EMF Origin

The Elements of Mathematics: Foundations online courses are based on Book 0: Intuitive Background of the Elements of Mathematics (EM) series of textbooks. EM is the result of a collaborative effort of an international team of eminent mathematicians and mathematics educators.

Through decades of research and development combined with live classroom feedback, these scholars created an original curriculum that is fun and engaging for talented middle and high school students while maintaining a level of mathematical rigor found only at the university level. Aimed mainly at talented students and unconstrained by the need to follow a standards-based curriculum, EM focused on providing precocious students with a deep understanding of mathematical structure.