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Useful Links for Mr. Whitney's Mathematics Assignments

MATHEMATICS:

Biographies, History of Math, & Chronologies:

Famous Problems in Mathematics

http://mathforum.org/isaac/mathhist.html

MacTutor - Link to searchable biographies, chronologies, etc.

http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/index.html

Math Archives

http://archives.math.utk.edu/

Math History (Clark University)

http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/mathhist/mathhist.html

Modern History of Blacks in Mathematics - State Univ. of NY at Buffalo

http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/madhist.html

Women in Mathematics

http://www.awm-math.org/biographies.html

SACNAS Biography Project: Profiles of Chicano/Latino and Native American scientists

http://www.sacnas.net/biography/default.asp

Math Resources:

AMS' "Math in the Media"

http://www.ams.org/mathmedia/

Ask Dr. Math - Searchable Source for Q/As on Math Topics

http://mathforum.org/dr.math/

 

Calculus:

You will find an extensive collection of links at my Calculus page @ calculus.html

 

Conics Sections

http://math2.org/math/algebra/conics.htm

http://www.2dcurves.com/conicsection/conicsection.html

Occurrence of the Conics http://britton.disted.camosun.bc.ca/jbconics.htm

http://xahlee.org/SpecialPlaneCurves_dir/ConicSections_dir/conicSections.html

"Cut-the-Knot" Math Page (a REALLY cool site)

http://www.cut-the-knot.com/

"Dave's Math Tables" - Several Resources on-line (sorted by subject)

http://www.sisweb.com/math/tables.htm

Fibonacci Numbers and the Golden Section

http://www.mcs.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/R.Knott/Fibonacci/fib.html

http://www.sciencenews.org/sn_arc99/6_12_99/bob1.htm

Fractals

http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/~pbourke/fractals/fracintro/

http://scidiv.bcc.ctc.edu/Math/Snowflake.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/3703/?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0323

http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/fractals/WHY/

http://mathforum.org/alejandre/workshops/fractal/fractal3.html

http://www.cecm.sfu.ca/organics/papers/granville/support/pascalform.html

 

Graphing Software:

WinPlot (Free): http://math.exeter.edu/rparris/default.html

Instructions for Using WinPlot: http://matcmadison.edu/alehnen/winptut/winpltut.htm

Online Graphing Calculator: http://www.dudefree.com/Technology/gcalc/index.php

 

Geometry:

Circle Formulas

http://mathforum.org/dr.math/faq//formulas/faq.circle.html

Euclid's Elements

http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/java/elements/elements.html

Golden Ratio

http://www.geom.umn.edu/~demo5337/s97b/art.htm

Humorous Look at Methods of Proof

http://www.bluemoon.net/~watson/proof.htm

Native American Geometry

http://www.earthmeasure.com/

Pythagorean Theorem:

Several Interactive Java Applets

http://www.ies.co.jp/math/java/geo/pythagoras.html

Animated Proof (click on "First Proof")

http://www.cut-the-knot.com/pythagoras/index.html

 

Links Collections:

Catalog of Links to Math Resources (VERY extensive)

http://mthwww.uwc.edu/wwwmahes/files/math01.htm

Collection of Links (Wheaton College)

http://acunix.wheatonma.edu/jsklensk/mathlinks.html

Internet Mathematics Library

http://mathforum.org/library/

MathSearch -- a search engine dedicated entirely to Math

http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au:8000/MathSearch.html

 

The Math Forum - Lots of stuff at this site!

http://mathforum.org/

Math Teacher Link -- Professional Devel. Consortium for Math Teachers

http://MTL.math.uiuc.edu/

MathWorld - Eric Weisstein's Encyclopedia of Mathematics [Fabulous!]

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

http://www.nctm.org/

9th Grade Practice Questions

http://www.lerc.nasa.gov/Other_Groups/K-12/p_test/math_pro1.html

The Prime Number Page

http://www.utm.edu/research/primes/index.html

 

Probability:

Introduction to Descriptive Statistics

http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/hill/dstat/dstat.html

Monte Carlo Simulations -- Fractals in Science

http://polymer.bu.edu/java/

 

SAT Question of the Day

http://www.collegeboard.com/apps/qotd/question

Texas Instruments (Calculators)

http://education.ti.com/educationportal/index.jsp

Trigonometry - Java Applets

http://www.ies.co.jp/math/java/trig/index.html

Unit Circle

http://www.dudefree.com/Student_Tools/materials/precalc/unit-circle.php

 

Vectors:

Working with Vectors

http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~jenolive/homevec.html

Introduction to Vectors - Prof. Eugene Klotz, The Math Forum

http://mathforum.com/~klotz/Vectors/vectors.html

Vector Arithmetic Applet

http://www.pa.uky.edu/~phy211/VecArith/

Vectors - Fundamentals and Operations

http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/Class/vectors/u3l1a.html

Vectors Tutorial

http://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/tutorials/vectors/vectors.html

Maths Help - Working with vectors

http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~jenolive/homevec.html

Graphing Vector Calculator : an interactive Java applet

http://www.frontiernet.net/~imaging/vector_calculator.html

Toying with Reality - JAVA

http://www.frontiernet.net/~imaging/math_is_a_game.html

Vector Calculator

http://comp.uark.edu/~jgeabana/java/VectorCalc.html

The Vector Cross Product - A JAVA Interactive Tutorial

http://www.phy.syr.edu/courses/java-suite/crosspro.html

JAVA Applets of Vectors

http://www.ies.co.jp/math/java/vector/

Math Projects:

Eratosthenes Calculation to Measure the Circumference of the Earth

Mr. Whitney's Calculus Class' Project - plus more links through this page

http://users.rcn.com/mwhitney.massed/eratos-99.html

Los Alamos Laboratories - Mega-Math

http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/

NASA - Aeronautics Projects

http://www.planemath.com/

Math Problems of the Week (The Math Forum)

http://mathforum.org/pow/

 

Math Quotations:

Westfield State College, Prof. Julian Fleron's Quotation Server

http://www.wsc.ma.edu/math/faculty/fleron/quotes/

Furman University (South Carolina) Mathematics Quotation Server

http://math.furman.edu/~mwoodard/mquot.html

Science Resources:

Astronomy:

Apollo Missions

http://www.nasm.si.edu/apollo/apollo.htm

Astrobiology Web: Extrasolar Planetary Systems

http://www.astrobiology.com/extrasolar.html

Astronomy Magazine

http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx

Astronomy Picture of the Day

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

How Satellites Work

http://octopus.gma.org/surfing/satellites/

Hubble Space Telescope Homepage

http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Robitics

http://robotics.jpl.nasa.gov/

Mars Missions

http://mpfwww.jpl.nasa.gov/

NASA Homepage

http://www.nasa.gov/

NASA Space Science News [Science @ NASA]

http://science.msfc.nasa.gov/

The Nine Planets - A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System (and beyond)

http://www.seds.org/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets.html

The Planetary Society

http://www.planetary.org/

Sky & Telescope Magazine

http://skypub.com/

Solar System Live

http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/uncgi/Solar

World of Astronomy [Eric Weisstein]

http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/astronomy/

General Science Topics:

Biographies [Eric Weisstein's World of Scientific Biography]

http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/

Chemistry:

Chemistry [Eric Weisstein's World of Chemistry]

http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/chemistry/

Chem4Kids.com - Several topics via this site

http://www.chem4kids.com/

Chemicool Periodic Table

http://wild-turkey.mit.edu/Chemicool/

Comic Book Periodic Table

http://www.uky.edu/Projects/Chemcomics/

 

Discovery Channel Online

http://www.discovery.com/

National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Science & Math Links

http://www.nsta.org/

Physical Science: How Stuff Works

http://www.howstuffworks.com/

 

Physics:

Eric Weisstein's World of Physics

http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/

Science News Online - Weekly Newsmagazine for Science

http://www.sciencenews.org/

General Interest:

Library of Congress -- Includes Link to Today in History

http://www.loc.gov/

www.britannica.com

http://www.britannica.com/

Bibliography Guide (Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

http://www.cs.unc.edu/Info/PubsOffice/Bibliography.html

Dictionary - Encarta-MSN

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/dictionaryhome.aspx

Shakespeare Pages:

Complete Works -- sponsored by MIT

http://www-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/works.html

Mr. Wm Shakespeare and the Internet

http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/

Folger Shakespeare Library

http://www.folger.edu/Home_02B.html

Shakespeare & Company -- Lenox, MA theater group

http://www.shakespeare.org/

 

On-Line Literature:

Project Gutenberg

http://www.promo.net/pg/index.html

Literature.org

http://www.literature.org/

Schools and Education Pages:

South Hadley Public Schools

http://www.shschools.com/

South Hadley High School

http://www.shschools.com/shhs/shhs.htm

Springfield Public Schools Home Page

http://www.sps.springfield.ma.us/

The HS of Commerce's International Baccalaureate Programme

http://sps.springfield.ma.us/generalInfo/grants/magnet/commerce/commerce.htm

National Science Foundation Grant - Springfield Public Schools

http://www.sps.springfield.ma.us/generalInfo/grants/nsf/nsfindex.html

Massachusetts Dept. of Education -- Math Curriculum Frameworks

http://www.doe.mass.edu/doedocs/frameworks/Mathtoc.html

 

College Information:

See my college links page at college_info.html

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