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Mathematics

guide to mathematics resources at the Blume Library and key online resources

Fun Sites

MAA's Fun Math Sites
The Mathematical Association of America's list of their favorite math "web distractions."
Mathematical Fiction
Suggestions for aficionados of math and reading. By Alex Kasman, College of Charleston.
What If?
The creator of xkcd answers numbers-related questions by Twitter followers. Really interesting and frequently hilarious.
xkcd
The best online comic about all things geeky! Lots of great, and sometimes obscure, math, computer science, and engineering humor.

Math Movies and TV Shows

Math and Media @ the Blume Library

Check out this great list of fiction, movies, tv shows, etc. from the American Mathematical Society for more ideas.

A Beautiful Mind
Call Number: DVD PN1997.2.B425 2002
Video. DVD.
Big Bang Theory
Call Number: DVD PN 1992.77 .B54
DVDs. The Blume Library owns multiple seasons.
Good Will Hunting
Call Number: DVD PN 1997 .G668 1997
Video. DVD.
Pi
Call Number: DVD PN1997 .P47 2001
ISBN: 078401213X
Video. DVD.

ScienceDaily: Mathematics

Khan Academy Brain Teasers

Khan Academy Math Brain Teasers
Multiple brain teasers from the Khan Academy. Listed under Puzzles - Math.

Famous Mathematicians in Blume Library Encyclopedias

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Find biographies and mathematical information in this encyclopedia database.
This resource was formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library

Image of Kurt Godel, receiving an award from Albert Einstein, image from Science in the Early 20th Century: An Encyclopedia.

Image of Carl Friedrich Gauss, image from the Princeton Companion to Mathematics.

Image of Leonhard Euler, image from the Princeton Companion to Mathematics.