Finding Journal Articles
- Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Citation database from journals and international conference proceedings. Cross-search of the Web of Science Core Collection, BIOSIS Previews, and the SciELO Citation Index (Latin America, Spain, Portugal, the Caribbean and South Africa).
- Zentrallbladt MathIndex to European Mathematics publications.
- MathSciNet: Mathematical Reviews (American Mathematical Society) This link opens in a new windowPure and applied mathematics and statistics, and applications to other fields, such as physics, computer science, and engineering. Most entries contain an author's abstract or critical review.
Useful Sites
Play Games Online
- GamesmanUniPlay combinatorial games online for free using this tool created by the Gamecrafters research group from Berkeley.
- Board Game ArenaPlay hundreds of board games online for free against friends or strangers.
Game Examples
- Learning Math With GamesProvides descriptions of some simple board games and how they can be used within math curricula.
- GamecraftersThis is a research group from Berkeley analyzes simple combinatorial games (e.g., Mancala, Chess, Nim, Dodgem). On this site you can read about the games that this group is analyzing, and download a program for playing some these combinatorial games.
- Stress Free Math for KidsList of simple math related games that can be used to teach basic mathematical concepts to children.
- n-in-a-rowN-in-a-row is similar to Connect 4, except the player can select the number N that each player must get in a row to win.
Technical Writing
- A Guide to Writing MathematicsPaper providing insights on writing a technical paper in mathematics well.
- Advice for Undergraduates on Special Aspects for Writing MathematicsDescription of how to write proofs, theorems, equations, etc. for mathematical papers.
- Regular Solids and their Rotational GroupsExample of technical paper describing 3D shapes and how to group them.
- An optimal bound on the number of moves for open mancalaExample of a technical paper demonstrating an aspect of optimal play for the game mancala.
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