Math Lover Resources

For the kids who progress through the standard math ladder so quickly that they need some side paths.

Work and Puzzle Books


Books

Light-hearted:
Murderous Math Books

Serious:
Logic Puzzle books by Martin Gardner
History/Fact books by Ian Stewart
Oxford Mathematics Study Dictionary by Frank Tapson

Interesting College Textbooks

Crossing the River With Dogs
A Human Endeavor

Online Math Discovery

fractal drawing software
Mathcounts Minis
Alcumus

Documentaries

Online Courses

Teaching Company Courses Joy of Mathematics
Thinkwell courses with Dr. Burger

Side Paths

Ciphers and Codes
Centre for Innovative Mathimatics Teaching 
Public Key Cryptography
The CryptoClub (workbook available for free here)
Highly Regarded Math Textbook authors:  Richard Rusczyk, Harold R Jacobs,Tom Apostol

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