Would you like to view the Specific Resources or the Broad Resources?
 | Challenges and Puzzles:
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 | Internet Math Challenge - an excellent source of interesting problems appropriate to high school students. View problems from current and previous weeks. Each problem can be printed for class distribution or posting on bulletin board. |
| Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles - an outstanding site offering hundreds of puzzles that are sure to intrigue, and whet your appetite for mathematics. |
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MathMagic - intrigue
your mind with current and past Challenges (10-12). |
| Dave's Math Tables - an attractive collection of tables and formulas covering basic math, algebra, geometry, trig, calculus and more. |
| Encyclopedia
of Mathematics - a remarkably complete and useful compendium
of definitions of mathematical terms and concepts. Definitely worth a look.
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| Trigonometry - A great little site for learning trigonometry. |
| Interactive Mathematics Online - a place to learn about algebra, functions, geometry, chaos and more. |
| TI-82 Tutorials: Basic / Data Fitting. TI-92 Tutorial. Downloadable versions of these tutorials are available at the bottom of this page. |
| Alan Selby's Appetizers and Lessons for Math and Reason is a collection of innovative lessons suitable for student self-study. They also offer novel approaches for teachers. One example is Slopes and Ski Trails. |
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Exercises in Math Readiness
- review and help for students preparing to go on to University math. |
| Mathematics on the Beach - calculator based labs - such as observation of damped oscillation of tree branch or measurement of water waves and light intensity. |
| Math Projects for Science Fairs - take a look at project ideas involving combinatorics, scheduling problems and much more. |
| Estimate Pi by dropping a needle (try the Java simulation). |
| Mathematical Object Factory - subsets, permutations, combinations, partitions, pentominos,.. Each type of object is explained, and the student can experiment with generating them online. |
| Manipula Math with JAVA - more than 125 interactive java applets that demonstrate mathematical concepts (intermediate through calculus). See why the Japanese education system is so successful. |
| Ask Dr. Math - students can find answers to their questions by browsing the question/answer archives, or they can send in their own questions to be answered by professional mathematicians. |
| Exercises in Math Readiness for University Study - exercises in 23 areas of pre-calculus mathematics. Problems are grouped as introductory, moderate and advanced, and include hints and solutions, as well as background material for each area. Great for student self-study or as a source of extra exercises for teachers. |
| Mathematician of the Day - gives pictures and short biographies of mathematicians who were born or died today. (changes daily!) |
| Calculus Haters' Home Page - Calculus Haters of the World, Converge! |
| Gallery of Escher Art - each of these math-related paintings is explained. Click repeatedly for enlargements. |
| Math and Art - math art, fractals, chaos and more |
| Virtual Polyhedra - view, manipulate and learn about over 1000 polyhedra on-screen. |
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Bamdad's Math Comics
page
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| Waterloo contests - Pascal, Cayley, Fermat, Euclid, Descartes, COMC, etc. |
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Competitions page of the
Canadian Mathematical Society - Canadian Open Math Challenge, Canadian
and International Mathematical Olympiads, past exams, training materials,
past winners,... |
| Geometer's Sketchpad - Information / Downloadable Demo |
| MathResource's MathProbe - Information / Interactive preview |
| Interactive Math Dictionary - dictionary with built-in maple engine - Information / Online Preview |
| Peanut Software - free software tools for a wide range of mathematical investigations and calculations |
| Math Shareware and Freeware for PCs and Macs - Swarthmore's index. |
| High School Math Software - a large well-organized software inventory |
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Mathematics Archives
- Software - this immense index of software is fully classified and
searchable |
Broad Resources and Collections
| The Math Forum - Swarthmore's vast repository for math teachers |
| Internet Resource Collection - peruse an enormous index of math resources categorized by type, level and topic. Or, use a power search to hone in on what you are looking for. |
| Web Units and Lessons - topical materials for use in your classroom. |
| Mathematics Education - extensive information on mathematics pedagogy |
| High School Teachers' Place - lesson plans, math software and more. |
| Ask Dr. Math - students' questions and mathematicians' answers, classified by topic and level. |
| Short Courses and Tutorials for Math Teachers - a great opportunity for professional development. Download course materials or work online. You can even get University credit for these! Topics include Web Resources for High School Math, Using Geometer's Sketchpad, Teaching Statistics in High School, and great online tutorials for TI-82 and TI-92 calculators. |
| Classroom Resource Bank - a growing collection of resources, grouped by high school course names. |
| The Amazing Mathematical Object Factory for generating permutations, combinations, magic squares are more. |
| Calculus Carnival - A top notch site dedicated to visualizing calculus using animations. Arranged into 3 galleries which the student can explore. Gallery 1: classes of curves and related areas. Gallery 2: user-controlled animations creating 3-dimensional object from curves via rotation and revolution. Requires Netscape 4 and various plug-ins. |
