- Creative Java Puzzles - J. L. Read, Enchanted Mind
Games "good for exercising both sides of the brain." Knight's Tour: pass all the squares of the board with the knight, making only legal moves. Peg Solitaire: Remove all the pegs in the least amount of time, finishing with only one peg in the target hole.
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- Crossnumber puzzle (figure logic) - Alfredo Baratta
Cross figure puzzles to print or play online. Also known as figure logic puzzles, cross figure puzzles resemble crosswords in structure, but with entries consisting of numbers rather than words, and clues based on math questions, e.g., "1 Across: The
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- Cross Number Puzzles - Rainer Typke
Cross number puzzles to solve online; log in to create your own. Also known as crossfigure, figure logic, or numberlock puzzles, cross number puzzles require numbers instead of words to complete a crossword-like grid.
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- Cryptarithms Online - Jorge Soares
Mathematical puzzles in which the digits are replaced by letters of the alphabet or other symbols. Brain-teasers by the author; cryptarithms from the journal Sphinx; a primer; books on cryptarithms, and links to relevant sites on the Web.
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- Cryptoclub - Vera Pless, Janet Beissinger
This website includes tools to encrypt and decrypt messages, an
animated treasure hunt, a classroom message board to send and
receive encrypted messages, and a place to explore mathematics
topics related to cryptography, such as prime numbers and
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- The Crypto Drop Box of the American Cryptogram Association - Jerry Metzger
The American Cryptogram Association (ACA) is a nonprofit volunteer organization devoted to disseminating cryptographic knowledge. Members make up and solve their own creations strictly for the fun of it. Every two months, the ACA journal, The Cryptogram,
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- Cryptography - Corey Reed
An introduction to cryptography, in particular affine enciphering applied to the alphabet, focusing on the use of linear algebra. Includes a primer on bases and modulus algebra and extensions for deciphering an affine enciphered message, using keys to
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- CTAP Middle School Math Project - CTAP Region IV
A database of online technology resources supporting California middle school math content standards for grades 6, 7, and algebra. Designed for use in classroom instruction or as homework helpers for students, the matrices resources align to state standards
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- C.T.J. Dodson - Christopher Dodson
Dodson provides notes and Maple or Mathematica packages for many different mathematics courses, including algebra and pre-calculus, calculus, differential equations, using computers for mathematics and statistics, and an introductory course on curves,
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- The CTK Exchange - Interactive Math Miscellany and Puzzles, Alexander Bogomolny
A page devoted to questions and answers concerning Bogomolny's pages and math in general. Postings are approved by Bogomolny, and usually answered by him, although they may be answered by the general public as well. Posting topics vary all the way from
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- Curious and Useful Math - Clay Ford
Tricks and rules for quickly calculating certain types of math problems, many from the 1888 book The Carpenter's and Joiner's Pocket Companion. Multiplication Tricks; Division Tricks; Squaring Tricks; Can it Divide...?; Age Math; Bible Numbers; Box Tricks;
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- The Cutting Sticks Problem - Frans Faase
A classic math puzzle: You are given k sticks with integer length of which the total length of sums up to n(n+1)/2. None of the sticks is shorter than n. Can you always cut them into sticks with length 1, 2, up to n, no matter the number of the sticks
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- CYBERCHASE Online - Educational Broadcasting Corporation (PBS.org)
Companion site to CYBERCHASE, PBS's animated math adventure series, intended to foster math literacy and problem-solving skills for kids ages 8-11. Play interactive games or practice with tools such as the talking calculator, crack challenging puzzles,
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- The Cyclotomic Fields Virtual Study Group
A group of people studying L. Washington's book Introduction to cyclotomic fields. Download solutions to the book's problems in DVI format, or read the list of errata.
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- Dad's Worksheets - Dad
Dad's Worksheets is a site with strategies and free printable practice worksheets (including answer keys) for elementary math operations.
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- Daily Desmos - Anderson, Dan; Fenton, Michael; and Lanier, Justin
A daily challenge to reproduce a given graph using Desmos or some other graphing calculator. Teachers Anderson (NY), Fenton (CA), and Lanier (NY) rate the plots by difficulty. Also available from http://dailydesmos.blogspot.co.uk/.
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- DA Information - David Hoffman
An introductory course in decision analysis, with lecture notes and instructions for projects.
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- Data Games - KCP Technologies
As students play Data Games, they generate data that they must analyze to win the games. Supporting materials include a student worksheet; teacher guidelines that correlate the activity to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM); and videos
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- DAU Math Refresher Tutorial - George Mason University
An interactive tutorial that uses a subway map as a metaphor for moving through the lessons, giving a comprehensive view of basic mathematics, covering arithmetic, fractions, exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, series, functions, limits, domains
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- David Eppstein's Teaching - David Eppstein
Archives of Information and Computer Science courses in computational statistics, computability, design and analysis of algorithms, computational geometry, game programming (Java versions of mancala, othello, and fanorona), graduate data structures, computational
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- David Goodman's Math Links - David Goodman, editor
Link listings for a variety of topics, organized by those topics.
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- David Sumner's Home Page - David Sumner
Study guides, exams, quizzes, problem sets, exam review materials, utilities, programs and simulations, syllabi, and other materials for courses such as calculus, sequences and series, graph theory, number theory and cryptography, and probability. The
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- Davitily Math Problem Generator - Nguyen, Ly; and Pardue, David
Create worksheets and tests, including options for multiple choice, printable versions, and answer keys. Click to insert pre-worded questions in basic math, algebra, and geometry, the parameters of which vary randomly. Requires JavaScript. Also available
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- Dear Marilyn, About Leap Years (Math Chat) - Frank Morgan, MAA Online
Your explanation [in Parade Magazine] of September 13, 1998 that we may need to skip a leap year EVERY FEW THOUSAND YEARS because the tropical year (about 365.2422 days) is a bit shorter than the average calendar year (365.2425 days) neglects CHANGES
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- Deberes matemáticas: Ejercicios y problemas de matemáticas resueltos paso a paso. - FORTEC, Formación y Tecnología S.L.
Herramientas didácticas específicas para la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de las matemáticas de la E.S.O. Ejercicios, problemas, exámenes, temarios, todos resueltos y explicados paso a paso. Por suscripción.
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- Decimal Places on a Number Line - NASA Lewis Learning Technologies Project
Decimal places: On a number line, which of the following numbers would be the farthest to the right? 0.001, 0.0015, 0.00099, 0.0005. A detailed answer is provided. From NASA's 9th Grade Math Proficiency Test.
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- Deep in the Jungles - Ivars Peterson (MathTrek)
Humans are predisposed to seeing order and meaning in a world that too often presents random choices and chaotic evidence. Random events sometimes get linked into a meaningful, though ultimately bogus, scenario... At the same time, the mathematics of
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- The Definitive Four Fours Answer Key - David A. Wheeler
From 0 up to 40,000, whole number mathematical expressions that use only common mathematical symbols and exactly four 4s. Wheeler offers his solutions in three different formats: an abbreviated list of answers; a text file of results, mathematical expressions,
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- Delphi For Fun - Gary Darby; Intellitech Systems Inc.
Delphi is based on the Pascal programming language developed in the early 1970s by Niklaus Wirth and named after mathematician Blaise Pascal. This site explores the use of programming as a tool in math problem solving, discussing interesting problems,
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- Delta Blocks - Hop David
A way to model different 3-D tessellations and a tool for studying geometry, crystallography, and polyhedra. Delta blocks were inspired by M. C. Escher's print "Flatworms," which he said demonstrates that one can build a house not only with the usual
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- Department of Higher Mathematics, Physico-Technical Institute - Moscow State University
In Russian. Information on the department, study materials (textbooks and study aids by the dept. teachers, previous exams, lists of programs and classes and conferences for the current year), and information and download of a mathematical computer program
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- Department of Mathematical Sciences - U.S. Military Academy, West Point
Publications include Cryptologia, CASE (Computer Algebra Systems in Education), Mathematica Militaris, and PRIMUS (Problems, Resource, and Issues in Undergraduate Mathematics Studies). MathTECH is a research project that provides Java applets and TI-89
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- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science - North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM)
Learning materials for teachers and students include resources on algebra, advanced functions, and mathematical modeling; data sets used with the NCSSM textbook Contemporary Precalculus Through Applications; the AP Calculus Web Center; and Mathematics
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- Desafios Matemáticos - Paulo Ferro
Cinco desafios novos cada mês. Ferro, um professor de matemática licenciado pela Universidade de Coimbra, tambem oferece demonstracões de geometria dinâmica, jogos matemáticos, biografias de matemáticos, exames
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- Des Trucs et des Maths - Philippe Picart
Sur le nombre pi; le nombre d'or; le Rubik's cube; des ressources à télécharger; et "des trucs de maths divers," comme un JavaScript qui répond à la question "Quel jour de la semaine es-tu né?" Avec un coins des
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- Developing Geometry Concepts Using Computer Programming Environments (i-Math Investigations) - Illuminations; National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
An online, interactive, multimedia math investigation. Computer programming environments can be used to help children understand geometric concepts. The interactive tool in this i-Math investigation illustrates how LOGO can be used to foster creative
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- De Viribus Quantitatis - The University of Bologna
Luca Pacioli, a Franciscan monk, mathematics tutor, and colleague of Leonardo Da Vinci, wrote this foundational text of modern magic and numerical puzzles between 1496 and 1508. De Viribus Quantitatis (On the Powers of Numbers) contains the first ever
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- Dice and Valentine's Day Symmetries (Math Chat) - Frank Morgan; Christian Science Monitor
A dice challenge from S. H. Logue: The six faces of four dice have these numbers on them: A 1 1 5 5 5 5 B 4 4 4 4 4 4 C 3 3 3 3 7 7 D 2 2 2 6 6 6. You and your opponent each choose one die to use throughout the game. Each round you both roll, and the
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- Dictionary of Algorithms, Data Structures, and Problems - Paul E. Black
Originally compiled for the CRC Dictionary of Computer Science, Engineering and Technology: a dictionary of algorithms, algorithmic techniques, data structures, and archetypical problems, with related definitions. Algorithms include common functions,
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- Differential Equations (S.O.S. Mathematics) - Dept. of Mathematical Sciences, Univ. of Texas at El Paso
An online course: learning units presented in worksheet format review the most important results, techniques and formulas in college and pre-college differential equations. Sections include: Introduction and First Definitions; Modeling via Differential
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- DigitalLesson.com - Mark Tully
Website for middle school math teachers that has middle school math lessons, games, projects and activities for use in the classroom. Free newsletter, other resources for sale.
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- Digital Math - Santa Barbara County Education Office
A site to assist Algebra I, Grade 7, and Grade 6 students, their parents, and educators with the California State Mathematics Content Standards. Log in for Quicktime that provides step-by-step instruction to solve problems aligned with the mathematics
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- Disaster Math - FEMA for Kids
Problems for kids about earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados, wild fires, winter storms, and floods. The site will get your score for you.
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- Discrete Math Problem of the Week (PoW) - Math Forum
Discrete math problems from a variety of sources, including textbooks, math contests, NCTM books, and puzzle books, and real-life situations, designed to reflect different levels of difficulty. From 1999 until 2002, this service challenged students with
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- Disfruta Las Matemáticas - Rod Pierce, mathsisfun.com
Spanish language version of Maths is Fun.
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- Dissections: Plane & Fancy - Greg Frederickson, Cambridge University Press
A book that explores an area of mathematical recreations, called geometric dissections, or the cutting of one or more figures into pieces that can be rearranged to form other figures. With an emphasis on using as few pieces as possible, these geometrical
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- The Distribution of the Knight - the Theoretical Research Institute
For every given starting point in the knight's tour problem, evaluate every
possible path that visits each square exactly once, and then count how many
solutions exist. Illustrations and calculations of the distribution of solutions
and dead ends across
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- Dividing 12-foot Boards - NASA Lewis Learning Technologies Project
Lewis needs 1,500 boards to build a small rocket. Each board must be 3 feet long. If boards are sold in 12 foot lengths, how many boards must Lewis buy and cut into 3 foot pieces to get the 1,500 he needs? A detailed answer is provided. From NASA's 9th
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- Dividing Decimals - NASA Lewis Learning Technologies Project
Dividing decimals: What is 12.8 divided by .04? A detailed answer is provided. From NASA's 9th Grade Math Proficiency Test.
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- Dividing: Fractions and Mixed Numbers - NASA Lewis Learning Technologies Project
What is 1 1/2 divided by 1/2? A detailed answer is provided. From NASA's 9th Grade Math Proficiency Test.
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