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Catalogue

Use the box below to search the catalogue to find books available in the Christopher Brennan Library. 

Databases

  • WolframAlpha
    The aim of WolframAlpha is to collect and curate all objective data; implement every known model, method, and algorithm; and make it possible to compute whatever can be computed about anything.
  • webMathematica
    Examples from WolframAlpha
  • WolframAlpha Blog
    Have you ever given up working on a maths problem because you couldn’t figure out the next step? Wolfram|Alpha can guide you step by step through the process of solving many mathematical problems, from solving a simple quadratic equation to taking the integral of a complex function.
  • Wolfram MathWorld
    * The MathWorld Classroom provides a set of pop-up "capsule summaries" for more than 300 mathematical terms.
    * Extensive citations to books and journal articles, many of which are active hyperlinks.
    * Thousands of downloadable Mathematica notebooks.
    * Several types of interactive entries, including LiveGraphics3D applets for interactive three-dimensional geometry.
    * A powerful full-text search engine with both basic and advanced searching capabilities.

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Useful Weblinks

  • Khan Academy
  • What started out as a young man (Sal) making a few algebra videos for his cousins has grown to over 2,100 videos and 100 self-paced exercises and assessments covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history. The Khan Academy's materials and resources are available to you completely free of charge. A must see for all Mathematics teachers.
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  • Thinking Mathematics 
          Thinking Mathematics! content to school mathematics for middle school,
          high school and beyond.
  • Maths Games
    Games for younger and older students which you can use for extension or revision.
     
  • Maths, Physics & Engineering Applets
    Java applets to illustrate various concepts
     
  • World Maths Day
    Free, online maths competition where students compete against one another in a quest to answer the most maths questions in 24 hours.
     
  • Illuminations - Resources for Teaching Maths
    Create the image you want, then export it as a PDF activity sheet for your students or as a JPEG image.
     
  • Maths Podcasts
    Podcasts on all kinds of maths topics from the Mathematical Association of American
     
  • Math DL
    MAA Mathematical Sciences digital library, freely accessible.
     
  • Interactive Mathematics
    These lesson plans explore mathematics using Flash, Scientific Notebook and LiveMath.
     
  • Math Monday
    In a partnership between the Museum of Mathematics and Make: Online, George Hart writes a weekly column discussing fun, experiential, and puzzling topics in mathematics. Collected here are the Math Monday posts from past weeks.

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Books in the CBL

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