LIVE, by
Po-Shen Loh
A revolutionary way to learn math online
Module 0: A sampler of the 4 main areas of mathematics: algebra, geometry, combinatorics, and number theory
Module 1: Lays a foundation for Algebra, enabling students to explore more useful and deeper topics covered in this course series
Modules 2–5: Each module rapidly covers fundamental math competition tools in one of the 4 areas of algebra, combinatorics, geometry, and number theory
Philosophy
Hard challenges, made fun, are thrilling. If you’re currently learning any math subject from Pre-Algebra through high school Geometry, but find it easy (or even boring), you’ve come to the right place. We’ll guide you to love thinking hard until you crack difficult problems. You’ll learn the joy of inventing your own ideas. This new power will make it easy for you to learn anything in the future.
Po-Shen Loh
Po-Shen Loh is a social entrepreneur and inventor, working across the spectrum of mathematics, education, and healthcare, all around the world. He is a math professor at Carnegie Mellon University, and served a decade-long term as national coach of the USA International Mathematical Olympiad team from 2013–2023. He has pioneered innovations ranging from a scalable way to learn challenging math live online at comparable engagement to live-streaming entertainment, to a new way to control pandemics by leveraging self-interest.
As an academic, Po-Shen has earned distinctions ranging from an International Mathematical Olympiad silver medal to the United States Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. His scientific research considers a variety of questions that lie at the intersection of combinatorics (the study of discrete systems), probability theory, and computer science. As an educator, he was the coach of Carnegie Mellon University’s math team when it achieved its first-ever #1 rank among all North American universities, and the coach of the USA Math Olympiad team when it achieved its first-ever back-to-back #1-rank victories in 2015 and 2016, and then again in 2018 and 2019. His research and educational outreach takes him to cities across the world, reaching over 10,000 people each year through public lectures and events, and he has featured in or co-created videos totaling over 19 million YouTube views.
Po-Shen received his undergraduate degree in mathematics from Caltech in 2004, graduating with the highest GPA in his class. He received a master’s degree in mathematics from the University of Cambridge in 2005, where he was supported by a Winston Churchill Foundation Scholarship. He continued his studies at Princeton, supported by a Hertz Foundation Fellowship and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, where he completed his Ph.D. in mathematics at the end of 2009, and has been on the faculty at Carnegie Mellon University ever since.
Social Media
Media Coverage