Where can you go to get more applications? The World Wide Web is a source of information in many areas. Listed below are a few of the links that you can use as a starting point for improving your technical mathematics course. The links are grouped in the categories of applications, calculators, mathematics, aerospace, and construction.


APPLICATIONS
Teachers of technical mathematics courses are always looking for good examples that show how mathematics is used.

British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)

This table at BCIT applications page has links to examples of how various areas of mathematics are applied to various areas of technology. The examples have been created by members of the BCIT mathematics department. More examples are added each year so return to this site often.

The areas of mathematics across the top of the table are: 1. Algebra & Geometry, 2. Linear Algebra & Matrices, 3. Trigonometry & Vectors, 4. Logs & Exponents, 5. Differential Calculus, 6. Integral Calculus, 7. Differential Equations, 8. Statistics & Qualality Control, and 9. Numerical Methods.

The areas of technology, listed in alphabetical order, are: 1. Biomedical Engineering, 2. Biotechnology, 3. Building Technology, 4. Chemical Science, 5. Civil & Structural, 6. Computer Systems, 7. Electronics, 8. Environmental Health, 9. Forestry, Wildlife, 10. Graphics & CAD, 11. Mechanical Engineering, 12. Mining Technology, 13. Nuclear Medicine, 14. Occupational Health, 15. Petroleum Technology, 16. Prosthetics, 17. Robotics, 18. Geomatics, and 19. Wood Products.


AMATYC's Real World Applications

The AMATYC web page has links to many online resources. Among them is this link to Real World Applications which has links to 16 web pages.


The MathWorks Project
The MathWorks Project has developed a resource and guide that can be used to create an interdisciplinary course or club in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Even if you do not want to create a course, student will find the applications interesting.


CALCULATORS

Free Online Graphing Calculator

A free simple graphing online calculator is available at free online graphing calculator.


Graphing Calculator Program (not free)
A much more comprehensive graphing calculator program for your Windows or Macintosh computer, that is not free, is available from graphing calculator. This program graphs functions in two, three, and four dimensions, in explicit, implicit, or parametric formats. It will also graph inequalities, contour plots, density plots and vector fields. You may use rectangular, polar, cylindrical, or spherical coordinates. The program can be used to solve equations numerically, graphically, or symbolically as well as create mathematical movies and web pages.


Casio

Information about Casio calculators can be found at Casio. For example, by clicking on "Support" you can get the latest software designed to augment Casio products as well as technical support or replacement manuals. Clicking on "Education" leads to other items such as programs you can download for your Casio Calculator to solve a variety of mathematical and statistical problems.


Hewlett Packard

The HP calculators web page is used to connect to the specific web page for your model of HP calculator. Among the things you will find at these web pages you will find how to solve a problem with your calculator and software & drivers updates.


Texas Instruments

To obtain information about TI calculators go to TI Cares. From this initial page you can go to pages that have programs and software updates for your model of TI calculator.


MATHEMATICS

AMATYC

The American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) is the only organization exclusively devoted to providing a national forum for the improvement of the instruction of the mathematics in the first two years of college. Its Online Resources page has links to many other web pages on mathematics education.


Mathematics career

The AMS-SIAM Mathematics Careers Bulletin Board is an interactive service that informs students about nonacademic career choices in the mathematical sciences.


Careers in Mathematics
The Association for Women in Mathematics has a short phamphlet, Careers in Mathematics, that is available on-line. The organization has another publication, Careers That Count, that discusses mathematics career opportunities and "gives you the opportunity to meet some real mathematicians and to read about the work they do."


Careers in Applied Mathematics

This booklet can be read by going to Applied Math Careers.


Vocational Biographies

The Vocational Biographies materials can help is by providing you with real-life career success stories to inspire and enlighten your students. You can show your students careers through the eyes of real people in nearly every walk of life. The 75 biographies for mathematics range from from Assistant Chief Flight Instructor to Transportation Planner.


AEROSPACE

NASA and AMATYC

These two publications, Mathematics Explorations I & II were developed through a joint effort of NASA and AMATYC and a desire to create exciting mathematics classroom materials based on NASA space activities.


NASA
The main NASA home page allows you to explore many on-line resources.


CONSTRUCTION

Buildings

Great Buildings Online has a searchable database or photos, history and statistics of some of the world's most famous buildings like the Chrysler Building and the Eiffel Tower. Drawings and 3-D models of many of the building are available for free and can be viewed on-line.


Bridges

Information about bridge project, past, present, and future can be found at Great Bridges.