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The Math Forum: Tessellation Tutorials

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This site provides a wealth of tutorials regarding tessellation. Content ranges from basic definitions of what tessellation is, to the math behind it, to various learning activities.
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The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Regression Method

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page goes over what regression method is and how a regression line fits in. Dr. MAth also suggests a book on regression if you are interested.
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The Math Forum: Drexel University: Math Forum: 3 D Drawing and Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Instructions on a simple way to get started drawing in 3-D by drawing objects using an isometric grid.
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The Math Forum: Graphing Linear Equations

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This site from The Math Forum provides chat areas, simulations, JAVAapplets, problems, answers, puzzles, quizzes and tutoring! Links are also provided for additional information.
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The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Polynomial Inequality Problem

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from Drexel University answers student question about solving polynomial inequalities, "Dr. Math" provides a fairly thorough explanation in how to solve such problems.
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The Math Forum: Factoring Polynomials

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Links to numerous question/answer sessions on factoring polynomials.
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The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Long Division of Polynomials

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Question and Answer session on long division of polynomials involving remainders. See how this problem was solved.
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The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Solving Polynomials

For Students 9th - 10th
Question and Answer forum about solving a polynomial equation. See how this problem was solved correctly.
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The Math Forum: Nctm: Ask Dr. Math: Binomial Theorem by Induction

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Question-and-answer page about a proof of the Binomial Theorem by induction.
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The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Dividing Polynomials

For Students 9th - 10th
Math Forum offers an example of how to simplify a complex rational expression by factoring.
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The Math Forum: Nctm: Ask Dr. Math: Zeros of Polynomials

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Math Forum offers an example of how to find the zeros of a polynomial equation.
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The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: De Moivre's Theorem Usefulness

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a short history of de Moivre's life; listing many of mathematical findings.
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The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Horizontal and Vertical Asymptotes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Dr. Math answers 'why would a line cross a horizontal asymptote?'.
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The Math Forum: Math Library Maple

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Math Forum provides links to sites that relate to solving linear equations by using Maple and other techniques. This site contains on line text books for higer math courses.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math; Interest

For Students 9th - 10th
This Math Forum site gives links students' inquiries involving calculating both simple and compound interest for a variety of situations.
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The Math Forum: High School Archive for Trigonometry

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Math Forum with Dr. Math is an excellent site with answers to submitted questions on trigonometry. In addition the student can submit their own questions. Links are provided for additional information.
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The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Applications of Trigonometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Dr. Math answers a word problem involving the use of vectors.
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The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Midpoint Formula for Any Fraction

For Students 9th - 10th
The Midpoint Formula finds the exact point that is halfway between two points. "Dr. Math" provides a formula that can be used to locate a point that is some fractional part of the entire segment.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: The Four Types of Symmetry in the Plane

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Math Forum site gives visual examples of rotation, translation, reflection, and glide reflection with background information about each. Also gives problems to work on concerning symmetry.
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The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Derivation of De Moivre's Formula

For Students 9th - 10th
A formula using Euler's formula to derive DeMoivre's theorem. Basic calculus skills of differentiating and integrating are required to understand this explanation.
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The Math Forum: Ellipsoid, Torus, Spherical Polygon Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th
Curious as to what an ellipsoid is? Dr. Math provides a picture and a brief description. This site also has information pertaining to a torus, and spherical polygon.
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The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Volume of an Ellipsoid

For Students 9th - 10th
Dr. Math, in a reply to a student question, discusses how to calculate the volume of an ellipsoid.
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The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: First Principle Hyperbolas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Dr. Math, in a reply to a student question, shows how to solve for the standard equation of a hyperbola.
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The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Volume Equations for a Sphere and Pyramid

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site uses calculus to explain how the formulas for finding the volume of a sphere and a pyramid were derived.