{"id":76053,"date":"2026-08-27T08:46:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T12:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=76053"},"modified":"2026-08-27T08:46:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T12:46:17","slug":"mathgpt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/mathgpt\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Undergrads Are Using AI to Help Students Learn Calc and More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Class of \u201926 computer science majors are currently on leave to continue building their successful startup, MathGPT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By <strong>Melissa Newcomb<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">During a hackathon on the Hill their sophomore year, Nour Gajial \u201926 and Yanni Kouloumbis \u201926 got a notification they\u2019d never seen before: someone had paid to use the website they\u2019d created just a few months earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI vividly remember that first subscription, running to Nour, and saying, \u2018Oh my gosh, somebody just bought <a href=\"https:\/\/math-gpt.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MathGPT<\/a> Unlimited,\u2019\u201d Kouloumbis says. \u201cThen it continued to snowball, so we kept working on it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their startup is an AI-powered app and website that allows users to upload math problems\u2014in algebra, calculus, statistics, geometry, and more. But rather than just providing the solution, it offers step-by-step explanations and responds to follow-up questions. Users can even upload photos of their worksheets, to which the model can respond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Math-GPT-home-screen-A-1024x592.jpg\" alt=\"A display of the home page of MathGPT that reads &quot;MathGPT - Your Personal Math Solver. Get instant homework help from your on-demand AI-math solver.&quot; There is a box to type your question and tabs for the different subjects including MathGPT, PhysicsGPT, AccountingGPT, and ChemGPT.\" class=\"wp-image-76079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Math-GPT-home-screen-A-1024x592.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Math-GPT-home-screen-A-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Math-GPT-home-screen-A-768x444.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Math-GPT-home-screen-A-1536x888.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Math-GPT-home-screen-A-1264x731.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Math-GPT-home-screen-A-632x365.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Math-GPT-home-screen-A-316x183.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Math-GPT-home-screen-A-400x231.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Math-GPT-home-screen-A-200x116.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Math-GPT-home-screen-A-100x58.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Math-GPT-home-screen-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The website is simple and straightforward.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MathGPT can also create customized explanatory videos and practice tests, and offers an \u201cAP exam hub\u201d for high schoolers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe want to leverage the latest technology to help students get a customized learning experience,\u201d Gajial says. \u201cMany students can\u2019t afford a private tutor. So when they\u2019re struggling, they can come to MathGPT.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many students can\u2019t afford a private tutor. So when they\u2019re struggling, they can come to MathGPT.<\/p>\n<cite><strong>Nour Gajial \u201926<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So far, the founders say, the site and app have been accessed by about 15 million students and have some 500,000 monthly users. They&#8217;ve also expanded to other subjects such as physics, chemistry, accounting, computer science, and economics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The platform\u2019s growth has been swift. By the end of Gajial and Kouloumbis\u2019s sophomore year\u2014just nine months after launching MathGPT\u2014they had 200,000 users and were bringing in $50,000 a month in revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/371226DD-3E27-430D-B345-715C84F7FB3E_1_102_a-1-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Nour Gajial and Yanni Kouloumbis sit at a table at Cornell together wearing sweatshirts and work on MathGPT on their laptops.\" class=\"wp-image-76075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/371226DD-3E27-430D-B345-715C84F7FB3E_1_102_a-1-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/371226DD-3E27-430D-B345-715C84F7FB3E_1_102_a-1-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/371226DD-3E27-430D-B345-715C84F7FB3E_1_102_a-1-A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/371226DD-3E27-430D-B345-715C84F7FB3E_1_102_a-1-A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/371226DD-3E27-430D-B345-715C84F7FB3E_1_102_a-1-A-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/371226DD-3E27-430D-B345-715C84F7FB3E_1_102_a-1-A-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/371226DD-3E27-430D-B345-715C84F7FB3E_1_102_a-1-A-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/371226DD-3E27-430D-B345-715C84F7FB3E_1_102_a-1-A-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/371226DD-3E27-430D-B345-715C84F7FB3E_1_102_a-1-A-1184x666.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/371226DD-3E27-430D-B345-715C84F7FB3E_1_102_a-1-A-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/371226DD-3E27-430D-B345-715C84F7FB3E_1_102_a-1-A-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/371226DD-3E27-430D-B345-715C84F7FB3E_1_102_a-1-A-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/371226DD-3E27-430D-B345-715C84F7FB3E_1_102_a-1-A-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/371226DD-3E27-430D-B345-715C84F7FB3E_1_102_a-1-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/371226DD-3E27-430D-B345-715C84F7FB3E_1_102_a-1-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/371226DD-3E27-430D-B345-715C84F7FB3E_1_102_a-1-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/371226DD-3E27-430D-B345-715C84F7FB3E_1_102_a-1-A-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/371226DD-3E27-430D-B345-715C84F7FB3E_1_102_a-1-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The pair on campus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both computer science majors in the Duffield and Bowers colleges, they\u2019d met during their first few weeks as freshmen, when Gajial decided to join Kouloumbis at a hackathon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The duo won the competition and went on to compete in 11 more\u2014traveling to Stanford, Penn, and Berkeley to build apps and websites while gaining command of AI models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They decided to put that experience toward solving a familiar problem for students everywhere\u2014feeling stumped by a challenging assignment\u2014by building the first version of MathGPT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"797\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Math-GPT-PEMDAS-A-1024x797.jpg\" alt=\"A display from the MathGPT website of the answer that it gives when asking &quot;Explain what PEMDAS is.&quot; MathGPT responds with, &quot;PEMDAS is a rulebook that tells us the order to solve parts of a math problem so that everyone gets the exact same correct answer. Think of it like following a recipe: If you bake a cake in the wrong order it won&apos;t turn out right!&quot; It then explains the different steps in order.\" class=\"wp-image-76078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Math-GPT-PEMDAS-A-1024x797.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Math-GPT-PEMDAS-A-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Math-GPT-PEMDAS-A-768x598.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Math-GPT-PEMDAS-A-1536x1196.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Math-GPT-PEMDAS-A-1264x984.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Math-GPT-PEMDAS-A-632x492.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Math-GPT-PEMDAS-A-316x246.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Math-GPT-PEMDAS-A-400x312.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Math-GPT-PEMDAS-A-200x156.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Math-GPT-PEMDAS-A-100x78.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Math-GPT-PEMDAS-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> A sample of how MathGPT teaches a common concept. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe majority of our users are high school and college students, but we also have a lot of other use cases,\u201d says Kouloumbis. \u201cWe hear from a lot of parents who don\u2019t remember the subjects their kids are studying, so they use MathGPT to get up to speed so they can help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other happy customers include a 64-year-old woman who\u2019d re-enrolled in the final class she needed to complete an engineering degree she\u2019d started years earlier; she praised MathGPT, Kouloumbis recalls, as a space where she could \u201cask a million questions\u201d without judgment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We hear from a lot of parents who don\u2019t remember the subjects their kids are studying, so they use MathGPT to get up to speed so they can help.<\/p>\n<cite><strong>Yanni Kouloumbis \u201926<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the platform grew, the duo found it increasingly difficult to balance the demands of the business with their coursework, so they each opted to take a leave of absence to focus on the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They now live in San Francisco, where they have 15 employees. Gajial has taken on the CEO role, focusing on issues like growth and distribution, while Kouloumbis leads the engineering team as CTO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"977\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/990E4023-9C39-49B0-8F26-71983D372198_1_105_c-A.jpg\" alt=\"Nour Gajial and Yanni Kouloumbis outdoors on campus behind a table marketing MathGPT with a box of donuts.\" class=\"wp-image-76074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/990E4023-9C39-49B0-8F26-71983D372198_1_105_c-A.jpg 977w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/990E4023-9C39-49B0-8F26-71983D372198_1_105_c-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/990E4023-9C39-49B0-8F26-71983D372198_1_105_c-A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/990E4023-9C39-49B0-8F26-71983D372198_1_105_c-A-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/990E4023-9C39-49B0-8F26-71983D372198_1_105_c-A-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/990E4023-9C39-49B0-8F26-71983D372198_1_105_c-A-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/990E4023-9C39-49B0-8F26-71983D372198_1_105_c-A-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/990E4023-9C39-49B0-8F26-71983D372198_1_105_c-A-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/990E4023-9C39-49B0-8F26-71983D372198_1_105_c-A-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/990E4023-9C39-49B0-8F26-71983D372198_1_105_c-A-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/990E4023-9C39-49B0-8F26-71983D372198_1_105_c-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/990E4023-9C39-49B0-8F26-71983D372198_1_105_c-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/990E4023-9C39-49B0-8F26-71983D372198_1_105_c-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/990E4023-9C39-49B0-8F26-71983D372198_1_105_c-A-100x56.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 977px) 100vw, 977px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The founders at a Stanford career fair.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Social media has played a major role in attracting new users, they say. MathGPT operates an influencer program, with more than 150 content creators who post  on TikTok and Instagram about how they benefit from the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBefore the calculator came out, everything was solved by hand; then there was a tool that could compute things faster and more accurately,\u201d Gajial observes. \u201cIn that same vein, we want MathGPT to be the AI tool that helps students learn faster and more efficiently.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Top: Cofounders<em> Kouloumbis<\/em> (left) and Gajial. 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