- Mathematics in Japan - David Joyce; Dept. of Mathematics & Computer Science, Clark University
Resources on the history of Japanese mathematics, with a list of mathematicians, a Bibliography, and a map.
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- Mathematics Journals (AMS) - American Mathematical Society
A list of mathematics journals with articles on the Web and a list of Web sites for printed journals, with tables of contents of issues, abstracts of papers, actual papers, information about submissions and subscriptions, etc. See also the Annual Listing
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- Mathematics - Nancy McGough, Infinite Ink
Infinite Ink's primary mathematical interest is foundations of mathematics, including standard and non-standard logics, set theories, and other mathematical frameworks. This page contains links to other Web resources and information on Infinity, Set Theory,
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- Mathematics of Cartography - Cynthia Lanius
A map is a set of points, lines, and areas all defined both by position with reference to a coordinate system and by non-spatial attributes. These pages discuss how maps are used, give examples of different kinds of maps, and cover map history and math
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- The Mathematics of Fermat's Last Theorem - Charles Daney
A paper describing the math behind the proof, with links at each stage to related resources and suggestions for some recent books that provide more background. If you have read about number theory you know that Fermat's Last Theorem has been one of the
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- Mathematics of the Incas - MacTutor Math History Archives
Linked essay on the mathematics of the Incas, a civilization that developed a method of recording numerical information that did not require writing, involving knots in strings called quipu. With references and other related web sites.
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- Mathematics Related Articles - AllRefer.com
Browse mathematics-related entries from the Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 2003 edition. Further subjects available from the main page.
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- Mathematics - World Lecture Hall
Links to pages created by faculty worldwide who are using the Web to deliver math class materials: course syllabi, assignments, lecture notes, exams, class calendars, multimedia textbooks, etc. Advanced Integer Programming, Advanced Linear Programming,
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- Mathenomicon.net
Online mathematical reference, covering a wide range of topics (Algebra, Analysis & Calculus, Applied Mathematics, Discrete Mathematics, Foundations of Mathematics, Geometry, History & Biography, Language & Symbols, Number Theory, Probability & Statistics,
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- MathGuide - Lower Saxony State and University Library, Göttingen (SUB), Germany
An Internet-based subject gateway to scholarly relevant information in mathematics, with subject and source type catalogues, and a search engine. Resources are described and evaluated, new resources are continuously added, and already cataloged resources
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- MathGuide - State and University Library, Göttingen, Germany
An Internet-based subject gateway to scholarly relevant information in mathematics. Resources (over 1100 records) are described and evaluated with a set of Dublin Core metadata. Catalog lists resources by mathematical subject and source type (universities,
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- math-history-list - MAA, Math Forum
An unmoderated group hosted by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) and dealing with the history of mathematics, including announcements of meetings, new books and articles; discussion of the teaching of the history of math; and questions that
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- Math History: René Descartes - ThinkQuest 1996
A biographical sketch with a discussion of his accomplishments and contributions. From SMATT (Science, Math, and Technology Tutorials).
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- Math Homework Help
Email contact for homework help in pre-algebra, algebra I and II, college algebra, geometry, trigonometry, pre-calculus, and calculus. Site also contains a math history timeline; math dictionary; some basic differentiation and integration rules; trigonometric
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- Math Is Marvelous - Bette Veteto; Univ. of Memphis, Memphis, TN
A site designed to add a reading and writing component to the author's math classes. See, in particular, her History of Math Outline.
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- Math Jokes and Archimedes - Julian Rubin
A collection of K-12 Mathematics jokes studded with science links, pictures and stamps describing math's history and Archimedes' life and work. The jokes are short, not complicated or abusive.
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- Mathlinks.info - Ronald N. Gibson, M.D.
A portal to mathematics resources on the internet; links to college-level mathematics sites, categorized.
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- Math Listings (Online Schoolyard) - Comcast Online Communications
Links to selected math sites in the following categories: About Math in the Real World; Add, Subtract, Multiply and Divide; Algebra Avenue; Counting Corner; General Topics; Geometry; History of Mathematics; Measurements; Pre-Calculus/Calculus; Probability/Statistics/
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- Math Marvels - Mrs. O'Brien's Sequential III Honors math class
Students from Mrs. O'Brien's Sequential III Honors math class created this project with the intention of learning about a mathematician whose work has influenced the course of mathematics as well as curriculum. The pages feature information on the lives
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- MathNet - Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum für Informationstechnik Berlin (ZIB)
A collection of mathematical resources and related Web links in the following sections: General Resources; Publications; Information Providers; Software (research software in the public domain); Educational Resources; Special Interest Groups Archives;
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- Mathographies - Bellevue Community College (BCC)
Biographical sketches of prominent mathematicians in history: Maria Agnesi; Archimedes; Babylonian and Moslem Algebra, Cubic Equations, Tartaglia; David Blackwell; Jerome Cardano; Augustin-Louis Cauchy; Rene Descartes; Perci Diaconis; Paul Erdos; Leonard
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- Math Open Reference - John Page
Page's free online geometry textbook provides interactive animations of geometry topics to enliven the teaching process and give students a deeper level of comprehension. With a glossary, quizzes, simulations such as "how to read a protractor," a graphing
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- Math Pages - Kevin Brown
A collection of over 600 brief articles covering a huge variety of mathematical topics. Contents include: Number Theory; Combinatorics; Geometry; Algebra; Calculus and Differential Equations; Probability and Statistics; Set Theory and Foundations; History
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- Math - Science Search
Science Search is a directory for scientific topics, including this subsection of Math. Individual entries include description, category, and a user rating of the site.
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- Math/Social Studies Activity: The Pony Express - Rich McClelland; SCORE Mathematics
In the movement West, the Pony Express was a major influence in communications during its short life. Many students may be intrigued by the story of the Pony Express, and the following activities will help them discover a little about the route, and some
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- Math Teacher Link - Professional Development Consortium for Mathematics Teachers
A website designed to deliver professional development opportunities and classroom resources to teachers of mathematics, statistics, and related subjects at the high school and lower division college levels. Classroom resources include links to sites
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- Math Terms - Math Forum, Ask Dr. Math FAQ
Why was the letter m selected to represent slope? What's the name of the "fraction bar"? What are some sources of information about math terms and symbols?
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- Math Tour - ThinkQuest 1998
A site designed to be entertaining and to bring together people of all ages with a wide range of math skills to interact and explore mathematics, featuring original math problems, humorous proofs of theorems, funny stories, and interesting facts about
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- Math Words, and Some Other Words, of Interest - Pat Ballew
Why do they call it a right angle? Where did the word hundred come from? A
list of over 120 mostly math words, and their origins.
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- MathWorld: Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics - Eric W. Weisstein and Wolfram Research, Inc.
A full-text searchable, comprehensive alphabetical encyclopedia of math terms, equations, and derivations, with explanations, examples, references, and much more. Everything from Abacus to Zsigmondy Theorem. (Formerly the CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics,
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- Matrices and Determinants - MacTutor Math History Archives
Linked essay describing the history of matrices and determinants from the 2nd century B.C. through the early 20th century, with 13 references (books/articles).
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- A Matter of Time - Thinkquest 2007
This site examines the concept of time, in both English and Greek, from its suggested beginning to its projected end. It explores and engages the reader with varying views of time from scientific, religious, and cultural perspectives.
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- The Mayan Adventure
Multi-page, JAVA-based, Mayan Adventure games, meant to be fun and instructive. Learn the Mayan number system and mathematics, the Mayan system of timekeeping, and significant facts about Mayan culture and history; learn to decipher up to 40 percent of
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- Mayan Arithmetic - Steven Fought
A discussion of the importance of the Mayan symbol for zero and a tutorial on adding Mayan numbers by Steven Fought, written when he was a junior at Strath Haven High School in Wallingford, Pennsylvania.
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- Mayan Dating, Mayan Astronomy - Bohumil and Vladimir Bohm
Articles describing the calculation of the correlation between the Mayan and Christian systems of dating, and the results of Mayan Astronomy in the Dresden Codex and the Correlation between the Mayan and Christian Systems of Dating. In English, Spanish,
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- Mayan Mars - Ivars Peterson (MathTrek)
In 1601, Johannes Kepler undertook the challenge of deciphering the orbit of Mars and developing a mathematical theory of its motion to fit observations of the planet's changing position in the sky. In assuming that Earth itself traveled around the sun,
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- Mayan mathematics - MacTutor Math History Archives
Linked essay on the mathematical achievements of the people of the Yucatan peninsula, with a description of the Mayan base twenty number system was a base twenty system and illustrations of the Mayan numerals. With references and other related web sites.
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- Mayan Numbers - Rhonda Robinson; Virtual Science and Mathematics Fair
This 1995 report explores the number system of the Mayans, which was in some respects very similar to ours: they used a symbol for 0 and had symbols for the numbers 0 - 19.
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- The Mayan Numerals - Michiel Berger
(See also the Maya Calendar page.) Instead of ten digits, the Mayans used a base number of 20. They also used a system of bars and dots as "shorthand" for counting: a dot stood for one and a bar stood for five. This page provides a table of numerals and
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- MayaQuest - Classroom Connect
In February 1995, the MayaQuest team led by adventurer Dan Buettner embarked upon a wholly kid-directed bicycle expedition into the Maya world of Guatemala, Mexico, Belize and Honduras. The goal of the three-month expedition was to engage kids and their
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- M.C.Escher: Artist or Mathematician? - ThinkQuest 1997
Biographical information on Escher, images from his extensive output, a tessellations tutorial (with illustrations from Escher's notebook), and links to other Escher sites.
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- A McTrip Back In Time - Melanee Stearns; SCORE Mathematics
Students travel back to 1954 to a McDonald's Restaurant to see how prices have changed, adding and subtracting money with regrouping. It is assumed that they have had some prior experience with graphing. Aligned to the California State Standards. From
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- The Measurers: a Flemish Image of Mathematics in the Sixteenth Century - Museum of the History of Science, Oxford
From a 1995 exhibition centered around an unusual and important painting in the Museum's collection, known simply as 'The Measurers' (Antwerp, late 16th century). The painting depicts a range of practical activities, foremost among them mathematical instrument
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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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- Memory, Mental Arithmetic, and Mathematics - MacTutor Math History Archives
All the mathematicians whose biographies are given in the MacTutor archive exhibited extraordinary mental powers. This article examines a few mathematicians who showed extraordinary powers of memory and calculating, together with a number of people who
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- Mesopotamian Mathematics - Duncan J. Melville, St. Lawrence University
The origins of mathematics in Mesopotamia from the earliest tokens, through the development of Sumerian mathematics to the grand flowering in the Old Babylonian period, and on into the later periods of Mesopotamian history. Organized into background;
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- The Metric System (SI): A Concise Reference Guide - David Bartlett
Accurate but concise information intended to clarify the mysteries of the Système International d'Unités (SI), for both the layman and the expert. Introduction, a brief history, the base and supplementary units, derived units, SI prefixes,
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- The Middle East - Mathematics and the Liberal Arts - Todd Hammond
Notes on published articles: a resource for student research projects and for teachers interested in using the history of mathematics in their courses. Many pages focus on ethnomathematics and on the connections between mathematics and other disciplines.
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- MidLink Magazine - Caroline McCullen
"The Digital Magazine for Kids, By Kids." A bimonthly online magazine created by several middle schools and hosted by the University of Central Florida for children ages 10 to 15, linking middle schools around the world. Each magazine issue features student
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- Mobilizing Minds: Teaching Math and Science in the Age of Sputnik - National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
The 1957 launch of Sputnik, combined with a burgeoning school age population, catalyzed reform in mathematics and science teaching in the United States. This on-line exhibit presents objects from the time of Sputnik, including books and apparatus associated
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