Science, Math, Education
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- Free stock market game to learn how the market works. Using real time data from Wall street.
- Exercise tool to practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, trigonometry and fuzzy logic problems.
- A network of teachers, educationalists and students interested in supporting and developing children's early mathematical graphics.
- Features brief reviews of basic math concepts, from numbers and fractions to probability and statistics. Also, includes formula page and help forum.
- Tricks and rules for quickly calculating certain types of problems. Also has some entertaining trivia and facts that are nice to slip into casual conversation.
- There is a large and rapidly growing body of material on the web that may be of use to the mathematics student. Here are the authors' choices for best of those sites.
- Digital images of many famous and important math texts Indexed by author and title.
- Glossary of mathematical mistakes; quotes; puzzles and problems; links.
- Tips and techniques for sixth grade math through high school, and offers one-on-one help for math students using a variety of methods.
- Activities for a Pi Day, March 14 (3.14) celebration including pi math problems, history, songs, stories, and greetings.
- Common mathematical and logical errors.
- Contains modules for probability and statistics, discreet math, linear systems and advanced calculus. Developed by the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
- Provides regular newsletters, survey data, a discussion group and conference details, as well as resource lists.
- Free mathematics support materials for UK university professionals and students.
- Puzzles and educational projects in maths.
- Proposes a democritization of the learning of calculus through a combination of technology and curriculum reform. Main focus is to make basic concepts accessible to a variety of students by using a more intuitive approach. Includes information about cu
- An amusement park of mathematics. Puzzles and number problems, fractals, geometry, calculus, algebra, online games, online calculators, and links.
- Provides some ideas, findings from research, resources and links to people interested in numeracy particularly as it relates to the use of mathematics outside of the school mathematics classroom.
- Quantitative Environmental Learning Project (QELP) at Seattle Central Community College. Resources to integrate math and environmental science in college classrooms.
- A free tutorial that explains difficult algebra, trigonometry and calculus concepts to beginning middle/high school students in a simplified way that they can understand and use.
- Includes projects, history and videos to help learn about this unique constant.
- Discusses the study conducted by Sheila Tobias about two groups of science students that are separated by personal math class experience. Also, explains ways to discover a student's strong point as far as assimilating and processing knowledge.
- Topical articles for educators, originally produced for the US Department of Education ERIC clearinghouse.
- A brief discussion of math lingo and how it is different from regular communications. Includes additional resource links.
- Virtual exhibit looks at the ways people use math every day, from cooking to planning for retirement. Offers teachers labs and workshops.
- Refresher programme at Loughborough University.
- Sharing Innovative Practices. A report on innovations at various UK universities.
- STIMULUS - peer assisted learning (PAL) through visits to schools. University students visit schools to share with school students their enthusiasm for science, engineering, computers, mathematics or medical sciences and, guided by experienced teachers,
- Includes lessons for using the TI-83 graphing calculator in a college algebra or precalculus algebra course.
- Contains tutorials covering algebra, geometry, calculus, differential equations, matrices, and complex variables. Reviews the most important results, techniques and formulas. Presented in worksheet format and require active participation. Includes prac
- Devoted to helping the searching math student, this site includes topics concerning all aspects of mathematics. Also includes class notes.
- Several topics in high school mathematics presented so as to engage interest of students. Includes description of slide rule to find missing side of right triangle and method of calculating times for Earth to rotate and for the moon to revolve around Ear
- A collection of case studies illustrating some innovative practices currently taking place in Higher Education Mathematics Departments across the United Kingdom. Ken Houston (Staff and Educational Development Association).
- A collaborative project, using the concept of PI as the focus, is a home page on the WWW. This multidisciplinary project which includes math, history, English and thinking skills is designed for fifth through eighth graders.
- Web page for the newsgroup k12.ed.math. Contains the charter, FAQ and other information about the newsgroup.
- Covers forms, numbers and functions. Introduces high school students to basic to advanced math principles and reasoning.
- Illustrated, step-by-step tutorial.
- Learn to multiply by counting with fingers. Fee based service.
- MathMol (Mathematics and Molecules) is designed to serve as an introductory starting point for K-12 students and teachers interested in the field of molecular modeling and its application to mathematics.
- A resource bank of teaching material for lecturers and students in mathematics at UK universities. Free upload and download of material. Registration required.
- An online maths club for bright young Mathematicians. Publishing a monthly magazine on the web with problem sets, childrens solutions to previous months problems, games, and news of events.
- Those interested and involved in adult mathematical literacy may find helpful input at the numeracy discussion list.
- A collection of links, as well as recommended reading and math humor.
- Tutorial covers trigonometry, vectors, lines,complex numbers, cubic equations sequences and limits, continuity derivatives, minimum and maximum values, exponential and logarithmic functions, hyperbolic functions, finding roots of equations, i
- This page has dozens of math calculators, making all sorts of math, from algebra to arithmetic to geometry, easier. Also, 50,000 decimals of pi and a logarithm table.
- Features selected learning modules for arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, statistics and probability. Includes some resource links.
- Visual Mathematics is a forum for the dialogue between artists and scientists.
- Books, games, hints, tricks.
- Explanations notations, arithmetic operations, rules and the relationship to Cartesian graphs.
- Trigonometry identities and calculus rules for integration and differentiation.
- Information, resources and links to learning and teaching.
- GCSE mathematics explanations, examples and exercises. Also, English football club statistics.
- Notes and afterthoughts from teaching for UMUC European Division. Essays on arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonmetry, and assorted other topics.
- Explains what this math learning difficulty is, signs of a child having this disease, and basic screening topics.
- To create and then develop an environment for learning mathematics. Articles, software tools and links.
- Irish school mathematics review, with answers.
- Working to apply recent advances in computer programming languages and the technology of the World Wide Web to construct a new medium for the communication of Mathematics. Includes links to several visualization sites. [Java.]
- An alternative way of learning mathematics based on Sanskrit religious texts.
- Arithmetic and trigonometry courses taught at Borough of Manhattan Community College, The City University of New York.
- Offers assistance in algebra, geometry, trigonomety and calculus. Contains real-world examples, detailed example problems, and interactive features. Internet Explorer 5.0+ on a Windows PC is required.
- A site dedicated to teaching basic mathematics and how to solve mathematical problems without reliance on the calculator
- An educational project of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
- Materials that promote digital image processing as a means of motivating K-12 students in mathematics and as a means of teaching mathematical concepts.
- Creates educational print and software programs that teach math concepts with real-life applications.
- Offered by Napier University, Scotland. Includes information on the program and student handbook.
- Topics: Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Analytical Geometry, Calculus, Vectors. Teaching material and tests. Pages created by Mehrdad Negahban and the University of Nebraska.
- Interactive exercises, online calculators and plotters, mathematical recreations. Available in French and English.
- Learning math through maps.
- Articles on mathematics, problem of the month, software and computing projects, and other resources.
- Sound problem solving concepts and examples that apply to grade school through graduate school and beyond.
- Devoted to the concerns raised by parents and scientists about the invasion of our schools by the New-New Math and the need to restore basic skills to math education.
- K-12 telecommunications project motivates students to use computer technology while increasing problem-solving strategies and communications skills. Posts challenges in four categories (k-3, 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12) to trigger each registered team to pair up
- Visual lesson on orders of magnitude (distances in this case), from a perspective of 10E-15 meters to 10E26 meters.
- A method of doing basic arithmetic using the fingers that is attributed to the Korean tradition.
- Aims at getting kids age 10-14 interested in mathematics. Reviews math books, Internet links, and software products. Offers a free newsletter and sample downloads. For parents, teachers, homeschoolers, and other adults, too.
- Online mathematical high school. Includes all sections of curriculum of elementary mathematics and practice tests.
- Mathematics teaching and learning resources including quiz, game, tutorials, animations and Geometric's Sketchpad files.
- Features class exercises and lessons or making fractals. Includes explanation of this unique image and types of formulas that are used to create it.
- Links to math terms, mathematicians, math games, and help in algebra and geometry.
- April is Math Awareness Month (MAM). For more information about MAM, consult the postings of the MAM-list.
- Dedicated to students who need help with their math courses. It contains a brief description of each branch of mathematics.
- Meant for Grade 7-9 (age 12-14), younger and older. This experiment demonstrates the x and y components of a vector force.
- Professor Devlin is a regular visitor to NPR's Weekend Edition, and he discusses math topics, both popular and theoretical. This page links to all of his NPR segments since 1995, several dozen in all.
- Covers the use of chalk boards, geometrical models, rulers, and, calculators and computers to assist the teaching of mathematical concepts. Explains the overseas influence in education and America's additional contribution to the use of these tools. Arti
- For teachers and parents to download practice worksheets and tests to improve children's achievement. Competitions, children's pages and children's contributions.
- Quick reference for basic algebra, trigonometry, geometry, calculus, and physics formulas. Includes online calculators.
- Homework help, tutoring, and formulas.
- What does mathematics have to do with mazes? What is the history behind mazes? Are there different kinds of mazes? What is topology? David solves a maze by applying the principles of mathematics.
- Resources for teachers and students, including 'webquests', interesting math facts, bulletin boards and links.
- A mathematics-related, one-stop website for interactive lessons, puzzles, educational issues, terminology, help, projects and lessons.
- Visitors can test their math skills and do research. Also, offered are math supplies like: books, calculators, and software.
- Four booklets that one can easily copy: one of math games for ages 4-8, two about teaching early math, and one that is more general. Some worksheets, number charts.
- Participating students from all over the world work on open-ended word problems called MathWorld Interactive Challenges. During the cycle, students discuss, share ideas, meet each other, and ask questions on the he MathWorld Interactive Message Boards.
- Teachers explore how patterns occur in numbers and in words in this interactive lab.
- A mathematics reference collection of "K through 14" math tables, facts, definitions, formulas and explanations ... from general math through college calculus.
- Students use real time weather maps and track real planes flying in the U.S. skies to learn about vectors and then put their knowledge to the test by taking the Pilot Test Flight. Here they will solve an authentic real world problem using science and math
- Features games, puzzles and competitions for all ages. Details of events, an online maths museum, newspaper and magazines. Resources for parents and teachers.
- Resources for teaching all levels of K-12 math.
- Creative and challenging math problems appropriate for high school students, updated often (usually weekly). Questions are archived.
- Features instructional games and puzzles based on a variety of math topics. Includes more serious articles about the language of math and related links.
- Using tools of yesterday, and tools specially created for this site, Ptolemy Ptools will give you geometry projects to do with your 3D computer games as well as projects to take outside and explore the world.
- Problem solving program for grades 4th through 8th.
- Home based learning materials to supplement classroom work using Maths and English videos for ages 5-18. With over 40,000 students the results speak for themselves.
- For high school teachers and students. Products include an interactive textbook, class video clips, projects, glossary, and resource links.
- An electronic guide to some of the best ways to study by Martin Greenhow, Brunel University.
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