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• 21st Century Problem Solving
  http://www.hawaii.edu/suremath/home.html
  These Web pages provide examples of problems solved using reliable problem solving methods, discussion of the principles of reliable problem solving and an evolving encyclopedia of solved problems in mathematics, physics and chemistry. The main focus is on pre-college algebra.

  Abacus: The Art of Calculating with Beads
  http://www.ee.ryerson.ca/~elf/abacus/

  The abacus is still in use today by shopkeepers in Asia and "Chinatowns" in North America. The use of the abacus is still taught in Asian schools, and some few schools in the West. Blind children are taught to use the abacus where their sighted counterparts would be taught to use paper and pencil to perform calculations.

  One particular use for the abacus is teaching children simple mathematics and especially multiplication; the abacus is an excellent substitute for rote memorization of multiplication tables, a particularily detestable task for young children. The abacus is also an excellent tool for teaching other base numbering systems since it easily adapts itself to any base.

  The enduring interest in this ancient device is evident by ever increasing number of visitors to these pages from all around the world.

• Adult Numeracy Network
  http://www.literacynet.org/ann/framework11.html
  The Adult Numeracy Network (ANN), formerly the Adult Numeracy Practitioners Network, was formed by adult education practitioners at the first national Conference on Adult Mathematical Literacy held in Arlington, Virginia, in March 1994. They had joined researchers, program administrators, government officials and others to discuss the status of adult numeracy education and to determine future directions. The conference was co-sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), the National Center on Adult Literacy (NCAL), and the Office of Vocational and Adult Education of the U.S. Department of Education. Forming the Network was a voluntary commitment by the practitioners to continue the work of the conference at the grassroots level where teachers and students meet. The Network adopted a constitution and by-laws in April 1995, at its first annual meeting in Cambridge, MA. In July 1997, the ANPN board voted to change the name of the Network to the Adult Numeracy Network. In April 1998, the ANN became an affiliate-at-large of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

• Adult Numeracy Themes
  http://literacy.kent.edu/Oasis/Resc/Educ/ANTindex.html
  The Ohio Mathematical Planning Committee has put together a wonderful book of activities and ideas to be used in mathematics for adult learners.

• American Mathematical Society
  http://e-math.ams.org/
  Founded in 1888 to further mathematical research and scholarship, the American Mathematical Society fulfills its mission through programs and services that promote mathematical research and its uses, strengthen mathematical education, and foster awareness and appreciation of mathematics and its connections to other disciplines and to everyday life.

• Ask Dr. Math
  http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math/dr-math.html
  Ask Dr. Math is a question and answer service for K-12 math students and their teachers. A searchable archive is available by level and topic, together with a FAQ.

• E-math
  http://www.ed.gov/pubs/emath/
  "A guide to e-mail based volunteer programs designed to help students master challenging mathematics, science and technology."

• Ensuring Equity & Excellence in Mathematics
  http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/content/cntareas/math/ma100.htm
  "All students, regardless of race, ethnic group, gender, socioeconomic status, geographic location, age, language, disability, or prior mathematics achievement, deserve equitable access to challenging and meaningful mathematics learning and achievement. This concept has profound implications for teaching and learning mathematics throughout the school community. It suggests that ensuring equity and excellence must be at the core of systemic reform efforts, not only in mathematics, but in education as a whole."

• Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles
  http://www.cut-the-knot.org/index.shtml
  This site is for teachers, parents and students who seek engaging mathematics. Many of the topics are accompanied by Java illustrations. There are more than 700 Java applets.

• Math in Childen's Literature
  http://literacy.kent.edu/Oasis/Resc/Educ/mathkidslit.html
  "Math in literature? Yes, indeed! Just as narratives and colorful illustrations can help children learn about other aspects of their worlds, so too can picture books be useful in teaching basic mathematical concepts. This book list contains many titles that family literacy educators may find helpful for creaing family math activities."

• The Math Forum
  http://mathforum.org/
  "We offer a wealth of problems and puzzles; online mentoring; research; team problem solving; collaborations; and professional development. Students have fun and learn a lot. Educators share ideas and acquire new skills."

• The Math Forum: Teacher's Place
  http://mathforum.org/teachers/
  Here you'll find what we consider to be the best resources for teaching math at all levels. This space is not only for teachers, but has also been built in part by teachers.

• Mega-Mathematics
  http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/
  Mathematics is a live science with new discoveries being made every day. The frontier of mathematics is an exciting place, where mathematicians experiment and play with creative and imaginative ideas. Many of these ideas are accessible to young children. Others (infinity is a good example) are ideas that have already piqued many children's curiosity, but their profound mathematical importance is not widely known or understood. The MegaMath project is intended to bring unusual and important mathematical ideas to elementary school classrooms so that young people and their teachers can think about them together.

• METIP: Mathematics Through Image Processing
  http://www.cs.washington.edu/research/metip/metip.html
  "The purpose of the project is to apply digital image processing as a means of teaching mathematical concepts. This page contains pointers to a more detailed description of the METIP project and the educational software that was developed as part of the METIP project."

• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
  http://www.nctm.org/
  "The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), founded in 1920, is a nonprofit professional association dedicated to the improvement of mathematics education for all students in the United States and Canada."

• Science & Adult Numeracy Special Collection
  http://literacynet.org/sciencelincs
  This is one of the LINCS Special Collections from the Western/Pacific LINCS.

• S.O.S. Mathematics
  http://www.sosmath.com/
  S.O.S. MATHematics is your free resource for math review material from Algebra to Differential Equations! The perfect study site for high school, college students and adult learners. Get help to do your homework, refresh your memory, prepare for a test, .... Browse more than 2,500 Math pages filled with short and easy-to-understand explanations. You can find topics ranging from simplifying fractions to the cubic formula, from the quadratic equation to Fourier series, from the sine function to systems of differential equations - this is the one stop site for your math needs.

• Symmetry and Pattern: The Art of Oriental Carpets
  http://mathforum.org/geometry/rugs/
  Oriental carpets have long been appreciated for their beauty. That beauty is achieved through the choice of colors and designs, as well as by the manipulation of designs and colors to form pleasing patterns.

  Patterns in Oriental carpets are never quite what you expect - a surprise here, a flourish there, a change of color, the flip or rotation of a design where you might not predict it. The more you look, the more variations you will find.

  How can we explain this phenomenon? Is it the result of human choice, or human error?

  The study of symmetry offers one approach to analyzing patterns in Oriental carpets. Through symmetry analysis we may identify areas of pattern that exhibit expected repetitions, and areas that vary from that expectation.

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