Math Resources
Online Calculators from Math.com PBS Mathline A wonderful resource for teachers, Math Concepts provides monthly activities that relate mathematical concepts to real-world situations. Math in Daily Life explores the use of basic mathematical concepts in daily decision-making. Calculus Applied to Probability and Statistics for Liberal Arts and Business Majors, from Hofstra University -- complete with exercises. Trigonometric Functions and Calculus for Liberal Arts and Business Majors , covers fifteen different topics to help students better understand the precalculus concepts such as functions or derivatives and slope. Mathematical Snippets This site, created by the Mathematics Department at Bellevue Community College in Bellevue, Washington, contains descriptions of six mathematical concepts: the Pythangorean Theorem, Archimedes' Tombstone, the Mobius Strip, the Koch Snowflake Curve, Plateau's Problem, and Counting to Infinity. Good fun and concepts are nicely hyperlinked. Math2.org, tables, formulas, identities, series, etc. Abstract Algebra, summaries, definitions, etc. This site requires a graphics-capable browser. The Chance Database, material for an introductory course in probability and statistics. Journal of Statistics Education, refereed online journal, with full-text articles. Calculus Resources Online, from University of Tennessee Internet Mathematics Library, an excellent list of resources for mathematics (from the Swarthmore Geometry Forum) History of Mathematics, from St. Andrews University in Scotland--the lives of more than 1,000 mathematicians. Check out the CURVES archives! Mathographies Mathographies is a collection of short biographical sketches of famous mathematicians and people who have contributed to the study of mathematics. The sketches were written by faculty at Bellevue Community College (BCC). Biographies of Women Mathematicians, part of "an on-going project by students in mathematics classes at Agnes Scott College ... to illustrate the numerous achievements of women in the field of mathematics." Mathematical Theory of Knots You would suspect that a mathematician would love a good knot, and here's proof. Word Problems for Kids, for grades 5 through 12, word problems with hints and answers. Maintained by St. Francis Xavier University in Canada. Math Archives, from University of Tennessee, a repository of Math teaching resources. A Catalogue of Mathematics Resources Available on the World Wide Web, from the University of Wisconsin American Mathematical Society Home-Page Exercises in Math Readiness For University Study , from the University of Sasketchewan -- with answers! Solving Algebra Story-problems, from the University of Hawaii
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