National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Deriving the Hyperbola Formula
Dr. Math tackles a question about deriving the formula for a hyperbola posed by a student.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Calculating Surface Area of an Ellipsoid
Dr. Math, in a reply to a student question, discusses how to calculate the surface area of an ellipsoid.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Volume of Cube, Tent
This is a question/response site with the topic of volume. A student asks for help finding the volume of a tent, a cube, and other regularly dimensioned objects.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Polyhedra Classification
This question and answer site provides a lot of basic information about polyhedra. The five regular polyhedra, "The Platonic Solids," are described.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Surface Area and Volume:prisms
This site from the Drexel University is a detailed explanation of area and volume for those who have trouble with the concept and need an explanation of how they are related and their differences, and other basic concepts for a clear...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Distance From a Point to a Plane
Use this site to findout how to find the distance from a point to a plane.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math Alternate Exterior Angles
Dr. Math at the Math Forum offers a way of remembering alternate exterior and alternate interior angles by looking at the words and realize what they say and apply it to the picture.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Fraction Concentration
Click on the "Cards" dropdown menu and choose "Fractions". Play concentration matching fractions, fraction words, and visual representations for fraction amounts. Pick numbers from 1 to 6 or 1 to 10. One or two can play this game.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: How Do You Find Prime Numbers?
This site explains prime number theory and how to find prime numbers.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Equivalent Expressions and Equations
Dr. Math at the Math Forum explains the difference between equivalent expressions and equivalent equations.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Hyperbolic Functions
In responding to a student question, Dr. Math provides a brief overview of hyperbolic functions.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Compound Interest Rule of 70
This page gives a brief explanation on how to compute compound interest.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Credit Card Calculations
At this site Dr. Math answers a question about credit card balance payoffs. An advanced algebraic solution is offered.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Stellated Dodecahedron
This question and answer site provides information about stellated dodecahedrons, as well as several internet links to this topic.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Volume of a Rectangular Solid
This question and answer site covers lateral area, total area, and volume of a rectangular solid.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Volume of a Cone
This question and answer site poses a problem dealing with the volume of a partly filled cone.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Area, Volume of a Cone
This question and answer site gives the formulas for area and volume of a cone.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Apothem of a Hexagon
This Q & A forum has a question answered on how to find the apothem of a hexagon.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Drexel University Math Forum: Imaginary Numbers
Contains a short summary on imaginary numbers and several links to its related fields. Also provides several examples and explanations for understanding.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: De Moivre's Theorem Proof
This Math Forum site contains a brief proof of De Moivre's Theorem ((cos(x)+isin(x))^n = cos(nx) + isin(nx)) Where n is an integer.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Unit Vectors and Unit Circle
Description of the unit vector and its relationship to the unit circle.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Vector Addition: Geometry
Illustrates and describes how to add two vectors graphically.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Definition of the Dot Product
Definition of dot product and an application.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Dot Products of Non Unit Vectors
Description of finding the formula for the dot product of any two vectors.