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Math and Computer Topics

General Information

Kathy Lawrence
Cleveland Heights High School
Workshop Location: LEECA
Title of Companion Action Plan: Math and Computer Topics
Grade Levels 9-12
Curriculum / Subject Areas: Math, Computer Networking, Computers
Specific Topic: Math or Computer Research Papers

Content Information

This pathfinder directs the student to resources on topics of personal interest in the math and computer areas. Some of the resources need to include articles from refereed journals.

Dewey Numbers / Subject Headings:

Mathematicians—925.1; Mathematics – 510.78; Mathematics –History –510.9; Computers –0001.64; Computer Networks 001.64404; Computers History--0001.6409
Content Categories

Books –Non-Fiction / Reference

Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science and Math. Yount, Lisa. Fact is on File New York, 2002. REF 509.2
Lives and Legacies: Scientists, Mathematicians and Inventors. Oryx, New York, 1999 REF 973.0496
Journey Through Genius : the Great Theorems of Mathematics. William Dunham. New York : Wiley, c1990. 510 DUN
Makers of mathematics Stuart Hollingdale. London, England ; New York, N.Y., USA : Penguin Books, 1989. 510 HOL
Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times. Kline Morris. Oxford. New York, 1990. 510 KLI
Mathematics for the Non Mathematician. Morris Kline., Dover, New York, 1967
REF 510 KLI
Notable Mathematicians. Gale, Detroit, 1998. REF 510.922
On the shoulders of giants : new approaches to numeracy / Lynn Arthur Steen, editor ; Mathematical Sciences Education Board, National Research Council. Washington, DC : National Academy Press, c1990. 513 ONT
Reference Library of Black America. Gale, Farmington Hills, Michigan, 1999
REF 973.0496

InfOhio Resources

EbscoHost --From the link on the first page select Academic Search Premier, MAS Ultra, Masterfile Premier and Computer Source (for related topics) to get peer reviewed and magazine articles.

Access Science Follow the links to reach information from the McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. Includes Science, Math, and Computer Science topics. Use this for an overview.

Intel: The Journey Inside. The Journey Inside SM is an interactive, media-rich Web site that answers important questions about computers and the Internet through activities that help explain how technology works and impacts our society.

Triumph of the Nerds This site chronicles the history of the personal computer through the people who shaped it eg. Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Steve Jobs.

Websites For Students

Computer Weblinks

Computer Hardware

How Computers Work from The Computer Guide. Use this Guide to learn how computers work by learning how computer components function.

How Computers Work II - Describes in easy to understand language every major computer component and illustrates the part it plays in the computer's overall operation.

Computer History

Computer History Museum - It is not just a museum, it is one of the largest collections of computer related artifacts, documents, film and photographs in the world.

Math Archives: Numbers Among the links are sites that cover such subjects an number theory, prime numbers, constants and more.

Obsolete Computer Museum -- A stroll down the memory lane of personal computing.

The MegaPenny Project Visualizing huge numbers can be very difficult. People regularly talk about millions of miles, billions of bytes, or trillions of dollars, yet it's still hard to grasp just how much a "billion" really is. The MegaPenny Project aims to help by taking one small everyday item, the U.S. penny, and building on that to answer the question: "What would a billion (or a trillion) pennies look like?"

Computer Viruses

Computer Virus help by Henri Delger For the novice computer user, this site offers and excellent introduction to the threats posed by computer viruses, worms and trojan horses, as well as where to download specific security updates and how to remove a virus if you have it.

HowStuffWorks: How Computer Viruses Work This site takes some of the mystery out of viruses and worms in lay terms

CA: Virus Information Center this site offers current, detailed information about the latest threats to computer system security.

Math Web Links

Mathematics: Logic

The Logical Foundations of Computer Science and Mathematics This site explores the contributions of logic and related disciplines to computer science and modern mathematics.

Logic Deamon and Quizmaster this site covers basic logical notions and includes a proof checker and quiz generator.

Mathematics: Numbers

John and Betty's Journey Into Complex Numbers From Drexel University this site was designed to help children learn about complex numbers and the ways in which they can be used

Links to Information on Number Systems This web site provides links to information about most of the world's number systems.

Mathematics: Statistics

Animated Statistics Demonstrations Although these pages were written for behavioral statistics, they should be useful for anyone taking introductory statistics or in need of basic statistical information. View the animated demonstrations and practice your computational skills by trying the problems.

Eric Weisstein's world of Mathematics: Probability and Statistics A full-text searchable, comprehensive alphabetical encyclopedia of math terms, equations, and derivations, with explanations, examples, references, and much more.

Topics in Statistical Data Analysis Though highly technical, this site offers a broad overview of this topic.

Virtual Laboratories in Probability and Statistics The goal of this project is to provide free, high quality, interactive, web-based resources for students and teachers of probability and statistics.

Mathematicians

Biographies of Women Mathematicians These pages are part of an on-going project by students in mathematics classes at Agnes Scott College, in Atlanta, Georgia, to illustrate the numerous achievements of women in the field of mathematics

Famous Problems The purpose of this site is to present a small portion of the history of mathematics through an investigation of some of the great problems that have inspired mathematicians throughout the ages.

Mathematicians and Other Oddities of Nature this site offers a one page compilation of interesting mathematical facts and explanations.

The Proof For over 350 years, some of the greatest minds of science struggled to prove what was known as Fermat's Last Theorem -- the idea that a certain simple equation had no solutions. Now hear from the man who spent seven years of his life cracking the problem, read the intriguing story of an 18th century woman mathematician who hid her identity in order to work on Fermat's Last Theorem, and demonstrate that a related equation, the Pythagorean Theorem, is true.

Media Resources

Creation of the Computer A&E, 2000
This is a fascinating look at the history of the computer. See Charles Babbage's Victorian "counting machine," a mechanical computer that produced perfect results for any mathematical problem of six figures or less. Discover how IBM was launched with a punch-card counting machine built to speed the 1890 census. Trace the technological advancements that led to the first true modern "computers" and the rapid progress that saw computers shrink from room-sized monsters to the desktop units that are revolutionizing life in the '90s

The Fantastic World of M.C. Escher, Film 7 International, 1994.
Through first-person accounts by his friends and mathematicians, computer animated recreations of his work, and a look at his sources of inspiration , the viewer explores the man, his inspirations, and the mathematical principles found in so much of his art.

The Numbers Game. WQED Pittsburg, PBS, 1998.
This episode takes a look at the mathematics involved in sports. Far beyond just keeping score or statistics, mathematics is being used to help athletes achieve their ideals: football players throw farther; tennis players hit harder; yacht captains race faster; figure skaters jump higher; and in general, athletes play smarter.

The Ring of Truth. PBS, 1987.
Traces the history of mapping, beginning with the ancient Greeks and exploring the many innovations of surveyors, geographers, and eventually satellite technicians. Focuses on experiments to demonstrate the mathematical truths that allowed early scientists to chart vast unknown territories.

The Story of Pi. California Institute of Technology, 1989.
Defines pi, discusses its early history. Uses similarity to explain why the ratio of circumference to diameter is the same for all circles, regardless of their size. Animated proofs of the area formula.

The Theorem of Pythagoras. WVIZ unlimited, 1988.
Uses computer animation to derive the Pythagorean theorem (vbased on similar triangles). The algebraic formula a^2 + b^2 = c^2 is interpreted geometrically in terms of areas of the squares. Historical context is provided showing Babylonian clay tables and various edtiions of Euclid's Elements. Computer animated proofs of Theorem of Pythagoras. Shows how it can be used in trigonometry.