Famous Math
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MacTutor History of Mathematics
An extensive and searchable archive covering famous people and concepts, as wellas describing the development of mathematics in various cultures.
 
Indexes of Biographies
Features brief biographies for most important mathematicians in history.
 
Women Mathematicians
On-going project by students in mathematics classes at Agnes Scott College inAtlanta, Georgia, United States.
 
Mathematical Quotation Server
A collection of mathematical quotations culled from many sources. You may conducta keyword search through the quotation database.
 
Science Jokes:1. MATHEMATICS : 1.6 MATHEMATIC PUNS
Designed perhaps best for the mathematician.
 
MathPuzzle.com
Celebrates math puzzles and mathematical recreations.
 
Women in Math (WIM) at UMCP
University of Maryland College Park organization with events, newsletter, andscholarship.
 
Beal Conjecture
The official Beal Conjecture site with information and links regarding the problem.
 
Careers in Mathematics
Association for Women in Mathematics: gives a flavor of some of the areas ofmathematics in which there are many opportunities.
 
Bette Veteto's Homepage
History of Mathematics, very strong on geometry.
 
History of Mathematics - Facets of India : Ancient and Modern
Includes history of algebra trigonometry, numerical mathematics, and geometry inthis region.
 
Math Forum: Famous Problems in the History of Mathematics
Describes what mathematicians have worked on, from ancient times to the present.Includes problems suitable for middle school and high school math students, ...
 
Heavenly Mathematics: Cultural Astronomy
An interdisciplinary course on cultural astronomy. The course has a goal ofimparting an understanding of basic astronomical phenomena and an appreciation of ...
 
History of Math Notes - Simon Fraser University
Timeline for Babylonian, Egyptian, Greek, Chinese, Indian, Arabic, and Europeanmathematical achievements. Includes summary of influences by important people in ...
 
SuperKids Educational Software Review.
Provides impartial reviews of children's software by parents, teachers, and kids.
 
Profession Jokes - Mathematicians
Jokes about mathematicians (part of the Profession Jokes site)
 
MathForge.net--Power Tools for Online Mathematics
Mathforge provides news and discussion about current events in mathematics andgeneral science. Users may also explore various tools for the effective ...
 
Fermat's Last Theorem -- from MathWorld
Article in Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics.
 
Poincaré Conjecture -- from MathWorld
A widely accessible statement of the Poincaré Conjecture and its implications,with various links and references for further inquiry.
 
CNN.com - Russian may have solved great math mystery - Jan. 7, 2004
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StudyWorks! Online : Math Links
A short list of Web sites of interest to users of MathSoft's StudyWorks.
 
The cool way to learn math, themathlab.com
A collection of educational math games and lessons for pre-algebra, algebra, andgeometry. Includes practice problems and drills, a math dictionary, ...
 
Minority Mathematicians
Links and birthdays.
 
Math Resources, Inc.
Software company that specializes in demonstration software for mathematics teachers.
 
Avalon Publishing Group, Inc.
Publishing company comprised of two publishing divisions, trade publishing andtravel reference publishing. Company information, catalogs, contact details, ...
 
Mathematics in Art and Architecture
An interdisciplinary course on mathematics in art and architecture.
 
Mathematicians are People Too
Short quiz introduces great minds from ancient times through the modern day.
 
Algebra Homework Help and Solvers
Interactive homework problems. Topics include Pre-Algebra, linear Algebra andother college Algebra.
 
BENJAMIN BANNEKER 1731-1806 - Mathematicians of the African Diaspora
Features a detailed biography as well as excerpts from a letter Banneker wroteto Thomas Jefferson.
 
Math Jokes
A collection of jokes about math and mathematicians.
 
Xah: Great Math Programs
A collection of mathematical programs, with particular reference to geometry.
 
Student Math Association Home Page
Open to anyone interested in Mathematics. News, photos, event information, andofficers.
 
MOHAMMAD BIN MUSA AL-KHAWARIZMI,great muslims,great moslems,famous ...
Was one of the first people to work on algebra solutions in a systematic way forlinear and algebraic solutions. Is attributed in this article to discovering ...
 
Images of Mathematicians on Postage Stamps
High-quality scans of postage stamps from around the world picturing famousmathematicians.
 
Paul Erdos, a Math Wayfarer at Field's Pinnacle, Dies at 83
New York Times obituary.
 
The Beauty of Mathematics
Devoted to fascinating mathematics, addressed to the general reader.
 
Thales of Miletus
Illustrated article by Don Allen with an emphasis on Thales' geometrical achievements.
 
Bay Area Math Circle
Features The Bay Area Mathematical Olympiad (BAMO) and weekly program for SanFrancisco Bay Area high and middle school students.
 
Fairbanks Country Day School
Private school for grades pre-K through 12.
 
Brainchild Online Assessment Tests Online Assessment Tool School ...
Preparation for state standardized tests, including FCAT, SAT 9, TAAS.
 
Road Sign Math
Website that accepts submissions of photographs of sign assemblies whose numberscan be arranged to form a mathematical operation.
 
A Gallery of Famous Intact Men
A gallery of people throughout the ages who were uncircumsized.
 
Coping With Math Anxiety -- Platonic Realms MiniText
An article on this type of phobia, its educational roots and social causes, anda battery of techniques for the student to help him/her learn mathematics more ...
 
Home page of Henry Wolkowicz; Professor of Mathematics in the ...
University of Waterloo.
 
MAT 007 I News WWW Edition
This newsletter attempts to combine mathematics and humour.
 
Mike Cook's Canonical List of Math Jokes, part 1
A collection of stories, limericks, questions and answers, and links.
 
Club Trivia - The World's Trivia Headquarters
Categorized collection of member-created trivia quizzes offered at a variety ofdifficulty levels. Includes user ratings and a daily trivia question.
 
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