Solving problems is a practical art, like swimming, or skiing, or playing the piano: You can learn it only by imitation and practice. G. Polya

George Polya is the most famous person to think about understanding mathematical problem-solving. George Polya taught at Brown and Stanford universities. His first job, however, was tutoring a young boy, Gregor, who struggled with mathematics. As a student, George Polya himself was frustrated with having to memorize information, and he decided to help young Gregor by designing a special method of problem solving. This method worked for Gregor as well as countless other students. Today the George Polya Problem Solving method is well known all over the world!

At MI, you will learn how to become a powerful Problem Solver. The knowledge and skills that you will acquire at MI will help you to succeed not only in math, but in all other classes. It will help you succeed in math courses, become organized and successful in school, perform well on SAT and other standardized tests, and will help you to win admissions to prestigious programs and universities.

If you are a swimmer, you know that you cannot learn swimming by watching others do it – you have to learn the basic movements, get in the water, and practice. The same is true with any sport -- you succeed only when you practice a lot, do exercises to develop specific skills, and spend time analyzing what you do wrong as well as what brings you success.

Mathematics is definitely not a spectator sport! Moreover, just like in sports, in mathematics you sometimes feel out of shape and need to devote more time and effort to reviewing and mastering some specific concepts/skills. And just like great athletes, strong math students cannot afford to get out of shape.

At MI we help keep you in good shape – always!