Research Guide: Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics Web Resources
General Sources | Mathematics Sources | Biographies of Mathematicians | Computing
General Sources
- EINET Galaxy: Mathematics
- Covers algebra, applied math, calculus, geometry, number theory, statistics, topology, vector analysis.
- Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM)
- Provides lesson plans and curriculum materials for subjects including Mathematics.
- H-S Center for Astrophysics - Digital Video Library
- The Science Media Group, part of the Science Education Department at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and producer of A PRIVATE UNIVERSE, has built an extensive collection of digital video materials supporting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) education reform.
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
- This site contains an abundance of resources for mathematics educators at all levels. Lesson plans are searchable by topic and usually contain worksheets that can be downloaded at no cost. Though much of the content on the site is free, most journal articles are reserved for members only. College students studying to be teachers of mathematics will find this site of incredible importance in their studies and later as educators.
- Movies, Math in the
- Guide to movies with math scenes.
- The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Statistics
- Links to statistics sites, including academic departments, international organizations, resources, software, journals, mailing lists and news groups.
Mathematics Sources
- The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math
- This Web site, acomponent within The Math Forum@Drexel has been a helpful resource for students and teachers alike for quite a few years. Although it is clear that students posed many of the answered questions, this site serves as a rich resource for the mathematics teacher looking for insights on how a topic can be approached or explanations of mathematical subtleties. The fact that the site invites new questions of Dr. Math makes it that much more beneficial.
- Number Theory Web
- The Number Theory Web is a collection of links to online information of interest to number theorists.
- The Prime Pages
- This web site is totally developed to the understanding of prime numbers.
- WolframAlpha
- Wolfram|Alpha's long-term goal is to make all systematic knowledge immediately computable and accessible to everyone. Try this site for computing just about anything, dates, calculations, math formulas, even town/states for statistical data!
Biographies of Mathematicians
- Biographies of Women Mathematicians
- Part of an on-going project by students in mathematics classes at Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, Georgia to illustrate the numerous achievements of women in the field of mathematics.
- MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive
- A good source for biographies of mathematicians.
- Mathematicians of the African Diaspora
- Provides information on both ancient and modern black mathematicians.
- Mathematicians of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
- From A Short Account of the History of Mathematics by W. W. Rouse Ball (4th Edition, 1908).
Computing
- Intute: Computing Gateway
- Provides free access to resources on the Internet in the realm of computation theory, computer applications, computer systems and more.
- Virus Encyclopedia
- Viruslist.com includes not only descriptions of known viruses, but also a history of malware, who creates it and trending information.
