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Cornell and Duke University presses jointly publish the online math journal community Project Euclid and recently announced that MathJax software would used for rendering equations in articles

"Street-Fighting Mathematics: The Art of Educated Guessing and Opportunistic Problem Solving" by Sanjoy Mahajan, published in 2010. "Mahajan describes six tools: dimensional analysis, easy cases, lumping, picture proofs, successive approximation, and reasoning by analogy. Illustrating each tool with numerous examples, he carefully separates the tool-the general principle-from the particular application so that the reader can most easily grasp the tool itself to use on problems of particular interest." Available as a free download (Creative Commons License), .pdf): http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/full_pdfs/Street-Fighting_Mathematics.pdf

A conference scheduled for July 20-21, 2011 in Bertinoro, Italy, aims at formulating strategies for a comprehensive digital mathematics literature library, addressing such considerations as algorithms, standards, technology, formats, markup languages, interoperability and publishing models.

Well received book on using physics to demonstrate mathematical concepts by Mark Levi, professor of mathematics at Pennsylvania State University

Effective teaching is at the heart of science and math education. Good teachers of science and math create environments in which they and their students work together as active learners.

video of a lecture at MIT given by professor and entrepreneur James Simons, who taught math at Stony Brook, founded an investment business, and now runs the Simons Foundation which "supports basic math and physics as well as autism research."

algebra in the real world see how professionals use algebraic thinking

A 10 part series by Professor Marcus du Satuoy, University of Oxford, "argues that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science. Ten fifteen minute podcasts that reveal the personalities behind the calculations from Newton to the present day. How do these masters of abstraction find a role in the real world?"

Free open source textbook suitable for college juniors and seniors

LiveBinders is a free web 2.0 tool which offers educators the ability to save and organize materials for any class. One advantage of this online service the capability to update a binder anywhere an educator has internet access.

"Motion Math creates fun mobile learning games that let kids play with numbers. Our engaging game suite helps children master math's foundations - we turn screen time into learning time!"

a neuroscientific approach to mathematical concepts

A math newsletter produced Mathematical Association of America

"mathematics for the interested outsider"

A professor's blog with a game and technology bent, features tutorials

challenges and puzzles