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Has math left you feeling frustrated? Remember, Never Give Up!

Try the Free tutoring ; also come by my office hours, and try online resources such as
==> Success in Mathematics <== Understanding MatheamticsStudy Guide by P. Alfred
(See also Keys to Success in Math and How to Succeed in Math).

MathNerds.com free online tutors...

  • Do exams have you Stressed out (Humor by Lore Fitzgerald Sjoberg)

    Find Links for your course below

    For Calculus II

  • Numerical Integration Lab -- various ideas and models -- Geometry Center.
  • The Integral
  • Exponential and Logarithmic Fucntions
  • More on the Integral
  • Calculus
  • I Love Calculus!
  • Visual Calculus
  • Proof that e is irrational
  • Connected Mathematics Project: Calculus

    Other Resources

    Online Tutorials (Require Frames and/or Java):

  • Hofstra Tutorials (Finite Math and Calculus) for Calc II/Liberal Arts
  • Trigonometric Functions
  • Math/Science Gems
  • The Most Useful Functions Trig, Exponentials, Parametrics.

    Just for Fun

  • The Math in the Movies Page
  • Famous? Quotes about Mathematics!
  • Sangaku problems in Scientific American
  • Zeno and the Paradox of Motion (For contemplative souls!)
  • History of Mathematics
  • Math Jokes
  • Eric's Treasure Trove of Math
  • Games
  • Don't be discouraged by hard math problems; Never Give Up!
  • About Black Holes

    From Previous Semesters:

    For Calculus I (Math 201):

  • College Algebra Tutorial on Logarithmic Functions
  • Review of compositoin of functions
  • College Algebra self-test (review; you do not need to email me the results) (trig)
  • http://www.math.duke.edu/~lana/powermaths/powerint.html
  • http://www.math.duke.edu/~lana/powermaths/powerdiff.html
  • Precalc: Review of slopes and lines
  • Graphing Caculator A GC applet.
  • Tangent Lines to a Curve
  • Secant Line approaches the Tangent Line
  • Tangent and Secant lines
  • Connected Mathematics Project: Calculus

  • new: Calculus Glossery of Terms plus "live" Java Applets (scroll down).
  • Graphing the Derivative!
  • I Love Calculus pages.
  • Java Powered Calculus (includes Function Grapher)
  • Applet and Puzzles on Derivatives -- only glanced at it but looks interesting
  • Related Rates
  • Visual Calculus tutorial on Limits and Continuity
  • "Welcome to the wonderful world of calculus" Students-- please tell me which of these are most useful.
  • WinPlot and see also JavaSketchpad.

    Calculus II (Math 202)

  • Two applets on numerical integration are linked to..

    For Math 130: Math for Elementary School Teachers

    College Algebra

  • Trig extensive
  • Review of Composition of functions

  • Larson, Hostetler, and Hodgkins textbook's site.

  • Nice Javascript shifting/scaling
  • Notes for College Algebra and Geometry
  • Linear and Quadratic Functions and Graphs
  • Exponential and Logarithmic Fucntions
  • Albegra (TQD)
  • Algebra: Diagnostic Pretest

    For Abstract Algebra

  • Wallpaper Groups

  • Group Theory, Crossed Modules and Group Representations (very brief!)
  • Clock (Modular) Arithmetic Pages
  • Algebra: Abstract and Concrete
  • Index/Glossary of Abstract Algebra Definitions/Theorems

    For Linear Algebra

  • UTK (Math Archives on Linear Algebra.
  • On Determinants (An Exposition with figures)
  • LAVA (see elementary row operations)
  • Linear Transformations (visualization)
  • Graphing Vector Calculator
  • Matrix Calculator
  • Mkaz Linear Algebra Matrix Calculators
  • Linear Solver
  • EigenExplorer
  • Vector Arithmetic (Exposition; images; applets: geom sum of many vectors; alg sum of many vectors; vector resolution; scalar multiplication; vector components, more (including physics related)
  • Vector Arithmetic Java Visualization (A+B, A-B, B-A, A*B, ClearLAst, ClearAll)
  • Vector Calculator
  • Elementary Linear Algebra (Lecture Notes)

    Math for Liberal Arts, Pt II

  • The Way Algebra "Works" Long(!) informal, with examples of student questions.
  • Students: if you know of a web page with a good tutorial on solving systems of linear equations,
    please let me know     (barzilai@digital-web.net).
  • (Java-based linear-equation solver, look into it?)

  • Linear Programming

    For Complex Variables

  • Mandelbrot
  • Quaternions (background)

    For Math for Liberal Arts, pt I

  • Math of Finance
  • Logic, Sets and Probabiblity
  • Univ of Eregon Discrete Math Site (Try clicking on "notes" first)
  • The Amazing Mathematical Object Factory
  • Calculus Applied to Probability
  • Probability and Statistics
    The book [of the universe] is written in the mathematical language ... without which one wanders in vain through a dark labyrinth.
    --Galileo Galilei, Operie Il Saggiatore.

  • Application of DEs to nuclear medicine

  • Is Math useful? You Bet!

  • MATHLETS page.
  • READING SparkNotes is not a substitute for DOING problems on your own and from book, but might be helpful..
  • Math in Everyday Life (DailyMath@Learner.org)