- Curriculum Guidelines and Documents
- General Directories
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Organizations and Agencies
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
In addition to listing the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics,
this site also includes a special "Teachers Corner," complete with professional
development opportunities, recommended Web sites, teaching resources, and
activities for your classroom.
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Canadian Mathematical Society --
The Canadian Mathematical Society's (CMS) page provides a large number
of links to other math sites of interest to educators. You'll also find
career information in the mathematics field, resources for post-secondary
students, and links to the 1995 International Olympiad and other math related
sites.
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CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics
-- This section of "Eric's Treasure Troves of Science" has an extensive
on-line encyclopedias of math .
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Statistics Canada
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Math History
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History
of Mathematics Archive
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Ancient Geometry
-- The (relatively short) chapters in this online textbook are: The First
Mathematicians (Babylonians, Egyptians, Romans), The Most Famous Teacher
(Euclid), Al'Khwarizmi & Al Jabr (Algebra), Pi, Beginnings of Trigonometry,
Of Amusement and Recreation, and The Newer Mathematics.
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Biographies
of Women Mathematicians
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Brief History
of Algebra and Computing -- An online hypertextbook covering the Origins
of Algebra, Early English Algebra, Algebra and Analytical Engines, Boolean
Algebra, Algebra and Computing, and Recent Developments in the Algebra
of Programs.
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Math Help
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Fun with Math -- Fractals, Choas, Rainbows, Wallpaper ...
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Fractals
-- A meta-list of fractals sites that classifies these sites using
icons to indicate whether they are for high school or college students
and it they have images, animation, motion picture or a java requirement.
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Exploring
Fractals -- This site for secondary students explores several aspects
of fractals. After an introduction to fractals, the author explores assigning
dimensions, both non-integer and integer, and several ways of generating
fractals.
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Fractals
-- A page designed to answer the questions: "What is a fractal?",
What do fractals look like?, and "How can I find out more about fractals?"
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Glossary of Math Mistakes
An explanation of common mathematical/statistical mistakes made by advertisers,
the media, reporters, politicians, activists, and in general many non-math
people
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Mathemagic
Activities --Card tricks, calculational wizardry, and geometry &
topology curiosities that are all based on simple mathematics.
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The Mathematics
of Rainbows -- Circles of Light
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Introduction to
Wallpaper Patterns -- This introduction investigates plane patterns
whose symmetries are translations, glide reflections, and rotations.
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M. C. Escher:
Artist or Mathematician? -- A 1997 ThinkQuest entry which explores
Escher's life and work. Several pages on this site show examples of Escher's
tesselated sketches. Click on one of the sketchs to see the finished work
using the type of symmetry illustrated and an explanation.
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