Art of Problem Solving

Challenging Math Curriculum, Easy-to-Navigate Courses

AoPS has raised standards for over a million advanced math learners. Now, families can find the course with the right level of challenge with greater ease.

Chart showing AoPS Honors Math (grades 3-12) and AoPS Scholars Math (grades 6-12) positioned above traditional math classes by level of rigor.

Inspire Through Challenge

Students gain confidence tackling complex challenges with peers and unlock capabilities that inspire them to push further.

Honors Math

For students who excel in school and are ready for the greater depth and challenge that AoPS is known for.

What to expect:

  • Novel problems build understanding and creative problem solving beyond memorization and formulas.
  • Lessons that give students time to develop their mathematical thinking and maturity at a challenging, but not overwhelming, pace.
  • Peers who enjoy math and are ready for more than what a standard curriculum offers.
  • ~1-2 hours of homework weekly.

Scholars Math

For students already comfortable with AoPS-level complexity and ready to push their mathematical thinking to new frontiers.

What to expect:

  • Extended exploration of key ideas and advanced topics rarely seen in standard curriculum.
  • Lessons that give students space to wrestle with complex problems, pushing their mathematical thinking to new heights.
  • Peers who are excited to solve new challenges, many of whom are top scorers in state and national math competitions.
  • ~1.5-3 hours of homework weekly.

Inspire Through Challenge

Students gain confidence tackling complex challenges with peers and unlock capabilities that inspire them to push further.

Honors Math

For students who excel in school and are ready for the greater depth and challenge that AoPS is known for.

What to expect:

  • Novel problems build understanding and creative problem solving beyond memorization and formulas.
  • Lessons that give students time to develop their mathematical thinking and maturity at a challenging, but not overwhelming, pace.
  • Peers who enjoy math and are ready for more than what a standard curriculum offers.
  • ~1-2 hours of homework weekly.

Scholars Math

For students already comfortable with AoPS-level complexity and ready to push their mathematical thinking to new frontiers.

What to expect:

  • Extended exploration of key ideas and advanced topics rarely seen in standard curriculum.
  • Lessons that give students space to wrestle with complex problems, pushing their mathematical thinking to new heights.
  • Peers who are excited to solve new challenges, many of whom are top scorers in state and national math competitions.
  • ~1.5-3 hours of homework weekly.

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