Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Science Careers: Mathematician
Mathematicians work in many areas. Some are applied mathematicians, some theoretical, but all use mathematics as a way to figure things out by using deduction. This Science Buddies site lays out the requirements needed to become a...
Education Development Center
Making Mathematics: Mentored Research Projects
After pairing professional mathematicians with groups of students, wonderful activities emerged. There are projects on this site, and use them in your own classroom.
Rice University
Galileo Project: The Ptolemaic System
This site from The Galileo Project of Rice University provides this discourse on the Ptolemic System that attempted to explain the motion of heavenly bodies. Pictures, charts, and links are all provided for additional information.