Volume 5, Number 4

24 January 2000 Vol. 5, No. 4 THE MATH FORUM INTERNET NEWS Maths Year 2000 | Equity, Access - Math Forum Glass Klein Bottles - Stoll MATHS YEAR 2000 Department for Education and Employment, United Kingdom http://www.mathsyear2000.org/ A project celebrating World Mathematical Year 2000. "What's On" lists MathFests (festivals of mathematics) in various locations around the country, as well as other activities and promotions, such as a Fantasy Football (soccer) league and Free Maths Stuff for Schools. The museum offers four illustrated galleries: aids to arithmetic, mathematical instruments from world cultures and images of mathematics, practical applications, and tools for geometry. The site also features a searchable dictionary; an archive of one-line daily puzzles; publications; and links to games and other sites. -|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|- KEY ISSUES: EQUITY AND ACCESS - The Math Forum http://mathforum.org/social/math.equity.html The Math Forum's Internet Mathematics Library provides pages of links to Internet resources for people concerned about educational equity and access. Categories include: SOCIAL ISSUES AND PUBLIC POLICY: EQUITY - General http://mathforum.org/library/ed_topics/equity/ - Gender equity http://mathforum.org/library/ed_topics/equity_women/ - Minorities http://mathforum.org/library/ed_topics/equity_minorities/ - People with disabilities http://mathforum.org/library/ed_topics/equity_disabled/ - Non-English language resources http://mathforum.org/teachers/nonenglish.html ACCESS IN SPECIAL CONTEXTS - Adaptive technology resources http://mathforum.org/library/ed_topics/contexts_disabled/ - English as a second language (ESL) http://mathforum.org/library/ed_topics/contexts_esl/ -|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|- ACME KLEIN BOTTLES - Cliff Stoll http://www.kleinbottle.com/ "Searching for a one-sided surface? Need a zero-volume bottle? Want the ultimate in non-orientability? Get an ACME Klein bottle!" Available in several different models, including classical, Erlenmeyer flask, sliced, spiral, "weirdies," and special designs. The site includes a definition and history of the Klein bottle. All copy should be read with a grain of salt and a sense of humor. -|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|- CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITE: The Math Forum http://mathforum.org/ Ask Dr. Math http://mathforum.org/dr.math/ Problems of the Week http://mathforum.org/pow/ Mathematics Library http://mathforum.org/library/ Teacher2Teacher http://mathforum.org/t2t/ Discussion Groups http://mathforum.org/discussions/ Join the Math Forum http://mathforum.org/join.forum.html Send comments to the Math Forum Internet Newsletter editors _o \o_ __| \ / |__ o _ o/ \o/ __|- __/ \__/o \o | o/ o/__/ /\ /| | \ \ / \ / \ /o\ / \ / \ / | / \ / \

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