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About Axiom Academy
Making math accessible, enjoyable, and intuitive for everyone
What Axiom Is
Axiom Academy is an interactive math platform: 8,400+ lessons across 47 courses. The library runs the full spectrum — Pre-Algebra and test prep, the algebra and calculus sequences, linear algebra, probability and statistics, proof-based courses like Real Analysis and Abstract Algebra, and graduate-level and specialized topics you won't find anywhere else. All of it built around one belief — that math isn't about memorizing formulas, it's about understanding patterns and solving real problems.
Learn by doing
Every lesson is interactive — animations you play, examples that reveal one step at a time, and practice with instant feedback. You are never just reading.
One consistent method
Each course follows the same arc: build the intuition, formalize the idea, work real examples, then practice until it sticks. From Pre-Algebra to graduate-level topics.
Free to learn
All 8,400+ lessons across 47 courses are free with an account. Progress tracking, streaks, formula sheets — the full learning experience.
How It's Built
We design and curate every course around one consistent teaching method — the same arc whether you're starting in Pre-Algebra or deep in a graduate-level topic — under the direction of a working mathematics educator. And the library is alive: we refine lessons continuously, often within hours of learner feedback.
Meet the Founder
Brian Hawthorn
Mathematics Educator · Founder of Axiom Academy
395K+ Subscribers
Axiom Academy was founded by Brian Hawthorn (BriTheMathGuy) — a full-time college mathematics instructor who has been teaching and tutoring since 2012, and whose YouTube channel has helped hundreds of thousands of students see math differently. Teaching in real classrooms means knowing exactly where students get stuck — and that experience shapes every course on this site.
What started as a passion for helping fellow students understand difficult concepts grew into a YouTube channel, and now into Axiom Academy — where the whole approach lives: build understanding first, and the formulas take care of themselves.
Education
M.S. Mathematics
West Chester University of Pennsylvania — 4.0 GPA
M.Ed. Teacher Leadership
University of Delaware
B.S. Mathematics · B.S. Risk Management (Actuarial Science)
The Pennsylvania State University — Minor in Statistics
Partnerships
Brian has created educational content in partnership with:
Brilliant.orgNotionSkillshareSquarespaceBlinkistWizeprepChess.comSociety of ActuariesIXL
The Teaching Philosophy
“Mathematics is not about numbers, equations, or algorithms. It's about understanding. When you truly understand a concept, you don't need to memorize—you can derive, connect, and apply.”