Math 304

Recommended Online Math Resources:

The Math Forum -the contains Math Tools, Lessons by teachers for teachers, Internet Math Library
http://mathforum.org/resources_tools_landing.html

Shodor- an interactive math site for both teachers and students
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/

Interactive Math Site - for elementary students with links matched up by content created by staff at Tucson Unified School District
http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/ekowalcz/math/elementary_web_sites.htm

Illuminations -National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) activities that can be searched by grade level
http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivitySearch.aspx

Bitesize -Number; Shape, space, and measurement; Handling data by the BBC with Interactive Activities and Quizzes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/

The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives - sorted by Math content and pre-K-12 grade levels
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

Recommended Books:

Burns, Marilyn. The Greedy Triangle. 1995.

Ehlert, Lois. Color Farm. 1990.

Lowenstein, Dyno, Graphs, 1969.

Quotes/Humor:

"Geometry is a skill of the eyes and the hands as well as of the mind" - Jean Pederson

"The essence of mathematics is not to make simple things complicated, but to make complicated things simple." - S. Gudder

"The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it." - John Ruskin

"The laws of nature are but the mathematical thoughts of God." -Eculid

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." - N. Mandela

"The class in school I hate the most is the one I learned the most from." - Joanne (10 yr old student)

"What do you get if you divide the circumference of a jack-o-lantern by its diemater? PUMPKIN PI

"The math teacher noticed that Johnny wasn't paying attention in class. She called on him and said, 'Johnny! What are 2 and 4 and 28 and 44?' Johnny quickly replied, 'CBS, NBC, HBO, and the Cartoon Network.'"

"Decimals have a point, calculus has it limits, but geometry is just plane fun"