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Problems and Contests
- York U|Amanda Chow - comprehensive list of Math links
- Wolfram|Alpha - online calculation and computation tool for math, science, nutrition, and more
- McMaster Start Coding - camps, lessons, and in-class workshops for students learning to have fun with math through coding
- Khan Academy - free courses on everything from math, to science, computer programming, finances, and more.
- My GRE Exam Preparation - website for students preparing for standardized tests with prep books, guides, and practice exams
- Maths for kids - a free international competition for children in mathematics.
- Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing (CEMC) - free online math resources from the University of Waterloo.
- ELMACON - a math contest for elementary school students in Vancouver, British Columbia.
- Math Performance Centre - promotes and supports math through the arts.
- Kangaroo sans Frontieres - organize an annual Kangaroo contest with the aim of promoting mathematics among young people around the world.
- Canadian Math Kangaroo Contest - the annual Kangaroo contest held in Canada for students of grade 1-12.
- USA Kangaroo Math - contest for students grade 2-12 in the USA.
- Art of Problem Solving - comprehensive site for problem solvers, aimed at high school students.
- Virtual Mathematics Marathon - an ongoing math contest with news problems added every week for grades 3-12.
- Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad - annual math competition for high school students.
- NS Math Circles - dedicated to enriching students in all areas of mathematics.
- IXL - math learning resources from JK up to Grade 12. Limited daily free access + monthly subscriptions.
- Brilliant.org - interactive online courses for math, sciences, and programming, accessible by monthly subscription
- Kiddle.co - visual search engine and encyclopedia for kids
- Studocu.com - A student-to-student knowledge exchange platform
Games, Quizzes, etc
- Knowre.com - gamified, personalized online core supplement for Grades 1-12
- Mathigon.org - the 'math textbook of the future' with interactive math manipulatives and activities
- Prodigygame.com offers a free, adorable Pokemon-style math learning adventure game up to Grade 8.
- Maryville University Business and Math Games has a wide range of games and links to game sites.
- TVO resources for kids has a wealth of video content including as section called Homework Zone. Examples of the math content for grade 3-6 are mathmaster, scisquad machine mystery and prime radical spentominoes.
- BBC Math Games - other games also available.
- Grade 3/4 practice - from Nelson Education.
- National Library of Virtual Manipulatives - some math activities.
- MathAmaze - free multiplayer online game from Mitacs.
- PBS Kids Games
- KiwiCo - monthly subscription for delivery of crates of hands-on STEAM learning projects
Educational YouTube Channels we enjoy
- CanadaMath - channel with tutorials for Canadian and American math competitions
- Mathologer - accessible explanations of hard and beautiful maths with great animations and graphics
- VSauce/D!NG - entertaining videos on math, science, and philosophy presented by the quirky Michael Stevens
- Veritasium - interesting videos about science, math, and more
- Numberphile - math education channel sponsored by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI)
- Mark Rober - Former NASA engineer promoting science and the scientific method via entertaining engineering projects
- Smarter Every Day - this channel, run by Aerospace engineer Dustin Sandlin, revolves around scientific exploration and discovery
- It's Okay to be Smart - Dr. Joe Hanson presents various scientific and mathematical topics in a fun way. Other PBS Digital Network channels are just as excellent.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI)
- IndigenousMathematicians.org - an inspiring international community of Indigenous mathematicians
- Organizations that Empower Minorities - organizations and institutions that support the advancement and training of minorities in the mathematical sciences
- Accessible Education Materials - resources and technologies to make teaching math more accessible
- Association for Women in Mathematics - a community that promotes equitable opportunity and treatment of women and others of marginalized genders and gender identities
Books we like
- "Sequences, Combinations, Limits" by S.I. Gelfand, M.L. Gerver, A.A. Kirillov, N.N. Konstantinov, and A.G. Kushnirenko
ISBN 0-486-42566-5 - "Functions and Graphs" by I.M. Gelfand, E.G. Glagoleva and E.E. Shnol
ISBN 0-486-42564-9 - "Algebra" by I.M. Gelfand and A. Shen
ISBN 978-0-81763-677-7 - "The Method of Coordinates" by I.M. Gelfand, E.G. Glagoleva and A.A. Kirillov
ISBN 978-0-81763-533-6 - "Trigonometry" by I.M. Gelfand and M. Saul
ISBN 978-0-8176-3914-3
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