Whitman Mission National Historic Site -- The Learning Place
Welcome to the Whitman Mission Teacher's Guide: Web Version. This guide has information about the Cayuse, Whitmans, and Oregon Trail emigrants. It has combined information and activities from two earlier teacher's guides: Whitman Mission Teacher's Guide and Oregon Trail Teacher's Guide. We hope the ...
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Space Mathematics Website
This Website contains over 200 authentic math problems that cover solar physics, space physics, radiation dosimetry, and the human impacts of space weather. The problems range from pre-algebra to calculus and span the math skills appropriate for grade 8-12 students. The problems are taken from authentic ...
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Taking Measure of the Universe
This poster with classroom activities is related to NASA-s Space Interferometry Mission. It introduces measurement and scale using hands-on activities.
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Statistics Online Compute Resources
This site offers software tools, instructional materials and online tutorials about college-level probability and statistics. The SOCR tool has interactive graphs and information about dozens of distribution models, as well as a large collection of statistical techniques for online data analysis, visualization, ...
Author(s): Ivo Dinov

Syllabus of Readings for Complex Adaptive Systems and Agent-Based Computational Economics
This site is a comprehensive list of reading materials covering the evolving research topics of Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) and Agent Based Computational Economics (ACE). This continuously updated site is a source of readings for the weekly interdisciplinary Complex Adaptive Systems Workshop at Iowa ...
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Functions of 2 Variables: Partial Derivatives
Brandeis hosts several pages demonstrating the involvement of calculus in biology. This site gives a short explanation of the partial derivative of two variables, using illustrations and various levels of magnification to demonstrate. This resource is part of the Teaching Quantitative Skills in the ...
Author(s): Geoffrey Dixon

GeoMaths - 1st Level Modules
University of College London hosts a site of notation and reference material on math skills in the context of geoscience. These exercises provide realistic geologic scenarios and work through examples, with notation on the math used to solve them. Examples include using trigonometry to find the true ...
Author(s): Rowena Bowles

GeoMaths - 2nd Level Modules
The highest level of math on the University College London's GeoMath site, this covers skills such as complex numbers, partial differentiation, matrices, advanced vectors, and probability. Each section features a menu of topics and links to a glossary. Many have geology-based examples, using the mathematical ...
Author(s): Rowena Bowles

GeoMaths MathHelp Material
This site provides students with mathematics self-study material which is embedded within the context of the geosciences. The material consists of many MathHelp "notebooks" covering specific mathematical topics related to a relevant geological context, such as plate velocity or cliff erosion. The notebooks ...
Author(s): Rowena Bowles

GeoMaths - Revision Topics
This site, part of the University College London's GeoMath site, provides a review of basic math skills, including basic equations and functions, areas and volumes, and coordinates and graphs. The notation is linked throughout to a glossary of terms, and several examples are geologically based and have ...
Author(s): Rowena Bowles

Geometry Formulas and Facts
This excerpt from the CRC Standard Mathematical Tables and Formulas covers geometry, excluding differential geometry. It is a reference for advanced students, and covers the material in quick, condensed sections of notes. Notes and diagrams are organized into sections and subsections, starting with ...
Author(s): Silvio Levy

Math Help Pages - Calculus Index - Technical Tutoring
This site features a menu of lessons and reference material on calculus concepts. Featured are several definitions of the derivative, treatments of discontinuity, and discussion of logarithms, integration, and antiderivatives. The sections are presented with clear notation and examples.
Author(s): Phil Otken

Math Help Pages - Trigonometry Index - Technical Tutoring
Beginning with a general review, this site provides a good refresher on basic trig identities, functions and angles. Good diagrams for unit circle and triangle trigonometry.
Author(s): Phil Otken

Math2.org (Formerly "Dave's Math Tables")
This general math site offers reference material on a host of math topics, plus a math message board and links to relevant material online. The tables cover a range of math skills, from basic fraction-decimal conversion to the more advanced calculus and discrete math. The information is presented in ...
Author(s): David Manura

Technical Tutoring
Once a website for online, one-on-one tutoring, Technical Tutoring is now a repository of help pages developed by Phil Otken. Examples and lessons on many aspects of calculus, algebra, trigonometry, and basic chemistry. Each lesson includes a concise discussion and step-by-step instructions, formulas, ...
Author(s): Phil Otken

Understanding Algebra
The complete contents of this algebra textbook are available here online. This text is suitable for high-school Algebra I, preparing for the GED, a refresher for college students who need help preparing for college-level mathematics, or for anyone who wants to learn introductory algebra. I am especially pleased to help homeschoolers. Includes a graphing applet, a prime factorization machine, and a prime number list. Brennan uses inserts to answer common questions as the lesson goes on, helping t
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3:4:5 triangle
An interactive applet and associated web page that demonstrate the properties of a 3:4:5 triangle - one of the Pythagorean triples. The applet shows a right triangle that can be resized by dragging any vertex. As it is dragged, the remaining vertices change so that the triangle's side remain in the ...
Author(s): John Page

30-60-90 triangle
An interactive applet and associated web page that demonstrate the properties of a 30-60-90 triangle. The applet shows a right triangle that can be resized by dragging any vertex. As it is dragged, the remaining vertices change so that the triangle's angles remain 30 degrees, 60 degrees and 90 degrees ...
Author(s): John Page

45-45-90 triangle
An interactive applet and associated web page that demonstrate the properties of a 45-45-90 isosceles right triangle. The applet shows a right triangle that can be resized by dragging any vertex. As it is dragged, the remaining vertices change so that the triangle's angles remain 45 degrees, 45 degrees ...
Author(s): John Page

Area of a circle segment
An interactive applet and associated web page that demonstrate the area of a segment of a circle - a part of a circle cut off by a chord. The applet shows a circle and a segment of that circle, the ends of which can be dragged to resize the segment. As you drag the endpoints, the area is continuously ...
Author(s): John Page