Online Math Resources for gifted children

For gifted/talented students

Homeschool Math Contests
A comprehensive list of math contests which are open and accessible to individual homeschoolers.
www.HomeschoolMathContests.com

"Problem of the Week" (POWs)
Problem of the week contests are excellent for finding challenging problems and for motivation. There exist several:

• Math Forum: Problem of the Week
  Five weekly problem projects for various levels of math. Mentoring available.
  www.mathforum.org/pow/

• Math Contest at Columbus State University
  Elementary, middle, algebra, and "general" levels.
  www.colstate.edu/mathcontest/

• Aunty Math
  Math challenges in a form of short stories for K-5 learners posted bi-weekly. Parent/Teacher Tips for the current challenge explains what kind of reasoning the problem requires and how to possibly help children solve it.
  www.auntymath.com

• Education Place Brain Teasers
  Has a separate one for for grades 3-4, grades 5-6, and grades 7-8.
  www.eduplace.com/math/brain/index.html

• Grace Church School's ABACUS International Math Challenge
  This is open to any child in three different age groups.
  www.gcschool.org/pages/program/Abacus.html

• MathCounts Problem of the Week Archive
  Browse the archives to find problems to solve. You can find the link to the current problem on the home page.
  www.mathcounts.org/webarticles/anmviewer.asp?a=142&z=7

Primary Mathematics Challenging Word Problems
For grades 1-6 from Singapore Math. The books include answer key, worked examples, practice problems, and challenging problems. $8 per book.
www.singaporemath.com

MathsChallenge.net
Search for number, geometry, probability etc. word problems and challenges. Includes solutions.
mathschallenge.net/

Math League's Homeschool Contests
Challenge your children with the same interesting math contests used in schools. Contests for grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Algebra Course 1, and High School are available in a non-competitive format for the homeschoolers. The goal is to encourage student interest and confidence in mathematics through solving worthwhile problems and build important critical thinking skills. By subscription only.
www.mathleague.com/homeschool.htm

Singapore Math
A math curriculum that challenges and teaches problem solving in a unique way. Check especially their challenging word problem books.
www.singaporemath.com/

Art of Problem Solving
The Premier website for avid students of mathematics. Includes Art of Problem Solving textbooks, an online school for gifted students including some free math classes, and a free math forum.
www.artofproblemsolving.com

Challenge Math For the Elementary and Middle School Student
A book containing 1000 challenging problems at three levels of difficulty, and a special instructional format that teaches how to solve problems. The problems are true stories that tie math and science together ($25, 345 pages).
www.amazon.com

Math Circles
Mathematical Circles are a form of education enrichment and outreach. Students meet with mathematical professionals in an informal setting, after school or on weekends, to work on interesting problems or topics in mathematics. The goal is to get the students excited about the mathematics, giving them a setting that encourages them to become passionate about mathematics.
mathcircles.org/

eIMACS.com
The Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science (IMACS) welcomes you to its online learning facility, dedicated to delivering the highest quality interactive mathematics and computer science curricula to talented middle and high school and undergraduate students.
www.eIMACS.com

Calculus Without Tears
Easy lessons for learning calculus for students from the 4th grade up. Prerequisite is decimal arithmetic. The approach in these lessons is to learn calculus using a simple physical model, a runner running at a constant velocity, and the easy functions that describe it. Once the fundamentals are understood using the simple model, more complex models and functions can be studied (in Vols 2 and 3).
www.berkeleyscience.com

Mathematics, a Human Endeavor: A Textbook for Those Who Think They Don't Like the Subject
Filled with humor and real-life connections, this textbook by Harold Jacobs covers a wide range of mathematical topics, aiming to show students how interesting math can be. Suitable for middle school up.
www.amazon.com/

For All Practical Purposes : Mathematical Literacy in Today's World
A math textbook intended for undergraduates of liberal arts; focusing on mathematics relevant to consumers, business, history, and social sciences. You can download for free chapters 16 and 19 of 4th edition.
www.amazon.com/

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