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Wolfram Science World: Copernicus, Nicolaus (1473 1543)

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Nicolaus Copernicus and his contribution to science, specifically astronomy.
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Wolfram Math World: Octagon

For Students 9th - 10th
A complex look at the octagon, which is an eight-sided polygon, from Mathworld.com.
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Wolfram Mathworld: Hexahedron

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about hexahedrons and hexahedral graphs from MathWorld.
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Wolfram Math World: Kite

For Students 9th - 10th
MathWorld provides the definition and the area formula for a kite.
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Wolfram Math World: Squares

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
MathWorld provides multiple definitions and formulas for the mathematical term, square.
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Wolfram Math World: Rectangle

For Students 9th - 10th
MathWorld provides the definition of a rectangle and the area formula of a rectangle.
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Wolfram Mathworld: Gauss Jordan Elimination

For Students 9th - 10th
Mathworld provides a three step explanation of Gauss-Jordan elimination. To help you better understand the process, you can click on any of the highlighted terms for definitions.
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Wolfram Math World: Truncation

For Students 9th - 10th
An illustrated description of truncation is provided by MathWorld. Click on Truncated Cube, Truncated Dodecahedron, Truncated Icosahedron, Truncated Octahedron, or Truncated Tetrahedron to read about more specific examples.
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Wolfram Math World: Applied Mathematics Topics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Over a dozen topics in the field of Applied Mathematics are explored here. Each link contained detailed explanations of the area in question, along with examples and sketches that both teachers and students will find helpful.
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Wolfram Math World: Calculus and Analysis

For Students 9th - 10th
Over two dozen links are provided at this MathWorld site. From Polynomials and Series to Dynamical Systems and Catastrophe Theory, each link provides in-depth explanations and relevant diagrams of the topics at hand.
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Wolfram Math World: History and Terminology Topics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Biographies of famous mathematicians, the history of math, math notation, and mathematical terminology are several of the topics explored by MathWorld. Each link takes the user to a site with extensive information, detailed sketches, and...
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Wolfram Math World: Recreational Mathematics

For Students 9th - 10th
Recreational Mathematics contains lots of fun links to Mathematical Art, Number Guessing, Puzzles, Cryptograms, and seven other fun topics. Each area is explored in depth and is appropriate for both students and teachers.
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Wolfram Math World: Maximum

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Defines the maximum of a function and set.
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Wolfram Math World: Divergence Theorem

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives proof of the Divergence Theorem. Students should be somewhat familiar with divergence and gradient to utilize this site.
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Wolfram Math World: Obtuse Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
MathWorld.com offers information on obtuse triangles and links to related terms and formulas.
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Wolfram Math World: Acute Triangle

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This MathWorld site gives a short discussion on acute triangles with links to related terms and topics. The site offers a discussion on the least number of acute triangles to compose various polygons, and a discussion on the relationship...
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Wolfram Mathworld: Isosceles Triangle

For Students 9th - 10th
MathWorld explains what an isosceles triangle is and how it compares with equilateral, and scalene triangles. The altitude and area of these triangles are also discussed.
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Wolfram Math World: Distance

For Students 9th - 10th
MathWorld.com gives a formula for finding distance using the Pythagorean theorem. The formula for finding the distance between two points in Euclidean space is given on this page. The page has links to related topics.
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Wolfram Math World: Point Plane Distance

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the distance between a point and a plane using the algebraic formula for the plane and the Cartesian points. This MathWorld page has a labeled diagram to help clarify the equation variables.
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Wolfram Math World: Triangle Inequality

For Students 9th - 10th
This MathWorld site gives a good explanation of triangle inequality. The reader should be familiar with summation notation.
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Wolfram Science World: Erwin Schrodinger

For Students 9th - 10th
ScienceWorld.com offers a brief biography and image of Austrian physicist and inventor of wave mechanics, Erwin Schrodinger.
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Wolfram Math World: Pascal's Triangle

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from MathWorld provides great information on Pascal's Triangle. Links are provided throughout for additional information, along with several helpful charts and formulas. This is a good site to check out on the subject.
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Wolfram Math World: Incenter

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
MathWorld diagrams triangle with its incenter labeled and details how to find the incenter with links to the key terms. The site details many other interesting properties of the triangle incenter.
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Wolfram Math World: Complex Number

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This MathWorld site give a thorough definition of complex numbers. The first paragraph explains the fundamental knowlege base and notation for complex numbers. The site discusses complex numbers in the phasor form, de Moivre's identity,...