Who

Open to public -- students and parents who are interested in math learning

What

Expert (math contest) problem writers share the stories about the problems they posed.

When

Every Tuesday and Thursday nights 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT Hosts

Main hosts: Ivan Bosenco, Zuming Feng, Zhuoqun (Alex) Song; regular hosts: Evan Chen and Yuan (Yannick) Yao; regular guest hosts: Chris Jeuell and James Lin; and many more.

Want to be guest host?

Bring your posed problems, contact info@ideamath.org, and we will try to get you involved!

Episodes (see playlist)

Episode 16: (May 14, 2020 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST)
Problem Set
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Episode 15: (May 12, 2020 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST)
Problem Set
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Episode 14: (May 7, 2020 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST)
Problem Set
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Episode 13: (May 5, 2020 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST)
Problem Set
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Episode 12: (April 30, 2020 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST)
Problem Set
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Episode 11: (April 28, 2020 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST)
Problem Set
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Episode 10: (April 23, 2020 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST)
Problem Set
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Episode 9: (April 21, 2020 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST)
Problem Set
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Episode 8: (April 16, 2020 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST)
Problem Set
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USEMO and problem making
Episode 7: (April 14, 2020 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST)
Problem Set
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Behind the Scenes (deleted fun moment)
Episode 6: (April 9, 2020 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST)
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Episode 5: (April 7, 2020 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST)
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Episode 4: (April 2, 2020 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST)
Problem Set
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Episode 3: (March 31, 2020 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST)
Problem Set
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Episode 2: (March 26, 2020 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST)
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Episode 1: (March 24, 2020 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST)
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Pencil and Paper Math Talk show is IDEA MATH newest service to math lovers’ community. It runs weekly with a problem set and short videos to help students grow critical thinking and problem solving skills. The problems are selected from our on going online courses and recent contest.

Season 2

Episode 1        
Problem Set (Selected problems from 2016 AMC 10A)        
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Episode 2        
Problem Set (Selected problems from 2016 AMC 12A)        
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Season 1

Episode 1        
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Episode 2        
Problem Set        
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Episode 3        
Problem Set        
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Episode 4        
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Episode 5        
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Episode 6        
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Episode 7        
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Episode 8        
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Episode 9        
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