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An old puzzle implemented in JavaScript. Several research question are asked about the puzzle, a couple of question are... see more
Drawing program which transforms into symmetrical repeating patterns.
To calculate the value of apple, orange, pear from 3 purchases. About mental arithmetic, with a pre-algebra tool... see more
This is a very simple and effective amortization calculator and is useful in analyzing mortgage rates and interest... see more
This site allows the user to explore patterns in Pascal's Triangle through row #15 based on selected divisors.
This site makes possible interactive exploration of the mathematics involved in some aspects of African and Native... see more
Interactive exporation of famous curves in the history of Math
Draws fractals and Mandelbrot sets.
Solve or watch being solved the Josephus Flavius problem. Count heads in order to survive
A very large collection of applets by various authors.
Simulation of the puzzle presented at: http://forum.swarthmore.edu/activities/octactivity.html
Manipula Math - Miscellaneous is a collection of 39 applets that are not included in the various Manipula Math... see more
This applet allows the user to explore the patterns in Pascal's Triangle using multiples of 2, 3, 4, primes and 1(mod 3).
This is the May 2001 version of Alexander Bogomolny's "Cut The Knot!" column. It discusses the game of Nim and variants.... see more
The abacus is an ancient tool used for counting, with theRussian version being specifically designed for counting rubles... see more
Simulates the Traffic Jam game described at http://forum.swarthmore.edu/activities/septactivity.html
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Wythoff?s Nim is a sub-page of Alexander Bogomolny?s Cut The Knot! site reviewed elsewhere in MERLOT; in particular, it... see more
The material presented in the following pages are for middle school students, high school students, college students, and... see more
A series of tutorials on basic measurement theory, including such topics as experimental errors, measurement, accuracy... see more
A JavaScript to convert numbers between several bases: binary, ternary, hexadecimal, decimal, octal, quintal
Official Calculator of the Roman Empire
The goal of this site is to visualize the mathematical structure behind M.C. Escher's picture called "Print Gallery"... see more
Applet demonstrates the Fibonacci chain as analogon to a 1-dimensional "quasicrystal".