- General Mathematical References
African-American
Mathematicians
- This list is from the Ask Dr. Math portion of the Math Forum.
It includes links to more information on each mathematician.
- Ask Dr. Math
- Look here first for answers to questions about any school
mathematics topic.
- Biographies
of Women Mathematicians
- This very comprehensive site is maintained by mathematics
students at Agnes Scott College in Atlanta.
- Dave's Math Tables
- Assorted mathematical reference information, including geometric
formulas, algebraic identities, and formulas from trig and calculus.
Posted by Scientific Instrument Services, Inc.
- Dictionary
of Units of Measurement
- CMSE Director Russ Rowlett's site.Complete dictionary of
units, both metric and traditional, with conversion factors.
- MacTutor
History of Mathematics Archive
- This site, maintained by the University of St. Andrews in
Scotland, has biographies of more than 1300 mathematicians, plus
a variety of interesting articles on mathematics history.
- Origins
of Mathematical Symbols
- and
- Origins
of Mathematical Terms
- These two pages are posted by Jeff Miller, a teacher at Gulf
High School in New Port Richie, Florida. Jeff really wants to
know who invented all the terms and symbols we use in mathematics,
and he's compiled a treasure chest of information you won't find
anywhere else.
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- Basic Resources for Teachers
- LEARN North Carolina
- UNC's K-12 teacher performance support system. Includes a
variety of curriculum resources, discussion forums, links
library, and a rapidly growing collection of lesson plans.
Full use requires registration through your school system.
- NCDPI
Instructional Services
- This LEARN NC site includes, under Mathematics, a wealth
of information from the math consultant staff at the Department
of Public Instuction.
- Principles and Standards
for School Mathematics
- Online version of the NCTM Standards.
- North
Carolina Mathematics Standard Course of Study
- The current Standard Course of Study in Mathematics was approved
by the State Board in May 1998 and implemented in August 1999.
This NCDPI site has the complete document online.
- Standard
Course of Study from LEARN NC
- The LEARN version, intended for teachers, includes links
to teacher lesson plans.
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- Professional Organizations
National Council of Teachers
of Mathematics (NCTM)
- This site includes information on membership, meetings, policy
statements, and publications of the National Council. You can
buy memberships or publications online. It also includes an electronic
version of the National
Standards 2000 document.
- Mathematical Association
of America (MAA)
- Organization for high school and college teachers (grades
9-16). Includes the popular columns
by Ivars Peterson, Keith Devlin, and others.
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