Interactive Mathematics Site Info

Author

I have taught mathematics in Australian secondary schools (grades 7 to 12), TAFE (Technical and Further Education), and at university level (at Griffith University and in Japan). I've also taught lots of other things, including music, English as a second language, computers and more recently, teachers.

I maintain Interactive Mathematics as an interest. It now attracts over 10,000 unique visitors per day and over 1/2 million page views per month.

Thanks for all your positive feedback (see "Testimonials" at right). I'm glad Interactive Mathematics has been useful for you.

Murray Bourne, Singapore, 2010.

Contact

I hesitate to put my email address here because the moron spreaders of spam are sure to abuse it.

Please use the Comments, Questions? form to contact me.

I will answer you by email if I am sure you are a human! :-)

Terms of Use

You may only view and print one copy of the contents of Interactive Mathematics for your own personal, non-commercial use.

You may not copy, store, either in hardcopy or in an electronic retrieval system, transmit, transfer, perform, broadcast, publish, reproduce, create a derivative work from, display, distribute, sell, license, rent, lease or otherwise transfer any of the contents to any third person whether for direct commercial or monetary gain or otherwise, except for fair dealing in an academic institution.

This includes, but is not limited to, displaying the contents of Interactive Mathematics within your own frameset (giving the impression it is your own work).

You are encouraged to link to any page of the site from your site, but you may not copy and paste the contents into your own server. You also may not "hotlink" to my images (this means putting <img src="http://www.intmath.com/images/...">) This uses up my bandwidth and costs me more.

You do have permission to display the site in your classroom for teaching purposes.

Contact me (via the Comments, Questions? form) if you wish to ask permission to use the contents in ways other than allowed for above.

Copyright Issues

Images used in this site are either

• created by me (almost all of the formulas and graphs)
• incorporated into the site believing them to be in the public domain (certain photographs and clip art)

If I have inadvertantly infringed copyright or used a copyrighted image without permission, please inform me and I will rectify the oversight.

All other material, (including Flash and LiveMath manipulatives) except where otherwise credited, is copyright © Murray Bourne, 1997-2010.

Link to Interactive Mathematics

Feel free to link to Interactive Mathematics. You can use the following code.

<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.intmath.com/"> <img src="http://www.intmath.com/images/intmathlogo.gif" alt="Interactive Mathematics logo"></a> <br><span style="font-size:10pt;"> <a href="http://www.intmath.com/">Interactive Mathematics</a></span></p>

So it will look like:

Interactive Mathematics

You can use this description:

Description
Interactive Mathematics uses LiveMath, Flash and Scientific Notebook to enhance mathematics lessons.

Topics range from grade 8 algebra to college-level Laplace Transformations.

Who Links Here?

Go to Sites that Link to Interactive Mathematics.

Site Stats

So far, this site has...

• 5200 Images (gif, jpg and png)
• 840 HMTL files (actually, mostly PHP files)
• 150 LiveMath files (see LiveMath highlights)
• 50 Scientific Notebook files (see SNB info)
• 14 Flash files (see Flash highlights)
• 6 Videos

And growing!

Why is Everything so Big on this Site?

Interactive Mathematics was originally designed for use in the classroom, so fonts and diagrams are big.

I considered reducing the size of everything, but this would involve processing over 5000 math images - not a lot of fun...

Also, one of the key complaints of Internet users is that font sizes are too small. A lot of math sites have equations that are unreadable because they are so small. Enjoy being able to easily read Interactive Mathematics!

Polls Archive

Music when Studying Math?

A poll in Aug 2007 revealed some surprises about your music listening preferences while doing math. I expected both "no music" and "classical music" to be lower than they actually were.

No music

  35%

Easy listening

  28%

Loud music

  21%

Classical music

  16%

Total votes: 1000

Is Math Useful?

A poll in Sep-Oct 2007 asked if readers believed the mathematics that they were currently studying will be useful in their future career.

It was encouraging that over half felt that it would be useful and just 11% felt that they were not in a position to answer.

The math you are studying now - how useful is it for your future job?

Very useful

  51%

Not useful

  24%

Somewhat useful

  14%

Don't know yet

  11%

Total votes: 1000

Math Software

A poll in Nov-Dec 2007 asked if readers (or their teachers, or both) used mathematics software.

It is disturbing to me that less than half of respondents even use mathematics software. Such software has the potential to completely change mathematics education - and the efficiency of the way we do many things.

Do you use math software (like Matlab, Scientific Notebook, Mathematica)?

I have never used math software

  54%

My teacher and I both use it

  29%

I do but my teacher does not

  9%

My teacher does but I don't

  9%

Total votes: 1000

Feelings about Math

A poll in Dec 2007 - Jan 2008 asked how readers felt about mathematics.

The best way to describe how I feel about math is:

I enjoy math

  41%

It's OK but I find it hard

  31%

I hate math

  22%

No strong opinion

  6%

Total votes: 1000

Studying for a Math Test

A poll in Jan/Feb 2008 asked readers whether they study for a math test alone, or with friends.

Poll results:

Alone

  72%

With one friend

  14%

With a group of friends

  14%

Total votes: 1000

Favorite Math Activities

Poll results:

A poll in Feb/Mar 2008 asked readers about their favorite math activities. It is surprising (to me) how many chose "algebra". Really?

What is your favorite math activity?

Doing algebra

  39%

None of these

  22%

Drawing graphs

  15%

Doing calculator

  14%

Doing geometry

  9%

Total votes: 1000

Classroom Computers

A poll in Mar/Apr 2008 asked readers: "How many computers are used in your math classroom?"

Poll results:

None

  46%

Most students use one

  23%

One

  22%

Two

  9%

Total votes: 1000

Favorite subject in school?

A poll in May 2008 asked readers about their favorite subject in school. I'm happy that the first choice was math, but I guess you would expect that on a math site. It was a surprise that the 2nd choice went to English. I'm wondering how many non-native speakers of English chose this?

Poll results:

Math

  40%

English

  29%

Science

  16%

Music

  7%

History

  6%

Geography

  2%

Total votes: 1700

What stresses you?

A poll in Jun 2008 asked readers about their fears and stresses. It's nice to know that teachers are not the main cause of stress for most of you!

Poll results:

Taking exams

  45%

Completing homework

  29%

Relationships

  17%

Being bullied

  6%

Teachers

  3%

Total votes: 1400

Testimonials