Supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DBI-9975868

Introduction
Pencil and Paper Games
Math Jeopardy
Web Links

Introduction

This page gathers together resources used for math nights at various schools in Ames Iowa as well as serving as an index to site on the web that we think might be useful. This page is maintained by the Iowa State Math Department as a public service. Email questions or suggestions for links that should be added to to Dan Ashlock, danwell@iastate.edu.

Web Links

[Mathematical] [Math Pictures] [General] [Other Schools]

Mathematical Resources

Advanced Reasoning Incorporated and their Math for the Fun of It page.
Clifford Pickover's Internet Math Challange
The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Science and Mathematics Education.
Equals and Family Math at the University of California, Berkeley. Contains a math site search engine and many resource links.
Fibonacci Numbers and Nature
Figure This! Math Challenges for Families .
Houghton Mifflin's Mathematics Center and their Math Parent Handbook.
Knossos Games has a variety of math puzzles by Tim Boester.
Los Alamos National Labs Mega Math Page.
The MacTutor History of Mathematics archive at the University of St. Andrews.
The Math Forum at Swathmore and their Student Center and Elementary Problem of the Week.
Math Mania , a site inspired by the great Paul Erdö
Mathematics Enrichment, a British Online Maths Club.
Southeastern Loisiana Universitie's Education department has a page for Family Math Night.

Math Pictures

The Ashlock Fractal Gallery with largeish images of many sorts.
The Carlson's Fractal Gallery. Images of a reasonable size and very pretty to boot.
Clifford Pickover's wierd and enchanting site.
Posters in the London Underground supplied by the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences.
The Spanky Fractal Database. Includes many images, free software, and a huge web index of fractal images and software.
Sprott's Fractal Gallery with strange attractors, including animations.

General Resources

Muse Magazine, Online
Science News

Math Nights at Other Schools

Azalea Middle School, Brookings, Oregon.
Mahr Elementary School, Pleasanton, California.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel K-8, New Bedford Ma.
Westbriar Elementary, Fairfax County Virginia.