Mathematics - Special Topics - A Guide to Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics

Choosing Sources

Tips on how to recognize reliable sources by evaluating them in terms of relevance, currency, audience, and credibility.

MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive
From the School of Mathematics and Statistics at St. Andrews University, Scotland, this Web site provides biographies, historical overviews of topics, the history of mathematics in different cultures, and a "famous curves" page with illustrations, formulas, and other information.
WISE: Web Interface for Statistics Education
From the Claremont Colleges, offers a number of tutorials on statistics topics, links to online resources, and a number of statistics applets.
Women Mathematicians
From Agnes Scott College, an extensive collection of biographical information about the contributions of women to the field.