The MIST Academy program is divided into four seasons. There are 10 weeks of class during each the Fall, Winter, and Spring, then a more intense 2 week Summer program.  This gives students the opportunity to progress continuously along with many of Alabama's finest students.

Our Birmingham school is located at 1401 Montgomery Highway, Suite 121.

All Huntsville classes are held at the UAH campus. Room assignments listed with each course.

Please contact us with any questions.

Thinking of joining a class? Just contact us and schedule a time to visit a free class to see how you like it.



Class schedules may change from season to season, but we try our best to build a schedule convenient for MIST Academy students.


2012 Spring Class Schedule


Note that students may be asked to take a diagnostic test to determine which of the classes below best suits their needs.

Currently, the Math Explorers and Advanced class programs are not offered in Huntsville.

  • The Math Explorers A, B, and C classes are designed for elementary school students with high math ability.  Unique lessons are crafted to help students gain a foothold on more advanced concepts in arithmetic, algebra, geometry, counting methods, and even probability.  Like other MIST Academy classes, the primary focus is on the development of problem solving skills. All Math Explorers courses are taught by Emily Brasher

    Cost of enrollment includes all fees, materials, and registration. To enroll, send an email to class instructor Emily Brasher.  She can also help you determine which class is most appropriate for your child.

  • Introductory Problem Solving A -- This 10 week class is aimed at talented and gifted sixth graders (and highly exceptional fifth graders) who want to explore basic principles of number theory (the study of integers). Additional course information, instructor information, and a complete schedule can be found here. Cost of enrollment in this course is $390. To enroll or ask questions about class, please contact us.
  • Introductory Problem Solving B -- This 10 week class is aimed at talented and gifted middle school students ready to explore the principles of number theory (the study of integers). This class is ideal for students doing well at PreAlgebra math tournaments or MATHCOUNTS who want to keep improving. Additional course information, instructor information, and a complete schedule can be found here. Cost of enrollment in this course is $390. To enroll or ask questions about class, please contact us.
  • Introductory Problem Solving C -- This 10 week class is aimed at experienced middle school math team students with solid Algebra I skills who want to study the foundations of elementary number theory (the study of integers). This class is ideal for students who wish to score higher at state/national MATHCOUNTS or the AMC 10. Additional course information, instructor information, and a complete schedule can be found here. Cost of enrollment in this course is $390. To enroll or ask questions about class, please contact us.

  • The theme of the Spring Intermediate A Problem Solving Class is Combinatorics and Probability.  This material should also be helpful for students competing in Alabama math team events, or the Alabama ARML team. Additional course information, instructor information, and a complete schedule can be found here. Cost of enrollment in this course is $390. To enroll or ask questions about class, please contact us.

  • The theme of the Spring Intermediate B Problem Solving Class is Algebraic Techniques and Contest Preparation. Topics include sequences and series, algebraic manipulations, symmetric algebra, methods of substitution, inequalities, and more.  These classes serve to help students prepare for the AMC 10/12 and AIME exams as well as for local competitions.  This material should also be helpful for students competing in Alabama math team events, or the Alabama ARML team.  Additional course information, instructor information, and a complete schedule can be found here. Cost of enrollment in this course is $390. To enroll or ask questions about class, please contact us.

  • The theme of the Spring Advanced Problem Solving class is Inequalities and Optimization. Topics include tactics and strategies for solving inequalities, the Power Mean inequality chain, the Cauchy Schwarz inequality, geometric inequalities, and much more. Much of the class will be aimed at the levels of problems seen at ARML, and on the AIME and USA Mathematical Olympiad (USAJMO/USAMO) exams. This material should also be helpful for students competing in Alabama math team events, or the Alabama ARML team. Additional course information, instructor information, and a complete schedule can be found here. Cost of enrollment in this course is $390. To enroll or ask questions about class, please contact us.


2012 Summer Class Schedule


The MIST Academy Summer Math Institute is a two-week half-day Summer math camp for gifted students of mathematics.  Each class runs 3 hours a day for two weeks (Monday through Friday). Schedule TBA.


2011 Fall Class Schedule

Note that students may be asked to take a diagnostic test to determine which of the classes below best suits their needs.

Currently, the Math Explorers and Advanced class programs are not offered in Huntsville.

  • The Math Explorers A, B, and C classes are designed for elementary school students with high math ability.  Unique lessons are crafted to help students gain a foothold on more advanced concepts in arithmetic, algebra, geometry, counting methods, and even probability.  Like other MIST Academy classes, the primary focus is on the development of problem solving skills. All Math Explorers classes are taught by Emily Brasher.
    Cost of enrollment is $195 for Math Explorers A, $295 for Math Explorers B, and $390 for Math Explorers C (reflecting the differences in time per class), which includes all fees, materials, and registration. To enroll, please contact us.

  • The theme of the Fall Introductory A class is Counting Methods and Probability. Topics covered include casework, pair counting, Venn diagrams, Pascal's Triangle, permutations, combinations, basics of probability and much more.  A complete schedule can be found here. Cost of enrollment in the ten-week course is $390, which includes all fees, materials, and registration. To enroll, please contact us.

  • The theme of the Fall Introductory B class is Problem Solving Methods. Topics covered include patterns, parity, the pigeonhole principle, invariants, and much more. Click here for the Fall schedule. Cost of enrollment in the ten-week course is $390, which includes all fees, materials, and registration. To enroll, please contact us.

  • The theme of the Fall Introductory C class is Counting & Probability. Topics covered include permutations, combinations, Pascal's Triangle, the Binomial Expansion Theorem, the Principle of Inclusion-Exclusion, independent probability, dependent probability, conditional probability and much more. A great deal of the curriculum will be aimed at MATHCOUNTS and AMC 10 level problems. Click here for the Fall schedule. Cost of enrollment in the ten-week course is $390, which includes all fees, materials, and registration. To enroll, please contact us.

  • The theme of the Fall Intermediate A Problem Solving class is Geometry. The course will begin at chapter 8 or 9 (depending on Summer topic coverage) in the Introduction to Geometry textbook used during the Summer course.  Much of the class will be aimed at the levels of problems seen on the AMC 10, AMC 12, and AIME exams, and should help top middle school students prepare for MATHCOUNTS. This material should also be helpful for students competing in Alabama math team events, or the Alabama ARML team. Click here for the Fall schedule. Cost of enrollment in the ten-week course is $390, which includes all fees, materials, and registration. To enroll, please contact us.


  • The theme of the Fall Intermediate B Problem Solving class is Trigonometry. Topics covered will include triangle trigonometry, circle trigonometry, trigonometric identities, applications with complex numbers, cyclotomic polynomials, roots of unity, and much more.  Much of the class will be aimed at the levels of problems seen on the AMC 10, AMC 12, and AIME exams. This material should also be helpful for students competing in Alabama math team events, or the Alabama ARML team. Click here for the Fall schedule. Cost of enrollment in the ten-week course is $390, which includes all fees, materials, and registration. To enroll, please contact us.

  • The theme of the Fall Advanced Problem Solving class is Geometry. Topics include advanced problems involving triangles and other polygons, 3D geometry, symmetries, centers of triangles, locuses, transformations, and much more. Some of the class focuses on learning to develop better proof writing skills. Much of the class will be aimed at the levels of problems seen on the AIME and USA Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO) exams. This material should also be helpful for students competing in Alabama math team events, or the Alabama ARML team. Click here for the Fall schedule. Cost of enrollment in the ten-week course is $390, which includes all fees, materials, and registration. To enroll, please contact us.



2011-2012 Winter Class Schedule


Note that students may be asked to take a diagnostic test to determine which of the classes below best suits their needs.

Currently, the Math Explorers and Advanced class programs are not offered in Huntsville.

  • The Math Explorers A, B, and C classes are designed for elementary school students with high math ability.  Unique lessons are crafted to help students gain a foothold on more advanced concepts in arithmetic, algebra, geometry, counting methods, and even probability.  Like other MIST Academy classes, the primary focus is on the development of problem solving skills. All Math Explorers classes are taught by Emily Brasher.
    Cost of enrollment is $195 for Math Explorers A, $295 for Math Explorers B, and $390 for Math Explorers C (reflecting the differences in time per class), which includes all fees, materials, and registration. To enroll, send an email to class instructor Emily Brasher.  She can also help you determine which class is most appropriate for your child.

  • The theme of the Winter Introductory A class is Basics of Geometry. Topics covered include areas, perimeters, and volumes of common shapes, breaking shapes into pieces in order to work with them, the Pythagorean Theorem and distance applications, and much more.  A complete schedule can be found here. Cost of enrollment in the ten-week course is $390, which includes all fees, materials, and registration. To enroll, please contact us.
  • The theme of the Winter Introductory B class in Birmingham is Geometry. Topics include polygons, applications of the Pythagorean Theorem, circles, 3D geometry, and much more. A complete schedule can be found here. Cost of enrollment in the ten-week course is $390, which includes all fees, materials, and registration. To enroll, please contact us.
  • The theme of the Winter Introductory C class is Algebraic Techniques, Problem Solving and math contests.  Topics covered include clever algebraic manipulations, parity, algebraic symmetry, and much more.  A great deal of the curriculum will be aimed at MATHCOUNTS and AMC 10 level problems. A complete schedule can be found here. Cost of enrollment in the ten-week course is $390, which includes all fees, materials, and registration. To enroll, please contact us.

  • The theme of the Winter Intermediate A Problem Solving Class is Geometric Strategies, the basics of trigonometry, and Geometric Combinatorics.  This material should also be helpful for students competing in Alabama math team events, or the Alabama ARML team. A complete schedule can be found here. Cost of enrollment in the ten-week course is $390, which includes all fees, materials, and registration. To enroll, please contact us.

  • The theme of the Winter Intermediate B Problem Solving Class is Algebraic Techniques. Topics include sequences and series, algebraic manipulations, symmetric algebra, methods of substitution, inequalities, and more.  These classes serve to help students prepare for the AMC 10/12 and AIME exams as for local competitions.  This material should also be helpful for students competing in Alabama math team events, or the Alabama ARML team. A complete schedule can be found here. Cost of enrollment in the ten-week course is $390, which includes all fees, materials, and registration. To enroll, please contact us.

  • The theme of the Winter Advanced Problem Solving class is Combinatorics. Topics include advanced problems involving generating functions, discrete and continuous probability, recursion, set theory, graph theory, and much more. Much of the class will be aimed at the levels of problems seen on the AIME and USA Mathematical Olympiad (USAJMO/USAMO) exams. This material should also be helpful for students competing in Alabama math team events, or the Alabama ARML team. A complete schedule can be found here. Cost of enrollment in the ten-week course is $390, which includes all fees, materials, and registration. To enroll, please contact us.

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