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Mathematics

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ARITHMETIC:
Figure
This! Math Challenges for Families
http://www.figurethis.org/index40.htm
Twenty-two word problems that really make
you think, including "Line Up", "Beating Heart", "Fill It Up", and "Upside
Down". Explains how to think through and solve each of the problems.
Flashcards
for Kids
http://www.edu4kids.com/math/
What is 2 - 6 + 3? Practice addition,
subtraction, multiplication, and division at this site.
FunBrain.com
http://www.funbrain.com/
"Math Baseball" and "Math Car Racing"
are only two of the 30 educational games you can play at FunBrain!
Math
Forum - Ask Dr. Math - Elementary School Level
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math/drmath.elem.html
How-to's and problems in addition, subtraction,
multiplication, division, place value, fractions, decimals, the "Golden
Rectangle", geometric shapes, square roots, units of measure, puzzles,
and word problems are at this math mega site.
Math
League Help Topics
http://www.mathleague.com/help/help.htm
Definitions and explanations of whole
numbers, decimals, fractions, statistics, geometry, ratios, percentages,
measurements, beginning algebra, and positive/negative numbers for kids
in 4th through 8th grade.

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ALGEBRA,
TRIGONOMETRY & CALCULUS:
Cool
Math - Karen's Functions Page
http://www.coolmath.com/func1.htm
Learn all about algebraic functions.
Dave's
Math Tables
http://www.sisweb.com/math/tables.htm
A collection of math tables, in English
and Spanish, to help in solving general math, algebra, geometry, trigonometry,
and calculus problems.
Fun
Mathematics Lessons by Cynthia Lanius
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/
Can math be fun? Yes, if you visit this
site! Try I Love Calculus, Polyominoes, Stressed Out (graph your stress!),
Right Hand or Left (data collection), or Who Wants Pizza? (fractions).
Math
Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Middle School Level
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math/drmath.middle.html
Covers fractions, percentages, algebra,
equations, factorials and factoring, graphing equations, logarithms, history
of math, Pi, negative numbers, probability, ratio and proportion, square
roots, units of measure, and word problems.
Math
Forum Ask Dr. Math: High School Level
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math/drmath.high.html
This is the big kahoona of math sites.
It includes instruction and problems in algebra, analysis, calculus, complex
numbers, discrete math, equations, Fibonacci Sequence (Golden Ratio), fractals,
functions, geometry, graphs, interest, linear algebra, linear equations,
logic, logariths, math history, negative numbers, number theory, permutations,
polynomials, probability, puzzles, sequences, sets, square and cube roots,
statistics, symmetry and tesselations, transcendental numbers and trigonometry
- WHEW!
Math
Homework Help
http://users.erols.com/bram/
Practice problems, biographies of mathematicians,
formulas for algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus, and other college
and high school level math classes. Actual help with homework costs $$$.
Mathematics
Problems and Warm-Ups : List of All Problems
http://www.geom.umn.edu/~lori/mathed/problems/problist.html
101 high school math problems and their
solutions.
S.O.S.
Mathematics
http://www.sosmath.com/
Mega math site with tutorials on algebra,
trigonometry, calculus, differential equations, complex variables, and
matrix algebra - also tables of numbers and integrals.
Webmath
http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/webmath/
Can't figure out how to simplify an algebraic
expression, factor a polynomial, crunch numbers, convert units of measure,
or solve an equation? This web site will walk you through the solution.

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~ Algebra,
Trig & Calculus ~ Chance,
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~ Golden
Mean ~ History
of Mathematics ~ Geometric
Shapes & Patterns

CHANCE,
PROBABILITY & STATISTICS:
Glossary
of Mathematical Mistakes
http://www.mathmistakes.com/
A little skepticism is a good thing!
Read about some of the misinterpretations of statistical data quoted in
the news by advertisers, politicians, and reporters, then discover how
to avoid these mathematical mistakes yourself.
Math
in Daily Life - Playing to Win
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/dailymath/playing.html
What is the probability that you'll win
a game of chance? Learn to calculate the odds.

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~ Algebra,
Trig & Calculus ~ Chance,
Probability & Statistics ~
Golden
Mean ~ History
of Mathematics ~ Geometric
Shapes & Patterns

THE
GOLDEN MEAN:
Geometry
Online
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Geom/
Find out about the world's greatest mathematicians,
learn to see the triangles that make up shapes, build a rectangle that
follows the Golden Ratio, or try out some school bus geometry here.
A
Little Geometry - Some Golden Geometry
http://tony.ai/KW/goldengeom.html
Everything's golden
at this site! Click on it to find out how to construct a Golden Rectangle,
Golden Spiral, Golden Section, or Golden Triangle, and to find the Golden
Mean.

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~ Algebra,
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Golden
Mean ~ History
of Mathematics ~ Geometric
Shapes & Patterns

HISTORY
OF MATHEMATICS:
Biographies
of Women Mathematicians
http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/women.html
Biographical sketches
and links to information about women mathematicians from around the world.
History
of Mathematics
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/
Click on "History
Topics Index" for information on the early history of mathematics, or on
"Biographies Index" for information about mathematicians from 1680 BC to
2000 AD.

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~ Algebra,
Trig & Calculus ~ Chance,
Probability & Statistics ~
Golden
Mean ~ History
of Mathematics ~ Geometric
Shapes & Patterns

GEOMETRIC
SHAPES & PATTERNS: TANGRAMS TO TESSELLATIONS
Cool
Math.com - Polyhedra Gallery
http://www.coolmath.com/polyhedra.htm
A dictionary of
shapes - from icosahedrons to tetrahedrons.
Cool
Math - Karen's Tessellation Page
http://www.coolmath.com/tesspag1.htm
Explains what tessellations are, which
shapes can and can't be tessellated, and how to combine shapes to make
tessellations.
Discover
Fractals
http://library.thinkquest.org/12740/netscape/discover/
What are fractals? Julia sets? Mandelbrot
sets? How are fractals created? What applications can be made of fractals?
Just
For Kids - Fantastic Fractals
http://library.thinkquest.org/12740/netscape/forkids/index.html
Introduction to fractals for middle-schoolers.
A
Fractals Lesson
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/frac/
What are fractals? What makes a fractal
a fractal? Find out here by making a Jurassic park fractal or the world's
largest snowflake.
Fraction
Shapes
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Patterns/
How many triangles does a hexagon have
in it? Move the hexagon - and other geometric shapes - over a triangular
grid and count 'em!
Fractory
http://library.thinkquest.org/3288/
Fractals - how to generate them and how
they are used.
Geometry
Junkyard : Topics
http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/junkyard/topic.html
Links to explanations of circles &
spheres, fewest colors, combinatorial geometry, fractals, geometric models,
Knott Theory, tiling, 3-D geometry, and much more litter the floor of this
geometry junkyard.
Paper
Models
http://www.georgehart.com/virtual-polyhedra/paper-models.html
Shows how to construct icosahedrons and
other polyhedral models.
Tangram
Construction
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/trscavo/tangrams/construct.html
Make your own 7-piece set of tans, then
use the five triangles, square, and parallelogram to make interesting shapes
or tangrams.
Totally
Tessellated
http://library.thinkquest.org/16661/
Get totally tessellated by exploring repeating
patterns of interlocking shapes in nature, art, and mathematics!

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~ Algebra,
Trig & Calculus ~ Chance,
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Golden
Mean ~ History
of Mathematics ~ Geometric
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