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Wolfram Math World: The Ellipse

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site explain ellipse how they are formed with the foci, and gives a nice moving demonstration of drawing an ellipse. Read further down the page to equations of ellipses in different systems, including polar. The last half of the...
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Wolfram Math World: Ode Second Order

For Students 9th - 10th
Defines and gives examples of a second order differential equation including linear second-order ordinary differential equations.
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Wolfram Math World: Ode With Constant Coefficients

For Students 9th - 10th
This math site discusses how to solve a system of diferential equations.
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Wolfram Science World: Cl Circuit

For Students 9th - 10th
Shows how simple harmonic motion is used in a circuit comprised of an inductor and a capacitor. Includes detailed formula derivation utilizing calculus.
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Wolfram Math World: Pi

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Mathworld.com provides a detailed overview of pi. Content includes a diagram, an analysis of its value, how and when pi crops up in mathematics, historical references to pi, and more.
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Wolfram Math World: Radicals

For Students 9th - 10th
MathWorld offers information on the radical symbol, along with information on radical identities. Lots of examples and illustrations.
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Wolfram Math World: Absolute Value

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Defines the concept of absolute value in a variety of mathematical methods and difficulties. Includes special links for further investigation.
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Wolfram Math World: Vanishing Point

For Students 9th - 10th
MathWorld offers a definition of vanishing point; contains diagrams of one, two, and three point perspective drawings with arrows pointing to the vanishing points.
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Wolfram Math World: Union

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page provides a good explanation of unions of sets in mathematics. It discusses the union of disjoint sets and the probabilities of unions, incorporating probabilities of the two independent sets and their intersection. Discusses...
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Wolfram Math World: Complex Conjugate

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains an explanation of complex conjugates. Then it goes on to list and display charts and formulas. Links are also provided for additional information.
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Wolfram Math World: Tetrahedron

For Students 9th - 10th
This math site defines a tetrahedron, gives reference to the Platonic solid, and gives views from varying perspectives. It also provides formulas for veritices of a tetrahedron lieing along the the positive X axis, formulas for area,...
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Wolfram Math World: Binomial

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site defines the term binomial, and comprises mostly of links to termonology to understand the definition.
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Wolfram Math World: Exponent Laws

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
View a list of laws governing exponents, including special cases. Provides formulas, visuals, references, and citation information.
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Wolfram Science World: Science World of Astronomy: Snc Meteorites

For Students 9th - 10th
View a chart displaying various kinds of meteorites collected on earth and read a technical article describing the manner in which they are studied. Provides a link to more information about the planet Mars and the role it plays in the...
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Wolfram Math World: Increasing Sequence

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a general overview of an increasing sequence. Content also includes the definition of a sequence.
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Wolfram Math World: Harmonic Series

For Students 9th - 10th
This MathWorld site provides a general overview of the harmonic series.
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Wolfram Math World: Ratio Test

For Students 9th - 10th
This page states the Ratio Test for convergent or divergent series, sometimes called the Cauchy Ratio Test or the d'Alembert Ratio Test. Brief but informational.
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Wolfram Math World: Root Test

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a brief overview of the root test, complete with a formula and understanding the results.
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Wolfram Math World: Special Polynomials

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Links to explanations for many different special polynomials.
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Wolfram Math World: Natural Logarithm

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site gives graphs of logarithmic functions and pays particular attention to base 10 and base e (natural logarithm). The site explains how to change bases, the importance of the natural logarithm in calculus, incorporating the...
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Wolfram Math World: Frequency Distribution

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from MathWorld provides a general overview of frequency distribution, complete with a bar graph and explanatory text.
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Wolfram Science World: Brownian Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from ScienceWorld gives a brief description of Brownian motion. It also goes on with a detailed series of formula derivations utilizing calculus. Links to related topics and definitions are given.
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Wolfram Math World: Conchoid of Nicomedes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site gives an approximate date at which the cochoid was studied by Nicomedes, explains what the locus of points are which make up this curve, and give cartesian and polar coordinates for such a curve, as well as a formula for the...
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Wolfram Math World: Quadratic Formula

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This MathWorld site provides the quadratic formula, giving the roots of a quadratic equation, as well as an alternative form of the equation.