21st Century Problem Solving - A modern approach to reliable problem
solving across the curriculum
The Abacus
- site discusses the history of the abacus, how to use it, and why a
student would want to use it.
A Fractals Lesson -
They're everywhere, those bright, weird, beautiful shapes called fractals.
But what are they, really?
The AIMS Puzzles
& Activities Corner - supported by the AIMS Education Foundation,
this site provides teachers with a variety of interesting puzzles and
activities that can be used to create a learning environment where students
engage in doing mathematics just for the fun of it!
AP Central- the official
online home for anyone interested or involved in AP courses, connect
to other colleagues in the AP community, a variety of teaching
and program materials, information on AP courses and exams, and unique
resources and tools.
Ask Dr. Math
- Answers to frequently asked questions and classic math problems
Balanced Assessment
in Mathematics - a NSF project charged with developing new approaches
to the assessment of mathematical competence in the elementary and secondary
grades
Berries's Statistics Page
- the purpose of this page is to illustrate some statistical concepts
using QuickTime movies and Java applets
Calculus Initiative
- The University of Minnesota Calculus Initiative is an interactive
technology-based modules for the engineering calculus sequence. These
modules emphasize geometric concepts of calculus while examining applications
of mathematics to the physical and life sciences.
Calculus Graphics
- Douglas N. Arnold - graphics for the calculus classroom
Center of Excellence for Science and
Mathematics Education - University of Tennessee center with the
mission, "To Improve Teaching and Learning in Science and Mathematics
in Tennessee and Nationally through Research, Development, Teacher Education
and Local Leadership Development."
The Chance
Database Welcome Page - Chance is a quantitative literacy course.
The goal of Chance is to make students more informed, critical readers
of current news stories that use probability and statistics.
Chaos
in the Classroom - Supported by Boston University, this site's goal
is to help remedy discussions of chaos and fractals as simple ``pretty
picture shows,'' devoid of any mathematical content by describing some
easy-to-teach topics involving ideas from fractal geometry.
Colorful Mathematics
- Colorful Mathematics is a series of educational software presenting
advanced mathematical concepts to K-12 students in a game-oriented approach.
The five games offered utilize simple coloring and/or drawing techniques
to illustrate some state of the art mathematical concepts from graph
theory and computer science.
Connected
Curriculum Project - The Connected Curriculum Project uses the usual
three perspectives, numeric, visual (graphic), and algebraic, to help
understand phenomena involving mathematics.
Connected
Geometry Home Page - a curriculum development project, funded by
the National Science Foundation, designed to help teachers and students
engage in meaningful mathematical activity by offering students a chance
to understand and appreciate the connections and unifying themes within
mathematics, and to build on the connections between students' backgrounds
and mathematics.
Contours
of the Mind - Exhibition Page - An exhibition hosted by the Australian
Centre for the Arts and Technology (ACAT) that is a celebration of fractal
geometry, feedback and chaos
Chicago
Systemic Initiative (CSI) Professional Development Center / Math
- This NSF funded initiative provides activities and resources for math
teachers.
Dynamical Systems and
Technology Project - NSF sponsored project at Boston University
designed to "help secondary school and college teachers of mathematics
bring contemporary topics in mathematics (chaos, fractals, dynamics)
into the classroom, and to show them how to use technology effectively
in this process".
EINet
Galaxy - Mathematics listings in the oldest searchable Internet
directory
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
- Lists of web sites categorized by subject areas within mathematics.
e-Math Home Page - American Mathematical
Society
Euclid's
Elements, Introduction site uses "The Geometry Applet" to illustrate
Euclid's Elements
Explorer Home Page - The ExplorerTM
is a collection of educational resources (instructional software, lab
activities, lesson plans, student created materials ...) for K-12 mathematics
and science education.
Fibonacci
Numbers and Nature - huge collection of information on Fibonacci
numbers (0,1,1,3,5,8,13,21,...) and the Golden section ( 0.61803...
and 1.61803...)
The
Fractal Microscope - an interactive tool designed by the Education
Group at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
for exploring the Mandelbrot set and other fractal patterns.
The Fruit Game Home
Page - try to be the one to remove the last piece of fruit
The Geometry Center a mathematics
research and education center at the University of Minnesota, checkout
the interactive applications
Good News
Bears - a web-based stock market project, an interdisciplinary project
specifically designed for middle school students and teachers.
The Hub - math resources,
curriculum, articles and experts at "The Hub" of the Regional Alliance
for math and science education
Interactive
Learning in Calculus - Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP)
established a computerized learning environment using Mathematica so
students could actively learn calculus and differential equations with
guided discovery and exploration.
Interactive
Textbook for PFP '96 - An interactive textbook created for the University
of Pennsylvania's Pre-Freshman Program (PFP), an interdisciplinary math/chemistry/physics
course
K-12 Statistics Education
- a list of resources in statistics including lessons and useful data
sets, organized by NCTM Standard 10: Statistics
Linear Algebra
WebNotes. - Linear Algebra and Pre-calculus tutorials
Martindale's
'The Reference Desk: Calculators Online' - over 11,270 "calculators"
Math Central
- searchable database of ideas, lesson plans or any other resource having
to do with the teaching of mathematics
Mathematical Quotation
Server - searchable database of mathematical quotes
Mathematicians
of the 17th and 18th Centuries - accounts of the lives and works
of seventeenth and eighteenth century mathematicians
Mathematics Archives WWW Server
- organized Internet access to a wide variety of mathematical resources
Mathematics
Lessons Database -The database contains only lessons that use the
Internet in some way, hosted by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Math in the
Movies - A Guide to Major Motion Pictures with Scenes of Real Mathematics,
a set of math activities based on Math in the Movies themes for Public
Broadcasting's PBS TeacherSource
Math Forum, The - build an online
community of teachers, students, researchers, parents, educators, and
citizens at all levels who have an interest in math and math education
MathMagic!- a K-12 telecommunications
project It provides strong motivation for students to use computer technology
while increasing problem-solving strategies and communications skills
MathMol K12 Activity
Page - 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
National Center for Educational Statistics
- special statistical content geared for a younger crowd
On-line
Mathematics Dictionary - This dictionary is far from complete. We
are constantly adding definitions.
Pentominoes
- a Java script version of the game using plane shapes made by joining
five squares together
Pi
Mathematics - an adventure, exploring the concept of Pi
The Prime Page
- prime number research, records and resources
PUMP Algebra
Project - Pittsburgh Urban Mathematics Project
Algebra Project is an attempt to make high school Algebra accessible
to all students through the use of situational curriculum materials
and an intelligent computer based tutoring system.
Spanky Fractal Database - This
is a collection of fractals and fractal related material for free distribution
on the net
The Stock Market Game - The Stock
Market Game (SMG), the original and premier educational program
that stimulates learning about economics, finance, and the American
economic system.
SurfStat
Australia - include an extensive glossary, interactive exercises,
JavaScript functions replacing statistical probability tables, and the
beginnings of a set of Java applets demonstrating statistical concepts
through dynamic graphics
Taking
Stock - a multi-grade project focusing on the stock market with
participants in grades 5 through 12
Tessellation
Tutorials - a Math Forum web unit, tutorials and templates for making
your own tessellations
This is Mega-Mathematics!
- the basic idea behind MegaMath has been to find ways to make challenging,
interesting topics in math and computer science (algorithms, infinity,
logic...) accessible to elementary school kids
U.S. Census Bureau - Census in School
- The Census in Schools Project provides teachers with interactive,
engaging, and colorful lesson plans that meet national and state curriculum
standards
Virtual Reality Polyhedra -
Website of George Hart, a sculptor of constructive geometric forms,
states, " Mathematical yet organic, these abstract forms exude a dancing
motion that invite the viewer to partake of the geometric aesthetic".
Welcome to the NCTM Home Page - More
than 75 Years of Improving Mathematics Education
Women Mathematicians
- web page for biographies of women in mathematics
WWW Virtual Library:
Mathematics - This collection of Mathematics-related resources is
maintained by the Florida State University Department of Mathematics
as a free service to the online community.