- Introductory Statistics: Concepts, Models, and Applications - David W. Stockburger; Southwest Missouri State University
A searchable Web text with associated exercises. Contents include: A Mayoral Fantasy; Does caffeine make people more alert?; Models; The language of algebra; Measurement; Frequency distributions; Comparing frequency distributions; Grouped frequency distributions;
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- Investigating Patterns: Symmetry and Tessellations - Jill Britton
Thirty activities from a variety of Web sites, coordinated with a forthcoming book by Jill Britton for Cuisenaire/Dale Seymour, Exploring Pattern: Symmetry and Tessellations (March 1999). Topics include an introduction to symmetry; symmetry in the alphabet,
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- Islands & Divisions of Knowledge (Pattern Based Reason) - Alan Selby
Not seeing the difference between one and two-way implications is a common source of confusion in reading, writing and mathematics. One-way implication rules can sometimes be put together to get further implication rules. One and two-way implications
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- James Franklin
Research activities, books, articles, opinions, and more from the author of What Science Knows and The Science of Conjecture: Evidence and Probability Before Pascal. Franklin researches and teaches about the philosophy of mathematics in the School of
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- Jayden's Rescue - Vladimir Tumanov; Scholastic Canada Ltd. (pub)
A novel whose plot revolves around mathematical puzzles roughly for grades 4-6. The puzzles are in verse, and the solutions are provided following each puzzle. The three child protagonists have to solve these puzzles in order to save an imprisoned queen.
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- Jim Loy's Gambling Page - Jim Loy
This is a set of short articles about the risk of gambling, your probability of going bankrupt, and pyramid schemes.
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- Jim Loy's Mathematics Page - Jim Loy
This is an informal collection of articles on many different mathematics problems. Topics include Algebra, Geometry, Calendars, Number Theory, and reviews of mathematics-related books. See also Jim Loy's Puzzle Page and Jim Loy's Logic Page.
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- János Bolyai Mathematical Society
A Hungarian mathematical society. Conference information, books published by the society, and problems from the Schweitzer Miklós Mathematical Competition. More information is available in Hungarian.
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- Jo Boaler
From the author of What's Math Got to Do with It?: How Parents and Teachers Can Help Children Learn to Love Their Least Favorite Subject. Watch a YouTube clip of Boaler teach using Inquiry Based Learning method, or click through her presentation entitled
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- John Allen Paulos
John Allen Paulos is a mathematician and author of the books Mathematics and Humor, I Think, Therefore I Laugh, Innumeracy - Mathematical Illiteracy and Its
Consequences, Beyond Numeracy - Ruminations of a Numbers Man, A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper,and
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- John Baez's Stuff - John Baez
The site features the author's column "This Week's Finds in Mathematical Physics," with archives dating back to 1993. "Fun stuff" includes old posts and email on Bayesianism in probability theory and quantum mechanics; some rambling lectures on knot polynomials,
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- John Dewey: Democracy and Education - Institute for Learning Technologies (ILTweb)
Text of the 1916 book about the philosophy and practice of education. 26 chapters on the Web.
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- John MacFarlane
Papers, books, talks, courses, and other resources by the member of the University of California, Berkeley's Group in Logic and the Methodology of Science and a co-organizer of the Working Group in the History and Philosophy of Logic, Mathematics, and
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- Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Publisher of textbooks, professional and reference books, and multimedia products in a variety of disciplines including mathematics. Publications range from introductory to graduate level in the college market and from practitioners to specialists in
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- Joseph H. Silverman
Includes errata for his books Rational Points on Elliptic Curves and Advanced Topics in the Arithmetic of Elliptic Curves. Silverman's research interests include number theory, elliptic curves, arithmetic and Diophantine geometry, number theoretic aspects
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- Journal of Basketball Studies - L. Dean Turcoliver
A searchable site that attempts to use well-founded mathematical and scientific tools to study basketball. Contents include an overview of established methods and a list of statistical repositories on the Web. A collection of research articles contains
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- The Joy of Pi - David Blatner
No number has captured attention and imagination throughout the ages as much as the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter - pi. With historical insight and a sense of humor, The Joy of Pi offers the story of pi and humankind's fascination
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- Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Kathleen Schrock
A categorized list of sites for teachers on the Internet found to be useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. Updated daily in a wide variety of subjects, including Mathematics. Also includes upcoming workshops, assessment rubrics, and
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- The Klein Project
Revisiting the intent of Felix Klein's Elementary Mathematics from an Advanced Standpoint on the centenary of its publication, this IMU/ICMI-commissioned project aims to produce a book for upper secondary teachers that communicates the breadth and vitality
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- Knots on the Web - Peter Suber, Earlham College
A comprehensive list of knot resources on the Web c2004, annotated and organized into three categories: knot tying, knot theory, and knot art. Also Knot books and a Knots Gallery displaying images from the newsgroup rec.crafts.knots.
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- La Biblio
Una biblioteca de textos electrónicos. Los índices adjuntos permiten navegar por una gran diversidad de temas, todos ellos relacionados con el mundo de las Matemáticas a un nivel de bachillerato o superior. De una
recopilación
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- Lanchester Press, Inc.
Books by and about F. W. Lanchester. What are Lanchester's Equations? Lanchester's Linear Law is an equation of combat that relates to individual confrontations between soldiers where the outcome is dependent on the ratio of weapon efficiency (E) of the
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- La Quinta Operación Matemática (The Fifth Arithmetical Operation) - Domingo Gómez Morín
Simple arithmetic methods (no derivatives, no decimals, no cartesian system) for solving roots that also include the most advanced algorithms (Newton, Halley, Bernoulli)of analytic geometry and infinitesimal analysis. Also, traditional continued fractions
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- The Late Professor Morris Kline - Mark Alder
Read Kline's books Why Johnny Can't Add and Why the Professor Can't Teach; his lecture "Pea Soup, Tripe, and Mathematics"; and a bibliography of his publications.
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- Álbumes Ilustrados Sobre Ciencia - Verónica Navarro
Álbumes ilustrados de geometría y arte abstracto como lo de Joan Miró, Paul Klee, y Wassily Kandinsky: La rebelión de las formas hace un itinerario por la geometría, la física, y el arte en un intento de reflexionar
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- Learn by Yourself - Moti Levi
LearnByYourself is a series of downloadable math books that ensure students' success by allowing them to learn without a teacher. Each book is only $3. Each book focuses on one topic, such as Fractions, and provide complete and clear explanations, advancing
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- Learning Games and Activities for K-12 - Creative Teaching Associates
Over 200 non-electronic learning games and activities for ages 4 through adult. Math products include flash cards, activity cards, board games, math chips, cards, books, cassettes for basic math facts drill, and many more. Products are also listed by
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- Learning Point Associates
Learning Point is a diversified, nonprofit consulting organization with clients of all sizes across the country, from state education agencies and single-school districts to private foundations and for-profit corporations. It began as the North Central
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- Learn Math Fast - J.K. Mergens
Sample or purchase the five volumes that explain how a homeschooling parent taught her son. The LearnMathFastBooks.com site also offers free worksheets, lessons, homeschooling articles, and other resources.
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- Lehmer's Conjecture - Michael Mossinghoff; Dept. of Mathematical Sciences, Appalachian State Univ.
A summary of what is known today about Lehmer's Conjecture, including descriptions of algorithms, histories of searches performed, and various
lists of polynomials with small measure. References and a thesis available for downloading.
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- Le Kangourou des Mathémathiques
Ce jeu de mathématiques, créé en 1991 sur le modèle du concours national australien, comporte 24 questions à choix multiple de difficulté croissante, proposées le même jour dans tous les établissements
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- Leonardo On-Line - International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology (ISAST)
A journal founded in 1968 in Paris by kinetic artist and astronautical pioneer Frank Malina. Today, it covers the application of contemporary science and technology to the arts and music. This site includes an art gallery with texts by the artists, excerpts
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- Level Set Methods for Shape Recovery - J. A. Sethian
Overview of a movie on medical imaging. Imagine that you are given an image, say a medical (MRI or CT) scan. Suppose you want to extract the important feature within the image of a digital subtraction angiogram (DSA); in this case, the outline of the
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- Lewis Carroll - Jerry Stratton
"Lewis Carroll's work is often disneyfied for children, but when read raw is complex and fascinating...." Full texts and illustrations by Carroll, aka Charles Lutwidge Dodgson: Alice's Adventures Everywhere, Alice's Adventures Underground, Alice's Adventures
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- Links to Web Sites on the History of Mathematics - British Society for the History of Mathematics (BSHM)
A list of Web sites containing material relevant to the study of the history of mathematics: General sites; Web resources; Biographies; Regional mathematics; Museums with mathematics exhibits; Special exhibits; Books on-line; Student presentations; Miscellaneous;
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- LINK, The Visionary Information Service - Bertelsmann Springer
Hundreds of journals and electronic books from a variety of publishers, together with online data on available books and journals of the Springer publishing group, and on CD-ROM publications, software products, and catalogues. LINK is divided according
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- Lin McMullin
Resources for AP Calculus teachers, information and articles on computer algebra systems (CAS), and other materials. Conference presentations include "Teaching Limits So That Students Will Understand Limits." See, in particular, the guide to the AP Calculus
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- Literature for Science and Mathematics: Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve - California Department of Education
A collection of over one thousand science- and mathematics-related picture books, easy readers, classics, and other works of literature for children and adolescents. The recommended titles reflect the quality and the complexity of the types of materials
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- The Logo Foundation
A nonprofit educational organization devoted to informing people about Logo and supporting them in their use of Logo-based software and learning environments. The site includes links for workshops and seminars; books and videos; Logo software (at discount
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- Longer Chains of Reason (Pattern Based Reason) - Alan Selby
About mathematical induction. Rules that say that when a first situation occurs, so should a second, are called implication rules. Implication rules can be linked together, one after another. A ladder-based story illustrates the underlying idea, called
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- Macmillan Computer Reference Publishers
More than 150 complete computer books; collections of reference content, books and software for sale, with links to 3rd-party sites and related resources; a site search and a site map; a fully searchable listing of Macmillan computer reference products,
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- The Magical Maze: The Natural World and the Mathematical Mind - Prof. Ian Stewart; Mathematics Dept., University of Warwick, UK
At every step in a mathematical investigation you are faced with choices: some choices lead in fruitful directions, most do not. So mathematics is a maze - a logical maze, a mental maze which attempts to parallel the maze of cause and effect that we observe
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- Make Straight A's in College: 50 Proven Secrets for Making the Grade! - David Frey
A guide to success in math, science, and all other college courses. Description and testimonials available on site, as well as ordering information. Purchasers will also receive several free resources including the "Student Power Memory System," which
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- Mark Wahl Math Learning/Teaching Resources
Math methods and activity books written by Mark Wahl for teachers, homeschoolers and parents (especially grades 3-9), as well as information on Wahl's customized teacher or parent workshops and conferences, and some math and education links. Specialties:
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- Martinez Writings - Alberto A. Martinez
Sample the introduction from Negative Math, which shows that "unlike 2 + 2, some basic rules in mathematics were established essentially by convention.... We can make an algebra in which minus times minus is minus. And we can make another algebra in which
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- Matemáticas - Antonio Pérez
Si estás interesado en las Matemáticas, si eres profesor, estudiante, o simplemente sientes curiosidad, esta página te puede ayudar. Didáctica e Historia de las Matemáticas; Curiosidades en Internet. Problems, puzzles,
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- Mathabacus.com: Learning Mathematics with the Abacus - MathAbacus.com & Kreatif Kembara Sdn Bhd.
Two-book program from Malaysia designed to teach mental arithmetic and numbers through the use of the abacus in classrooms.
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- Math Adventures - George Gadanidis
Site for MathMania magazine, published four times yearly. It was originally published from 1989-1992, and was revived in 1999. February and April issues from 1999 are available free. The site also offers activity books, games, software, and a book on
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- Math and Science: Recommended Books (Natural Math) - Maria Droujkova and Dmitri Droujkov
An annotated list of books in alphabetical order by author, selected because they are pleasant to read, have valuable math or math education content, are respectful to students, and are accessible to a broad audience. Books may be purchased online through
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- Math Art Activities - Zachary J. Brewer
Supplementary art activities for grades 2-4 intended to help teachers introduce, reinforce, or expand on the topics they teach. The online game Forty Frogs helps students conceptualize the process of finding fractions of sets. Read the introduction of
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