


Administrative
MATC - Math Across the Curriculum
The Department of Mathematics at Dartmouth College
COCO 18 - Winter '99 - the original course web page
The Mathematics and Applications of 4-D
"Warp Drive
When?" - will interstellar travel be possible?
"The Hypercube" - how to think of a 4-D Cube
The Geometry Center - Center for the Computation and Visualization of Geometric Structures
Thomas Banchoff's Home Page - the homepage of geometer Dr. Thomas Banchoff, a professor at Brown University
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions - the complete text and illustrations of Flatland
Beyond the Third Dimension - a repository of animations designed to help visualize the fourth dimension
The Fourth Dimension and Modern Art - an introduction to the influence of 4-D geometry on 20th-century art
'The Fourth Dimension' by Cliff Pickover - an essay on "hyperbeings"
"Math Spans All Dimensions" - the website for Math Awareness Month. This is an interactive site with many inter-activities on the 4th Dimension and an extensive resource on Abott and Flatland.
The Cantor Set - a brief explanation of the Cantor Set, as part of Thinkquest.org.
Chaos in the Classroom - a page on fractal geometry, created by Robert L. Devaney of Boston University.
Fractalina - a fractal-drawer, created by Noah Goodmann and modified by Adrian Vajiac, both of Boston University.
"A Brief History of Quantum Computing" - an essay on the history of quantum computing by Simon Bone and Matias Castro of Imperial College, London.
"Cantor's Diagonalization Argument" - a short essay that discusses countable and uncountable infinities. Part of the Bellevue Community College website.
Perspective Drawing - a discussion of how to draw using the principles of projective geometry.
Investigations in Projective Geometry - an explanation of the basics of projective geometry.
Projective geometry and slopes - more on the fundamentals of projective geometry.
Desargue's Theorem - a proof and explanation with illustrations.
The Crosscap - a site providing explanations and pictures of the crosscap model of the projective plane.
Projective Geometry for Image Analysis - an online tutorial.
"Journey" - John Robinson's sculpture "Journey" based on the Mobius strip in the
Projective Plane.
Euler - a biography, with some excellent photographs.
Pontryagin - a biography, with some excellent photographs.
The Math of Non-Orientable Surfaces - an interactive tutorial.
The Topological Equivalent of a Doughnut - some funny topology jokes.
Topology Graphics - great pictures of topological "beasts!"
Helaman Ferguson - about this mathematician and mathematical sculptor.
Elementary Topology Graphics - more fascinating mathematical "creatures!"
Geometry and the Imagination in Minneapolis - the collection of handouts for a two-week summer workshop entitled 'Geometry and the Imagination,' led by John Conway, Peter Doyle, Jane Gilman and Bill Thurston at the Geometry Center in Minneapolis.
Outside In - about turning a sphere inside out.
4-D Science Fiction
Sci-Fi
Resource Guide - an invaluable cache of information!
Fiction with a
Mathematical Content - part of the OSU Department of Mathematics Website
Greg Egan's Mathematical Stories - a subset of the Greg Egan fan page
Rudy Rucker's Webpage - the homepage of the scifi writer and San Jose; State University professor
Alex Kasman's Mathematical Fiction - a list of stories compiled by Dr. Alex Kasman of the College of Charleston
C-ship: The Dilation of Time - developed by John Walker, founder of AutoDesk, Inc.
Greg Egan's Homepage - the website of Greg Egan, acclaimed science fiction writer and computer programmer.