Math Academy

2024 has been a transformative year for MA and in reflecting back, two things have stood out to me as being particularly moving. First, the unwavering dedication and unequaled talent of our team. Most of them joined us when we were not much more than a program in a small school district in a corner of California. They willingly and enthusiastically climbed on board and adopted Jason’s vision. We have had the privilege of watching them grow into their own, both personally and professionally, into the powerhouses they are today that produce to exceptional standards. There is nothing more rewarding than that. Second, words cannot express how unexpected and grateful we feel for the community of support that has sprung up around MA. In our wildest dreams, we couldn’t have wished for such an astonishing thing to happen. You (and if you are wondering if I am talking to directly to you, I am) have become what I consider friends, even though we have never met and are half a planet away. It is overwhelmingly humbling to be able to participate in personal journeys of recovery through, of all the unlikely things, the fundamentals of math, overcoming odds, history and circumstances, that I have received many stories via email. It is an honor that I have no words to express. My most sincere wishes to you in 2025: health, peace, happiness and yes, automaticity.

We are proud to announce that our WASC accreditation has been renewed for an additional six years- through 2032! Thank you to the team at WASC for your thoughtful evaluation of MA! acswasc.org

@stefan_meyer98 @Adamkrause Yes, all topics are linked together through the knowledge graph and all work you do on the system only adds to your knowledge profile.

@_MathAcademy_ @Adamkrause If you start on one, can you switch to the other track?

Our 7th grade course is now available and ready for registration! (Link in comments). If you are looking for a higher degree of scaffolding for your student, the 6th-8th grade sequence would be a great fit.

@huxsoma @Adamkrause See my reply above. And, there's also a little paragraph on our courses page. mathacademy.com/courses

@Adamkrause @_MathAcademy_ Exactly this. More content on how to select a path for each child would be immensely helpful.

@Adamkrause Hi Adam, you can choose to go through 6-8th or Prealgebra. 6th-8th has a higher degree of scaffolding and slightly slower pace for students who would benefit. But, after either sequence, they will be very well prepared for either Algebra or IM.

@_MathAcademy_ What is the difference now between going 6,7,8 pre algebra vs the integrated math path?

@Hourloops454990 @justinskycak @exojason Please email me at support@mathacademy.com. I don't like to discuss our students' personal accounts publicly. Thanks!

Hey @_MathAcademy_ - I just re-activated my account and I was immediately billed for four months worth of subscriptions. Can somebody please take a look and refund the spurious charges? cc: @justinskycak @exojason

I had a fantastic time discussing with the learning legend @justinskycak from @_MathAcademy_ about learning math in the modern age. we've talked about his quite impressive self-learning journey (3000h of math in high school) all the way to how he hand curated the initial knowledge graph for math academy to make that process more efficient. great lively 3h discussion here are the chapters: 0:00:00 - intro: 0:02:10 - justin background 0:05:45 - 3000h math self study in high school 0:11:45 - what a day looked like for that 3000h stretch 0:16:10 - meta-learning vs pure math learning 0:21:50 - when did you get into cognitive neuro? 0:29:55 - how did the fundamental math helped in your research projects 0:43:10 - what does the math academy learning system looks like 0:47:34 - how did you guys build the 2000 topic knowledge graph 1:01:15 - would LLM be useful as an interface to that knowledge graph for the students? 1:10:46 - how does the FIRe spaced repetition algorithm works? 1:17:34 - does the same knowledge graph structure would work for physics? or other topic?: 1:34:05 - how do you understand the subject vs the curiculum 1:35:50 - is there a connection between studying math and learning a sport? 1:42:00 - do you think in math doing and teaching requires different skills? 1:56:25 - could you get understanding without automaticy? 2:05:35 - do you see any upside of confusion in learning? 2:14:11 - learning math as an adult? 2:19:20 - how to fill the motivation gap after learning the fundamental? 2:24:10 - how should teaching math for kids and adults balance fundamentals and creativity? 2:33:55 - is it ever too late to learn math seriously? 2:46:00 - mastery learning vs ultra learning 2:51:30 - top-down vs bottom-up 2:53:40 - mastery learning for domain without a structured hierarchical structure? 2:56:30 - neurodivergence / adhd for structured math learning? 3:06:20 - amateur mathematician augmented with technology will be able to contribute to research? 3:14:37 - what are you most excited about right now in term of learning enjoy!

Hard work pays off! Incredible growth this school year!

@FoxSchl4Squirls That's incredible growth this year! We are so proud of his hard work!

My son's growth this year thanks to @_MathAcademy_ - it's amazing what a smart kid can do when given a curriculum that lets them go as fast as they want.

Your knowledge profile is updated with every task completed. Quizzes are, though, weighted more heavily as a measure of mastery. There's no need to retake a diagnostic, usually. Please visit our Help Center (hover over the circle in the upper right) for several FAQ's on this topic.

@justinskycak @_MathAcademy_ @ninja_maths Does it make sense to think about quizzes as mini-diagnostics? Like, there's really no point in re-taking the diagnostic as a whole to reset because that's happening every 150 XP?

@newstart Thank you so much! I am so happy these parents are finding MA so beneficial. Please express our gratitude to them as well.

Thank you Jason, Sandy, Justin, Alex. You are building the best Math courses for all over the world. @_MathAcademy_

@experquisite @ninja_maths We don't yet have family plans. But this is on our list for the near future. We are still focusing on core functionality and releasing new courses before we circle back and add in more sophisticated pricing models.

@ninja_maths do you guys have a one-stop family membership? I would like to get my 4th grade son on this (he thinks beast academy is too childish now), but I would like to have the option to practice bits and bobs too

I’m happy to share that Math Academy’s 6th Grade Math course is now live and open for registration. Math Academy students now have two middle-school pathways to choose from: • 4th → 5th → 6th → 7th → 8th Grade Our grade-by-grade Common Core pathway is best for schools that want full middle-school Common Core alignment and for students who would benefit from the additional content and scaffolding it provides. • 4th → 5th Grade → Prealgebra Our accelerated pathway is fully aligned with 4th and 5th-grade standards, continues to cover many middle-school Common Core standards, and is designed for students who are ready to move more quickly toward High School Algebra. Students can switch between pathways as needed. Our 7th Grade course will launch in a few weeks. Until then, students who complete 6th Grade will be automatically promoted to Prealgebra. Our 8th Grade course will be ready later this spring.

Introducing our new middle school pathway!

@stefan_meyer98 @justinskycak @exojason @ninja_maths It's a soft launch. We'll be making the official announcement in a day or so. It's not a replacement, just a separate, additional track that you will be able to choose your preference. Similar to Integrated Math Honors vs Standard.

@justinskycak @_MathAcademy_ @exojason @ninja_maths Hi @_MathAcademy_ , did you just add a new 6th grade math course? Is that replacing the existing Pre-calculus course?

Role of Teachers in the Math Academy Classroom New @_MathAcademy_ podcast episode with @exojason & @ninja_maths, posted here and everywhere else (see comment) 00:00 - Introduction 02:56 - What is the teacher’s role alongside Math Academy? 05:37 - Math Academy frees up teachers to do the human parts of teaching 07:03 - Projects are great if students have the prerequisite skills 07:42 - Drills without context are boring 08:43 - Games without skills are inefficient 11:14 - Build fun activities on top of a solid foundation of skills 12:15 - Teachers can tailor the class to the students’ preferences 13:28 - Implementing mastery learning is too much work for a single teacher 15:27 - Doing projects without prerequisites is frustrating 16:57 - True empowerment is giving kids the skills they need to succeed 19:30 - Missing skills compound in hierarchical skill trees 24:06: Lack of automaticity in lower level skills slows down higher level tasks 27:14 - The MA team builds and improves courses through experience 29:21 - The MA team targets tasks with low pass rates for additional scaffolding 31:03 - Alex built knowledge graph intuition through years of experience 37:40 - Social media enforces hyper-accountability 39:19 - Differential equations courses are often a hodgepodge of disjointed techniques 43:20 - Math Academy university courses are a superset of elite university content 45:18 - Differential equations is a highly branching subject 49:21 - The breadth of Differential Equations makes it often poorly taught

@Urst0ff I'm sorry for the confusion. The error is in the line above: (80-115)squared is 1225, not 1125. So, the final answer is correct, the worked out solution needs updating. We'll make that change.

Thank you so much for this recognition! We are so grateful to the families who nominated us!

@vladnineplusone @justinskycak Thanks for letting us know. Working on it!

@_MathAcademy_ @justinskycak I've been getting this message on submit even after reloading (for the past 10 minutes)

I'm happy to announce that we've just released a major update to our Mathematics for Machine Learning course! Here’s a summary of what's new.👇

I'm just thrilled to hear when kids are succeeding! "Our son has been enjoying his time on Math Academy, making steady progress towards his SAT fundamentals goals. We've also found that he's made progress on another independent, objective metric: the NWEA MAP test score. Last year as an 8th grader he was placed in the low 80th percentile. He just got his 9th grade MAP score and he's now in the 91st percentile. I personally believe the regular daily practice with him enjoying chasing XPs and wanting to stay in the diamond league has a lot to do with it. I love how your program homes in on missing fundamentals and drills those until he is proficient. We've tried many online math learning tools, including Khan Academy, IXL, and Brilliant. I have to say, Math Academy is the best I've seen out there in terms of impact. Thank you!"