Art of Problem Solving
Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) is an educational resources company founded by Richard Rusczyk in 2003.
The Company
Mission
The main goal of AoPS is to create interactive educational opportunities for avid students of mathematics. As time goes on, AoPS is also reaching out to students of other problem-solving disciplines, including informatics, physics, programming, and others.
Tradition of Excellence
The accomplishments of every student are unique, and there is no way to measure that success. However, we try to record and celebrate achievements of AoPS students, faculty, and community members.
The Staff
For a list of all the current staff at AoPS and some previous staff go to the AoPS Administrators page.
Resources on AoPS
AoPS Wiki
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- AoPSWiki:Table of Contents -- a basic guide to AoPSWiki content
- Academic competitions including a huge List of mathematics competitions
- Math books
- Academic scholarships including a large list of Mathematics scholarships
AoPS Books
Subject textbooks
AoPS subject texts provide instruction to excellent mathematics students. This modern curriculum is comprehensive and challenging enough for brilliant young mathematical minds.
- Prealgebra
- Introduction to Algebra
- Introduction to Counting & Probability
- Introduction to Geometry
- Introduction to Number Theory
- Intermediate Algebra
- Intermediate Counting & Probability
- Precalculus
- Calculus
Competition preparation books
The Art of Problem-Solving competition preparation books cover various topics of interest to students of mathematics interested in competitive math.
- Art of Problem Solving Volume 1: The Basics
- Art of Problem Solving Volume 2: and Beyond
- Competition Math for Middle School
Other math books
AoPS sells numerous other math books at the AoPS Bookstore. Many of these books focus on competitions such as the AMC, the Mandelbrot Competition, Mathcounts, or MOEMS.
AoPS Online School
The AoPS Online School hosts math classes primarily for bright middle and high school students. Students of the online math school include winners of nearly every major mathematics competition in the U.S.
AoPS Forums
The AoPS Forums is where students and problem solvers of all ages can discuss mathematics and problem-solving. Visit AoPSWiki: AoPS forums for more details.
AoPS: For The Win
For The Win is an online interactive game for students to participate in activities similar to the MATHCOUNTS Countdown Round.
TeX/LaTeX Resources
The AoPS Forums are LaTeX-enabled, allowing users to post nice mathematics.
Math contest problem database
AoPS members help organize a large and well-organized [aops.com/resources.php list of problems and solutions] from mathematics competitions all over the world.
Articles
AoPS resources include numerous amazing articles for students, parents, and teachers. y goo
Philanthropy
Many of the features of the Art of Problem Solving website are made available for free so that every student interested in mathematics can use them.
Additionally, AoPS instructors provide hundreds of hours of teaching and support time for the San Diego Math Circle.
The Art of Problem-Solving Foundation is a nonprofit corporation founded by AoPS CEO Richard Rusczyk with largely the same fundamental mission as AoPS itself but with a greater focus on providing educational resources where they are lacking. AoPS donates a portion of its book and class sales to the foundation. A link can be found here. Make sure it is .org if you want to see the foundation website, otherwise, you'll see the homepage of the current website you're on.
