paul scott : adelaide : math sites

Since 1999 I have been involved in preparing mathematical educational, research and fun material for the Web. A list of these sites appears below. Up until 2008 these sites were hosted by the University of Adelaide. Since then, as a consequence of University policy, I have transferred the sites which can now be accessed using the links in the table below. If you use these sites regularly, please bookmark these new URLs, and my apologies for the inconvenience. The S/T column in the table indicates secondary or tertiary level.

Name	S/T	Description
Aha!	S	Two sets of fairly easy problems with mathematical analysis and solution. Originally these featured as a column in the local newspaper.
Aha! #2	S
The Art of Mathematics	S/T	Investigates the cross-over between art and mathematics. Examples are the spirograph, fractals, the circle rose and the kaleidoscope.
Complex Analysis A	T	An HTML version of the Pure Mathematics II complex analysis notes and exercises used in 2001. A basic introduction to the topic.
Complex Analysis B	T	A PDF version of the Pure Mathematics II course above.
Convex Tangrams	T	A short proof showing there are exactly 13 convex tangrams.
Dynamic Curves	S/T	A dynamic exploration of planar curves such as the cardioid, parabola, lemniscate, catenary and nephroid using Java.
Exploring Calculus	S/T	An introduction to basic calculus encouraging student exploration, and presented in an interesting style.
Fractal Umbrella	S/T	An introduction to the beauty of fractals, with notes on the programming illustrated using Pascal and Basic.
Fractals in Nature	S/T	A gallery of photos and art work demonstrating the occurrence of fractals in nature.
Geometric Dissections	S/T	An introduction to geometric dissections.
Groups	T	An introduction to the basic theory of groups, based on a 1999 set of University Level II lecture notes and exercises.
History of Mathematics	S/T	Fifteen history topics written by Honours mathematics students, covering national contributions, selected mathematicians and more.
Lattice Point Problems	T	An introduction to research in the area of convex sets and lattice points. Solved and unsolved problems.
Linear Algebra	T	An introduction to the theory of linear algebra : notes and exercises on vectors, matrices, transformations, inner product spaces and eigenvalues.
Linkages with Java	S/T	A look at mechanical linkages along with Java working models.
Making of Mathematics	S	Forty-nine topics from the history of mathematics presented in a pictorial way with exercises.
Match Stick Problems	S	Match stick problems – mostly fun!
Mathematical Photo Gallery	S/T	A gallery of photos illustrating mathematical concepts.
Mathematics of ...	S	Looks at a number of simple objects and the mathematics underlying them. Examples: the camera, lighthouse, bicycle.
Place of Mathematics	S	Looks at various interesting places around the world which have a mathematical association.
Points, Lines, Circles	S/T	Based on configurations of points, lines and circles in the plane. Beautiful diagrams!
Polygons and Polyhedra	S/T	A study of polygons and polyhedra and their inter-relationships. Pseudopolyhedra.
Trisectrix Property	T	Investigates an interesting new (?) property of the trisectrix, discovered by experimenting with a Java applet.

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