Harry Ainlay High School

Math Facts

• A short course in Trigonometry
  An introduction to the world of trigonometry by David E. Joyce, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at Clark University, Worcester, MA.
• The Math Forum – High School Student Center
  An excellent starting point for searching for information for those math problems.
• Calculator’s Online Center
  Forget your calculator? Give this site a try.
• The Constants and Equations Pages
  An award winning project listing different constants and equations.
• Dave’s Math Tables
  A math site with lots to offer. Ask questions and interact with other math students.
• Graphics for the Calculus Classroom.
  This site contains excerpts from a collection of graphical demonstrations developed for first year calculus. Some of the topics possess animated sequences displaying the derivative of that function or a series of pictures depicting the derivation of a specific constant. An illustration of how Archimedes found an approximation for pi by inscribing and circumscribing polygons in a circle is demonstrated both graphically and in table form. A discussion of e and an approximation of e to 35 decimal places is also presented.

Math Essays

• Exercises in Math Readiness for University Study
  The University of Saskatchewan’s Math department has provided a number of questions to test your readiness for post-secondary mathematics.
• The MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive
  This mathematical history archive contains the biographies of more than 1100 mathematicians. In addition, a number of mathematical ideas are cross-referenced with the mathematician responsible for the idea. This site features 60 articles on famous curves with graphical representations and text.
• CAMEL – Web service of the Canadian Mathematical Community
  The Canadian Mathematical Society Webpage.