Loci

Welcome to Loci, the online publication of the
Mathematical Sciences Digital Library (MathDL).

Loci Areas: Convergence, Resources, Developers, Departments

In Supplements Department: Interactive Supplements to Rick's Tricky Six Puzzle
(accompanies article in Mathematics Magazine)

Featured Items:
Seashells: the Plainness and Beauty of Their Mathematical Description In this article, a very simple model is used to describe and generate many types of seashell shapes.		Visualizing Lie Subalgebras using Root and Weight Diagrams This paper uses graphics and animations to illustrate how to construct root and weight diagrams for Lie algebras, and how the root and weight diagrams can be used to identify subalgebras.
Math Authoring for the Web Made Easier This article describes a document style for authors which combines HTML and LaTeX structures as a bridge to advanced Web technologies.		More Features: Generalized Baseball Curves Modeling a Changing World Chemical Graph Theory

Loci: Convergence Convergence provides a wealth of resources to help teach mathematics using its history. Featured: New HOM-SIGMAA Award Winners New Sums of Powers of Positive Integers Investigating Euler's Polyhedral Formula A Locally Compact REU Mathematical Treasures Go to Loci: Convergence		Loci: Resources Resources provides a select collection of free online learning materials which are available through the site. These materials have been classroom tested and peer reviewed. Featured: New Images of F Linear Transformations of Points Standard Deviation Applet Mean and Median Applet Go to Loci: Resources
Loci: Developers The Developers Area features articles of interest to those who develop online math software. (Current features from JOMA archives.) Go to Loci: Developers		Loci: Departments Announcements Commentaries Supplements Go to Loci: Departments

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For suggestions for changes in the design or presentation of Loci, contact the MathDL Executive Editor, Lang Moore.