- Math Attack: How to Reduce Math Anxiety in the Classroom, at Work and in Everyday Personal Use - Marilyn Curtain-Phillips
A book with related card game and professional development. The book presents strategies for dealing with "math anxiety" and math phobias, in particular for those planning to teach mathematics at the introductory or high school level. Contents include
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- The Math Book - Cliff Pickover
In The Math Book: From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension, 250 Milestones in the History of Mathematics, author Clifford A. Pickover reveals the magic and mystery behind some of the most significant mathematical milestones as well as the oddest objects
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- MathByMandy.com - Mandy Bellm
Bellm's soft cover workbook Coordinate Graph Art for Grades 6-8 contains reproducible worksheets, full-page keys following each puzzle, and instructional sections. The Waconia, MN, 7th grade pre-algebra teacher blogs about technology in the classroom,
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- The Mathemagician - Andrew Jeffrey
"Magic of Maths" shows interweave magic and comedy with "clear positive and motivational messages about the learning of maths." A former teacher and professional magician based in the UK, Jeffrey also sells original products such as Maths at the Drop
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- Mathematica in Higher Education - Wolfram Research
Lessons, resources, books, and classroom packs for making Mathematica software an integral part of math education in university and college classrooms. Also features Mathematica versions geared and priced for students, as well as flexible academic purchase
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- Mathematical Analysis II - Elias Zakon
This is the final text in the Zakon Series on Mathematical Analysis, containing nearly 500 exercises. The work is free to students using it for self-study. Find contents, index, and purchasing information on the site.
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- Mathematical Association of Western Australia (MAWA)
Established by a group of mathematics educators to promote mathematics education in Western Australia. Since its inception MAWA has grown to include Pre-service, Primary, Secondary and Tertiary teachers. The site includes a links list, professional development
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- The Mathematical Brain - Brian Butterworth
From his book The Mathematical Brain, Butterworth freely offers chapter ten, titled "From fear of fractions to the joy of maths." The sample chapter also includes a test to assess whether you think like a mathematician, and Butterworth's "three-step programme
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- Mathematical Constants - Steven Finch, Clay Mathematics Institute Book Fellow
"All numbers are not created equal; that certain constants appear at all and then echo throughout mathematics, in seemingly independent ways, is a source of fascination." Indulge your fascination, or discover a new one in Finch's book. This site provides
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- The Mathematical Education of Teachers - Alan Tucker, James Fey, Deborah Schifter, and Judith Sowder
From the Preface: "This report is designed to be a resource for mathematics faculty and other parties involved in the education of mathematics teachers. It is a distillation of current thinking on curriculum and policy issues affecting the mathematical
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- Mathematical Science - IOS Press, Amsterdam
Abstracts of books in the mathematical sciences: Symmetry and Physical Properties of Matter; Singular Perturbations in Elasticity Theory; Edgar Krahn, a Centenary Volume; Applied Fourier Transform; Analysis of Random Walks; Passage Times for Markov Chains;
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- Mathematical Sciences Education Board (MSEB) - Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education (CSMEE), National Research Council
The MSEB provides national leadership and guidance for policies, programs, and practices supporting the improvement of mathematics education at all levels and for all members of society.
Reports include such titles as: The Nature and Role of Algebra
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- Mathematica Publications - Telos Electronic Library of Science
An annotated catalog of publications about Mathematica, with links to fuller descriptions, and publisher and detailed ordering information.
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- Mathematicians and Education Reform Forum (MER)
MER Forum seeks to promote educational reform efforts within the mathematics community through a diverse program of national workshops, publications, and programs at professional meetings. Combining features of a grassroots organization and an entrepreneurial
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- Mathematics and The Human Condition - Victor M. Selby
An enrichment supplement for high school math teachers that integrates math/science with
cultural evolution. This book describes and includes student produced essays connecting the
algebra 1, geometry, and algebra 2 curriculums with the history of
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- Mathematics Association of Victoria (MAV)
A professional association for teachers of mathematics, supporting mathematics education in Victoria, Australia by providing quality services and products for teachers, students and the wider community. This site details MAV's professional development
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- Mathematics Books - Andrew Starr, eMailman
A small list of recommended books about mathematicians and numbers, with annotations. Readers are invited to submit suggestions for related books to add.
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- Mathematics Curriculum Notes - Alan Selby
A model for mathematics instruction from primary school to college. The first part describes Pattern Based Reason, its origins, benefits and limitations in many subjects. In mathematics education there are two barriers to comprehension to be lowered or
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- Mathematics from the Vedas: The Sources - Mikel Maron
"For mathematics, a more important source is provided by the 'appendices' to
the main Vedas, known as the Vedangas..." An excerpt from Joseph, George: The Crest of the Peacock: Ancient India's Contribution to Mathematics. Mathematics from the Vedas.
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- Mathematics in Tens - Steve Mayer
Ten ... problems to make you think, facts about maths you may not know, good maths books, mathematicians, maths jokes, reasons to study maths, mathematical links, mathematics software programs, mathematical constants, mathematical formulae. Ten little-known
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- Mathematics Learning
A publishing company offering research-based activity books, games, and software for grades preK-8.
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- Mathematics Resource Center - Brooks/Cole Publishing Company
Brooks/Cole publishes textbooks and technology products for the entire range of mathematics courses, from Arithmetic, Calculus, and Differential Equations, to Numerical Analysis, including texts previously published by PWS. The site provides an array
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- Math for Employment: Tech Prep - Mathematics Education at the Math Forum
A compilation by the Math Forum of Internet resources containing useful discussions and research findings that address mathematics training for the workplace: "tech prep," "school-to-work," "education for employment," or "advanced technological education."
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- Math Fundamentals - Vinay Agarwala
Lessons with diagnostic tests and problem sets, and books by the author, all designed to encourage conceptual understanding of math fundamentals. Lesson topics include numbers and place values, addition and multiplication, subtraction and shortage, division
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- Math in Motion: Origami in the Classroom, K-8 - Barbara Pearl
Workshops and a book which use an interdisciplinary and manipulative-based approach to teaching mathematics, supporting the NCTM Standards and unfolding a positive attitude toward math and learning. Barbara Pearl developed "Math in Motion" while working
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- Math Jokes 4 Mathy Folks - G. Patrick Vennebush
G. Patrick Vennebush has compiled a book of math jokes, suitable for all levels. You can read some of the jokes or find out more about the book or its author on this site. Vennebush also collects and creates puzzles, some of which the site also offers.
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- Math Learning Center (MLC) - Gene Maier
A non-profit Oregon-based educational organization that develops and publishes curriculum materials, provides continuing education for teachers, consults with educational agencies, and provides opportunities for parents and others to become knowledgeable
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- The Mathman - Don Cohen
Materials for sale for K-12 students, teachers and parents; pre-calculus. Materials include Get Ready for Calculus (Calculus By and For Young People book, CD-ROM, worksheet book, videotapes and map) and Changing Shapes with Matrices. Patterns, visualization,
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- Math Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools
An international mathematics competition for elementary and middle school students. Individual students can take one exam each month from November to March. The site includes a few sample problems and information about ordering materials and joining the
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- Math Page - Chicago Systemic Initiative (CSI)
CSI for Science and Math is a K-8 teacher model site for Math education in the state of Illinois. Its purpose is to provide useful links to other math sites as well as lesson plans, math-based activities, books, software, and mailing lists to aid in math
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- Math Place - Tom O'Brien
Math teacher and researcher Tom O'Brien offers resources and activities through this site, with planned updates each month to add more materials. These include books published by the UK's Association of Teachers of Mathematics—some out of print—now
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- MathPro Press - Stanley Rabinowitz
MathPro Press specializes in the publication of compendiums and indexes of mathematics problems. Purchase MathPro Press books of problems from math olympiads and contests. Link to math competition web sites; or browse a bibliography of books of problems
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- MathSciNet (AMS) - American Mathematical Society
Mathematical Reviews on the Web. A searchable Web database providing access to the American Mathematical Society's Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications, a subject index of bibliographic data for recent and forthcoming publications
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- Math Shortcuts to the SAT - Achievement Publishing, Inc.
A 100-page book with 34 specific math shortcuts and strategies for the College Entrance Exam (SAT) that supplement math preparation materials. Sample problems are on the Web.
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- MathWare Ltd.
Software and books for algebra, geometry and calculus: Derive, MathPert, Scientific Notebook, Cyclone; books for use with the TI Graphing Calculators, and a book and CD for Mathematica. Also an Interactive Math Dictionary on CD-ROM with biographical entries,
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- The Math Wizard - Susan Kennison
A book on teaching and learning math from the top down instead of the bottom up. Kennison contends that this approach is crucial to spreading numeracy, and catching those students who otherwise fall through the cracks into thinking they can't do math.
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- The MathWorks, Inc.
From the makers of MATLAB, a technical computing environment for high-performance numeric computation and visualization, and Simulink, an interactive environment for modeling, analyzing, and simulating a wide variety of dynamic systems, including discrete,
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- Mathworld - Matt Bowling
The author developed this math story to act as a structure for the California second grade math curriculum. He finds it to be a big motivator to kids who are not usually interested in math.
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- Matrix Graph Grammars - Pedro Pablo Pérez Velasco
This page is dedicated to Matrix Graph Grammars, MGG, an algebraization of graph transformation systems, a mathematical soundly based theory of computer science. In a single sentence, Matrix Graph Grammars study dynamics of graphs. Also, Matrix Graph
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- Matroid Theory - Sandra Kingan
Matroids are an abstraction of several combinatorial objects, among them graphs and matrices. The word matroid was coined by Whitney in 1935 in his landmark paper "On the abstract properties of linear dependence." In defining a matroid Whitney tried to
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- MAV Publications Catalogue - Mathematics Association of Victoria
Descriptions and listings of publications: Primary; Primary/Secondary; Secondary; MAV Conference Books; Deakin University Press Publications; Curriculum Corporation Publications; Hawker Brownlow Publications; Price List and Order Form; 1998 MAV CAT Preparation
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- Meaningful Learning Research Group - Dr. Joseph Novak
The group works with a number of common beliefs, primary among them the idea that the best way to teach is to determine what the student already knows, and then to teach from there. They believe that teaching and learning grounded in a coherent theory
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- Measuring America - Andro Linklater
Measuring America is the story of why America has ended up with its unique system of weights and measures — the American Customary System, unlike any other in the world — and how this has profoundly shaped our country and culture. In the process, the
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- Measuring Up, Prototypes for Mathematics Assessment - National Academy of Sciences
An electronic version of Measuring Up, a book on assessing students in accordance with the NCTM math standards by the National Research Council that provides examples of problems students should be able to solve at a fourth grade level and insights on
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- Melvyl Catalog: California Digital Library (CDL) - Regents of the University of California
A tenth library for the University of California (UC). A collaborative effort of the UC campuses, it is responsible for the design, creation, and implementation of systems that support the shared collections of the University of California. Includes the
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- Metacognition (Learning and Mathematics) - Alan Schoenfeld; Math Forum
In his 1987 book, Cognitive science and mathematics education, Schoenfeld wrote a chapter called "What's all the fuss about metacognition?" in response to a challenge from mathematicians (among them Joe Crosswhite, Henry Pollak, Anna Henderson, and Steve
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- Michael Serra
From the author of Discovering Geometry: An Investigative Approach and Smart Moves: the Games and Puzzles series; videos such as DG Investigations and "How to Teach Math Anxiety"; articles and handouts on cooperative learning; speaking engagements and
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- MIT OpenCourseWare: Mathematics - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) invites you to view the available courses through their MIT OpenCourseWare site. The course materials that are used in the teaching of almost all MIT's undergraduate and graduate subjects are available on the
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- Morphing Art (MatheMUSEments!) - Ivars Peterson (Math Muse for Kids)
When you're riding along on your bike or in a car, you sometimes see the word "ONLY" painted on the roadway just before an intersection. The white letters look normal from where you're sitting. But if you were standing beside the "ONLY" instead of riding
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- The Most Complex Machine: A Survey of Computers and Computing - David Eck
An introductory computer science textbook for anyone who wants to understand how computers work and what computer science is about. It is supplemented by free software available for Macintosh and in a Java version that can be used over the Web, and lab
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