About Martian Lab
Martian Lab is an online math test prep platform built for Ontario high school students. We start you with unit reviews: detailed, simple explanations of every concept. Then we follow with carefully curated practice tests and step-by-step solutions for Grade 11 and 12 university math courses.
Why We Built This
Every Ontario math student has the same problem: they want to practice with real test questions before their next exam, but the only practice material they can find is generic textbook problems or random worksheets that don't match what their teacher actually tests. Martian Lab solves this by offering practice questions curated from 20 years of tutoring students in the York Region District School Board (YRDSB) and Toronto District School Board (TDSB), organized by course and unit, with full step-by-step solutions. You practice with the kind of questions you'll actually see on your test.
Our Approach
Martian Lab is built around two principles. First, understand before you practice: before you attempt a single question, go through the unit review. It covers every concept in the unit with detailed, simple explanations written specifically for Ontario students. Second, practice actively: attempt each question yourself before the solution is revealed. This is the opposite of how most students study. Most students read through solutions passively and think they understand, only to freeze when they see a similar question on the test. Understand first. Practice second. Check your work third.
Built with 20 Years of Experience
Martian Lab was founded by two University of Waterloo mathematics graduates in Computer Science and Financial Analysis and Risk Management. They built Martian Lab because they saw first-hand how much of a difference the right practice material makes, and how hard it is for most Ontario students to find it. Martian Lab was created in partnership with Elements of Knowledge, a math tutoring academy that has been helping Ontario students succeed in math since 2005. Our practice questions and solutions draw on two decades of experience teaching Ontario's math curriculum and understanding where students struggle most.