Our team is full of young students and graduates. Not so young though: some of us have research experience, and others have worked in industry. Many of us used to participate in Olympiads.
Founder
Arsenii, a mathematics graduate from the University of Cambridge, Trinity College, brings expertise as a quantitative researcher in finance, i.e the lots-of-money sphere. A silver medalist at the 2018 International Mathematical Olympiad, he also has a track record of preparing teams from various countries for international mathematics competitions. Besides running a few educational projects, he also runs during his regular football games.
Vice-president
Andrew was studying mathematics at the University of Cambridge, Trinity College, from which she graduated with a distinction. Thus he is a now a Master Of Mathematics. Aside from doing PhD in Geometric Group Theory at the University of Bonn, he is an executive vice president of operations for this project. Moreover, Andrew takes care of the project’s finances and helps with the outreach. Andrew likes playing board games, in particular chess, in his free time.
Manager
Yuliia has graduated from the University of Cambridge, Peterhouse where she was studying mathematics. Now she does masters by research in algebraic topology. Yuliia has wide experience teaching mathematics to school pupils in Ukraine. She is a manager of this project and helps with the outreach. Outside of being a diehard Swiftie, she reads a lot of books and is a slave to her cats in her free time.
Mascot & True Boss
Quanta is a h̶a̶r̶d̶w̶o̶r̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ nice fluffy cat. She is real and this project is named after her.
Contributor
Pranav Choudhary is an undergraduate at the University of Oxford, where he pursues Mathematics and Computer Science. He has actively participated in mathematical olympiads for the past three years, clearing the Indian National Mathematical Olympiad twice and attending the IMO Training Camp in India. In 2022, he represented India at the Mathematical Games held at EPFL, Switzerland. Pranav is also passionate about teaching, and has served as Co-Director of the Online Math Club and as an Organizer of the Sophie Fellowship, both initiatives that offer free support to students preparing for math olympiads.
We believe in offering just enough guidance without revealing all the answers to encourage problem-solving and critical thinking. The lessons are conducted in groups, yet we maintain ongoing communication with everyone after them. This ensures individual approach to the students. Finally, we focus on problem-solving approach: the way to master maths skills.
Different people need different amounts of time todo the same task and we understand that. Therefore we give you the opportunity to message us at any time and check their solution or as question about any part of the course.
We try to reduce the number of hints and full solutions to a reasonable minimum. Independent work is vital and we try to avoid disturbing it. However, that does not mean that we are just going to leave the students alone: we will help when someone is stuck or lost.
No matter what the level of a person is, he or she will always have something to think about. We start from scratch and exercises that anyone should be able to do, but at the same time we have extra problems for those who go faster than the others. Thus everyone always have stuff to do.
Many programs offer shortcuts and promise easy understanding of maths without much problem-solving. Yet, creating solutions yourself is crucial for mastering non-trivial mathematical stuff! It really is, you forget or don't fully understand otherwise... That's why problem solving is a core part of our educational process.