MATHEMATICS Links on this page to general mathematics sites, to puzzle and competition sites, and to fun mathematics sites. For sites on particular mathematics subjects, click the link to pages below.
Algebra
Geometry
Calculus
& Precalculus
Trigonometry
& Fractals
Statistics
Mathematics newsgroup news:sci.math.
OUR TOP SITES:
We hope you find our site to be extremely fun. You may discover that challenging your brain with our math games is more enjoyable than the video games you normally play.
http://hoodamath.com/
The
Math Forum - Information and links by subject and
student levels,a comprehensive site of online resources,
student center, parents and teachers areas, developed by
Swarthmore and funded by the National Science Foundation.
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/
TUTORING, MESSAGE BOARDS, & BULLETIN BOARDS
Academic
Assistance Access - a homework helper where you (and
others) email questions and everyone receives back by
email the answers to all questions asked. You have
to join the email list, which is free and fast, and
designate the area in which you are joining, which
includes high school subjects, including mathematics, and
college subjects, including several math courses
http://www.tutoraid.org/faq/
Apocalyptic
Horsemen of Calculus - High school Calculus BC students
answer any question from Algebra through Calculus BC;
they will do their best to answer correctly since their
answers to your questions become part of their class
grade
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/2613/horsemen.html
Ask
Dr. Math!
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math/dr-math.html
Quandaries
and Queries - submit difficult math questions for answer
or search their database for answers, part of Math
Central
http://mathcentral.uregina.ca/QQ/index.html
LESSONS AND REFERENCES
Absurd
Math - a pre-algebra interactive web site with
games, puzzles, and logic problems
http://www.hrmvideo.com/abmath/
Appetizers
and Lessons for Math and Reason
http:\\whyslopes.com
Calculus
& Mathematica
http://www-cm.math.uiuc.edu/
CRC
Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics (formerly Eric's
Treasure Trove of Mathematics) - comprehensive
alphabetical encyclopedia of math terms, equations, and
derivations, with examples. The top of the homepage has
an advertisement for the CD, so scroll down to the search
engine.
http://www.treasure-troves.com/math/math.html
Crux
Mathematicorum with Mathematical Mayhem - journal with
mathematical problems, some issues are public, some by
subscription, current issues are public
http://camel.math.ca/CMS/CRUX/
Dave’s Math Tables - links to tables in general math through calculus http://www.sisweb.com/math/tables.htm
Exercises
in Math Readiness for University Study - introductory,
moderate and advanced exercises in various math subjects.
Pick the category and level you want.
http://math.usask.ca/readin/menu.html
Favorite
Mathematical Constants
http://pauillac.inria.fr/algo/bsolve/constant/constant.html
Frequently
Asked Questions in Mathematics
http://www.cs.unb.ca/~alopez-o/math-faq/math-faq.html
GirlTech
- site intended to involve middle school and high school
girls in mathematics and science, but its links to fun
online math learning resources are valuable for boys as
well. Be sure to check out previous years' lessons,
too.
http://teachertech.rice.edu/Lessons
Glossary
of Mathematical Mistakes
http://www.mathmistakes.com/
History
of Mathematics Archive - biographies of 1000
mathematicians
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/
Houghton
Mifflin Mathematics Center - designed for teachers and
students (elementary through high school) with math
projects and puzzles. Has as ad for HM math
software, of course.
http://www.hmco.com/hmco/school/math/indexlo.html
Interactive
Math Online - a site prepared by high school students on
various math subjects; although the content is lean, the
presentation is understandable
http://tqd.advanced.org/2647/main.htm
Interactive
Textbook - integrated course in chemistry, mathematics
(precalculus level and above) and physics out of the
University of Pennsylvania. Use of functions in science:
linear, quadratic, exponentials, trigonometric;
Derivatives: velocity, acceleration and growth;
Differential equations: Newton's Laws, Rocket motion,
chaotic systems; Forces and vectors. Numerous worked
problems.
http://dept.physics.upenn.edu/courses/gladney/mathphys/Contents.html
Internet
Math Library - links to sites at all levels of math
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/library/
Math
for Morons Like Us - lessons on various levels of math
with quizzes, formula lists, and a message board for
questions. The site is well-organized and easy to
understand
http://library.advanced.org/20991/home.html
The
Math Forum - Probably the top math site.
Information and links by subject and student levels,a
comprehensive site of online resources, student center,
parents and teachers areas, developed by Swarthmore and
funded by the National Science Foundation.
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/
Math
Pages - links to 300 questions and answers and methods of
calculation on math subjects, but this is not a resource
for very basic information
http://www.seanet.com/~ksbrown/
Mathematical
Journal Beiträge zur Algebra und Geometrie - research
articles on algebra, geometry, algebraic geometry and
related fields. Despite the name, most articles are in
English. Most articles are at advanced levels, but some
are more accessible.
http://www.emis.ams.org/journals/BAG/index.html
Mathematical
Mayhem - online magazine by high school and college
students, archives only now, as journal has merged with
Crux (see entry above)
http://www.math.toronto.edu/mayhem/
Mathematics
Archives - Numbers - what is so special about certain
numbers - information and links
http://archives.math.utk.edu/subjects/numbers.html
Maths
Online - a site done by Austrian mathematicians (and
sometimes they forget to translate a word from German
into English) that is a great resource for explaining
various mathematical expressions. Use the Gallery
to get to applets and definitions and click on the applet
boxes to get examples
http://www.univie.ac.at/future.media/moe/
Mega-Mathematics!
- algorithms, graphs, fun math projects
http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/
Most
Common Errors in Undergraduate Mathematics - web page
intended for college students, but useful for more
advanced high school students, too. An easy read.
http://math.vanderbilt.edu/~schectex/commerrs/
New
York Times Learning Network - terrific site with lesson
ideas for middle and high school students dealing with
key issues in mathematics (and current world events),
including links with each problem to relevant online
resources
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/mathematics.html
Online
Mathematics Dictionary - currently under
re-construction
http://www.mathpro.com/math/glossary/glossary.html
PopMathematics
– links to pages on mathematics topics
http://archives.math.utk.edu/popmath.html
The
Prime Page - web site about prime numbers
http://www.utm.edu/research/primes/
What
Good Is Math?
http://www.urich.edu/~ed344/math/mathhome.html
World
Wide Mathematics Tutor - fractions and decimals
http://tqd.advanced.org/2949/index.htm
QUIZZES, PROBLEMS, & PUZZLES
Absurd
Math - a pre-algebra interactive web site with
games, puzzles, and logic problems
http://www.hrmvideo.com/abmath/
Math
Mania – challenges students to solve math puzzles
dealing with knots, graphs, sorting networks and finite
state
http://csr.uvic.ca/~mmania/
Math
Problems, Puzzles, Tips, and Tricks
http://www.forum.swarthmore.edu/k12/mathtips/index.html
Twenty-First
Century Problem Solving - the solution to solving word
problems across the curriculum (uses Algebra, Chemistry
and Physics examples)
http://www2.hawaii.edu/suremath/home.shtml
CALCULATORS
Evaluating
a Function - online graphing calculator function
http://www.hofstra.edu/~matscw/functions/func.html
QuickMath
- online computer that solves many math problems
instantly.
http://www.quickmath.com/
Regression
Tool - at this site, calculate simple regression
equations with this online tool; also access by
link multiple linear regression tool
http://www.hofstra.edu/~matscw/newgraph/regressionframes.html
WebMath -
If you just want to check your answers, check the Webmath
site. The site gives you final answers (not
explanations or steps) for most standard math problems.
http://www.webmath.com/
STUDY TIPS
LINKS
KidsWeb
- Mathematics - links
http://www.kidsvista.com/Sciences/math.html
Knot
a Braid of Links - weekly new link on mathematics
http://camel.math.ca/Recreation/kabol/knotlinks.html
SumFun
- links to math sites, well-organized by categories but
no descriptions
http://webhome.idirect.com/~sumfun/
Yahoo's History of Math Page - an
excellent resource for students and teachers with links
to biographies of mathematicians and
to classical math problems
http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Mathematics/History/