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Wolfram Math World: Order of Magnitude
Definition and notation of the magnitude of a vector. Includes links to related sites.
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Wolfram Math World: Resultant
Defines resultant as the result of combing two or more vectors. Includes formulas and links to related terms.
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Wolfram Math World: Zero Vector
Definition of a zero vector. Includes a graphic and links to related items.
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Wolfram Math World: Vector Difference
This site defines vector difference. Includes a formula and links to related topics.
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Wolfram Science World: Pythagoras of Samos (Ca. 560 Ca. 480 Bc)
This site from ScienceWorld provides a short, informative description of many of the contributions of Pythagoras to mathematics. Links exist to some of the contributions as well as to additional information.
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Wolfram Math World: Circle
This site from Mathworld provides a wealth of information about circles is presented. The information ranges from the basics--radius, circumference, etc.--to advanced concepts--equations in polar and pedal coordinates, etc.
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Wolfram Math World: Mobius Strip
This site, which is provided for by Mathworld.com through Wolfram Research, gives a thorough look at the Mobius strip. Pictures, charts, and formulas are also provided.
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Wolfram Science World: Bernoulli, Jakob (1654 1705)
This site from ScienceWorld provides a brief but factual abstract of Bernoulli's math accomplishments. Links are provided throughout for additional information on related subjects.
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Wolfram Science World: Bernoulli, Johann (1667 1748)
This site from ScienceWorld contains a short but factual biography of Johann Bernoulli. Includes a picture, along with quite a few links that contain additional information on related subjects.
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Wolfram Math World: Circles
This site provides definitions for a wide range of topics dealing with circles.
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Wolfram Math World: Gaussian Elimination
This site provides an example of Guassian Elimination and concludes with a specific example.
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Wolfram Science World: Abraham De Moivre (1667 1754)
This site from ScienceWorld provides a brief two sentence overview of Abraham DeMoivre's life and his famous formulas. Links are provided to view both the Stirling's formula, as well as the Gaussian integral.
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Wolfram Math World: Space Filling Polyhedron
This MathWorld site shows pictures of polyhedra which can fill space. A discussion of these figures follows.
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Wolfram Math World: Convex Polyhedron
This site defines a convex polyhedron in terms of vectors and matrices. A table of examples, as well as an illustration, are given. This site has numerous links to related Math World sites.
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Wolfram Math World: Circumference
This site provides the formula for circumference. Links are provided.
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Wolfram Math World: Significant Digits
This site defines and describes significant digits along with examples. Includes references, citations, and links to further information.
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Wolfram Science World: Julius Lothar Meyer (1830 1895)
Very short description of Meyer's accomplishment of co-discovering the periodic table.
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Wolfram Math World: Right Hand Rule
This page from MathWorld.com provides a good description of how to use the right-hand rule, which determines the orientation of a cross product. Also includes a helpful picture.
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Wolfram Math World: Radius Vector
Mathworld.com provides a very brief definition of the radius, or position vector. Also gives some properties of the derivative of this vector.
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Wolfram Math World: Cross Product
This site from Mathworld.com contains an explanation of a croos product and example with links to clarify unfamiliar proceedures in finding a cross product. If you are not famialiar with the right-hand rule, be sure to go click on the...
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Wolfram Math World: Vector Function
This page from MathWorld.com gives a brief definition of vector functions (also called vector-valued functions.)
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Wolfram Math World: Polynomial
Mathworld.com contains a brief lesson on polynomials. This site explains what it means to be a polynomial in technical terms, gives identities for several special polynomials, and numerous links to related topics and terminology.
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Wolfram Math World: Law of Tangents
This page from MathWorld.com states the Law of Tangents for triangles. Not much explanation is included, but the Law for oblique spherical triangles is also stated.
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Wolfram Math World: Oblique Triangle
This page gives a single-sentence definition of an oblique triangle (one with no right angles.)