Zhao and Li make up just one of the parent-child combinations attending what are in all but name, math olympiad classes. "I hope he can win awards at math competitions, after taking the extra teaching ...

On 8 p.m. on a Monday this October, students trickle into Mathematics 509. Professor Ovidiu Savin, the director of undergraduate studies for the math department, walks in, and the room goes silent.

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