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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Non Euclidean Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of St. Andrews in Scotland provides an excellent site explaining Non-Euclidean geometry.
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Cuemath

Cuemath: Euclidean Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explore the world of Euclidean geometry by understanding euclidean and non-euclidean geometry, the postulates and axioms, and how to apply them while solving problems. Check-out the solved examples for better understanding and try your...
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Mathigon

Mathigon: Geometry: Euclidean Geometry: Definitions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on Euclidean Geometry terminology; such as line, point, line segment, congruence, circle, radius, ray, and more. It defines each term and provides an example of each.
Website
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th
This MathWorld tutorial provides detailed overviews of the concepts and theorems associated with geometry. Most of the Math World sites are extensive and some require higher math knowledge to understand, links to terms and topics are...
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Mathigon

Mathigon: Euclidean Geometry: Euclid's Axioms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on Euclid's Axioms, simple, intuitive statements, that everyone agrees are true. An axiom(or postulate) is a mathematical statement that is regarded as "self-evident" and accepted without proof. A key part of...
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Lines and Planes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use these resources in preparing instruction on undefined terms (points, lines, and planes), theorems relating lines and planes, and Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry. You'll find three lessons on the aforementioned subject areas, an...
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Mathigon

Mathigon: Euclidean Geometry: Geometric Construction

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on the history of geometric construction beginning with Euclid's Axioms to the simple tools such as the straight edge and the compass.
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Mathigon

Mathigon: Euclidean Geometry: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Mathematicians in ancient Greece were amazed by mathematical patterns, and wanted to explore and explain them. They began to study mathematics just "for fun" without a specific application in mind. One of these mathematicians, Thales of...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Hyperbolic Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia entry from Wikipedia offers a discussion on hyperbolic geometry. The site explains how the hyperbolic geometry plane is represented in two dimensions and how lines in the plane must be drawn. Other types of models for...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Hyperbolic Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Dr. Math, responds to a question fro a nineth grade stduent who wants to understand hyperbolic geometry. The Dr. uses descriptive analogies in attempts to unravel why triangles in hyperbolic geometry have less than 180 degrees in them.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Mathworld: Elliptic Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
MathWorld offers a brief definition of elliptic geometry and including a brief discussion of its relationship to Euclidean geometry, with links to other related definitions.
Website
Cut the Knot

Cut the Knot!: Interactive Mathematics: Geometry Articles, Theorems, Problems

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains over five hundred Geometry articles, problems, puzzles, and games. Some sites relating to circles are provided within this list.
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Boston University

Fractal Geometry of the Mandelbrot Set Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
This web site addresses counting and adding in fractal operations, as well as the role of the Fibonacci sequence in fractal geometry.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Spherical Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia, a publicly-maintained encyclopedia, provides an explanation of spherical geometry along with a listing of its most important uses.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Spherical Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Site provides a brief explanation of the discipline of Spherical Geometry along with many links to spherical geometry topics.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Torus Math: Spherical Geometry Demo

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A java applet on this site illustrates the principles or spherical geometry.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Hyperbolic Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Hyperbolic Geometry is discussed here with specifics on the lines in this geometry. The equations of the lines are represented as well as a desription of the lines. The site has links to other non-Euclidean Geometries.
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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: The Mandelbrot Set

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this instructional activity students will explore Julia sets and the Mandelbrot set. In the process they will learn about fractals and explore complex numbers and function iteration.
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Jim Loy

Jimloy.com: Saccheri

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site explains the Saccheri quadrilateral and the importance of his work in geometry.
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Math Words

Math words.com: Elliptic Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The basic definition for what elliptic geometry is is found here.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Elliptic Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article contains a basic description of what elliptic geometry is.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Platonic Solids Ornaments

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a hands-on activity that introduces students to the five Platonic solids. Students will discover the special relationship between faces, vertices, and edges. Students will research the Platonic solids and then construct and...
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Boston University

Bu: Fractal Geometry of the Mandelbrot Set

For Students 9th - 10th
This site progresses in iterations through Mandelbrot and Julia sets to explain fractals and the mathematics behind them.
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University of Massachusetts

Fractal Project: Exploring Fractals

For Students 9th - 10th
A good beginner's site for fractals - the language is straightforward and requires only minimal experience to be able to understand the topic. (Note: When clicking on links on archived site, they may pause and appear not to be found...