Advanced Math Classes

Oakland LEARN offers rigorous, in-person math classes in North Oakland for students across the East Bay. Classes are taught in small groups of no more than 12 students and range from advanced elementary and middle-school mathematics through university-level topics and contest preparation.

University-level courses are also open to adults and college students. Priority is given to K–12 students, and sections may be grouped by age when appropriate.

Register your interest and select courses and available times

How the program works

  • All classes are in person and limited to 12 students.

  • Classes generally cover one textbook section per meeting.

  • Students should expect about one hour of assigned practice at home for every hour of instruction.

  • Weekday classes meet Monday through Friday and begin August 10, 2026.

  • Weekend classes meet Saturday and Sunday and begin August 15, 2026.

  • Most courses span the full school year; some may be shorter or longer.

Courses below are listed in their recommended sequence. Please consult the textbook publisher’s course-readiness guidance and prerequisites.

Early elementary preparation

For children who are not yet writing, Numberblocks is a strong introductory resource. Children who can write may work through Steve Hare’s You Teach You, Books One through Ten, as preparation for the courses below.

Late elementary and middle school

  • Advanced Prealgebra — Art of Problem Solving: Prealgebra text and solutions manual

  • Advanced Algebra 1 — Art of Problem Solving: Introduction to Algebra text and solutions manual

  • Advanced Counting and Probability 1 — Art of Problem Solving: Introduction to Counting and Probability text and solutions manual

  • Advanced Number Theory — Art of Problem Solving: Introduction to Number Theory text and solutions manual

  • Advanced Geometry — Art of Problem Solving: Introduction to Geometry text and solutions manual

High school

  • Advanced Algebra 2 — Art of Problem Solving: Intermediate Algebra text and solutions manual

  • Advanced Counting and Probability 2 — Art of Problem Solving: Intermediate Counting and Probability text and solutions manual

  • Advanced Precalculus — Art of Problem Solving: Precalculus text and solutions manual

  • Advanced Calculus — Art of Problem Solving: Calculus text and solutions manual

University level

  • Advanced Linear Algebra — Seth Braver, The Dark Art of Linear Algebra: An Intuitive Geometric Approach

  • Advanced Group Theory — Nathan Carter, Visual Group Theory

  • Advanced Proof Writing and Logic — Joel David Hamkins, Proof and the Art of Mathematics and Proof and the Art of Mathematics: Examples and Extensions

  • Advanced Non-Euclidean Geometry — Seth Braver, Lobachevski Illuminated

  • Advanced Proofs from Calculus — Jay Cummings, Real Analysis: A Long-Form Mathematics Textbook

  • Advanced History of Mathematics — Jay Cummings, Math History: A Long-Form Mathematics Textbook

  • Advanced Philosophy of Mathematics — Joel David Hamkins, Lectures on the Philosophy of Mathematics

Math contest preparation

  • Advanced Problem Solving 0 — Jason Batterson, Competition Math for Middle School

  • Advanced Problem Solving 1 — Art of Problem Solving, Volume 1 text and solutions manual

  • Advanced Problem Solving 2 — Art of Problem Solving, Volume 2 text and solutions manual

Tuition

  • Weekend classes: $500 per month

  • Weekday classes: $750 per month

  • Founding-member weekend rate: $450 per month

  • Founding-member weekday rate: $650 per month

Referrals earn a $100 tuition credit for both the referring family and the new student.

About the instructor

Lamson Nguyen previously taught mathematics with Art of Problem Solving textbooks at a charter school in Charlotte, North Carolina. He has a degree in mathematics and conducted undergraduate topology research under Professor Matthew Rathbun at California State University, Fullerton. Lamson appears in the acknowledgements of Sheldon Axler’s Measure, Integration, and Real Analysis and proofread two volumes of Steve Hare’s You Teach You introductory mathematics workbooks for autodidacts.

Questions and registration

Email lamson@oaklandlearn.org with questions, or complete the interest form to select courses and available class times.

This program is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Art of Problem Solving.