Art of Problem Solving
Academic Year Math

High School Contest Math

AoPS has prepared students for the most prestigious high school competitions since 1993. Since 2015, AoPS students have won 53 medals at the International Math Olympiad. Even more have excelled at the USA(J)MO, AIME, and other prestigious math contests. In this course, students study strategies crucial for success on the AMC 10 and 12, AIME, the HMMT, and other major high school contests.

Students should expect to encounter difficult problems and topics and should either have completed an Algebra 2 course or be currently enrolled in one to be successful in this course.

Note for students who have taken this course: This course alternates between two different versions of the same difficulty, but with different lessons, practice contests, and homework. Students can take this course for two consecutive years without seeing the same material.

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Course Overview


  • Academic Year Program | 36 Weeks
  • Weekly Class time: 105 minutes
  • Homework: 60–180 minutes per week
  • Textbook: The Art of Problem Solving Volume 2 by Richard Rusczyk and Sandor Lehoczky
  • Skills: Functions, Logarithms, 2D & 3D Geometry, Trig, Counting & Probability, Diophantine Equations

Note: Students who are new to AoPS Academy can receive course approvals by going through our admissions process.

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Course Textbooks

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The Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) Volume 2 and Beyond

the Art of Problem Solving, Volume 2: and Beyond

by Richard Rusczyk and Sandor Lehoczky

A classic problem solving textbook for students in grades 9-12 who are preparing for advanced high school contests like the AMC 12, AIME, and the Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament.

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