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MATH SITES

HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY

AAA Math http://www.aaamath.com/index.html

Hundreds of basic math skills and interactive practice on every page.

Black Women Mathematicians http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/wmad0.html

Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences http://www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/faces.html

History of Mathematics Archive http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/ This archive contains the biographies of more than 1000 mathematicians. About 200 of these biographies are fairly detailed and most do have a picture of the mathematician. Click on term “Biography Index”

MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/index.html

Mathematicians of the African Diaspora http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad

Measure 4 Measure: Sites That Do the Work For You http://www.wolinskyweb.com/measure.htm

Collection of links to websites that calculate, evaluate, translate,etc. They do the work for you.

Mega-Math http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math

On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences http://www.research.att.com/~njas/sequences/

Profiles of Black Mathematicians http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad One of the purposes of this site is to dispel the idea that “the Negro is incapable of succeeding.” Exhibits the accomplishments of the peoples of Africa and

African Diaspora.

Play Mancala http://imagiware.com/mancala Mancala games are among those ancient games that last and last because rules are simple.

Sci-Math World: An interactive Internet Workshop. http://library.rider.edu/scholarly/rlackie/sci

This site is designed for teachers and librarians who wish to expand their knowledge of science and math education web resources.

Science: Mathematics http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/ The Yahoo Compendium of Science: Mathematics, with links to a huge amount of resources on the Internet.

WebMath—Instant Solutions to Your Problem http://www.webmath.com/

World of Mathematics http://mathworld.wolfram.com

One of the web’s most complete web sources for math links.

ALGEBRA

Abstract Algebra Online http://www.math.niu.edu/~beachy/aaol This site contains many of the definitions and theorems from the area of math generally called abstract algebra. .

Algebra Problems & Puzzles http://forum.swarthmore.edu/algebra/k12.algebra.html

The math forum at Drexel, k-

12 algebra, math by subject. Also classroom materials for teachers and students.

Ask Dr. Math http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/drmath.high.html

Math Forum Topics http://forum.swarthmore.edu/math.topics.html

Collections of sites represent only what we believe are the best Internet resources for each topic.

S.O.S. Mathematics—Algebra http://www.math.utep.edu/sosmath/algebra/algebra.html

CONIC SECTIONS

Conic Section: From Eric Weisstein’s World of Mathematics http://mathworld.wolfram.com/ConicSection.html

GENERAL LINKS

Abacus: the Art of Calculating with Beads. http://www.ee.ryerson.ca:8080/~elf/abacus/ Introduction to the

Abacus, history of it, how to use it, plus additional web sites included.

Basket Math http://www.scienceacademy.com

Click on Education Links for links to the Internet or on

Interactive and then click table of contents.

Changemaker http://www.funbrain.com/cashreg/index.html

Clever Games for Clever People http://www.cs.uidaho.edu/~casey931/conway/games.html

Cool Math http://www.coolmath.com

An amusement park of math.

Cornell Theory Center: Math and Science Gateway http://www.tc.cornell.edu/Edu/MathSciGateway/ Click on

Mathematics—provides links to excellent resources in math for both educators/students in grades 9 – 12.

Create a Graph http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/ Covers 4 major types of graphs—Area, Bar, Line and Pie

Chart. Gives explanation as to what they are and do and then tell how to create them.

CTC’s Trigonometry Explorer http://www.cogtech.com/EXPLORER/

Curious and Useful Math http://personal.cfw.com/~clayford/multiply.html

Multiplication tricks.

ExploreMath.com http://www.exploremath.com/index.cfm

Lesson plans, math activities, etc.

Fibonacci Puzzles http://www.mcs.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/R.Knott/Fibonacci/fibpuzzles.html

Fractals http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/frac/ Unit is for elementary and middle schools—however adults can benefit as well from this site.

Frank Potter’s Science Gems—Mathematics http://www.sciencegems.com More than 14,000 Science

Resources for parents, students, teachers and mathematicians. Scroll down to section on Math.

Graphics for the Calculus Classroom http://www.math.psu.edu/dna/graphics.html

Provides graphics and also links to more complex analysis.

History of Mathematics Page http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/mathhist/mathhist.html

Lots of historical information about mathematics, including biographies of mathematicians. iFigure (calculators) http://www.ifigure.com/ Provides links to online calculators and worksheets. Interactive and educational tools.

Investigating Patterns: Symmetry and Tessellations http://www.camosun.bc.ca/~jbritton/jbsymteslk.htm

This is an interactive site. “How to make Ukrainian Easter Eggs”, “Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land”, “Symmetry in the Alphabet”, “Snowflakes” plus about 25 more major activities.

Joy of PI http://www.joyofpi.com

Facts and figures about PI and links to additional sites.

Math Baseball http://www.funbrain.com/math/index.html

Interactive site.

Mathpower http://www.mathpower.com

Provides information about basic math, algebra, study skills, math anxiety, learning styles and more.

**Math Forum http://www.mathforum.org/ Drexel University—Student Center, Teachers Place, Research division, plus more.

Math in Daily Life—Annenberg/CPB http://www.learner.org/exhibits/dailymath/ How do numbers affect everyday life?

MathNerds http://www.mathnerds.com

Provides free, discovery based mathematical guidance from an international, volunteer network of mathematicians.

Mathpuzzle.com http://www.mathpuzzle.com

Looks like a great site—math puzzles, plus links to Math resources, puzzle resources, news etc.

*Math Reference Materials http://mathforum.org/library Internet Mathematics Library. Includes Math topics, lesson plans & activities, problems & puzzles, Math Ed Topics and a Math Library.

Math Sites on the Internet http://forum.swarthmore.edu/ruth/mathsites.html

Includes links to other math sites on the Net, Math Resources by subject, Internet Math Projects.

Mrs. Glosser’s Math Goodies: Gems from the Classroom http://www.mathgoodies.com/forums/

Homework help and frequently asked homework question sections.

Prime Pages (about prime numbers) http://www.utm.edu/research/primes/ Links, lists of primes, how to find a prime and much more.

S.O.S. Mathematics Tables and Formulas http://www.sosmath.com/tables/tables.html

Sit is a place for students and educators to quickly access mathematical formulas. Many tables and formulas.

Southwest Texas State University’s Math Anxiety http://www.counseling.swt.edu/math_anxiety.htm

Do you get Math Anxiety? Check this site out.

Sprott’s Fractal Gallery http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/fractals.htm

Statistics and Probability http://shazam.econ.ubc.ca/flip

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Math Anxiety Resources http://www.uwm.edu/People/kal/anxiety.html

Book Resources and web resources to help with math anxiety.

**World Wide Web Virtual Library (Math) http://euclid.math.fsu.edu/virtual Site maintained by Florida State

University --Virtual Library.

Zona Land (graphics) http://id.mind.net/~zona You will find educational and entertaining items pertaining to physics, to the mathematical sciences, and to mathematics in general.

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