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Explore a Topic with Websites :)

+plus Maths Magazine: Articles
Might find an idea for an Exploration
Golden Ratio
Math is Fun
Investigations in Mathematics
Materials Math
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Math Beyond School
Math Central
Mathematics of Standing Waves
The Physics Classroom
Mudd Math Fun Facts!
Harvey Mudd College
Maths Studies and Applications IA Exploration Topics
From British International School, Phuket

Did Artists Lead the Way in Mathematics?
The Conversation
Mathematics and Art
American Mathematical Society
Maths & Visual Arts
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Mathematics and Music
American Mathematical Society
Maths and Music
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Maths and Film
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Music Acoustics
UNSW Sydney
Mathematics and the Ballet Barre
Bridges 2011
The physics of the "Hardest Move" in Ballet
TedED
Pythagoras and Pliés: Mathematical Beauty
Blog! Dave Tries Ballet
Scénes de ballet
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Journey into Cryptography
Khan Academy
Modern Cryptography and Mathematics
U of Warwick, Infographic
Primes, Modular Arithmetic, and Public Key Cryptography
Cornell
What is Cryptography?
Learn Cryotography

The Designer's Guide to the Golden Ratio
Creative Bloq
Design Meets Mathematics – an Overview
Inkbot Design
Maths and Design
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How Ancient Mathematics Can Enrich Your Design Skills
Medium: Free Code Camp

Cheese Making Technology eBook
University of Guelph
Food Science: Glossary of Terms
University of Guelph
The Ice Cream eBook
University of Guelph
IFT (Institute of Food Technologists)
Science of Cooking

30 Game Theory Videos
James Miller, professor of economics at Smith College, the author of Game Theory at Work and Singularity Rising, PhD in economics from the University of Chicago. These videos are optimized for [his] game theory students
Does it Pay to Be Nice?
Game theory ideas
Game Theory
UCLA
Game Theory
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Psychological Pricing in Mergers & Acquisitions using Game Theory
19th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Perth, Australia
Should You Bet On It? The Mathematics of Gambling
Yale Scientific

Do You Know What's Good for You?
Math & Medicine
Medicine and Math
Math Central
Lithotripsy: A Medical Application of the Ellipse
Math Central

Math and Sport: Articles
University of Cambridge. Also see Key Stage 5 Resources for high school investigations
Mathematics in Sport
+plus Magazine
The Mathematics of Football
Mathematics and Sports: Some of the Fascinating Mathematics of Sports Scheduling...
American Mathematical Society
Projectile Motion in Real-life Situation: Kinematics of Basketball Shooting
IOP Science. A Changjan and W Mueanploy 2015 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 622 012008
Maths and Sport

Experiencing Mathematical Modelling in an amusement park
Modelling
Amusement Park Math
Questions and ideas
Design Analysis of Roller Coasters

Look for Ideas: High School Science Research Publications

Where to Start? Watch a Video!

Search on Google/ Google Scholar

e.g.

guitar (math*)

“Roller Coaster” design and analysis filetype:pdf

"figure skating" spin (math*)

Explore a Topic with Databases

Explore Databases & Journals to Find a Topic and then Academic Articles

New Scientist This link opens in a new window
Topics > Mathematics
Science Journal This link opens in a new window
Search > key words
ex: music mathematics, game theory
Scientific American This link opens in a new window
Click The Sciences > Math
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Explore by Subject > Mathematics, Statistics
Set up your own account. See the librarian!

Search for academic math articles using Open Source journals as well:

Open Source Mathematics Journals
For academic scholarly articles--this takes time.
READ the ABSTRACT first. If it adds to your research, then attack the article!

Mathematical Writing & Style Guides

Math SL: IA Outline Form
Modeling Basketball Free Throws
Example of academic article writing, as well as understanding of mathematical modeling.
Author(s): Joerg M. Gablonsky and Andrew S. I. D. Lang
Source: SIAM Review, Vol. 47, No. 4 (Dec., 2005), pp. 775-798
Published by: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20453707

NOTE: Concordian is using CSE (Council of Science Editors) Citation format for mathematics and sciences.

How to read a scientific paper
Quite entertaining :) Science, By Adam RubenJan. 20, 2016 , 3:15 PM

ANNOTATED "Sample" Article
Style Guide for Mathematical Papers
The "writing" of the paper.
Style Guide for Writing Mathematical Proofs
The "how to" and "how not to" write mathematical proofs

Writing with Statistics
Purdue OWL

IA Exploration Examples

The Polar Area Diagrams of Florence Nightingale
Example of excellent IA
Score 20/20
Modelling Musical Chords Using Sine Waves
Example of poor IA
Score: 9/20
Modelling Musical Chords Using Sine Waves
Example of poor IA
Score: 9/20

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