Course Offerings

SP600 and SP650: Olympiad (formerly Group A and Group A+)

Grades: 12 and below

Homework: 5-10+ hours per week

Placement Guidelines: Students may join SP600 level classes as many times as they like.

Course Description: SP600 is an Olympiad level math course. Topics covered in SP600 vary each year, and include advanced number theory (primitive roots, Pell equations, Z[i], etc.), advanced geometry (inversion, 9-point circle, etc.), mathematical analysis, inequalities (Jensen, Minkowski, etc.), and many others. A fraction of the class is dedicated to games, contests, and working in teams. SP650 is an even more challenging version of SP600.

SP500: High School Topics (Formerly Group I)

Grades: 11 and below

Homework: 3-7+ hours per week

Placement Guidelines: Students may join SP500 for a total of three years.

Course Description: SP500 covers the same topics as SP400 at a comparable level of difficulty. Additional topics include complex numbers, roots of unity, polynomials. A fraction of the class is dedicated to games, contests, and working in teams.

SP400: Advanced Middle School Topics (formerly Group L)

Grades: 9 and below

Homework: 3-7+ hours per week

Placement Guidelines: Students may join SP400 for a total of two years.

Course Description: SP400 covers topics from SP300 at substantially greater difficulty and depth. SP400 also covers some new topics including inequalities and probability. A fraction of the class is dedicated to games, contests, and working in teams.

Prerequisites: Students must be very comfortable with algebra.

SP300: Middle School Topics (formerly Group S)

Grades: 8 and below

Homework: 2-5+ hours per week

Placement Guidelines: We strongly recommend that students in grades 7-8 who are new to Math-M-Addicts start in SP300. Students may join SP300 for a total of two years.

Course Description: SP300 revisits topics from SP200 such as combinatorics, number theory, and proofs at greater depth and difficulty. SP300 also covers new topics such as mathematical induction, geometry, binomial theorem, and invariants. A fraction of the class is dedicated to games, contests, and working in teams.

Prerequisites: Algebra is used extensively; familiarity with algebra is of great help.

SP200 and SP250: Introduction to Problem Solving (formerly Group Y and Group Y+)

Grades: 5-7

Homework: 2-4+ hours per week

Placement Guidelines: We strongly recommend that students in grades 5-7 who are new to Math-M-Addicts take SP100 or SP200. SP200 may be taken for one full year.

Course Description: SP200 is our introductory level course. We introduce the concept of proofs, the pigeonhole principle and proof by contradiction. We also introduce students to combinatorics, number theory, and algebra. Mathematical induction and geometry may be introduced at instructor’s discretion. A fraction the class is dedicated to games, contests, and working in teams. SP250 is an even more challenging version of SP200, featuring same topics and harder problems.

SP100: Rudimentary problem solving (formerly Group O1)

Grades: 5-6

Homework: 2-4+ hours per week

Placement Guidelines: We strongly recommend that students in grades 5-6 who are new to Math-M-Addicts take SP100 or SP200. SP100 may be taken for one full year.

Course Description: SP100 is an online-only introductory class for students in grades 5-6. The class aims to broaden students' understanding and appreciation of rudimentary mathematical concepts, introducing kids to proofs, logic, strategic thinking, basic combinatorics, divisibility, and various problem solving techniques. Part of the class will also be devoted to games, contests and working in teams. Breakout sessions and homework feedback will be led by teams of high school and college students, most of which are participants and graduates of Math-M-Addicts programs. A number of our students find SP100 to prepare them well for SP200.

TS300 / TS200 / TS100: Talent Search program (formerly TSa / TSI / TSP)

Grades: 5-8

Homework: 1-3+ hours per week

Placement Guidelines: Students must pass income qualifications as well as an entrance exam for TS200 and TS300.

Course Description: The Talent Search program is a free challenging three-class series designed for low-income students in grades 5-8, attending public schools in the NYC area. The class focuses on prealgebra topics including ratios, permutations, divisibility rules, and logic puzzles. We will also use games as a launching pad for exploring mathematical problem solving.

To learn more, please visit our Talent Search page.