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Maths Associations

• Mathematical Association of NSW (MANSW)
  Excellent one-stop-shop for Mathematics Education in NSW
   
• Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT)
   
• Australian Mathematics Trust
   
• Australian Mathematical Society
   
• Canberra Mathematical Association
   
• Mathematics Association of South Australia
   
• Mathematics Association of Victoria
   
• Mathematical Association of Western Australia
   
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (USA)
   
• Queensland Association of Mathematics Teachers

Professional Reading

• Articles from Curriculum Support Directorate
   
• Excellent professional articles in pdf form:

  • Designing an assessment program for General Maths (72k)
     
  • Are you above average? (88kb)
     
  • Mathematical modelling (1.04MB)
     
  • Direct and indirect measurement (92kb)
     
  • Sample Units of Works for G & T
    - Polyominoes (398kb)
    - Logarithms in the real world (316kb)
    - Stage 6 Exponential growth and decay (224kb)
     
• Journal Articles
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  • Reflections on Teaching Senior Mathematics
    Bill Pender's overview of the Mathematics (formerly '2 Unit') Course
     
  • An Intuitive Approach to Calculus
    'Reflections' article by Mary Barnes
     
  • Teaching Differential Calculus
    'Reflections' article by Paul White
     
  • Various Ways to Introduce e
    'Reflections' article by Mary Coupland
     
  • Shakes, Quakes and Stars - Investigations with Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
    'Reflections' article by Mary Coupland and Jules Harnett
     
  • Teaching and Programming Extension 2 (formerly '4 Unit') Mathematics
    'Reflections' article by Steve Perry
     
  • The Place of Locus in the Mathematics (formerly '2 Unit') Syllabus
    'Reflections' article by Jenny Tayler
     
  • The Seventh Stage of the Modelling Process: Reflection & Mathematical Modelling
    'Reflections' article by Allan White
    
    
  • Reflections on Triangles: Special Points of a Triangle
    'Reflections' article by Jim Stamell
     
  • Online Journals & Reprints
    From Martindale site

Online Sites

• Site Reviews
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  • Internet sites for Mathematics
     
• Additional References
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  • A Set of Mega-Sites: General Mathematics References
     
  • A Set of Mini-Sites: Specific Mathematics References
     
  • PLUS Maths
    Interesting articles in mathematics for classroom use. Back issues are accessible.
     
  • Project Interactive Lessons
    A set of data sources for lessons, organised by strands against the NCTM Standards.

Mathematics Technology

• Graphics Calculators
   
  • Calculators Online
    Martindale site
     
  • Casio Classroom
    USA site
     
  • CasioEd
    Australian site especially for teachers
     
  • Casio Resources
    Recommended for scaffolding Casio experiences
     
  • Casio Publications
    Purchasable from MAWA
     
  • Graphics Calculator Programming
    Excellent expanding site by Barry Kissane
     
  • Support for Texas Instruments
     
  • TI 82 & TI 83 Calculators
     
  • Texas Instruments Home Page
     
• Java Applets
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  • Java Applets
    Calculus/Geometry/Trigonometry
     
  • Interactive Graphs
    This introductory unit on exploring graphs makes use of a java applet to investigate a range of graphs. The graphing package used is David Eck's xfunctions.
     
• Audio Visual
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  • Sprott's Fractals Gallery
     
  • Live Maths on the Web
    Uses 'MathView' plug-in
     
  • Maths in the Movies

Print Resources

• For Sale
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  • Arnold's HSC Practice Papers
    Mathematics; Extension 1 practice papers & solutions
     
  • HSC Solutions & Practice Papers by Courses
    Compilation publications with solutions
     
  • MANSW Publications and Items
    Order online
     
• Downloadable Documents
   
  • General Mathematics Course spreadsheets
    Notes to accompany spreadsheet applications in five General Course Syllabus areas (Board of Studies)

Software Sites 

• Cabri Resources on the Net
   
• Downloadable Geometry Software
   
• Great Mathematics Programs
  Usefully categorised
   
• Interactive Geometry Software
   
• Kali
  Interactive geometry patterns
   
• Leibniz Software
  Easy to use interface for mathematically rich documentation
   
• MathPad
  MacIntosh scientific calculator
   
• Live Math on the Internet
   
• Xah Math A Visual dictionary of special plane curves
   
• Mathematic on the Web Software for Mathematics
  General & specific topics
   
• The Math Forum: Sketchpad Resources on the Web
   
• Software for Peanuts
   
• Visual Calculus
  Excellent visual tutorials