Mathematics Resources on the Web

(Math Links)

General Math

• Math Applets - Tons of java applets separated by topic, including applets for middle school math, trigonometry, calculus, vectors, complex numbers, Conic Sections, and misc math.
• S.O.S. Math - A great site for math help at all levels. Includes help for Algebra, Trigonometry, Calculus, Differential Equations, Complex Variables, and Matrix Algebra.
• Ask Dr.Math - College students and professors helping K-12 students with their math questions. Based at Swarthmore College and staffed mainly by Swarthmore students, staff, and faculty. Students are encouraged to send in their math questions.
• Math Forum Research Collection - Connects to all different types of math information.
• Math2.org - Formally "Dave's Math Tables." A very versatile site solving math problems from arithmetic to calculus and beyond.
• Flash Cards -This is an interactive flash card site. You can choose among addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; simple or complicated problems; and how many digits the numbers will have. This is a good site to practice arithmetic skills, without word problems!
• MathDEN - Large collections of interesting math problem sets in several stages, plus math challenge problems, hints for calculating in your head faster, and more. This is a very nice site. You'll need to register (no charge) or use the login id "guest" and password "guest". Check out the "math on the net" for more fun stuff.
• The Math Forum - A virtual center for math education on the Internet; includes pages specifically for educators and mathematics through calculus. (This site was formerly called The Geometry Forum). Click onto the Student section for help in a variety of math disciplines.
• Math Leaque Help Topics - This is a help resource for arithmetic. It contains help on whole numbers, decimals, data statistics, fractions, geometry, ratio proportion, percentages, integers, metric units measurements, an introduction to algebra, and positive and negative numbers, all in an easy to follow format(with examples). It is designed for 4th through 8th grade but it looks useful for all ages.
• Math Homework Help - A collection of links to sites that provide help with math homework, mostly by email.
• MathMagic - Math problem challenges on the net. Enjoy the challenges on your own, or register to submit your answers along with other participants.
• MegaMath - An absolutely wonderful collection of creative and imaginative ideas, exercises, and fun things to do for all ages. From the Computer Research and Applications Group at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
• Math on Web - An Interactive Math Utilities Page where you can: Evaluate a mathematical expression in "n" variables, Solve a single dimensional function, Solve Kepler's equation, Minimize a function, fit a curve to a set of data points, and more.
• MathsOn-Line - A project based at the University of Vienna, Austria, and running since March 1998. Its goal is the construction of a modern mathematics learning site on the web. It has a large variety of interactive math tutorial applets which are interesting (Java calculator, 3D plotting, and others).
• Cut the Knot - A mixed bag of interactive math puzzles and philosophy. Many of these require Java and/or JavaScript.
• WebMath - The internet site that solves your math problems. A variety of problem solving situations, from basic mathematics to algebra, quadratic functions and physics.

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Algebra

• S.O.S. Math - Algebra - The Algebra section of SOSMath.com. Includes help in fractions, linear and quadratic equations, complex numbers, logs and exponentials, systems of linear equations, and more.
• Algebra Activities - Links to algebra problems, software, and interactive webpages.
• Zona Land - In Zona Land you will find educational and entertaining items pertaining to physics, to the mathematical sciences, and to mathematics in general. This site is heavily loaded with Java, VRML and JavaScript so be prepared! They have EZ graph and EZ evaluator which are great for algebra. Click onto the "more math than science" section.

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Geometry

• Geometers SketchPad Sketches - A great site for vizualizing geometric situations. Features animated "sketches" of many geometric topics.
• Geometry Problems - Click on problems of the week (POW) or problems of the month (POM) for geometric activities and problems.
• Non-Euclidean Geometry - Description of non-Euclidean geometry, along with a software package, NonEuclid, an interactive simulation of the Poincare Model of Hyperbolic Geometry. This is for upper level geometry.

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Calculus

• OJK's Pre-Calculus Page - A very useful site covering a ton of material from linear equations, through Trigonometric Functions, right up to some basic Calculus topics.
• S.O.S. Math - Calculus - SOSMath.com's calculus site. Includes help in sequences and series, limits, differentiation, integration, and more.
• Graphics for the Calculus Classroom - This is a collection of graphical demonstrations developed for first year calculus, but suitable and interesting for high school students as well. From Douglas Arnold at Penn State.
• Calculus-Help.com - Features Problems of The Week, some links to other sites and also a cool "Interactive Cheat Sheet" showing the basics of Limits, Series, Derivatives, Integrals, and Diff. Eq's.
• The Integrator - runs interactively using Mathematica to perform integrals for anyone with a web browser. By simply typing in any integral or choosing a random sample, the Integrator sends a Mathematica Link message to a Mathematica kernel, which then does the integral using its built-in Integrate function. The result is sent back within seconds to the Integrator Web Page for you to see.
• Calculus Problem of the Week - Writes an AP Calculus problem every week school is in session. Has multiple choice calculus problems as well.

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Basic Probability

• CHANCE - This data base contains materials designed to help teach a CHANCE course. CHANCE is a new introductory course being developed cooperatively by several colleges and universities. It is a case study course based upon current chance events as reported in the daily newspapers. Click here for info on statistics software.
• Numeroscope - The Numeroscope is a multi-media, interactive laboratory for exploring the number systems which form the basis for today's cryptography. There are some interactive problems which looked like fun but take a while to appear.

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Advanced Mathematics

• Abstract Algebra On-Line Study Guide - A nice site dedicated to providing help in Abstract Algebra. Covers such topics as Groups, Rings, Fields, Galois Theory, and more. Could be helpful to students in MATH 403.
• IRA - Interactive Real Analysis - A great interactive textbook for referencing theorems, definitions, etc. Also includes proofs and problems. A good resource for students in MATH 410 and 411.
• SOSMath.com - Matrix Algebra - S.O.S. Math's Matrix Algebra site is great for students in a linear algebra course. Provides help with Matrix Operations, Determinants, Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors, and more. Should be helpful to students in MATH 405.
• SOSMath.com - Differential Equations - S.O.S. Math's Differential Equations site. Its very thorough; you will most likely find what you are looking for. Should be helpful to students in MATH 414.
• The vector cross product - A nice java applet illustrating vector cross products. You can grab and move the terminal points of vectors a and b and see the effect on their cross products. You can also tilt the plane that a and b lie in.
• The M. Casco Learning Center - A cool site featuring tons of applets and information for physics, mechanics, and chaos. Also with a glossary of terms.

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Tables, Constants, and Definitions

• Math Tables at Math2.org - A collection of mathematical tables, theorems, and proofs, covering algebra to advanced calculus.
• Statistics for Everyone - Excellent explanation of basic terms in statistics, including mean, median, percent change, and per capita.
• MathWright Library - Mathwright is an authoring program for Windows that may be used to create Interactive Mathematics and Science Texts. The "WorkBooks" it creates may be read by students in various learning contexts. For example, they may contain simulations, lessons, laboratory exercises, and animations.

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Mathematics Software

• MathPad Graphing/Scientific Calculator - MathPad is a general purpose graphing/scientific calculator. It uses text input which allows you to see and edit your entire calculation. It runs on a Macintosh and is distributed for free. Developed by Mark Widholm at the University of New Hampshire.
• MuPAD Computer Algebra System - MuPAD is a system for symbolic and numeric computation, parallel mathematical programming, and mathematical visualization. It was developed at the University of Paderborn in Germany and is distributed for free.
• NuCALC - This Graphing Calculator for Windows features powerful symbolic and numeric methods for visualizing two and three dimensional mathematical objects. NuCalc is a tool for quickly visualizing math. You type an equation and NuCalc draws it for you without complicated dialogs or commands. Offers a free demo!
• Guide to Available Mathematical Software - A comprehensive list of math and statistics software packages.
• SolvOpt - For use with MATLAB. The program SolvOpt (Solver for local optimization problems) handles minimization/maximization of nonlinear, possibly non-smooth objective functions. SolvOpt was written by Dr. Alexei Kuntsevich and Professor Franz Kappel, from the Institute for Mathematics, University of Graz in Austria.
• Mathematics Experiences Through Image Processing (METIP) - The goal of the METIP project is to use digital image processing to motivate students to stay interested in mathematics. Tutorials and free downloads (such as a pixel calculator) are available at this site.

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(Stat Links) [1]

Introductory Statistics [2]

• Electronic Statistics Textbook - It offers training in the understanding and application of statistics to lab research, business, social science, data mining, engineering, and more.
• HyperStat Online - It is an introductory statistics book and online tutorial for help in statistics.
• Introductory Statistics: Concepts, Models, and Applications - It is an on-line course designed for individuals who desire knowledge about some very important tools used by the behavioral sciences to understand the world. It also includes some on-line computing tools (e.g., probability calculator, normal curve area).
• Rice Virtual Lab in Statistics - An integrated combination of an online introductory statistics book, Java simulations, case studies, and data analysis lab.
• Statistics and Statistical Graphics Resources - It provides an annotated, topic-based collection of available resources for statistics, statistical graphics, and computation related to research, data analysis and teaching, now containing over 580 links.
• Statistical Data Analysis - Prove it with Statistics - A list of statistical tools and resources.
• Statistics on the Web - A list of statistics resources.
• Surfstat Australia - An online text in introductory statistics.
• VassarStats: Web Site for Statistical Computation - It performs online calculations for most standard statistical procedures, including the online textbook, Concepts and Applications of Inferential Statistics.
• Java Applets for Visualisation of Statistical Concepts - Java applets for visualization of statistical concepts, including descriptive statistics and some hypothesis testing.
• A Bare Bones Introductory Statistics Text Book - An online text book for introductory statistics.
• Statistics at Square One - An online introduction to descriptive statistics.
• Stat Primer (version 5.1) - An online public domain stat manual, including descriptive and inferential statistics (exercises are provided for each topic).
• On-line Tutorial for Statistics - An on-line tutorial for introductory statistics.

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Data Collection, Descriptive Analysis, & Reporting

• Introduction to Data collection and analysis - It provides in-depth information about data collection and analysis.
• Introduction to Descriptive Statistics - It provides step-by-step demonstrations on finding commonly used measures of central tendency and dispersion.
• Collecting and Analyzing Data - Learn to evaluate the appropriateness of data and data analysis methods in relation to the research question/hypotheses and the research design.
• Statistics Every Writer Should Know - A guide to basic statistics and data analysis for writers and journalists, including explanations of common concepts like per capita, margin of error, and standard deviation.
• Scales of Measurement - An introduction to scales of measurement used in data analysis.

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Probability & Statistics

• Calculus and Probability - Calculus applied to probability and statistics for liberal arts and business majors.
• Virtually Laboratories in Probability and Statistics - An introduction to probability concepts and theories used in statistics, as well as demonstrations of some specific probability distributions.
• Statistical Inference on the TI-83 plus/86/89 - Problems and solutions on general probability and statistics topics, including downloadable programs for the TI-83 plus, TI-86, and TI-89 calculators.
• Central Limit Theorem - A graphical representation of Central Limit Theorem using the uniform distribution.
• Java Application Simulating the Central Limit Theorem - A simulation to represent the idea of the Central Limit Theorem.
• Statistics Web Site - It provides links for basic statistics computations and common probability distributions as well.
• The Probability Web - A collection of probability resources on the Internet. They are designed to be especially helpful to researchers, teachers, and people in the probability community.

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Hypothesis Testing

• Hypothesis Testing - An introduction to hypothesis testing, including one- or two-sample tests and likelihood ratio tests.
• SISA: Simple Interactive Statistical Analysis - On-line interactive statistical procedures and analyses, as well as graphical demonstrations for common probability distributions.
• Statistical Power - It provides in-depth discussions about hypothesis testing errors/statistical power.
• The Concept of Statistical Significant Testing - It provides the idea of conducting significant tests and some examples/links related to it.

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Advanced Statistics [3] / Research Design

• Electronic Statistics Textbook - It offers training in the understanding and application of statistics (both introductory and advanced analyses) to lab research, business, social science, data mining, engineering, and more.
• PA 765 Statnotes: An Online textbook - It covers topics for multivariate statistics, including ANOVA, MANOVA, Factor Analysis, & Structural Equation Modeling.
• A Primer on Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Design - It introduces basic ideas of experimental & quasi-experimental design in research.

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Professional Associations/Journals

• American Statistical Association (ASA) - ASA is a scientific and educational society to promote excellence in the application of statistical science across the wealth of human endeavor.
• The AERA Educational Statisticians - A special interest group of American Educational Research Association (AERA) for educational statisticians.
• National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) - The primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations.
• Journal of Statistics Education - An international journal on the teaching and learning of statistics.
• Journal of Statistical Software - publications of statistics software.
• The Statistician (JRSS Series D) - The Statistician joined the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society as its Series D. It is now a valuable resource for professional statisticians involved in industry, academic research and education.
• Biometrika - It is primarily "a journal of statistics in which emphasis is placed on papers containing original theoretical contributions of direct or potential value in applications."
• Biostatistics - It publishes papers that "develop and apply innovative statistical methods to problems of human health and disease including basic biomedical sciences."

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Sample Data/Free Stat tools

• FedStats - The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies, including links to statistical data in various fields and links to the statistical agencies.
• Sample Data provided by TimeWeb - A vast amount of data held on TimeWeb.
• Free Statistical Tools on the WEB - A list of free statistical tools on the web.
• G*Power - Power Analysis Program (Freeware) - G*Power performs high-precision statistical power analyses for the most common statistical tests in behavioral research, including t-tests (independent samples, correlations, and any other t-tests), F-tests (ANOVAs, multiple correlation and regression analyses, and any other F-tests), and c² - tests (goodness of fit and contingency tables).
• Probability Calculator - A free probability calculator provided from NCSS - STATISTICAL ANALYSIS & DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE.

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Study Skills

(Deal with Math Anxiety)

• Ten Ways to Reduce Math Anxiety - As title says.
• Math Matters - Provides tips and resources for dealing with math anxiety and other math related information as well.
• Math Anxiety Reduction - Bibliography of books on mathematics and math anxiety. There is also a bibliography for test taking and study skills.

(Study Skills)

• Study Guides & Strategies - It provides study guides and strategies in 19 languages.
• Study Skills Handouts - A list of handouts from the University of Texas, Austin with study skills for math and science and test taking strategies.
• Study Skills Online - It provides advice not just for science and technology majors; it could be applied to other fields of study as well.
• Study Skills Self Help Information - Virginia Tech provides information on reading texts, SQ3R, note taking, and other study skills.
• Study Skills Web Sites - It provides links for general study skills along with math study skills.
• Study Strategies - A unique and innovative resource of study strategy tips maintained by the University of Minnesota - Duluth. Assess your study skills using the tests provided.
• Study Tips - Several online resources and handouts covering time management, listening skills, note-taking, test-taking, and stress management. Courtesy of the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University - Minnesota.
• Study Tips of the Week - Effective studying tips from Ohio University's Academic Advancement Center.
• GEL - The Guide to Effective Learning - Some information is restricted to students of the University of Birmingham, but the cite does offer an on-line reference about citing references in papers, as well as many links to other sites offering study skills information. Also includes a list of recommended reading about study skills and effective learning.
• Learning Strategy Guides - Click on "Learning Enhancement Services," then "Learning Strategies Guide" to find links about different learning strategies. A practical guides for today's college student maintained by Gail Zimmerman of Dartmouth College.
• Capital Community -Technical College Math study Skills Handout - A series of handouts from the Capital Community-Technical College Mathematics Center. Check out their Learning Assistance Center as well.
• Dr. King's Exam Hints - Test-taking tips from Dr. Kathleen King at Idaho State University.
• South Mountain Community College - Mathematics Study Skills - South Mountain Community College lists resources for studying, handouts, and links to other sites available on the web.

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Other Links:

· Department of Mathematics, Univ. of Maryland

· Department of Measurement, Statistics & Evaluation, Univ. of Maryland

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