History
Fall '24
Athemath ran for the eighth time from September to December of 2024. 14 teachers taught courses to 140 students.
Some things that happened during Fall '24:
- We had a record number of students and teachers, as well as a record amount of geographic diversity (at least 12 different countries from 5 continents were represented)!
- Athemath TA's and students ran regular events including Office Hours, ISL Groupsolving Club, Nightly Debrief, and Seminars about higher math topics. There were also occasional special events such such as an AMC Pep Talk!
- Athemath sent teams to the November Harvard-MIT Math Tournament (HMMT), Princeton Math Competition (PUMaC), and CMU Womens' Math Competition (CMWMC). Athemath teams won 2nd and 3rd place teams at CMWMC, and Athemath student Hayden Hughes won the whole competition!
- Many Athemath teachers, students, and alumni attended the Math Prize for Girls (MP4G) competition! A large Athemath/G2/MOP meetup with lots of boba was held! Alumni Selena Ge and Laura Wang won the Youth Prize, former teachers and alumni Hannah Fox and Emily Yu placed 8th and 13th in the nation, and alum Ivy Guo placed 14th!
- Athemath teachers Amy Cui and Julia Xiang, and alum Haruka Kimura, won gold medals at the Math Prize for Girls Olympiad! Alumni Selena Ge, Ivy Guo, and Community Director Emily Yu won silver medals, and former teacher and alum Hannah Fox, as well as teacher and alum Catherine Xu, TA Angeline Zhao, and alum Sylvia Lee won bronze medals!
Here is what our students thought of it:
"This was my first term and I really enjoyed it. I just wanted to thank the whole community for always being so friendly an supportive. I genuinely enjoyed all the interactions I have had and this whole program has been so inspiring for me. TYSM <3"
"Office hours are really cool :D also the AMC pep talk was awesome, we should have like ten per AMC season."
"i really like how the ta's and teachers also chat in the server and stuff...it made it seem more like a huge community of math-lovers rather than a hierarchy of teachers, ta's, and students"
"I thought that the courses I took taught me a lot and were very helpful!"
Spring '24
Athemath ran for the seventh time from February to May of 2024. Eleven teachers taught courses to eighty-three students.
Some things that happened during Spring '24:
- Athemath TA's gave insightful seminars about philosophy of math and life, started the Problem of the Day, and shared their thought processes as they live-solved math problems.
- Athemath sent teams to the February Harvard-MIT Math Tournament (HMMT) and Carnegie Mellon Informatics and Math Competition (CMIMC).
- Athemath alumni Ivy Guo, Greta Qu, and Catherine Xu qualified for the Math Olympiad Program (MOP), and the latter two will be Athemath teachers in the fall!
- Athemath teachers Hannah Fox and Jessica Wan, the former of who is also an alum, won gold medals at the European Girls' Math Olympiad (EGMO)!
- Athemath teacher Jessica Wan became the first girl to qualify for the USA International Math Olympiad (IMO) team in 17 years!
Here is what our students thought of it:
"The Athemath community is so special & I feel lucky to be a part of it -- tysm to all the staff members/students who made this program so amazing :D"
"The community and staff are great :D"
"I love you guys so much you literally kept me alive athemath is just that :blobheart:"
Fall '23
Athemath ran for the sixth time from September to December of 2023. Eleven teachers taught courses to eighty-five students.
Some things that happened during Fall '23:
- Athemath doubled its staff size and activity in our online Discord lounge!
- Athemath alumni Selena Ge, Catherine Xu, and Ivy Guo placed 2nd, 5th, and 13th in the nation at the Math Prize for Girls (MP4G) competition, and Athemath staff members Jessica Wan, Hannah Fox, Emily Yu, and Raina Wu placed 1st, 3rd, 8th, and 11th!
- Athemath alumnus Ivy Guo, as well as staff members Hannah Fox and Jessica Wan, won gold medals at the Math Prize for Girls Olympiad! Alumnus Catherine Xu, as well as staff members Emily Yu and Vivian Loh, won silver medals, and staff members Angeline Zhao and Kristine Lu won bronze medals!
- Athemath sent teams to the Princeton Math Competition (PUMaC), and the November Harvard-MIT Math Tournament (HMMT). We also sent teams to the CMU Womens' Math Competition (CMWMC), and won 3rd and 5th place teams!
Here is what our students thought of it:
"I loved all of the events, especially the clubs and office hours (shoutout to everybody who helped run them!). I made so many amazing memories doing Athemath, and I'm super grateful :D."
"I like the variation in the selection of clubs, so I have a lot of choices."
Spring '23
Athemath ran for the fifth time from February to May of 2023. Six teachers taught courses to thirty-six students.
Some things that happened during Spring '23:
- Athemath sent teams to the Princeton Math Competition (PUMaC), the Stanford Math Tournament (SMT) (online), and the Online Monmouth Math Competition (OMMC)!
- Athemath alumni Emily Yu and Hannah Fox qualified for the Math Olympiad Program (MOP)!
- Athemath teachers Jessica Wan and Vivian Loh won gold medals at the European Girls' Math Olympiad (EGMO)!
Here is what our students thought of it:
"Love the opportunity to compete in college competitions. Exposed me to lots of new problems and formats and it was really fun trying out new competitions."
"The curriculum, and the problems which were so interesting!! And I loved how friendly everyone was!!"
"The events like coffee is what I want that stays with athemath. It lets the students interact with teachers as well as board members where they can ask any questions to them, have a light hearted chat. This really boosts the confidence of the students."
"I really liked the class I was in. I used many of the things I learned in recent competitions."
Fall '22
Athemath ran for the fourth time from September to December of 2022. Seven teachers taught courses to forty-two students.
Some things that happened during Fall '22:
- Athemath met up during Math Prize for Girls (MP4G) 2022! S22 Alumni Emily Yu and Catherine Xu placed 5th and 6th in the nation!
- Athemath alumni Emily Yu and Ivy Guo won silver medals at the annual invitational Math Prize for Girls Olympiad!
Here is what our students thought of it:
"Office hours were SO useful, I loved office hours. The TA's (and of course teachers and board members) were all amazing!"
"Athemath exceeded my expectations by far! Getting to meet and talk with so many awesome people in the math community was an amazing experience, and it's something I've always wanted. Every part of the program was exceptional -- I love how there are so many activities ranging from classes to office hours to clubs. Overall, it's definitely an experience I'll never forget :D."
"I already had high expectations for Athemath, seeing as the teachers are all MOPpers, but after taking the Counting Strategies course and attending office hours, I realized that Athemath is by far the best math program I've been a part of. "
Spring '22
Athemath ran for the third time in the spring of 2022, from February to April 2022. Eight teachers taught courses to thirty-nine students.
Snapshots from Spring '22:
- Placing 9th in the Guts round at the Stanford Math Tournament.
- Playing TeXnique.
- Groupsolving.
- Speed friending.
- Freehanding circles.
- Athemath meet up at the G2 Math Program!
Fall '21
Athemath ran for the second time in the fall of 2021, from September to December 2021. Four teachers taught courses to fourteen students.
Snapshots from Fall '21:
- Making two headed turtles in sculpture.
- Cheating at Codenames.
- Baba is You.
- Melanie Wood gave a talk!
- Plank Countdown.
Spring '21
After a great deal of preparation in the preceding months, our Virtual Program pilot, the Spring 2021 session, started in March 2021. Four teachers taught our very first courses to twenty students.
Some fun things that happened at Spring '21:
- Linguistics streams.
- Spontaneous orchestra (the first one).
- The n - 5 game.
- The Half of It.
- Getting trolled by hard AIME problems.
- Conversations about femininity.
- Gymnastics.
- Folding origami with your feet.
Here is what our students thought of it:
"I really liked it! I think it helped me improve my geometry skills more. The people were really cool and fun to hang out with (both students and staff), and they were all really admirable. I had something to learn from every one of the people."
"Overall, I really liked this program. I learned not only math but also other stuff, such as Hanabi, and I think the community is very nice and helpful."
"The program was fun and informative! It almost felt like a summer camp, especially since I hope to keep in touch with the lovely people I met through the program!"
It wasn't perfect, but it was a good experience for everyone involved and we're super excited to iterate and improve in the fall!