Mathematics & Education
Related Links
Super math tutorial help at these two popular sites: Khan Academy , and PurpleMath . You can also try MathTV,
Math.com , Placement
Tests and Drills , and Algebra.com
. Try Chegg tutors and Chegg study resources.
Here is mutation
geometry. A special thanks to Courtney Phillips' students for this Guide to Money website! And thanks Angelica Landicho for the Pigly personal finance guide with over 100 financial calculators, along with this webpage for kids.
Calculator Info: Texas Instruments
(TI) , TIcalc.org . Thanks to Kennedy for finding this Financial Calculators site with many interesting content and explanations. And thank you to Pierce for this helpful math/finance calculators website at business pundit. In the event you want decimal places, here is
Pi calculated
out to 10,000
decimal places!
All US Community Colleges & Universities: Listing
by State --link to each cc and univ.
Here is a nice link to mathematics, engineering, and physics departments
in
USA community
college and
universities.
Data Science Guides on data science programs and engineering degrees
to help job seekers, professionals, and students understand the
changing landscapes of these programs and their impact on careers and
employment.
AMATYC & NCTM
are two national math organizations.
ORMATYC
is Oregon's statewide community college mathematics organization.
PCCFFAP
is the PCC Faculty and Academic Professionals bargaining unit body.
"A great teacher:
has a sense of humor
is intuitive
knows the subject matter
listens well
is articulate
has an obsessive/compulsive side
can be subversive
is arrogant enough to be fearless
has a performer's instincts
is a real taskmaster." --James D Starkey, Education Week, 2009
PS likes kids (the vibrancy of youth) --Andy Waddell, American Educator, Spring 2012
Qualities students believe to be related to superior teaching:
Stimulation of interest
Clarity
Knowledge of subject matter
Preparation
Enthusiasm
Friendliness
Helpfulness
Openness to other's opinions
--Feldman's review of studies in W J McKeachie,Teaching Tips, 7th ed, p272.
Still searching? Try these two great sites: Google
and AskJeeves
Interesting photo & text Field
Trips on our planet.
Three nice sites with amazing info: E-Nature
, Virtual Zoo , and
DiscoveryChannel.
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