Resources for high-performing math students and their teachers
David Patrick patrick@artofproblemsolving.com
June 20, 2012 Bay Area Circle for Teachers
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History www.artofproblemsolving.com Founded in 2003 Created to provide resources and a community for high-performing math students and their teachers and parents.
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History www.artofproblemsolving.com Founded in 2003 Created to provide resources and a community for high-performing math students and their teachers and parents. Some statistics: Over 100,000 members in our online community Over 2,500,000 messages posted In May 2012, aops.com had over 200,000 unique visitors 2,164+ enrolled students in our online school in 33 classes during Summer 2012
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AoPS Community
The AoPS Community is a place for students and teachers to: Learn math and problem-solving techniques Get information about contests, programs and scholarships Learn about other resources (such as books, other websites, etc.) Learn about mathematical writing and typesetting Socialize with peers
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Alcumus
A free web-based adaptive learning system. Alcumus offers students a customized learning experience, adjusting to student performance to deliver appropriate problems and lessons. Includes over 9,000 problems and hundreds of video lessons taught by AoPS founder Richard Rusczyk. Subject areas include: Prealgebra, Algebra, Counting & Probability, Number Theory, and Geometry. Customizable and many reporting options.
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For The Win!
An online multiplayer math game. Students can compete live against many other