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EduStock

Edustock is designed to teach people of all ages about the stock market. It includes:

Tutorials on the stock market
How to pick good stocks
Company Profiles: Information to help you research companies
FREE realtime Stock Market Simulation
Links to other sites with useful Stock Market info

EduStock

http://tqd.advanced.org/3088/welcome/welcomenf.html

The Diet Problem: An Application of Linear Programming

Check-off the foods you're willing to eat and the program will find the cheapest combination of them meeting a person's daily nutritional requirements. Provides numbers of servings, cost, percentages of nutrients from different sources, etc. in both table and pie chart form.

PLEASE consult your doctor before embarking on any diet -- especially one, for example, including 10 servings of Air-Popped Popcorn!!

Argonne National Laboratory -- Mathematics and Computer Science Division

http://www.mcs.anl.gov/home/otc/Guide/CaseStudies/diet/index.html

Exact Change, Please

This children's finance game requires you to click on the correct combination of bills and coins to match the given amount. The easy game keeps a running total, the hard game requires the player to keep track of the amount entered.

Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions

http://www.state.tn.us/financialinst/java/game/game.html

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Origami
Polyhedra
Fractals
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Math Games & Puzzles

Guess-A-Number
Enter a range of numbers (for example from 1 to 50) then press Start.
From: To: source code

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The Backwards Guessing Game

This is a Java applet so you can play against the computer online. The computer selects a number between 1 and 1000 and you must "guess it"; the computer will tell you if your guess is too high, too low, or correct. Space is provided to write notes, and the total number of guesses is displayed. Use The Super Guessing Game to see the computer's strategy for guessing YOUR secret number.

Jordan Hiller

http://www.angelfire.com/ca/jscript/backwards.html

Dot2Dot

Practice counting while developing point-n-click skills with the mouse. The java applet will only draw the lines when numerical order is followed; when all the dots are connected the picture will appear in color. Several different drawings are available.

Lyndsey's Mania

http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/java/dinodots/ham.html

Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles

This site is filled with a wide variety of challenging and enjoyable math activities. See if you can solve these Interactive Math Games; try your skill at the geometric Eye Opener Series. Can you beat the computer at The Game of Fif, or figure out the solution to the Four Knights? Try the classic puzzle, The Tower of Hanoi; you can set the number of disks yourself to make the puzzle easier or more difficult (the recurrsive solution is included). Don't worry -- if you get stuck on one there are many others to try! See if you can figure out which types of puzzles are easiest for you to solve... which skills do they require? Then compare them to the puzzles that are more mind-boggling for you. And remember, what's obvious to one person may be confusing to the next. . . .

Alexander Bogomolny

http://www.cut-the-knot.com/front.html

Autocrazy (aka. Car Jam)

Try this RUSH HOUR-style Java Applet -- see if you can "free" the white car trapped in the gridlock. To move the cars and trucks, click once on the end of the vehicle facing the spot to which it will move.

Karl Hornell

http://www.tdb.uu.se/~karl/java/cars/

Traffic Jam

Check out this Applet by Michael Morton -- can you solve the puzzle? The Math Forum also provides instructions, discussion suggestions for the teacher or student activity leaders, and examples of approaches to the activity, as well as an opportunity to share ideas online.

The Kids Educational Activity Center

http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/jam.html

Three Door Puzzle

An exceptionally well-constucted interactive simulation of the Monty Hall Let's Make a Deal puzzle. In addition to the game simulation, a creative method of solution is provided as well as a generalization to N-doors.

Sky Coyote

http://www.intergalact.com/threedoor/threedoor.html

Mathematical Games, Toys, and Puzzles

Warning!! You will find huge chunks of time vanishing mysteriously while you visit this site -- there are a vast number of links to an overwhelming array of sites....

Jeff Erickson

http://compgeom.cs.uiuc.edu/~jeffe/mathgames.html

A Primer on Cryptarithmetic

Learn about these fascinating puzzles and get step-by-step strategies and tips for solving them. Then try your hand at this collection of 60 Best Cryptarithms (don't worry -- the answers are included if you get stuck!!). Other resources and links are provided.
Jorge A C B Soares
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Agora/2160/primer.html Try the world's most famous cryptarithm: S E N D + M O R E M O N E Y Solution

Java Puzzle Collection

Provides some fascinating puzzles with instructions and background info; including:

Coal To Diamonds - a nifty twist on the lights-off type puzzle
Java Line Puzzle - a perplexing battleship-style game
The Black Box Game - how quickly can YOU tell where the particles are...

Eagle I. Berns

http://www.eagle-i.com/puzzles.htm

Triple Quintzee

This Java Applet is an outstanding game based on Milton Bradley's Yahtzee. Play online and (if you register) see if you can get on the High Score List. Instructions and scoring tips are also provided. Your knowledge of probability will be tested!!

Aaron Fuegi

http://scv.bu.edu/~aarondf/java/quintzee.html

Math Software

Several shareware programs available, including:

SymmeToy is a symmetry program for creating paint patterns, symmetry roses, tesselated art and symmetrically decorated 3D polyhedron models.
SpiroMath was inspired by the "24 Game": use the given numbers and any combination of multiplication, addition, division and subtraction reach the target value.

Hank Hufnagel

http://users.penn.com/~hank/share.html

BINO: The Computer Math Card Game

If you want to have fun AND learn the binary number system used in computers, this game is for you!! Read the instructions and look at the pages of sample hands and scoring instructions; includes links to other resources.

Quid Novi Web Design

http://www.angelfire.com/ct/binoweb/

Applied Math / Simulations Games & Puzzles Origami Polyhedra Fractals Optical Illusions Origami

How to make an Origami Crane

Clear step-by-step instructions with photos. If you've been afraid to try the art of paper folding before, you might find that this page works for you!!

Aidan C. Dysart

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~adysart/origami/crane/

Joseph Wu's Origami Page

Learn about Origami (the art of paper folding) on this beautiful and informative site; explore the Galleries, search for Information, check out the collection of Diagrams, or follow the Links to other sites.

Joseph Wu

http://www.origami.vancouver.bc.ca/

Helen's Origami Index

Very interesting and useful resources including patterns and instructions for creating polygons and tessalations using Origami; in-depth questions are also posed, making this a feast for the creative mind.

H. A. Verrill

http://mast.queensu.ca/~helena/origami/

Money Origami

Learn how to fold artistic creations out of currency!! Includes step-by-step instructions and excellent illustrations (as well as links to other sites). All you need is some "folding money" and you'll be able to amaze and impress your friends with an astonishing array of goodies, such as:

Picture Frame (The Famous Americans Series)
The Shirt -- a classic look
The Ring -- wear this and you'll never be broke!!

Clay Randall

http://www.msd.si.net/~clay/money/

3-D Origami

A Paper Folding Project, graciously donated by Paul Heaberli, showing how to create a really neat three-dimensional object that can be folded flat and mailed to a friend, etc. Other Projects are also available, including

Boxes, Animals, Geometrics, etc.
Plotter Project -- paper sculpture
Telescoping Boxes, Fancy Boxes, Fun Stuff, Architectural Models, etc.

PaperShops.com

http://www.papershops.com/fold1.html

Applied Math / Simulations Games & Puzzles Origami Polyhedra Fractals Optical Illusions Polyhedra

Gamepuzzles
Here is a breath-taking look at the beautiful product line of original tiling sets and strategy games from Kadon, whose specialty is the development of "combinatorial" geometric sets.
Kadon Enterprises, Inc.
http://www.gamepuzzles.com/

The Puzzling World of Polyhedral Dissections

the complete text of Stewart T. Coffin's book is reproduced along with Java applets to illustrate many of the properties of polyhedra.

Gamepuzzles
	Here is a breath-taking look at the beautiful product line of original tiling sets and strategy games from Kadon, whose specialty is the development of "combinatorial" geometric sets. Kadon Enterprises, Inc. http://www.gamepuzzles.com/

John Rausch

http://www.johnrausch.com/PuzzlingWorld/

Polyhedra Hyperpages

Outstanding descriptions of polyhedra along with clear step-by-step directions for constructing your own!! Includes an easy-to-follow pictoral essay on The Platonic Solids; the gorgeous ray-traced illustrations are available on the FTP site.

Tom Gettys

http://www.teleport.com/~tpgettys/poly.shtml

Virtual Polyhedra

This self-contained site provides an easy-to-explore tutorial, reference works and articles, classroom ideas, and an object library with an amazing collection of over 1000 virtual reality polyhedra.

George W. Hart

http://www.georgehart.com/virtual-polyhedra/vp.html

Diane Coates' Homepage

Lesson plans for projects (ie. performance tasks): Geometry Collage, Logic Advertisement, Tessellations, Scale Drawings, Building Polyhedra, and Line Designs;

Paper entitled Alternative Assessments to Reflect a Changing Mathematics Curriculum.

Diane Coates

http://www.frontiernet.net:80/~dcoates/home.htm

Pentominoes

Try out this Java applet and play with the pentominoes online!! Can you solve the puzzle??

Robert Simms

http://www.math.clemson.edu/~rsimms/java/pentominoes/

Pentominoes

Select a 3x20, 4x15, 5x12 or 6x10 rectangle and fill it with the twelve pentominoes; the pieces may be freely moved, rotated and flipped over using the mouse. See if you can find one of the over 2000 possible solutions to the 6x10 puzzle....

Rujith de Silva

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~desilva/pento/pento.html

WebOOG -- The Object Orientation Game

Form the shape in each puzzle by manipulating the tangram pieces; easy to understand instructions, full mouse control of shapes, and a hint option make this an exceptionally engaging puzzle-game.

MCM Productions

http://www.mcmprod.com/applets/weboog/weboog.htm

Applied Math / Simulations Games & Puzzles Origami Polyhedra Fractals Optical Illusions Fractals

Fractals!

A page of Fractals created using Fractint software (available to download).

Virtual School for the Gifted

http://www.vsg.edu.au/

Kaleidoscope Painter

Use this Java applet to create beautiful kaleidoscopic pictures while exploring symmetry, reflection, and geometry.

F. Permadi

http://www.bol.ucla.edu/~permadi/java/spaint/

Fractals -- An Introduction

Read about Fractals and how they are generated, then check out a bit of Fractal Math and numerous examples. Other Educational Java Programs are also available.

Jacobo Bulaevsky

http://www.best.com/~ejad/java/fractals/intro.shtml

FRACTAL GALLERIES

IUPUI Department of Mathematical Sciences hosts this gallery of images created by students. Remarkable designs!! Get inspirations for your creations, or just admire these.

Marc Frantz, Research Associate for Instructional Technology; IUPUI

http://www.math.iupui.edu/galleries.html

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Magic Eye

View the latest Newspaper Feature, the Stereogram of the Week or look at samples of previous work (including info about the design goal). Increase your concentration and develop your visual perception skills while having FUN!!

Magic Eye, Inc.

http://www.magiceye.com/

Optical Illusions

SandlotScience provides a fascinating collection of Optical Illusions, and Interactive Java Demonstrations; including:
° Impossible Objects
° Ambiguous Figures
° Distortion Illusions
° Aftereffects/Afterimages ° Contrast/Contour Effects
° Camouflage
° Text and Numbers
° Games and Puzzles

SandlotScience
http://www.lainet.com/illusions/

Hall of Illusions

IllusionWorks provides this mind-boggling array of puzzles and sensory effects (with explanations) to help people better understand how the human mind works. There is also an Introductory Level available.

IllusionWorks

http://illusionworks.com/

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Optical Illusions
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		° Impossible Objects ° Ambiguous Figures ° Distortion Illusions ° Aftereffects/Afterimages	° Contrast/Contour Effects ° Camouflage ° Text and Numbers ° Games and Puzzles

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Applied Math / Simulations

Math Games & Puzzles

Origami

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Optical Illusions

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Math Puzzles & Learning Activities