Coaching & Teaching

Founder and Operator

A competition math site run by Raghav Arun

I run ContestMath.com, a site built around competition mathematics.

Community House Middle School & Charlotte Middle School

Sep 2021 – Present · Education

Head coach for two middle school MATHCOUNTS teams and instructor for free, open-enrollment competition math classes reaching students in up to 20 states.

• Donated $6,000 of my own math camp earnings and 500+ hours over 5 years so the classes stayed free for roughly 300 students.
• Coached teams to Top 10 finishes at the North Carolina state level.
• Built the curriculum around explaining reasoning instead of memorizing formulas.
• Earned the President's Volunteer Service Award: Gold (250 hours) and Bronze (50 hours).

Teaching Assistant, Competition Math

Exotic Arithmetic · Sep 2023 – Present · Part-time

Teaching assistant for Dr. Harold Reiter, a retired mathematics professor, in his competition math course.

• Coached students through contest-level problems for 3 years, breaking down each solution step by step rather than handing over answers.
• Supported instruction across algebra, number theory, counting and probability, and geometry.
• Helped students build the habit of explaining their reasoning out loud, which is how they learn to transfer a method to an unfamiliar problem.

Teaching Assistant

Online Math Tutoring (Mr. Tyler Erb) · 2024 · Part-time, remote

Teaching assistant for school-level math tutoring.

• Ran office hours outside scheduled class time for students needing extra support.
• Worked one-on-one with students on coursework, focusing on the specific step where their understanding broke down.