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Wolfram Math World: Scientific Notation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This MathWorld site gives a precise definition of scientific notation; included is how to determine the order of magnitude of a number with respect to scientific notation. An understanding of logarithms is useful in utilizing this site.
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Wolfram Math World: Generalized Hyperbolic Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from MathWorld.com has information on the Hyperbolic functions. This site includes a definition which includes the derivative of such a function, the Euler formula for the function, its Laplace transform, and a list of the...
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Wolfram Math World: Real Axis

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This MathWorld site contains a definition and graphical example of the real axis in a complex plane.
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Wolfram Math World: First Derivative Test

For Students 9th - 10th
This MathWorld site shows how to find extrema using the first derivative test.
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Wolfram Science World: Quantum Electrodynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
In its description of quantum electrodynamics this definition provides the governing equations.
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Wolfram Math World: Normal Distribution

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Math World explains the normal distribution with links to help with unfamiliar topics and terms. The site explains how to convert from a normal distribution to a standard normal distribution. Some prior knowledge of statistics and normal...
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Wolfram Science World: Edmond Halley (1656 1742)

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of the English astronomer, Edmond Halley.
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Wolfram Science World: Apollonius of Perga (Ca. 262 Ca. 190 Bc)

For Students 9th - 10th
A very brief biography of this Greek geometer. Good hyperlinks to theories he developed.
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Wolfram Mathworld: Mean Value Theorem

For Students 9th - 10th
This MathWorld site gives parameters for the Mean Value Theorem included in the definition; there is however no picture to illustrate this.
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Wolfram Math World: Convergent Series

For Students 9th - 10th
This page gives a brief overview of convergence as it pertains to series. Somewhat difficult to understand if you are not already familiar with the topic. The site gives fundamental information pertaining to all series of converent...
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Wolfram Math World: Divergence Test

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a brief statement of a divergence test that can be used to determine whether or not a given series converges or diverges. Provides no explanation, but simply a statement.
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Wolfram Math World: X Intercept

For Students 9th - 10th
Math World explains an x-intercept with a graph and brief definition. The graph shown also points out the y intercept of the given graph.
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Wolfram Math World: Y Axis

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a very brief site giving the name physicists use when referring to this axis, and its general orientation in the Cartesian system.
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Wolfram Math World: Discriminant

For Students 9th - 10th
This MathWorld site offers a definition of the mathematical term discriminant, along with links to more information.
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Wolfram Math World: Imaginary Axis

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Contains a graphical example of the imaginary axis in a complex plane.
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Wolfram Math World: Prism

For Students 9th - 10th
This MathWorld site defines many different types of prisms. It gives the formulas for the volume and area of a prism the site has many illustrations [Requires Java.]
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Wolfram Math World: Extreme Value Theorem

For Students 9th - 10th
The extreme value theorem is summarized at this site from Mathworld.com with links to relative topics.
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Wolfram Math World: Vector Space Projection

For Students 9th - 10th
This webpage discusses projections in vector space. The material is rather advanced. A clear understanding of Linear Algebra, the study of linear equations and their transformations, is required to understand this information.
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Wolfram Math World: Paraboloid

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from Mathworld.com defines and describes a paraboloid. Includes information about a number of the properties of the paraboloid, including the formulas for finding; volume, mean and Gaussian curvature, centroid and fundamental...
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Wolfram Math World: Arc Length

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Mathworld.com defines arc length and provides formulas to find arc length in cartesian and polar coordinates, and in three dimensions.
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Wolfram Mathworld: L'hopital's Rule

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial describes l'Hospital's Rule in mathematics.
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Wolfram Math World: Relative Error

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief definition of relative error plus links to pages on absolute error, error propagation, and percentage error.
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Wolfram Math World: Chi Squared Distribution

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a good deal of information on the Chi-Squared distribution. Use links to refresh vital information in understanding the Chi-Squared distribution on this site.
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Wolfram Math World: Addition

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
MathWorld provides a detailed definition of addition.