Trinity College Dublin
Trinity College: Pierre De Fermat (1601 1665)
The events of the life of Pierre de Fermat are presented in a timeline form. The biographical information is taken from "A Short Account of the History of Mathematics" by W. W. Rouse Ball (4th Edition, 1908).
Trinity College Dublin
Trinity College: Pierre Simon Laplace (1749 1827)
The events of the life of Pierre Laplace are presented in a timeline form. The biographical information is taken from "A Short Account of the History of Mathematics" by W. W. Rouse Ball (4th Edition, 1908).
University of Saskatchewan (Canada)
University of Saskatchewan: Emr: Exercises in Math Readiness
The University of Saskatchewan offers this resource for the review of mathematical concepts that students need to enter university level math courses. Topics include mental arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, exponential and...
Other
G Calc: Java Online Graphing Calculator
This free online graphics calculator is an excellent resource to aid with studies in algebra, calculus, trigonometry, etc.
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Dan's Math: Basic Skills Topics
College professor Dan Bach offers a review of various basic topics in arithmetic, pre-algebra, and algebra. Order of operations, exponents, square roots, variables, and combining terms are just a few of the many topics covered.
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Stat Soft: Multiple Regression
This resource has a lot of information on multiple regression. It also contains information on the regression line.
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Stony Brook University: Solving Linear Equations
The name linear comes from the fact that such an equation in two unknowns or variables represents a straight line. A set of such equations is called a system. This site explains all this and more.
Quia
Quia: Evaluating Algebraic Expression
This interactive game is similar to Concentration. Students must evaluate the expression in the puzzle for the given value and match it with the correct answer.
PBS
Pbs Mathline: Snake Patterns Lesson Plan [Pdf]
Determine the rule for the number of black vs. red rings on a snake. Printable lesson.
PBS
Pbs Mathline: Hop to It Lesson Plan [Pdf]
Students will determine the rule for the number of jumps and slides of the pair of frogs. Printable lesson.
Other
The mathlab.com: Practice Activities
This site contains activities that will help students learn concepts dealing with expressions, equations, and the coordinate plane.
PBS
Pbs Mathline: Aw Chute Lesson Plan
Students will design and construct parachutes to determine the rate of descent using the distance formula. Printable lesson
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Curses and Recurses! It's Happening Again
As a larger Insights into Algebra workshop for teachers from Annenberg Learning, this lesson plan teaches about recursion by interpreting experiments in probability. Find procedures, assessment questions, teaching strategies, examples of...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Coordinates and the Cartesian Plane
A brief refresher on the Cartesian plane includes how points are written in (x,y) format and oriented to the axes, and which directions are positive and negative. Then students learn about what it means for a relation to be a function...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Forms of Linear Equations
Learners learn about four forms of equations: direct variation, slope-intercept form, standard form and point-slope form. They graph and complete problem sets for each, converting from one form of equation to another, and learning the...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Applications of Linear Functions
This lesson plan culminates the unit with the Go Public phase of the legacy cycle. In the associated activities, students use linear models to depict Hooke's law as well as Ohm's law. To conclude the lesson plan, students apply they've...
Wyzant
Wyzant: Algebra Help
Heres a comprehensive review of the basics of algebra. WyzAnt includes lessons on varied topics, calculators that show step-by-step solutions, and interactive worksheets for practicing and testing your skills. Just choose a topic and use...
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Al Khwarizmi
The School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Shttp://athena.nettrekker.com/editEvaluation?np=/admin/evaluation.ftl&pp=/admin/evaluation.ftl&evaluationId=19962t. Andrews, Scotland, presents biographical...
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: The Evolution of Numbers
Discusses what numbers are and how our understanding of them has evolved over thousands of years, from simple counting to negative numbers and irrational numbers, for example. Includes a set of practice questions where students identify...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Using Models to Solve Equations
Given a problem, the student will use concrete and pictorial models to solve equations and use symbols to record their actions.
University of Virginia
Sir Isaac Newton Projectiles and Planets
A short account of Newton's life is provided (from birth to death) as is a somewhat detailed look at Newton's studies of gravity.
Teachnology
Teachnology: Math Lesson Plans
Great lesson plans covering a wide-range of math-related subjects.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Learning Math: Min, Max and the Five Number Summary
Explore how to interpret a large set of data by dividing it up into smaller portions in order to answer statistical questions.
That Quiz
That Quiz: Practice Test: Algebra
This resource allows users to test their knowlege of Algebra.