jun 22 - Sep 21 (1:00 - 2:30 pm ET/10:00 - 11:30 am PT)
Monday, Jun 23 - Sep 15
Tues & Thurs, Jul 8 - Aug 14 (meets twice a week!)
AMC 10 Final Fives
Sunday, May 11 - Jun 8
Tuesday, May 27 - Jun 17
Monday, Jun 30 - Jul 21
AMC 12 Problem Series
Tuesday, May 27 - Aug 12
Thursday, Jun 12 - Aug 28
Sunday, Jun 22 - Sep 21
Wednesday, Aug 6 - Oct 22
Introduction to Programming with Python
Thursday, May 22 - Aug 7
Sunday, Jun 15 - Sep 14 (1:00 - 2:30 pm ET/10:00 - 11:30 am PT)
Tuesday, Jun 17 - Sep 2
Monday, Jun 30 - Sep 22
I got 102nd and 89th place in 6th and 7th grade respectively; however, I feel like I definitely could've done much better (mainly due to sillies). For example, some of my worst sillies at nationals are
2023 nats S1
2023 nats T5, 6, 7 (i don't even know how that happened)
2023 nats a team round question that would've allowed my state to get top 23
2024 nats 4ish sillies in the first 20ish problems of sprint
does anyone have tips to reduce silly mistakes (pls share, I really want to make top 56 this year)
Some perfect powers of positive integers have all distinct digits, and some do not. For example, has all distinct digits, while does not. Show that the maximum number of perfect powers of positive integers with distinct digits is .
How hard is mathpath?
What is the level that people are at to get in? (in terms of mathcounts, amc 10, amc 8, etc.)
It's a secret. The staff don't want applicants to know.
I gather that the theory is that it's not supposed to matter, because the Qualifying Test is mostly self-selecting as a preview of the MathPath experience. MathCamp is like an all day, all week, all month Qualifying Test.
Only attempt as much of the Qualifying Test as you enjoy. Then if you get in, trust that they know you are ready for camp (which is highly adaptive with dozens of different courses to choose from, and no grades), because there are many more qualified applicants than spots.
And if you don't get in, it's OK because not getting everything you want is just how life is, and no harm done because you enjoyed the time you spent taking the test.
The only big problem with this theory is that the Qualifying Test is a solitary, lonely experience, but camp is very social and interactive.
I don;t think that there is much that you can do apart from trying your best on the qualifying test and submitting early. Also, if you are rejected, try again next year if you are able. I myself was rejected the first time that I applied, and tried again and was admitted.
How hard is mathpath?
What is the level that people are at to get in? (in terms of mathcounts, amc 10, amc 8, etc.)
imo i dont think they focus on this very much. I think they focus more on like ur hobbies and stuff because they want u to have a life outside of math
all of the courses have very different difficulties, and the ones that are together(plenaries) can sometimes be challeniging. Also, it's not like AMSP where comp math is the main focus. It's more about research math or theoretical math(topology, for example)
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How hard is mathpath?
What is the level that people are at to get in? (in terms of mathcounts, amc 10, amc 8, etc.)
imo i dont think they focus on this very much. I think they focus more on like ur hobbies and stuff because they want u to have a life outside of math
all of the courses have very different difficulties, and the ones that are together(plenaries) can sometimes be challeniging. Also, it's not like AMSP where comp math is the main focus. It's more about research math or theoretical math(topology, for example)
It looks really fun, can't wait to go. I like proofs better than comp math anyway.