Science Links

	daily science news		multimedia lectures
	FAQs		science/math history
	tutorials and texts		debunking science misinformation
	graduate schools/career planning		complexity science
	just for fun		other lists and unsorted links

• Daily science news
  from the online version of British Science magazine New Scientist.
  
  
• SciTechDaily
  A daily updated site of general science news.
  
  
• News by topic at ScienceDaily.
  
  
• Physics News Updates
  Sorted by date, from American Institute of Physics. Simple but informative. Gives a wide sweep of recent physics results in a glance. Be sure to also check out Physics News Graphics.
  
  
• The news archive at PhysicsWeb.
  
  
• Daily updated science news briefs
  at Scientific American.
  
  
• Weekly science news archive at UniSci
  
  
• Science News Archives
  at Science News Magazine Online.
  
  
• Index of Physics Today Past Issues
  from American Institute of Physics.
  
  
• Monthly Math Columns at MAA.
  Includes Devlin's Angle, by popular mathematics writer Keith Devlin (check out this excellent demonstration of Euler's Zeta function, this inspirational definition of calculus, and this whimsical solution to the squaring-the-circle problem), plus Ivars Peterson's column.
  
  
• What's New in Math.
  Monthly updated web publication by the American Mathematical Society. Also includes past cover stories.
  
  
• Archived articles and abstracts
  from the online version of American Scientist Magazine. Some nice articles. Tends to be heavy on computer science.
  
  
• arstechnica.
  Everything computers, from a technical point of view.
  
  
• Slashdot.
  The daily site for comp sci geeks.
  
  Kuro5shin
  A slashdot-like site with slightly more varied content. Make sure to check out all the archived science articles, which include gentle introductions to relativity, a layman's guide to the Banach-Tarski paradox, as well as links to online science texts.
  
  
• Technology news at Wired.
  
  
• The Chronicle of Higher Education
  Well-known publication covering all issues relating to academia.
  
  
• Hypography Sci Tech.
  A daily updated list of science and technology links and other info, maintained by netizen Tormod Guldvog.
  
  
• Complexity digest.
  An online compendium of recent scientific publications relating to the emerging interdisciplinary field of complexity.
  
  
• Human Nature Daily Review.
  A daily updated page of science news, commentary, and book reviews, on topics of social and psychological science.
  
  
• Discussion of recent theories of origins of the universe, from New York Times (free registration required)

• The Physics FAQ
  maintained by John Baez. The page also includes the relativity faq (scroll down).
  
  
• The Astronomy FAQ
  maintained by T. Joseph Lazio.
  
  
• The Cosmology FAQ.
  maintained by Ned Wright.
  
  
• The Black Hole FAQ.
  Now maintained by the Berkeley Cosmology Group.
  
  
• The Dark Matter FAQ
  also maintained by the Berkeley Cosmology Group.
  
  
• Many other links regarding Dark Matter
  also by the Berkeley Cosmology Group. Not a FAQ, per se, but lots of recent info on Dark Matter.
  
  
• Ask Dr. Math
  A math question-and-answer site, part of the Math Forum now at Drexel.
  
  
• The Internet FAQ Consortium
  maintains every archived FAQ from all online newsgroups.
  
  
• MadSciNet
  a free web-based Ask-A-Scientist service.
  
  
• Cosmic Rays.
  Not a "faq" per se, but something that may be useful to any Pitt REU students doing work on this topic.
  
  
• The search for the Higgs Particle
  Want to know about the Higgs particle? This links is to a page from The New Scientist, giving good description of the Higgs particle, what it is, and what it means to physics. Be sure to check out the links at the bottom of the page, which include the winning entries in a contest for scientists to explain the Higgs in lay terms, and a wonderful set of cartoons from CERN that intuitively explain the Higgs.
  
  
• Frequently asked questions about microwave ovens.
  Hey, it's a FAQ; and it has to do with technology.

• Lost Causes in Theoretical Physics
  By R. F. Streater, King's College, London. Brief, high-level discussion of why, for instance, 'fixing' quantum uncertainty with hidden variables is a known lost cause; and why the many worlds hypothesis is misguided.
  
  
• "Great Theoretical Ideas in Computer Science": Online Lecture Notes
  Course notes by Steven Rudich at CMU. Brilliant insights. Click "materials" button, then select your format for the lectures. The "Playground" button contains interesting addenda to the lecture material.
  
  
• Online math books (in PDF), by Herbert Wilf (U Penn), including:
  
  
  • Generatingfunctionology
    A 224-page PDF text (regular and hyper-linked versions available), covering generating functions from both a discrete math and an analysis standpoint; includes Maple and Mathematica references.
    
    
  • "A=B"
    A book about the WZ method of proving special summation identities by computer.
    
    
  • Algorithms and Complexity
    About NP problems and the like.
  
  
  
• Fourier Transforms
  A sub-page of a multipage tutorial on fourier series. A good motivation for the transition from Fourier series to Fourier transforms. A nice supplement to my intro on Fourier Series.
  
  
• Advanced Calculus A multi-page tutorial on advanced calculus. Standard.
  
  
• Analysis "Webnotes", and Interactive Real Analysis
  Two entire analysis sequences online; the first by John Orr of Nebraska-Lincoln, the second by Bert Wachsmuth of Seton Hall. Both extensive.
  
  
• Fundamentals of Applied Mathematics
  Online text (PDF and PS versions) of a preliminary edition of text to be published by Prentice Hall. By Peter Oliver at UMN. Covers linear algebra, orthogonality, complex analysis, and some differential equations at the upper-undergrad or graduate level.
  
  
• The Math Page
  Nicely done web course in math, from arithmetic through precalc; by Lawrence Spector, Manhattan Community College.
  
  
• Introduction to Probability
  A 520-page PDF textbook on probability, by Charles Grinstead and J. Laurie Snell, at the introductory level. Courtesy of the Dartmouth "Chance" statistics program.
  
  
• Teaching Resources of Oliver Knill
  Online PDF and PS versions of lecture notes by a Harvard faculty member. Includes book-length lecture notes on probability; geometry/tensors; as well as other upper-level undergrad math course material.
  
  
• Online publications of Andrew Wolgemuth
  PDF versions of "*Deductive Mathematics: an introduction to proof and discovery" (182 pages), "Deductive Mathematics--Alternate edition for teacher education" (215 pages), and "Outlining Proofs in Calculus" (52 pages). Potentially useful for students or teachers of mathematics.
  
  
• Science and Computing JAVA resources
  A list of online java applets by topic, cataloged by Mathtools dot net. The site wants (free) subscription to access the links, but since all the applets referenced are available elsewhwere online without restriction, the addresses proper can be obtained without subscription by right-clicking on the links and copying the link location, then removing all but the necessary address.
  
  
• JAVA science applets repository links at JARS
  JARS is the Java Applet Rating Service. Links to many applets in a variety of science categories.
  
  
• All Atoms dot Com
  An extensive site on chemistry, created for the summer technology institute at Cary Academy. Includes student-produced webpages describing famous molecular compounds, chemistry links, and much more. A great resource for students and teachers alike.
  
  
• Science Help Online
  An extensive site of online highschool level chemistry notes, quizzes, worksheets, etc. By Fordham Prep School, Bronx, NY.
  
  
• Physics Hypertextbook
  Nicely composed. Although it's not finished, the external resources alone are worth a look. A work in progress by Glenn Elert of Midwood High School at Brooklyn College, the websites of which contain more very nice and useful science material.
  
  
• "Galileo and Einstein"
  A collection of online lectures by Michael Fowler, University of Virginia, pertaining to a course of the same name. Includes historical development of the relevant science ideas, associated java applets, and comments on portions of Galileo's "Dialogue Concerning Two New Sciences". Well worth a look.
  NOTE: The links on the site to the full version of "Dialog Concerning Two New Sciences" do not work because they are missing the subdirectory. Here are the correct links:
  
  • Frontispiece.
  • Translator's Preface.
  • Introduction.
  • p. xvi: Title Page of the 1638 Edition.
  • The Publisher to the Reader.
  • Dedication.
  • pages 1 to 61: Texts and Figures, Part of the First Day.
  • pages 61 to 108: Text and Figures, through the end of the First Day.
  • pages 109 to 152: Text and figures, the Second Day.
  • pages 153 to 160: Text and figures, part of the Third Day.
  • pages 160 to 243: Text and figures, through the end of the Third Day.
  • pages 244 to 279: Text and figures, part of the Fourth Day.
  • pages 280 to 295: Text and figures, through the end of the Fourth Day and Appendix.
  • Footnotes.
  
  
  
• Galileo: The Art of Renaissance Science
  A multi-page / multimedia exploration of Galileo, in the context of the Italian Renaissance. Based on a videotape by Joseph Daubin, professor of History and History of Science at CUNY. Hosted on the website of the Center for Advanced Studies, Research, and Development in Sardinia.
  
  
• The Galileo Project.
  A collection of info and links on Galileo, at Rice University.
  
  
• Group Theory.
  A 259-page online text in PDF format, on Lie groups in physics, perhaps at the upper-undergrad or grad-school level. By Predgrag Cvitanovic at the Neils Bohr Institute. Note: The text goes through revisions; the reader is suggested toward the "stable" version.
  
  
• Chaos: Classical and Quantum.
  Not pretty fractal pictures; this is a serious introduction to such key modern ideas as trace operators and spectral theory. A 723-page text, complete with solved exercises, available in both postscript and PDF (note: the text goes through continual revision, and may contain placeholder images or incomplete text). Hosted at the website of the Neils Bohr Institute, Copenhagen.
  
  
• Set Theory and the Construction of the Real Numbers.
  A 124-page text, in PDF format, by Bob Andersen of University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, covering standard axiomatic approach of Zermelo-Frankel set theory, plus sections on Qaternions and Surreal numbers. See here for a shorter and somewhat less formal version of ZF axioms.
  
  
• Mathematical Discussions.
  By Timothy Gowers, at Cambridge, UK. Informal discussion of many mathematical topics, at an upper-undergraduate level, including discussions pertaining to set theory.
  
  
• Hyper Physics.
  Short reviews of all standard intro physics concepts, arranged in logical clusters.
  
  
• "Marco Learning Systems"
  A compilation of writings on mathematics pedagogy. Articles and online versions of books (for instance, the famous Why Johnny Can't Add) discussing the history of mathematics cirricula, and how (and why) to inject enthusiasm in math pedagogy. Indespensible for anyone in teaching.
  
  
• University of Toronto Math Network
  including a collection of math questions by high-school students, as well as a section delving into foundations of mathematics.
  
  
• Patterns in Nature
  an extensive elementary-level tutorial on fractals and branching patterns in nature, one of the modules of the Boston University Center for Polymer Studies site.
  
  
• The Paleomap Project,
  showing what the globe looked like at different stages of tectonic plate activity. Very cool.
  
  
• EmmyNoether.com
  a site discussing fundamental symmetry in introductory physics.
  
  
• the online draft of a introductory text on grassman algebra, incorporating Mathematica
  by John Browne of Swineburne University of Technology.
  
  
• All things Clifford algebraic can be found in the pages of Pertti Lounesto
  from Helsinki Polytechnic who also has published counterexamples to supposedly true theorems.
  
  
• "The geometric algebra of spacetime"
  a great tutorial on Clifford algebras; originally a talk by Steve Gull of Cambridge, web version by Cambridge PhD candidate James Heald.
  
  
• A baysian view of entropy
  also by Steve Gull as archived by James Heald.
  
  
• Two brief pages on using quaternions as rotation matrices
  by Berkeley PhD candidate Laura Downs.
  
  
• Tutorial on quaternions, octonions, and division algebras
  by netizen Geoffrey Dixon.
  
  
• large numbers
  A multi-page exploration of the mathematics of infinty, by netizen Robert Munafo.
  
  
• introduction to finite mathematics
  online text written by the late John Kemeny, and maintained by Peter Doyle of Dartmouth, who also maintains accompanying multimedia lectures.
  
  
• quantum computation - a tutorial
  by Samuel Braunstein of Bangor University.
  
  
• a conceptual introduction to superstring theory and brane theory
  by John Schwartz at Caltech
  
  
• a brief conceptual introduction to superstring theory, especially it's topological aspects
  by Brian Greene at Cornell.
  
  
• "Count On"
  an extensive educational math site; math levels range to about high school; but the extent of the links alone is worth a look for any age. Check out "explorer" where you can learn to draw in correct perspective, learn about the history of tilings, and more.
  
  
• Mind and Machines
  a well-done, extensive educational "module" on the brain and artificial intelligence, part of Syracuse University Physics Educational Outreach.
  
  
• The Light Cone
  an extensive tutorial on relativity, another educational module from Syracuse University.
  
  
• "Spooky Action at a Distance"
  a really nice (imho) brief explanation of Bell's Theorem.
  
  
• "Laser Stars"
  an extensive set of pages about astrophysics, from some members of the University of Ottawa.
  
  
• Online Tutorials from A to Z
  maintained by private netizen Alex Xenophontos.
  
  
• mathphysics.com
  a small collection of some quite nice tutorials and online texts on vector calculus, linear algebra, and functional analysis, created by some professors at Georgia Tech (also with other links)
  
  
• Animations of Physical Processes.
  An advertisement site for a CD-ROM; but click on the "theory" links (the question mark) associated with each type of physics. The clarity of the section on water waves alone is worth looking at this site.
  
  
• Britney Spears guide to semiconductor physics.
  No kidding. So clever I had to add it.
  
  
• "Neverscience", an online science webzine
• Superstringtheory.com, a simple primer on modern physics and string theory, with lots of audio and video of the major researchers in the field.
• The Geometry Junkyard, a collection of geometry/topology stuff from David Eppstein at UC Irvine.
• "The Particle Adventure", a beginner tutorial on particle physics, by LBL's Particle Data Group
• Quantum Groups, several chapters of an online book, maintained at Macquarie University
• Quantum Gravity seminar, maintained by John Baez
• physics tutorial, mostly introductory level, from University of Guelph
• Astronomy Tutorial maintained by Gene Smith at UCSD's Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences
• Cosmology Tutorial maintained by Ned Wright
• Relativity Tutorial, also by Ned Wright
• General Relativity Tutorial, maintained by John Baez
• "Photons, Schmotons", a tutorial on photons, maintained by John Baez
• classic particle accelerator text "Principles of Charged Particle Acceleration" by Humphries, available free online from Field Precision, a finite element software company that's still cool even though they misspelled "Pittsburgh"
• "Probability theory as extended logic", a list of tutorials and online texts about probability theory, from a bayesian perspective; at Washington U., St. Louis
• list of other math texts online, maintained by AMS
• "Bending Spacetime in the Basement", discussion of gravity, with at-home experiments, by Kelvin (John) Walker
• C ship, computer-generated images illustrating what the effects of special relativity would actually look like, optically; by John Walker
• Relativity and FTL (Faster Than Light) Travel,created by Jason Hinson, mainly for Star Trek recreation newsgroups.
• Guide to the Quantum World, an online version at New Scientist of the book by David Lindley
• Tropes, a web portal to online books and other online info.

• Exploratorium webcasts
  From the celebrated Exploratorium Science Center in San Francisco. As of June 2003, the "archive" link did not work, but at the bottom of the page, you can do a search, which sends you to a second page where you can "search again" at the page bottom; if you then do a search for the asterisk character, you get 4896 references.
  
  
• "Closer to Truth" Video Archive
  Archived programs of the PBS-affiliated series "Closer to Truth", featuring round-table discussions of science, technology, and social issues. NOTE: Videos not available during website upgrade
  
  
• Discovery School Video Clips
  Many multimedia clips in a host of science topics, from Discovery dot com.
  
  
• "MIT World" Archive
  archive of videos by famous lecturers in all academic categories, including lectures by Benoit Mandelbrot, Steven Pinker, Lester Thurow, and Noam Chomsky. Those interested in the beauty of physics should take especial note of the presentation by Walter Lewin.
  
  
• University of Washington Television broadcasts
  Online multimedia presentations of educational programs from Washington Unversity, in categories ranging from Arts & Humanities to Science.
  
  
• Duke University Math Department Multimedia Archive.
  Contains lectures and entire conferences on cutting-edge topics in math and physics.
  
  
• University of California Television (UCTV): By Series, and science shows by Title.
  A vast collection of shows in Real Player format, on the whole range of academic topics.
  
  
• Math Medley
  Weekly hour-long guest-speaker radio program on popular topics with a mathematics theme. Speakers include Rudy Rucker (author, "Infinity and the Mind"), Lynn Steen (past President, Mathematical Association of America), and Tom Banchoff (President, MAA), among many others.
  
  
• "The Mystery of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays"
  (Scroll about 2/3 the way down the page for the link). 20-minute multimedia presentation on cosmic rays.
  
  
• The Practice of Mathematics, by Robert Langlands.
  A two-semester course by the well-known mathematician.
  
  
• Streaming Video from the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI).
  Includes scholarly lectures from MSRI meetings back to 1993; mathematical and scientific lectures from other organizations back to 1996; as well as math lectures for a general audience.
  
  
• Webcast service at CERN.
  Extensive.
  
  
• Archive of talks, lectures, and colloquia as well as "Blackboard lunches on the web".
  Multimedia lectures on science from U. Cal. Santa Barbara's Institute for Theoretical Physics.
  
  
• Multimedia relativity colloquia.
  From the Center for Graviational Physics and Geometry at Penn State.
  
  
• Multimedia lectures in probability and statistics
  from Dartmouth.
  
  
• Course on Finite Mathematics.
  By the famous late John Kemeny, co-inventor of BASIC; the lecture series is the companion of the online text Introduction to Finite Mathematics, all maintained by Peter Doyle of Dartmouth.
  
  
• Multimedia services from Fermilab.
  Includes streaming video of the latest conferences; slick 5-minute apiece highschool-level instructional videos; and more.
  
  
• A wealth of online slides, audio, and materials from conferences at UCSB.
  
  
• String theory, January 2000, Caltech.
  
  
• String Theory 2000, Michigan
  
  
• "string theatre".
  Introductory-level audio and video lectures on string theory, by the top names in the field.
  
  
• "Spintronics ".
  Using quantum spin in electronic devices.
  
  
• Tuscon cybernetics conference, 1996.
  
  
• Archived "netcasts" on computer science topics.
  At technetcast.com

• Popular Culture and the Threat to Rational Inquiry
  A famous scientist reflects upon the potential slide in rationalism. Part of the Essays on Science and Society series by Science Magazine.
  
  
• The Seven Signs of Bogus Science
  Physicist Robert Park from Maryland discusses the responsibility all members of the academic community have towards the public at large, to help non-specialists make informed judgements about scientific issues.
  
  
• Baloney Detection, Part I
  Baloney Detection, Part II
  From a column in Scientific American on skepticism in science.
  
  
• Cosmological fads and fallacies
  By Ned Wright.
  
  
• "Bad Astronomy"
  By Phillip Plait at Sonoma State.
  
  
• "Bad meteorology"
  Debunking incorrect meteorology explanations; by Alistair Fraser of Penn State
  
  
• "The pathetic fallacy"
  Discussing improper scientific explanations that anthropomorphise the natural world; also by Alistair Fraser
  
  
• Bad chemistry
  A small page debunking three chemistry misconceptions; by Kevin Lehmann of Princeton
  
  
• The skeptic's dictionary
  An alphabetic list of terms relating to scientific hoaxes
  
  
• Index of online articles from The Skeptical Inquirer
  From the print magazine devoted to debunking claims of the paranormal
  
  
• Quackwatch
  Devoted to exposing fraud in the health care industry.
  
  
• The Talk.Origins Archive
  A compilation of articles from the talk.origins newsgroup, debunking creationist claims.
  
  
• "characterization of quack theories"
  From the sci.skeptic newsgroup.
  
  
• Errors in common American Middle School science texts
  A long study, summarized here
  
  
• Other Links to Science and Skepticism
  An extensive list of links, from Wilton High School Chemistry, Wilton Connecticut.
  
  
• And don't forget to eye the debunkers with equal skepticism
  Suggesting that the only real way to be sure of anything is to learn it yourself.

• "Linked"
  The latest "hot topic" book about the science of complex networks, by Albert-Laszlo Barabasi of Notre Dame.
  
  
• Information Physics
  The emerging intersection between physics, thermodynamics, statistics, and complexity; by Phil Fraundorf of University of Missouri at St. Louis.
  
  
• Dresden institute for complex systems
  
  
• Center for complex systems at Northwestern
  
  
• Biotechnology at university of Denmark
  
  
• Genetic programming dot org
  A repository of introductory info and links on the amazing field of evolving programs.
  
  
• Intro to biocomputing
  
  
• New Scientist article on Gregory Chaitin
  
  
• Gregory Chaitin
  
  
• C.S. Claude
  
  Randomness Everywhere, Nature, July 1999
  
  
• Alan Turing homepage, maintained by Andrew Hodges
  
  
• Introduction to Quantum Computing
  A multi-page tutorial, By A.J.G. Hey of the quantum technology centre of the University of Southampton.
  
  
• links to quantum computing resources
  maintained by Anton Zeilinger.
  
  
• Dictionary of complexity-related terms
  from former SUNY Buffalo grad student Phil Goetz
  
  
• Complexity online
  
  
• Complexity International, a referreed journal.
  
  
• Center for Complex Systems at Michigan.
  
  
• A nice set of pages detailing the recent connection between quantum mechanics and the distribution of prime numbers.
  And considering this discovery of a 5-quark particle (the 'pentaquark'), in addition to the 2-quark mesons and 3-quark baryons, would it be too outrageous to hypothesize that the possible quark configurations follow the prime numbers?

• History of Physics
  by American Institute of Physics.
  
  
• History of Mathematics
  at Unversity of Dublin.
  
  
• History of Mathematics.
  Created by various students at Witchita State University for a class project. Includes biographies of famous mathematicians, as well as brief histories of selected math topics.
  
  
• Math history resources
  maintained by New Mexico State University, relating to NM State's experience using original historical sources to teach undergraduate mathematics.
  
  
• Hyperlinked History of Calculus
  An extensive website, associated with the textbook "Thomas' Calculus". Includes essays on the history of major topics in calculus, biographies, as well as problems for students. A great resource for teachers and students.
  
  
• The MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive maintained by University of St Andrews, Scotland:
  
  
  • Topics in history of mathematical physics
  • history of general math and physics
  • biographies of famous mathematicians
  • famous curves
  
  
  
• Hilbert's Problems
  The famous 23 problems stated by the great David Hilbert at the 1900 address to the International Congress of Mathematicians, their importance to mathematics in general, and the status of their solutions.
  
  
• Biographical Memoirs of famous scientists
  Online selections from the National Academy Press publication Biographical Memoirs. Available from the National Academy Press reading room.
  
  
• Origin of math terms and symbols
  by netizen Pat Ballew.
  
  
• Extensively hyper-linked timelines of a few (mostly mathematical physics) topics
  by netizen Jeff Biggus.
  
  
• English translation of Einstein's On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies
  by John Walker.
  
  
• History of Babbage's Analytical Engine
  by John Walker.
  
  
• Brief timeline of the internet.
  
  
• History of ARPANET
  
  
• History of UNIX
  
  
• Scanned historical images of famous depictions of math and science
  mostly famous old texts, from a graduate design course at U. Brighton, UK.
  
  
• Pictures of famous physicists.
  
  
• famous mathematicians on postage stamps, and famous physicists on stamps, as well as on money. And at the bottom of this site is a list of similar links.

• Planning for Graduate Education in Physics
  A 24-page (PDF format) document by the American Association of Physics Teachers, that could be useful for anyone planning on going to grad school in physics.
  
  
• A word on succeeding beyond grad school.
  A heartfelt, unsolicited testimonial by a recent Pitt grad.
  
  
• Women in mathematics
  A recent (2003) article from the Chronicle of Higher Education. Has personal testimonials about what graduate school can be like.
  
  
• Graduate School Ratings:
  
  
  • The Gourman Report
    Considered one of the best ratings of grad schools (not available online--look for it in your library)
    
    
  • The list of criteria used in the Gourman Report
    
    
  • Graduate school ratings.
    At PhDs.org. Allows you to rank grad schools by many different criteria; really illustrates that schools are not so much ranked linearly, as they are clustered in a more complex multidimensional arrangement due to many different criteria.
    
    
  • A list of other grad school ranking resources.
    
    
• Gradschool Shopper.
  Allows you to access the American Institute of Physics database of PDF files of departmental information for physics and engineering graduate schools (which include such facts as average admitted GRE scores). Also note the link to career info. A great resource.
  
  
• Graduate School Information
  A list of guides to choosing, and succeeding in, grad school.
  
  
• Higher Ed Jobs dot com
  A website for those looking for employment in higher education.
  
  
• Academic360 dot com
  A collection of links to online resources for the academic job hunter.
  
  
• MathJobs.org.
  A growing database of jobs for mathematicians, hosted by the American Mathematical Society.
  
  
• Info pertaining to academic job search in mathematics.
  From the Journal of Online Mathematics and Applications (JOMA).
  
  Career links in Mathmatics/Statistics
  Info on job opportunities in math and statistics, from Southwestern University department of Mathematics and Computer Science.
  
  
• Job Hunter's Bible.
  The official site of the celebrated career-planning book What Color Is Your Parachute.
  
  
• Career information at the Chronicle of Higher Education.
  Primarily from standpoint of working in academia.
  
  
• Next Wave
  A science training and careers weekly netmag, affiliated with the online version of Science Magazine.
  
  
• Science careers
  Also affiliated with the online version of Science Magazine.
  
  
• Trends in physics education and employment.
  By the American Institute of Physics.
  
  
• National Science Foundation Division of Graduate Education (DGE)
  Lists workshops and fellowships sponsored by the NSF, to promote career development of future scientists.
  
  
• Career Services.
  Offered by The American Institute of Physics.
  
  
• Mathematical Sciences Career Information.
  Maintained by The American Mathematical Society.
  
  
• From Montana Tech:
  
  
  • Job Search Links
    An extensive page of links to job search sites; also includes links to cost-of-living calculators, and science jobs.
    
    
  • Job search handbook
    Tips on resumes, cover-letters, and the like.
  
  
  
• Career links.
  From Southwest Tennessee Community College academic resource page.
  
  
• Newscientistjobs.
  European science jobs database, at British science magazine New Scientist.
  
  
• NASA job postings
  
  
• Best Places to Live
  Rankings of U.S. cities by cost of living, crime, climate, etc. A potentially important consideration as you decide upon grad school or employment.

• Harold Reynolds' Pun Tests.
  A collection of questions, each of whose answer is a pun. Includes mathematics, chemistry, geography, and astronomy, among other catagories.
  
  
• Science cartoons
  from the incomparable Sidney Harris
  
  
• math and science-oriented "Frank and Earnest" cartoons
  Enter keyword "math" or keyword "science", and change to "search by content". A surprising wealth of knowledgable cartoons.
  
  
• Have you heard the one about an engineer, a scientist, and a mathematician?
  
  
• The science jokes archive
  part of the science humor web ring
  
  
• Some science-oriented jokes
  at Penn psych department (largely but not completely psychology related, with other science humor links at bottom)
  
  
• "The cannonical list of math jokes"
  Several categorized pages (see navigation on right of page), including false proofs, math poems, and of course the ubiquitous light-bulb jokes.
  
  
• Physics limericks
  from a 1997 American Physical Society contest.
  
  
• A calculator
  for the historically minded (requires Java).
  
  
• Need a gift idea for the math geek who has everything? How about a mousepad, or a clock or a bottle?
  (yes, these are real items that you can purchase). If you send any of these items, be sure to use stamps with famous mathematicians or equations.
  
  
• Something frosty to ponder if you enjoy worrying about the big things:
  
  
  • The end of life on earth
    in about half a billion years
    
    
  • the end of the universe
    due to the now-accepted increasing rate of acceleration of the Universe.
    
    
  • the implications for intelligent life
    online version of the article "The Fate of Life in the Universe" by Lawrence Krauss and Glenn Starkman, Scientific American, November 1999; see also this article from the New York Times, 1 January 2002.
    
    
  • what we might be able to do about it, and how we're working on it
    
    
  • the most pessimistic new theory
    associated with the still-unknown force causing the increasing rate of Universial expansion; although it also leaves open the possibility of wormholes.

• BUBL Link, a catalogue of selected internet resources, sorted by catagory, maintained by Andersonian Library at University of Strathclyde.
• Scientific American's Sci-Tech Web Awards.
• Math and science links maintained by Pima Community College--a truly enormous compilation of links.
• Physics links maintained by physicsweb.
• "The universal library" is a great resource maintained by Carnegie Mellon.
• science web picks by Discover Magazine Online
• Tropes, a web portal to online books and other info.

geometry resources

fourmilab, by physicst and netizen John Walker

other physics links at StudyWeb's Physics links

many good physics links within the physics courses website from Mount Allison University

The pages of Tony Smith, apparently (formerly?) of Georgia Tech; interested in quantum spacetimes.

The academic resource links page maintained by Southwest Tennessee Community College includes the following:

• physics links
• math links

The many useful pages maintainted by John Baez of University of California, Riverside:

• the physics Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) compiled from online physics newsgroups
• the Relativity Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) compiled from online newsgroups
• a general relativity tutorial
• his weekly online column, "This Week in Mathematical Physics"
• a list of his expository writings on many different aspects of physics and math

Some nice pages maintained by Ned Wright of the UCLA Division of Astronomy and Physics:

• Cosmology frequently asked questions (FAQ)
• Cosmology tutorial
• Relativity tutorial
• Cosmological fads and fallacies
• and some other cosmology information

A nice collection of math and physics pages and links maintained by Chris Hillman on the following topics:

• relativity tutorials and links
• links on entropy in physics
• links on entropy and dynamical systems in other scientific disciplines
• Symbolic Dynamics in math and physics
• general math links.

Some interesting pages maintained by the Center for Particle Astrophysics at University of California at Berkeley:

• the black hole frequently asked questions (FAQ) page
• a page discussing dark matter
• other astronomy and physics links

The extensive and interesting MathPages site, including the the online 519-page long Reflections on Relativity, as well as many pages of various thoughts on physics topics, presumably all written by Kevin S. Brown.

The online version of the British science magazine New Scientist includes the following:

• " guide to the Quantum World"--a compilation of articles relating to quantum theory
• "special reports" on various science topics.
• "the last word"--a collection of science answers on "everyday" phenomena

The extensively linked Links²Go (enter keywords in the search box at the very top of the page)

A list of math links (mostly organizations, departments, and preprints) maintained by the Department of Mathematics at University of Pennsylvania.

metabolism and evolution

• NewScientist feature
• Bateson Dobzhansky Muller model of genetics
• online bio resources at MendelWeb

internet and comp sci

• icann
• php
• Evolution of Computing power
  Graphic from Hans Moravec at CMU, showing the ever-increasing computing power and decreasing cost of common computers.

Cryptography

• The Alan Turning Homepage, maintained by Andrew Hodges.
• An extensive page on cryptology, including links to historical items, maintained by Frode Weierud of Cern.
• cryptography links maintained by Francis Litterio

cybernetics

• The cybernetics society, UK

coding theory

• "coding theory: the first 50 years" from Plus Magazine, online math magazine sponsored by Cambrige, UK.