Honestly, I never liked math in school. I was good at it — mostly because my grandma (she was a math teacher) practiced with me a lot. Later, I felt the pressure to get into university, so I just pushed myself hard. But in the classroom, I kept asking myself: What’s the point of this subject? I mean… sine, cosine, the Pythagorean theorem, rule of three, equations with one, two, or even three unknowns — do these formulas and concepts have anything to do with real life? It felt like we were just learning one layer of complexity after another — endlessly. Year after year. With no meaningful or natural reason to care. Nothing motivating us, except the system. Yes, there are exceptional students who can stay engaged with math as it’s taught today. But for the majority — around 80–90% — math is just something they’re forced to do. That was me too. So I kept wondering: Why can’t math just be… a cool subject? Why are the tasks and materials — the same ones we’ve used since age 6 or 7 — still so boring? That question stuck with me for years. Eventually, I decided to challenge it by creating my own experimental math tasks. I gave them to my students — and their reactions were powerful. It confirmed I was heading in the right direction. From there, the real journey began. I had to rewire my own thinking. I’d been trained the traditional way — and it wasn’t easy to break free. But slowly, I learned how to create math tasks that were engaging, fun, exciting, even adventurous — all while still fully aligned with the high school curriculum (grades 9–12). And I made it! I created the first version of my proof-of-concept math workbook, called MATHerialism — something I truly believe is different. This has been — and still is — a voluntary mission for me. I didn’t create it to make money. I created it to offer something meaningful — for teachers, and for students like I (and maybe you) once were, whose favorite subject was definitely not math. So I started sharing it — completely free — with anyone who might be interested. And honestly? The feedback surprised me. I expected skepticism… maybe even silence. But the teachers and tutors who actually gave it a chance were really happy with the results. That meant everything to me. Sorry for the long message but I wouldn’t have written all this if I wasn’t 100% sure this project deserves to be recognized on a larger scale. I want students' lives to become curiosity-driven adventures in school — not struggles. 110 math quests — all real-world based, wrapped in exciting, story-driven scenarios. And this is just the beginning. I want to promote this project all around the globe — for schools, teachers, tutors, and students. I also want to create more high-quality educational materials like MATHerialism in the future.

MATHerialism

A textbook that turns math from hated to loved!

A textbook that turns math from hated to loved!