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Math Research ... as easy as 1, 2, 3
1.
Databases
The high school library databases can be accessed at home or at school
(if accessing from home,
make sure you have the passwords!)
EBSCO Masterfile: Contain full-text magazine & newspaper articles
Infotrac: Scroll down to the Junior Edition (K-12) periodical database. Enter your search term and click on “All Sources”
2. Websites
Mac
Tutor History of Mathematics Archive
(from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland). Lots of information about
mathematicians
AND math history. Over 1,300 biographies of mathematicians (see index
of mathematicians), “Mathematician of
the Day” feature, and “History Topics"
Biographies of Women Mathematicians (from Agnes Scott College, Atlanta, GA). Biographies in alphabetical and chronological order, and related resources on the Web
Mathematicians
of the African Diaspora
(from SUNY, Buffalo)
Mathematicians
of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
(from Trinity College, Dublin)
Minority
Mathematicians
(from Vanderbilt University)
Mathematicians
(from McMaster University, Ontario): This site features information on
mathematicians currently working in the field
More
Mathematicians
More biographies
The
Galileo Project
(from Rice University). The life and work of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642). Online tour of Galileo's Villa, maps of Galileo's world,
timelines, and more
The Proof PBS provides this look at Fermat's Last Theorem
History
of Mathematics
Searchable by subject and region; provides a chronological list of
mathematicians
British Society for the History of Mathematics
Lots of links to web resources, biographies, math museum exhibits, and more
Mathematical Quotations (from Furman
University). Searchable collection of mathematical quotations
3.
Cite Your Sources!
It's easy! Click on Citation Machine and follow the directions
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Last modified on 01.31.2008