The UCF Department of Mathematics is proud to present the Math Knights program, a hub for fostering mathematical excellence and exploration among K-12 students. Our program is dedicated to supporting young mathematicians through competitions, training, and enrichment opportunities.
American Mathematics Competitions (AMC)
Math Knights is an official host site for the American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) series AMC 8, AMC 10 and AMC12. These competitions challenge students to develop their problem-solving skills and mathematical reasoning. For more information, visit our Competitions page.
Training for Competitions
Math Knights offers comprehensive training for high school students preparing for the AMC 10/12, AIME, and USAMO competitions. Weekly meetings, supervised by math faculty, provide focused guidance and support to help participants excel. Sessions are held in the Mathematics and Sciences building at UCF, starting from Labor Day through the AMC 10/12 Competition Day (early November). Learn more on our Program page.
Summer Institute
In addition to competitions and training, Math Knights organizes a Math Exploration Summer Institute for high school students. This unique program delves into topic ranging from counting principles to mathematical modeling, tailored to participants’ backgrounds and interests. Recognized by the AMS Epsilon Award for Young Scholars Programs, the institute provides an enriching experience for budding mathematicians.
Testimonials form students and parents
- The UCF Math Knights Program was very helpful to me. The weekly training sessions focused on different areas of interest each time, which helped me target my weak points and work on those more. Additionally, the TA’s assisted a lot in explaining the solutions to problems with more clarity, and I was able to ask any questions that I had.
- Without this program, I would not be able to take these exams because my school does not register for them. I greatly appreciate that UCF does this. Thank you for conducting this program.
- The teachers at this program did great jobs in the past few years, highly knowledgeable and very professional. As a parent, we greatly appreciate their help to students’ growth!
- This is a great program for students around the central Florida region. Most of public schools at Central Florida don’t have national-level math competition’s training the exam hosting, for example, AMC and AIME. Your program at UCF fills in an important gap for our public educations.
- The training lectures are excellent, and my son absolutely loves them. The teacher thoughtfully curated practice problems and provided detailed, step-by-step explanations of the procedures for solving them. I sincerely hope this training program will continue for the coming years.
- Both our boys participated in your program…it was very beneficial. They are rising stars academically and their math is super…Thank you!!!!