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Fill and Pour	Logical Form & Equivalence (Discrete Math)	Java Applet	Tool		[3]
Fill a glass with the requested amount of liquid by filling, emptying, and pouring between it and a second container. Click the "New Problem" button to generate new parameters; "Challenge" creates con... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Towers of Hanoi	The towers of Hanoi (Discrete Math)	Java Applet	Tool		[3]
Solve the tower problem and test your theory by varying the number of disks. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Mastermind	Logical Form & Equivalence (Discrete Math)	Java Applet	Tool		[2]
This virtual manipulative is a version of the classic Mastermind game of logic. Win the game by discovering the colors of the four peg solution. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Venn Diagrams	Venn diagrams (Discrete Math)+	Java Applet	Tool		[2]
Investigate common features of sets. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
eNLVM - Interactive Online Mat...	General (Discrete Math)	Java Applet	Tool		[2]
The eNLVM enhances the applets available through the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (NLVM). It allows teachers to embed applets in lessons, make up questions to which students can submit an... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Conways Game of Life	Recursion (Discrete Math)+	Java Applet	Tool		[2]
Discover the rules that determine change in these simulations. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Math Jeopardy Template	General (Discrete Math)	PowerPoint	Tool		[2]
Using this PowerPoint template makes it easy to create your own professional-looking Jeopardy games. Five categories with five levels of difficulty are provided in the template. Complete instruction... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Tables and Combinatorics Dialo...	Subsets and Combinations (Discrete Math)	Calculator	Support Material		[1]
Discussion of tables as a convenient way to store and count outcomes. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Pythagorean Theorem	Proofs (Discrete Math)	Java Applet	Support Material		[1]
Read explanations of forty-three proofs of the Pythagorean theorem. Some of the proofs have additional pages with applets to explore. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
The Game of Marienbad	Subsets and Combinations (Discrete Math)	Flash	Tool		[1]
A version of the game of Nim, as played in the film "Last Year at Marienbad." You and the computer take turns removing as many cards as you like from one row at a time; the player who takes the last c... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Planarity	Paths and Circuits (Discrete Math)	Flash	Tool		[1]
In this Flash activity, arrange the vertices such that no edges overlap. Solve graphs of increasing difficulty, accumulating points based on the number of moves and the time it took to make them. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Tower of Hanoi	The towers of Hanoi (Discrete Math)	Java Applet	Tool		[1]
The Tower of Hanoi puzzle was invented by the French mathematician Edouard Lucas in 1883. The goal is to move all the discs from the left peg to the right one. Try to move all the discs from one side... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Vehicle Routing Problem Applet	General (Discrete Math)	Java Applet	Tool		[1]
An applet showing a solution of the Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows using a Genetic Algorithm. Demo of a JAVA-based library to perform tour scheduling and resource optimization tasks. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Pythagorean Theorem	Proofs (Discrete Math)	Java Applet	Tool		[3]
This virtual manipulative allows you to walk through a visual proof of the Pythagorean theorem. Before beginning the proof, recall that the pythagorean theorem is: c^2 = a^2 + b^2 More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Squares in a Square	Formula for a sequence (Discrete Math)+	Java Applet	Technology PoW		[3]
If you have a checkerboard that is 50x50 with small squares inside it, how many squares will there be all together? Students use a Java applet from the Freudenthal Institute to think about the ques... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Instant Solution of a Maze	Paths and Circuits (Discrete Math)	Computer	Activity		[2]
A quick way to find solutions to complicated mazes. The author writes: "While doing a maze activity with a group of elementary school homeschoolers, I started exploring mazes as systems of walls rathe... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Pascals Triangle	Permutations vs. combs. (Discrete Math)+	Java Applet	Tool		[2]
Pascal's triangle is a triangular arrangement of numbers corresonding to the probabilities involved in flipping coins, or the number of ways to choose n objects from a group of m indistinguishable obj... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Now/Next Recurrence Table Gene...	Recurrence relations (Discrete Math)+	JavaScript	Tool		[2]
This JavaScript illustrates one method of dynamically generating a table of values for a recurrence equation. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Shape Sorter Tool	Venn diagrams (Discrete Math)	Java Applet	Tool		[1]
Shapes have many different properties such as the lengths of their sides, measures of interior angles, and symmetry. This tool allows the user to use a Venn diagram model to sort shapes based on their... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Predator Prey	Applications (Discrete Math)+	Java Applet	Tool		[1]
This applet demonstrates a predator-prey growth model for the number of Foxes and Rabbits in a region given user input for the initial populations F_0 and R_0 and the Growth Rate for the Rabbit popula... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
powerOne^TM Graph v4	General (Discrete Math)	Palm OS	Tool	$	[1]
powerOne(r) Graph supports computation & graphing in the mathematics classroom. The following tasks can be done with this software on a handheld computer including: Data plotting More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Simultaneous Equation Solver A...	Matrix Reps. of Graphs (Discrete Math)	TI-89	Tool		[1]
Calculate solutions (unique, representation of the infinite solutions, or no solution) for linear systems up to 30x30. In addition, students can: enter symbolic data; save and edit up to five constan... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Coin Problem	Logical Form & Equivalence (Discrete Math)	Java Applet	Tool		[5]
Use deduction to find the lighter coin. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Chaos Dialogue	Sequences (Discrete Math)	Java Applet	Support Material		[2]
Introduces the notion of chaos as the breakdown in predictability. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Graph of the US Income Distrib...	Financial math (Discrete Math)	JavaScript	Tool		[2]
Interact with a graph displaying family income across the population using a football field as the context. The height of the curve at any point is the height of a stack of $100 bills equaling that in... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
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