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Visualizing and Utilizing Symmetries of Differential Equations

This article explores the symmetry method in elementary differential equations, which uses the invariance of the equation under certain transformations to create a coordinate system in which the equation greatly simplifies.

Java Benzer

This ESTEEM module in the Genetics Category consists of a Java applet for solving certain types of problems involving relationships between interacting data elements.

The Josephus Problem

This simple Javascript-enhanced web page leads students on an exploration of the "Josephus Problem," a classic problem of recreational mathematics involving the elimination of people arranged in a circle.

Parity Theorem for Permutations

An article that presents an interactive, tactile, real-time proof of the parity theorem for permutations

Art and Design in Mathematics

An article about the merits of using projects in Calculus that involve an element of design, with examples of such projects and reasons why they work.

Simple 3D Drawing

This Flash Forum tutorial not only discusses the programming involved in rendering simple polyhedra in Flash CS3, but it also gives an elementary discussion of the mathematics behind 3D rendering on a 2D computer screen.

Families and Points Plotter

Students plot points and match formulas to data to explore families of functions.