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Math Max

Published 2026-04-08

From addition to calculus: the Theorem Road, explained

Math Max calls its curriculum the Theorem Road. Here's the full route — what you train, in what order, and how a fighting game quietly covers thirteen years of math.

One road, kindergarten to calculus

The Theorem Road is the game's grade ladder. It starts with single-digit sums a five-year-old can manage and climbs, grade by grade, all the way to the kind of derivatives and integrals you meet in senior year — then keeps going into an off-the-charts "Olympic" track for people who want to suffer for fun. The point is that it's one continuous path. The same game that teaches a kid to add is still useful when that kid is revising for finals.

The eight families of math

Under the hood, every operation belongs to one of eight families: arithmetic, number sense, number systems, number theory, algebra, data and chance, geometry, and analysis. That spread is why the curriculum doesn't run out. Addition, fractions and times tables live in the early families; percentages, primes and probability sit in the middle; logarithms, trigonometry, vectors and calculus wait at the far end. 47 distinct operations in total.

Difficulty you can see

Each topic has tiers, and each tier carries a difficulty rating that decides how much time you get and how gnarly the numbers are. The ratings are visible before you pick, so you can see exactly what you are stepping into. You choose the rung, and you move it whenever it stops fitting — up when the answers come easily, down when they don't. Nothing is unlocked in sequence and nothing decides for you.

How to walk the road

You don't have to march in order. Jump to whatever you need — drilling decimals before a test, brushing up on logs, or just starting at the bottom and climbing. Every operation has its own practice mode, so you can train one thing or roam the whole curriculum. If you want the map, the topic pages break each operation down individually — pick one and start walking.

— Quick answers —

How far does the curriculum go?
From kindergarten addition through college-level calculus — derivatives, integrals, logarithms and trigonometry — plus an extra "Olympic" track of deliberately brutal problems beyond the standard grades.
Do I have to play in order?
No. You can jump straight to any operation or grade you want to practise. The grade ladder is there if you want structure, not a gate you have to unlock in sequence.
Is this aligned to school grades?
The tiers roughly follow a kindergarten-through-12 progression by topic, so you can match practice to where a student is in school — then push past it when they're ready.

Enough reading. Go throw some punches.