Mathematics is the discipline that deals with concepts such as quantity, structure, space and change. It evolved, through the use of abstraction and logical reasoning, from counting, calculation, measurement and the study of the shapes and motions of physical objects. Mathematicians explore these and related concepts, aiming to formulate new conjectures and establish their truth by rigorous deduction from appropriately chosen axioms and definitions.
Mathematics is used throughout the world in many fields, including science, engineering, medicine and economics. These fields both inspire and make use of new discoveries in mathematics. New mathematics is also created for its own sake, without any particular application in view, a common practice in the branch known as pure mathematics.
The word "mathematics" is often abbreviated math in the U.S. and Canada and maths in Britain, Ireland and many Commonwealth countries.
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E3 Information Overload - A librarian's weblog of resources to assist in engineering, mathematics, and statistics education.
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics - Glossary of terms. Material ranges from undergraduate to research level.
Frequently Asked Questions in Mathematics - Covers diverse topics such as algebra structure, names for large numbers, how to compute pi and games.
How to Read Mathematics - Article categorizes some of the strategies for a mathematics reading protocol.
Knot a Braid of Links - Award/review service for other math web sites and web pages, with a new selection each week.
Mathematics Archives - Combined archive and directory of mathematics web sites, mailing lists, and teaching materials. At University of Tennessee.
Meta Description: [ The home page of the Mathematics
Archives - A comprehensive site for mathematics on the Internet ]
The Math Forum - Combined archive and portal to web resources, educational issues, help forums, mailing lists, and teaching materials.
Meta Description: [ The Math Forum is the comprehensive resource for math
education on the Internet. Some features include a K-12 math expert help service, an
extensive database of math sites, online resources for teaching and learning
math, plus much more. ]
The Mathematical Atlas - Dave Rusin's survey of research-level mathematics, with introductory articles for non-mathematicians and hyperlinked bibliographies in each of dozens of research areas.
Meta Description: [ The Mathematical Atlas: A gateway to the areas of modern mathematics and to resources for those areas ]
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