Personal journey of rediscovering math through MathAcademy and learning in public
Math Curriculum Review: MathAcademy
Math Academy is what happens when you build a math program without trying to make it cute. It's ruthlessly effective, occasionally frustrating, and probably the closest thing we have to a "truth in advertising" approach to math education. Math Academy will take your 4th grader all the way through university
My Journey Back to Math: A Short Review of MathAcademy | Hacker News
I’ve been tempted to try it because I tend to view HN as an organic place, and I’ve seen it pop up on the front page so many times.
Is MathAcademy Worth It? Thoughts After 2,000 Experience Points (XP) – Jonathan Whitmore
My review after ~40 hours of dedicated learning on the platform.
My Thoughts After Using Mathacademy For 1 Month. Subscription Worth It?
My Ongoing Review of MathAcademy.com - Updated 7/18/24
I wasn't able to find many reviews for Math Academy, so I thought I'd start keeping a log of our experiences. Background: DS1 Algebra 1: AOPS (first half of book) Geometry: first half of Jacob's (2nd ed.), ch 5-12 from Derek Owens, two chapters from Thinkwell Algebra 2: Foerster Precalc: Derek Ow...
A Math Academy review
Background and context Some background on me just so that you have a rough idea of where this review is coming from: I did Olympiads as a kid and have been involved in fairly math-heavy fields ever since, through university at least, depending on your definition of math-heavy. I’ve also been completely self-taught when it comes to the non-elementary-school math I know. So my plan on using my Math Academy subscription was to mostly brush up on things. I also did only the university-level courses.
Math Academy, part 1: My eigenvector embarassment
I start a series of posts on Math Academy and its system for learning mathematics.
Math Academy Wants To Supercharge Your Learning
A review of the online learning program
It Is Fun to Pretend That Hard Things Are Easy!
A new online math platform promises to teach math 4x faster. Here is how!
The Math Academy Way
The Math Academy Way Using the Power of Science to Supercharge Student Learning – Working Draft – Note: If you are reading this as a PDF, consider switching to the Google Doc which may contain new updates. Authored by Justin Skycak, advised by Jason Roberts. Ma...
Uri Bram 🔍 on Twitter / X
So I got memed into trying MathAcademy and it was one of the weirdest product experiences of my life. In short: I think they have an amazing product, but they're very opinionated about how you use it, and as a result I can't use it at all.Basically: they've figured out some…— Uri Bram 🔍 (@UriBram) January 16, 2025
A Fuller Statement About My Bluesky Posts
Let me paint a picture of what it was like to be a woman math major at the University of Chicago circa 2004.
Math Academy
Q. Michael Pershan’s main critique of spaced repetition in the context of Math Academy?A. It reinforces his memory of a shallow understanding.
My First Month with Math Academy: An Experience Report from a Middle School Dropout. — LessWrong
Editor's Note I feel personally connected to his experience. Two months ago, I started trying Math Academy (I'll call it MA). I found it to be a seri…
