Mathematics Links
from El Dorado High School Library
Go directly to any of these sections:
General Mathematics Resources |
History of Mathematics
- Interactivate
- Over 100 interactive activities which will allow you to explore
many areas of mathematics, as well as view and analyse scientific
data.
- Tessellate!
- Have fun creating your own tessellations.
- Calculators
On-line
- "Contains over 17,155 Calculators created by over 3,080 very
creative individuals, businesses & tax supported entities world
wide."
- Cornell
Theory Center Math and Science Gateway
- "This Gateway provides links to resources in mathematics and
science for educators and students in grades 9-12"
- Math
Dictionary
- Definitions, formulas, and samples from A to Z.
- ExploreMath.com
- At ExploreMath.com, students and educators will find a rich
and growing collection of easy-to-use and highly interactive
multimedia activities. These activities are designed to allow
for experimentation and exploration of mathematical concepts
beyond what is possible with a graphing calculator. Additionally,
instructors who choose to become registered members of the ExploreMath.com
community can create their own dynamic and individualized course
web pages.
- Think
Quest Library of Interactive Mathematics Online
- This site includes clear explanations of mathematical ideas
with examples.
- Webmath
- Mathweb offers math homework help and problem-solving practice.
- Basic
College Mathematics
- "MathNotes currently offers two new resources to help you
strengthen your understanding of the mathematics you are studying:
InterAct Math software tutorials and Numbers in the Real World
Web problems."
- Dave's
Math Tables
- This site is available in both English and Spanish.
It contains theorems, tables, identities, proofs, and graphs,
as well as an interactive area where you can post questions
to the message boards.
- Spanish
English Math Dictionary
- Math.com
- Math.com offers exploratory and recreational introductions
to the world of math. It is well organized so that it is easy
to find exactly what you need. The site offers 24/7 live online
tutoring, and expert answers to math questions.
- Math
for Morons Like Us
- "This site will hopefully clarify some of those confusing
math concepts. You know - the ones that have been waking you
up in the middle of the night for so long! [It was designed
to] ...assist you in your pursuit of increased mathematical
understanding, or whatever sounds good to you. The subjects
covered range from Pre-Algebra to Calculus."
- Real
Numbers: Use Math in Real Life
- Links to real life application for math, both for practice
and entertainment.
- Interactive
Mathematics Online
- This is a Think Quest site with information and activities
on algebra, trigonometry, geometry, and the chaos theory, as
well as Java code and making your own stereograms.
- Measure 4
Measure
- "A collection of interactive sites on the web that estimate,
calculate, evaluate, translate, etc. In other words, they do
the work for you."
- Abstract Algebra
On Line
- "This site contains many of the definitions and theorems from
the area of mathematics generally called abstract algebra. It
is intended for undergraduate students taking an abstract algebra
class at the junior/senior level, as well as for students taking
their first graduate algebra course."
- Math
Art Gallery
- A fun place to see how art can come from mathematics.
- Math Forum Internet
Mathematics Library
- "The Math Forum's Internet Mathematics Library is an annotated
catalog of mathematics and mathematics education web sites."
- MacTutor
History of Mathematics Archive
- ...a group of biographies of over 1000 mathematicians searchable
by name, historical period, and country of origin.
- Mathematicians
of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
- Available here are accounts of the lives and works of seventeenth
and eighteenth century mathematicians (and some other scientists),
adapted from A Short Account of the History of Mathematics by
W. W. Rouse Ball (4th Edition, 1908).
-
Biographies of Women Mathematicians
- Biographical essays or comments on most of the women mathematicians
including some photos.
- Mathographies
- These biographical sketches were composed by BCC faculty for
use in BCC classes.
- History
of Mathematics Links: Mathematics in Specific Cultures, Periods
or Places
- This site has links to everything from Egyptian Fractions
to Nineteenth Century Geometry.
- History
of Mathematics Homepage
- Nice history of mathematics, including a chronology.
- Ancient
Geometry and Insites into the History of Mathematics
- "This [site] is a journey into the world of Mathematics
to seek out its roots and heritage." Look at Amusement and
Receation for entertaining math activities.
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