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Apply Lessons: Applications of Mathematics 9 and 10 - Center for Applied Academics, B.C., Canada Education for the real world. Lesson plans and the careers to which they apply include: All Fired Up (Firefighter); Circuit Challenges (Electrical Engineer); Daunting Peaks (Vulcanologist); Fit by Design or Design to Fit (Mechanical Drafter Designer); Formula for Success (Market Analyst); Hearing is Believing (Audiologist); In Dog Pounds (Animal Health Technologist); Let it Fly! (Aerospace Engineer); Life Saver Anyone? (Lifeguard); Making Plans (Event Planner); On a Roll (Roller Coaster Designer); Paint by Numbers (House Painter); Pixelmaniacs (Computer Game Designer); Record Breaking News (Sportscaster); Teeing Off (Golf Pro); and Tuning In (Piano Repair Technician). Published in partnership by the Center for Applied Academics, the Bridges Initiatives Inc., and the B.C. Ministry of Education. more>> Apply Lessons: Technical and Professional Communications 12 - Center for Applied Academics, B.C., Canada Education for the real world. Lesson plans and the careers to which they apply include: Who Said That? (Immunologist); The Shortest Distance Between Two Points (Mechanical Drafter Designer); Cornering the Information Market (Market Analyst); Tell it like it is (Athlete); Tune Up Your Listening and Speaking Skills (Piano Repair Technician); The Plan It! Planet (Event Planner); Helping Others Hear (Audiologist); Sink or Swim (Lifeguard); Tee Time (Golf Club Pro); How does a Quark Wark? (Nuclear and Particle Physicist); Build It Up, Trim It Down (Sportscaster); Ups and Downs (Roller Coaster Designer); and Will it Fly? (Aerospace Engineer). Published in partnership by the Center for Applied Academics, the Bridges Initiatives Inc., and the B.C. Ministry of Education. more>> Electronic Bookshelf (Mathematics Across the Curriculum) - Dartmouth College Materials produced by the MATC project are listed on the Electronic Bookshelf. Topics include: Algebra; Calculus and Differential Equations; Engineering; Physical Sciences; Art; Computer Science; History and Geography; Pre-Algebra; Biology, Medicine, and Psychology; Data Analysis; Literature; Statistics; Business and Economics; Discrete Math; Math and Music; Trigonometry. more>> The Electronic Encyclopedia of Statistical Exercises and Examples Supplementing introductory textbooks, the Electronic Encyclopedia of Statistical Exercises and Examples (EESEE) comprises over 80 "real-world" stories, or examples, about the uses and abuses of statistics and statistical inference, drawn from published and printed media encompassing a wide range of subject-matter areas. Each case study is accompanied by problems, graphics, and, in most cases, data sets portable to various statistical software packages. Some stories are also accompanied by video clips. Preview or order the CD-ROM. A product of a National Science Foundation grant to Cornell University and The Ohio State University, currently developed with support at the latter by W.H. Freeman & Company. more>> Exactly How Is Math Used In Technology? - Mathematics Dept., British Columbia Institute of Technology A table of examples of how various areas of mathematics are applied to various areas of technology. Areas of technology include biomedical engineering, food technology, building technology, chemical sciences, civil and structural engineering, graphics and computer-aided drawing (CAD), electronics, environmental health, mechanical engineering, mining technology, nuclear medicine, occupational health, petroleum technology, prosthetics, forestry and wildlife, robotics, and surveying. Topic pages include background, problems, and solutions. more>>

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1991 Mathematics Subject Classification (MSC) - Chris Eilbeck; Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh A hypertext version of the 1991 MSC. The main purpose of the classification is to help readers to find the items of present or potential interest to them as readily as possible - in MR, in Zbl, or anywhere else where this classification system is used. ...more>> Algebra in Simplest Terms - Annenberg Media In this video series for college and high school classrooms and adult learners, host Sol Garfunkel explains how algebra is used for solving real-world problems. Free sign up is required for first-time users of the online videos. Materials (videos and ...more>> Applied Math Resources - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute A search of a database of schools with Applied Mathematics Programs at the graduate level. A search index to find all the fields of specialization of a particular college or university is also available. You may choose from an alphabetical list - acoustics ...more>> Ask-A-Scientist Archives - Newton BBS, Argonne National Laboratory Frequently asked astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, environmental, general, physics, and mathematics question posts, replies from NEWTON, an Electronic Bulletin Board System (BBS) for Science, Math, and Computer Science K-12 ...more>> Balkan Journal of Geometry and Its Applications (BJGA) - Balan, Udriste, Editors An international biannual journal covering a wide spectrum of pure and applied mathematics, ranging from synthetic to computational geometry and applications in physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, and architecture, and promoting especially papers ...more>> Barcode Encoding - Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles, Alexander Bogomolny Barcodes are used with various encodings all over the world to simplify product identification, especially in retail. The site explains the most popular encodings, like UPC (Universal Product Code), ISBN (Intenational Standard Book Number), and EAN-13 ...more>> Books: Professional & Technical: Professional Science: Mathematics - Amazon.com Browse bestselling math books from the Professional and Technical Bookstore at Amazon.com, in such categories as Applied; Chaos & Systems; Geometry & Topology; Mathematical Analysis; Mathematical Physics; Number Systems; Pure Mathematics; Transformations; ...more>> Calculators for Multiplying Vectors - William C. Corwin Special purpose calculators: determine crown molding, find the bearing for a sundial (sun compass), face towards mecca, predict shadows, solve triangles (given angles or sides or ratios), apply Cramer's Rule, solve three equations with three unknowns ...more>> Captain Astounding's Nightclub - Dan Welchman A series of books set in a nightclub, the first of which discusses the practical applications of raising a number to the second, third, fourth and fifth powers. Other topics forthcoming, including "The Probability." The books concentrate on the real meaning ...more>> Career Profiles - AMS-MAA-SIAM Mathematical Sciences Career Information Project Mathematicians at work: practical answers to the question, Why should I study math? More than 40 short essays written by math majors around the country about the types of work they are doing after having received their undergraduate or graduate degrees. ...more>> Cmathématique - Téléfiction Liens à consulter classés par sujet et par niveau; des problèmes du mois, un concours pour l'honneur dont les meilleures solutions de participants seront publiées sur le site; des capsules "crack" mathématiques offrant ...more>> Connected Curriculum Project (CCP) - Frank Wattenberg, Department of Mathematics, Montana State University An NSF-sponsored project providing interactive, interdisciplinary, Web-based curricula to support the implementation of Mathematics Across the Curriculum. Maple labs, QuickTime movies, sound clips, text, and sample problems are combined in modules such ...more>> Connected Curriculum Project: Multivariable Calculus, Linear Algebra, and Differential Equations - Frank Wattenberg, Department of Mathematics, Montana State University Materials (TI-92, Maple, Mathematica 2, Mathematica 3, MathCad) organized around the interplay between mathematics and its applications, written together with the textbook Multivariable Calculus, Linear Algebra, and Differential Equations in a Real and ...more>> COOL School - School districts of British Columbia, Canada COOL School is a consortium of school districts in BC, Canada, which work together to develop quality online learning resources. An LOR (learning object repository) is available on site which includes a variety of math topics, from applications to Calculus. ...more>> Count Madness Number Puzzles - James E. Garner Cards with questions covering a wide range of subjects, each of which can be answered with a counting number. Answers are upside-down on the card. Examples and ordering information provided on site. Teacher's copy available. ...more>> Count On - Department for Education and Employment, UK Activities and resources -- some simple and some fancy -- for parents, teachers, and students. Resources offers, among other things, guides: to mathematical misconceptions; for parents helping with homework; for promoters of math fairs; and for providers ...more>> CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences - CSIRO From Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), research in environmental measurement and assessment; manufacturing, resources and finance; biotechnology, imaging and informatics; organisational performance measurement; ...more>> Database of Number Correlations - James Barton Partitionings, prime factorizations, polygonal numbers, and other data about each of the numbers one through one thousand, as well as connections to "various material and occult phenomena." See also Barton's magic square that has interesting prime factor ...more>> DO MATH...and you can do anything! - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Features grade level-specific mathematical activities that children can do with their families and on their own, as well as links to other sites where children can explore the connections between math and some possible career paths. Also includes a family ...more>> Draft version of MSC2000 - European Mathematical Society (EMS) The proposed revision of the 1991 Mathematics Subject Classification (MSC), the classification used by the two reviewing journals Mathematical Reviews (MR) and Zentralblatt für Mathematik (Zbl) since the beginning of 1991. MSC2000 is the result of ...more>> Esso Family Math Project - Barry Onslow, Judi Waters, Nancy Chapple, Linda Adams, et al. A community-based program for families that uses everyday materials and math games to help children understand math ideas. Concepts used in the real world -- such as measurement, estimation, and mental math -- are sometimes difficult for children to ...more>> E-World - Glenn Elert A homepage including links for his Midwood High School classes, Teachers College (Columbia) materials, especially papers on mathematics (Chaos, Fractals, Dimension; Ptolemy's Table of Chords; Mathematics Packages) and education reform (School Choice; ...more>> Exploring Precalculus - William Mueller A lively and intuitive introduction to precalculus. Materials center on three themes: functions, rates of change, and accumulation. Showing the subject from many angles, illustrations include algebraic, graph-based, and real-world examples, and feature ...more>> The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences - Louisiana State University Libraries, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Profiles of African American men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering. African American chemists, biologists, inventors, engineers, and mathematicians have contributed in both large and small ways; by describing ...more>> Fast Marching Methods and Level Set Methods - J. A. Sethian, University of California-Berkeley Fast Marching Methods and Level Set Methods are numerical techniques that can follow the evolution of interfaces. These interfaces can develop sharp corners, break apart, and merge together. The techniques have a wide range of applications, including ...more>> Fun Math for Kids from Big Learning - Dr. Karen A. Cole Real-world applications for elementary school kids--especially designed for parents and kids to explore together. Also great for classroom warm-up activities. ...more>> The Fun Works - Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) A career exploration digital library for middle school youth (ages 11-14 yrs), designed to capture imaginations and direct youth toward careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). It places particular emphasis on engaging youth ...more>> Future of Math - Jamie Tubbs This site supports the use of blogs, digital cameras, digital portfolios, discussion forums, spreadsheets, and other digital media to enhance student understanding of mathematics. Find suggestions on how to teach with journals, problem-solving, learning ...more>> Game Theory in the News - Mike Shor A regularly updated archive of news articles about game theory or probability. Hundreds of articles currently archived are indexed by mathematical theme or by area of application, including evolutionary biology, computer science, politics, and economics. ...more>> GEM: Gateway to Educational Materials - National Library of Education (NLE) A database for education links, intended to be more useful for teachers than a search engine. It records the resources of its consortium members (information on joining the consortium is available onsite). Users are able to: browse through lists organized ...more>> Girlstart An in-school educational outreach program encouraging girls in math, science, and engineering in Texas. SmartGrrls collaborates with parents, schools, higher education, industry, and community groups to provide programs, strategies, and resources to increase ...more>> Goudreau Museum of Mathematics in Art & Science - Stephanie Killian When you visit the Math Museum in New York, you can build a math model; explore games and puzzles; view exhibits demonstrating how math is used in the arts and sciences; experience challenging but nonthreatening specialized programs and workshops in math; ...more>> Hands-On Science Centers - International - Mark W. Maimone This page contains pointers to public museums worldwide with a strong emphasis on interactive science education. Links to home pages of these museums; some reviews. ...more>> Handy Math - Roseller Sunga The website provides practical online calculators for technicians to use, from do-it-yourselfers to chemists. ...more>> IMaST: Integrated Mathematics, Science, and Technology - Illinois State Univ. A two-year middle school program designed to be taught by seventh and eighth grade teachers from each of the three disciplines. This theme-based curriculum promotes experientially based, hands-on, constructivist learning, and was developed in response ...more>> Index Using Mathematics Subject Classification (MSC) - Dave Rusin; The Mathematical Atlas The index pages at this site are organized according to the Mathematics Subject Classification (MSC) scheme. (This is the scheme developed by the American Mathematical Society and Zentralblatt für Mathematik.) General headings include Foundations; ...more>> Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering (ICASE) - NASA Langley Research Center A center of research in applied mathematics, numerical analysis, fluid dynamics, and computer science, operated by the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) to provide a natural mechanism for interactions among NASA scientists and engineers, ...more>> Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) - University of Minnesota The IMA is located at the University of Minnesota, and is affiliated with the School of Mathematics, the Minnesota Center for Industrial Mathematics and other Participating Organizations. Its mission is to close the gap between theory and applications, ...more>> International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning - Kluwer A journal for papers not solely about computers; the mathematics discussed are not limited by current boundaries of the discipline or by current conceptions of the curriculum. The journal redefines mathematics learning and teaching, increasing connections ...more>> Introducing Mathematics This website looks at some areas of mathematics that are not familiar to most people, such as Ramsey theory and set theory, but introduces them in an uncomplicated manner. ...more>> Is Mathematical Teaching a Function of Time? - Andrej and Elena Cherkaev, eds. A page of math humor, including definitions, anecdotes, math education jokes, theorems, puns, limerics, and links. ...more>> Knot a Braid of Links (CAMEL) - Canadian Mathematical Electronic Information Services Mathematics on the Web: a collection of mathematical Links of the Week from 1996 on, with a new one every week. Maintained by CAMEL at Simon Fraser University. ...more>> La pagina della classificazione matematica: MSC2000 librerie H-volumi - Antonella De Robbio, Alberto Marini, Dario Maguolo Italian version of Mathematics Subject Classification version 2000 (MSC2000); different points of views, with a comparison of MSC1991 and MSC2000. Includes a description of the project, links to relevant pages, and a preprint of "La versione Draft2000 ...more>> Lesson Plans: Mathematics - The Educator's Reference Desk K-12 lesson plans categorized by subject (Algebra, Applied Math, Arithmetic, Careers, Functions, Geometry, History, Measurement, Number Sense, Number Theory, Patterns, Probability, Process Skills, and Statistics), as well as links to internet sites featuring ...more>> The Lial/Hornsby Algebra Series Web Site - Addison Wesley Longman, Inc. A site supporting the Lial/Hornsby Algebra series with additional practice, quizzes, tutorials, exercises, and information about the textbook supplements. For every chapter of each textbook, the site provides a glossary; InterAct plug-in tutorial exercises; ...more>> MAA Bookstore - Mathematical Association of America A searchable list of books, with descriptions, in the following categories: Algebra; Analysis; Applied Mathematics; Calculus; Career Information; Computing and Computers; Elementary Models; Games, Puzzles, and Popular Exposition; Geometry and Topology; ...more>> The Magic of Math - magicofmath.org Communicate and share the delight of mathematics. Talk to a math whiz about how math makes the world go round, get pointers on how to figure out a math problem, or just chat about math by sharing cool ideas, original math jokes, poems, riddles, art, problems ...more>> Make It Real Learning Company - Frank Wilson The Make It Real Learning library features more than 100 math worksheets focused specifically on answering the question, "When am I ever going to use this?" The site addresses math topics ranging from fraction addition to partial derivatives. Their free ...more>> Math Alive - Ingrid Daubechies, Princeton University Materials from a course designed for those who have not had college mathematics but would like to understand some of the mathematical concepts behind important modern applications. Interactive "virtual labs" address cryptography; error correction and ...more>> Math and Science Gateway - Cornell Department of Education, Cornell Theory Center The Cornell Theory Center Math and Science Gateway for secondary school students and educators provides an easy starting point for locating science and mathematics resources on the Web. It is tailored to the needs of students in grades 9 through 12, with ...more>>

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