Just for Fun

http://www.math.ualberta.ca/~runde/jokes.html

Here is a website with some pretty funny math jokes on it, in case you wanted to impress your friends at the next party. Sure, some of them are pretty corny, but it's a great way to apply what you've learned in class to the real world!

http://www.ahajokes.com/math_jokes.html

For those of you who like to check out bogus proofs of false mathematical theorems, see how some of these strike your fancy. Try them out on your friends and see if they can see what makes these proofs so fallacious.

http://www.gamequarium.com/math.htm

And finally, for those of you who would like to practice your crazy math skills and have fun while doing it, try out some of these fun math games. You can let me know which ones are the most helpful so that maybe I can even implement some of them in class!

Ways to Extend Learning Beyond the Classroom

http://library.thinkquest.org/4116/

Here is a website in case any of you are wondering, when is math going to come in handy in my real life? Or maybe you're just curious about how math can be related to your own favorite subject? Check this website out to see all sorts of fun things you can do with math every day!

http://drscavanaugh.org/digitalcamera/math_applications.htm

Any of you like working with digital cameras? If so, look at this website to see how you can use your digital camera to try out some cool math experiments! Especially if you would like to become a teacher someday and want something really cool to show to all of your math students that they can all relate to.

http://www.ed.gov/inits/Math/mathintro.html

In case any of you were wondering, there is a great need out in the world for people to teach other people math. Here is a website that tells you of how you can help out others once you learn math yourself. So even if you wait until college or if you'd like to start tutoring your fellow students right now, it's never too early to start helping others learn math!

Math Websites for Extra Help

Here are some websites that might be useful if you need to look up something specific to help you out on your homework. Just remember though that if you use any of these, please reference the site on your homework so I know which ones are most helpful to students.

http://www.mathleague.com/help/geometry/geometry.htm
For my geometry class, this site lists lots of terms and basic formulas that you might need to define/use in your daily homework, so feel free to check it out if you accidentally missed something in class.

http://www.themathpage.com/aPreCalc/precalculus.htm
For my precalculus class, this page lists a whole range of topics that we will be covering in class, so if ever you need to see more examples of the basic concepts to apply to your homework problems, this is the place to go!

http://www.algebra.com/
Here is an interesting site for my Algebra II students. I recommend that you don't go for the free tutors portion of this site, but there are links at the bottom to explanatory notes for several different Algebra concepts, so try those out if you get stuck on homework!

Helpful Math Websites

Here are some websites that you might find useful in looking up some related mathematical topics or for checking your answers to problems on homework:

http://integrals.wolfram.com/index.jsp
This website can be used to check some of those really tricky integrals that can be figured out by using complicated integration techniques that we may or may not have learned yet. Just type in any function and click "compute" and the integrator will do the rest!


http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au/MathSearch.html
This site is a search engine in which you can type in a keyword or phrase and search through some more advanced mathematical topics to find out about what you want to know. The more specific you can be, the better!

http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Mathematics/Middle-High_School_Math/Middle-High_School_Math.html
This is a more fun site that not only provides information about high school level mathematics, but also has many fun games and projects for students to try in order to test and review their math skills. You can also look up some interesting ideas for papers and/or projects related to material we cover in class!

This is me

Time for an introduction. So, here it goes.

I am currently a sophomore at Gordon college and I am studying to be a high school math teacher. I really enjoy learning math, but unfortunately, not too many students do. I can't wait to join forces with fellow educators so that I can influence students and help them to see how exciting math can be (it can be, really. Just trust me on this one.) So be prepared, next generation, for calculus, geometry, and maybe some of that fuzzy, conceptual math that nobody really talks about. It's all good to know. Trust me.