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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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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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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...
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Other

Quantum Object: A 3 D Mobius Strip

For Students 9th - 10th
Highly technical site on the Mobius Strip.
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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

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: 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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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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Other

Georgia Tech: The Four Color Theorem

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation and proof of the Four Color Map Theorem. Includes illustrative images and a plethora of information.
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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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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: St. Andrews: History of the Four Color Theorem

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of St. Andrews offers a brief history of the first math problem to be solved with computers.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Parallel Lines

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A definition for parallel lines in two-dimensional and three-dimensional Euclidean space. The site also gives reference to skew lines and explains the difference between skew and parallel lines in three-dimensional space.
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Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College: The Different Styles of Euclid and Copernicus

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A history of the differences between Euclid's and Copernicus's methods of proving geometric ideas.
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University of Canterbury

Canterbury: The Konigsberg Bridge Problem

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to the Konigsberg Bridge problem and its relationship to network theory.
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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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Boston University

Boston University: Chaos, Fractals and Arcadia

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an interesting site for information on chaos and fractals. Includes links to interactive activities to learn more.
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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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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Fractals

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site provides some links to activities and lesson plans dealing with fractals and chaos.
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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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Other

Mathematical the Four Color Theorem and Computer Proof

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the role of computer involvement in the four color map theorem.
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Other

Eal: Fract Ed

For Students 9th - 10th
A great resource for beginners. The site begins with a definition of iteration of functions, and proceeds from there to discuss fractal dimension.
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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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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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