Mathematics Department
School of Integrated Studies
Klump Academic Center, Rm. 102 · (570) 327-4521
Related Sites
The following links are designated to help future Penn College students,
current Penn College students, and the Penn College community.
Practical Help with Mathematics Subject Matter
Algebra Lab - Find lessons, activities, practice, and study aids on various topics in elementary, intermediate, and advanced algebra
Calculus Lessons - Pre-calculus and calculus lessons, applets, activities, labs, and games
College Preparatory Math - Practice mathematical skill sets by subject or by topic; printable note sheets and worksheets
Cool Math Sites - Provides many useful and interesting websites for algebra, geometry, discrete math, trigonometry, and calculus along with many brain teasers for your personal enjoyment
CoolMath.com - Peruse this website for the pure enjoyment of mathematics
Cornell Theory Center Math & Science Gateway - Provides links to resources in mathematics and science for educators and students
Discovery School Webmath - “Are you stuck on a math problem? We'd like to help you solve it.”
Explore Learning - interactive math/graphing gizmos
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“Online simulations that power inquiry and understanding.”
Gateway Mathematics
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Interactive sites that help students practice skills needed with number
sense, estimation, measurement, computation, patterns, functions, algebraic
thinking, statistics and probability, spatial sense and geometric concepts,
and multiple review activities
Interactivate - Interactive activities and games for students practicing number and operations, geometry, algebra, probability, statistics, modeling, discrete, and many more mathematical areas
Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles - “This site is for teachers, parents and students who seek engaging mathematics. Many of the topics are accompanied by Java illustrations. There are more than 900 Java applets. The applets can be licensed by teachers for inclusion in their own pages.”
Lessons, Tutorials and Lecture Notes - Math Archives that provide lessons, tutorials, and lecture notes
Miscellaneous Applets - Programs: Java, Postscript, C with X
Purplemath - Practical Algebra Lessons - A very thorough alphabetical list of lessons on each algebra topic from preliminary topics to advanced topics and word problems
Statistics - Many sites are provided for gathering data, tutorials and lessons, videos, and labs
ThinkQuest - Lists a library of sites for algebra, arithmetic, calculus, chaos theory, fractals, geometry, puzzles, statistics, and trigonometry
Tips for Using the Graphing Calculator - Find out tips on how to use your calculator for specific mathematical topics
Unofficial TI-Site - This Texas Instrument site provides downloadable programs for your graphing calculator that may help you with specific mathematical topics
Resources for Learning and Online Tools
Graphic Organizers - Help keep yourself organized with graphic organizers or concept maps for your mathematics classes; graphic organizers are organized by topic
Understanding Mathematics - A study guide geared to help students approach mathematics in a more effective way
Online Graphing Calculators - Many sites are listed that provide access to online graphing and non-graphing calculators
Printable Graph Paper - If you forgot to buy graph paper or get graph paper from your teacher, you can now print out any size of graph paper with the click of a mouse
Texas Instrument Products - Buy calculators or calculator accessories online; download free software or purchase software for your calculator
Professional Organizations and Scholarship Resources
American Mathematical Society (AMS) - Founded in 1888 to further your interest in mathematics research and scholarship
Chronicle of Higher Education - Find the latest news and information in higher education
Mathematical Association of America (MAA) - “A great source for expository articles and reviews, professional networking, a variety of workshops, minicourses and meetings, and information on the broad spectrum of mathematics and trends in teaching”
Math Teacher Link - Math teachers’ link for calculus resources
National Science Foundation (NSF) - National Science Foundation for Science and Engineering; “Publications, data, and analyses about the nation's science and engineering resources”
National Science Foundation (NSF) - Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) - “Supports a wide range of projects aimed at developing and exploring the properties and applications of mathematical structures. Most of these projects are those awarded to single investigators or small groups of investigators working with graduate students and postdoctoral researchers”
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) - “Build cooperation between mathematics and the worlds of science and technology through our publications, research, and community”