Math Is Fun
 | Aimed at basic math skills for K?12, although there is some more complex stuff. Math + fun = Mathfun.
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Mr. Martini?s Classroom: Math Flash Cards
 | A fun way for anyone to learn math, whether it be the basic multiplication tables or algebra and more.
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Math Playground
 | A teacher-created site that features math games, interactive word problems, and logic puzzles for elementary to middle-school students (but fun for all ages).
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Math Vids
 | Site featuring hundreds of math instruction videos: teachers create math lessons using Smartboard technology and post them to the Math Vids site. Students access & watch videos and can rate them. Aimed at middle through college students. Must register, but is free.
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Middle School Portal
 | Created for middle school teachers: A direct path to selective online resources for instruction and professional development from the National Science Digital Library. Enter each subject pathway below to browse a list of topics and take an in-depth look at teachable concepts in science and mathematics.
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Slide Rule Museum
 | Fun activities and facts about slide rules. Slide rule course and loaner program available for educators.
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Mathcats
 | Like no other math site on the Web! This site really makes learning math fun for kids. From wild, cat-based interactive animations that explain statistics to exciting projects you can do at home, this site is a winner.
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Game Theory
 | There’s plenty of material here to draw students young and old into the math of everyday life. Background essays describe how game theory works, and interactive games give visitors a chance to explore risk, strategy, and probability. But the real clinchers are sections describing how mathematics underlies plots in popular films, literature, and headline news stories.
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Count Us In
 | The games on this Web site are geared to younger children, with fancifully-illustrated exercises to help them grasp basic number concepts. Addition, subtraction, and number recognition are conveyed through cartoons of everyday activities such as bowling, boarding a bus, and visiting the beach. (This site uses Flash.)
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Slates, Slide Rules, and Software: Teaching Math in America
 | Devoted to "tools used to teach math across American history, from the 1800s to the present."
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Geometry: Step-by-Step
 | This site has interesting and diverse content. There are traditional geometry problems with animations, quizzes, Incan geometry, quotes by great thinkers, and an inspirational philosophical animation.
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Multiflyer
 | As the pilot of a space ship far in the future, you must save the solar system from gravitational anomalies while learning and memorizing the multiplication table. You will need the Flash Player to play.
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Mathematics Lessons that are Fun! Fun! Fun!
 | The title says it all!
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Exploremath.com
 | This terrific site helps math make sense. You'll find a wealth of learning tools for both teachers and students, including some very well designed interactive multimedia activities, lesson plans, and "math mysteries" that encourage student's to think deeply about math. You'll need the free Shockwave Player to use the multimedia activities.
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Cool Math 4 Kids
 | This "amusement park for math" makes learning fun. There are games to play that will sharpen your math skills as well as sections for teachers and parents.
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Mathletics
 | What does math have to do with basketball, bowling, football, and baseball? Visit this site for the answer.
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Figure This! Math Challenges for Families
 | How fast does your heart beat? Why are manhole covers round? Which cookie has the most chocolate? These are examples of the problems you'll find on this well-designed, educational site. Don't worry, if you have trouble solving the problems, you can get a hint. Full solutions to the problems are also provided.
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The Abacus: The Art of Calculating with Beads
 | At this site you will find information on abacus construction, history, and comparisons of abacuses from different cultures. There are also instructions for how to use the abacus. You can even play with and learn from an interactive abacus.
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Visual Calculus
 | A great place to learn calculus. You will find tutorials complete with animations and movies that visually define terms, solve problems, and demonstrate how to use a graphical calculator.
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Calculus Help
 | This zany site can lift the spirits and fortify the mind of anybody attempting to master calculus and/or prepare for the AP Calculus test. You can get your math problems from algebra to calculus answered by students from Mr. Kelley's AP Calculus class or try to solve the calculus problem of the week.
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Professor Freedman's Math Help
 | This site offers just what it describes: helpful ways of approaching and learning basic math and algebra. Professor Freedman also offers strategies for dealing with what she calls "math anxiety".
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The Math Forum
 | This is one of the most comprehensive math resources we've come across. This site is well organized and offers something for every level from K-12 through college and beyond.
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Native American Geometry
 | Explore an elegant proportional geometry based on the circle, and used by Native Americans for over 2000 years.
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Mathematician Trading Cards
 | Click on the name of your favorite famous mathematician, and you'll see a baseball card that displays a picture of your hero and a brief description of his or her achievements.
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Virtual Polyhedra
 | Want to learn what an icosahedron is? Or the 53rd stellation of the icosahedron? Explore the complex and beautiful world of many-sided geometric figures.
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Mathworld Interactive
 | Join an on-line community of students working on math challenges! Since 1991, this successful community has offered its participants a new math challenge every nine weeks.
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The Grey Labryinth
 | An archive of puzzles from mathematicians, philosophers, and others. The answers are posted but you are challenged to answer them without peeking!
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Fibonacci Numbers and the Golden Section
 | Find out who Fibonacci was and what these numbers mean. Don't you want to know what a rabbit sequence is?
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Symmetry and the Shape of Space
 | A very simple (underdesigned) site that teaches the mathematics of symmetry, step by step. Be prepared for homework!
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Primordial Soup Kitchen
 | Designed by a math professor at University of Wisconsin, this site invites you into the virtual kitchen--where beautiful computer graphics are created with mathematical formulas.
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Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles
 | A good collection of math games, puzzles, quotes, and additional information. This site also contains a number interesting online polls concerning mathematics and education in general.
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The KnotPlot Site
 | Knots and links, viewed from a (partly) mathematical perspective. It had me searching for a piece of rope.
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The Geometry Center
 | All the formulas you've ever wanted. There are also plenty of great teacher resources, pictures describing geometrical functions, and computer programs for geometry.
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Biographies of Women Mathematicians
 | Part of an ongoing project, Biographies of Women Mathematicians illustrates the numerous achievements of women in the field of mathematics.
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Mandelbrot and Julia Set Explorer
 | You set the parameters, click on the previous image, and this site generates a new fractal image.
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The Live Articial Life Page
 | The warning on the first page says it all... "Warning: The icons on the left lead to interactive programs and 'live animated simulations.' Do not attempt to view these pages while eating a bowl of Fruit Pebbles."
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History of Mathematics
 | A very comprehensive resource. It contains biographies of more than 1100 mathematicians, and much more.
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