Online math resources

Resources

These are some of the links I've added to my site recently. Maybe there's some that interest you.

Mathopenref.com
Free online textbook for high school geometry; not finished.

GapMinder
Visualizing human development trends (such as poverty, health, gaps, income on a global scale) via stunning, interactive statistical graphs. This is an interactive, dynamic tool and not just static graphs. Download the software or the reports for free.

How to write proofs
A 12-part tutorial on proof writing. Includes direct proof, proof by contradiction, proof by contrapositive, mathematical induction, if and only if, and proof strategies.

Money Math
Crystal clear tutorial on interest.

Graph Mole
A fun game about plotting points in coordinate plane. Plot points before the mole eats the vegetables.



All sorts of sites to explore! But if those didn't fit your bill, if you're in need of a game or tutorial about specific math topic, check my link lists of online math resources; they're organized by level and topic:



Math help, Homework help, tutoring

Math history, Problem solving, Hands-on, For Gifted, Mental Math, Test prep

Basic operations, Times tables, Place value

Time, Money, Measuring, Geometry

Fractions, Decimals, Percent, Integers

Measuring, Coordinate Plane, Geometry

Algebra, Graphing, Calculus

Geometry,  Trigonometry, Statistics, Logic

Math games, quizzes, or interactive tutorials websites

Comments

Annette said…
wow.

Thanks for much for your hard work. Really appreciate it. Lots to go through and bookmark for when I'm ready to teach math to my boy.

thanks again
12:06 PM, September 28, 2006
Anonymous said…
Here's a collection of free online mathematics books:

http://www.freetechbooks.com/forum-38.html

Intended audience: high school and college students.
1:48 AM, January 12, 2007
Ryan said…
Maria, one other resources for high school students and parents is a site I co-founded. We are based in the US and only use US based tutors... we also offer supplemental textbooks and math videos. http://www.tutapoint.com
8:39 AM, January 25, 2010
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