NRICH - online maths enrichment resources and maths discussion community

The NRICH website publishes free mathematical enrichment material aimed at Key Stage 1 through to Key Stage 5 - problems, puzzles, games, investigations and articles.

NRICH material focuses on problem-solving, building core mathematical reasoning and strategic thinking skills. It is designed to encourage creative, confident approaches to mathematical thinking. We also encourage users to send in problems for publication on the site, adding to the sense of an online mathematical community.

AskNRICH is a free online discussion and e-mentoring service, staffed by University of Cambridge student volunteers. It is a lively e-community which helps users of all ages to work out solutions to their mathematical questions.

In 2007 the NRICH website attracted over 3.9 million site visits (more than 78 million hits). 1,700 new users registered for the AskNRICH discussion boards last year.

Plus - popular understanding of mathematics web magazine and careers library

Plus is a free online magazine for ages 15+ and the general public. It features articles and news stories about the widest possible range of the applications of mathematics to the sciences, arts, commerce and society, bridging the gap between the media presentation of science and the mathematics encountered at school. News items uncover the hidden maths behind media headlines, while podcasts provide accessible insights into cutting-edge mathematical research.

Plus also has a large digital careers library encouraging the further study of maths at A-level or as a degree through showcasing the huge range of opportunities which studying maths can open up. The careers section features interviews with mathematicians in a range of different fields ranging from computer games design to defence analysis, medical statistics, financial modelling or architecture.

In 2007 the Plus website attracted over 3.3 million site visits (or more than 78 million hits) during the year. In July 2001 the site won the prestigious international Webby award for the best Science site on the Internet, joining winners in other categories including CNN, the BBC and National Geographic.

We have also produced a set of mathematics careers posters for secondary schools, based on the material in the careers library section of the website.

Maths Thesaurus

The multilingual website at http://thesaurus.maths.org holds a network of 4500 school and university level mathematical concepts and their interrelations. Each concept is described in up to 9 languages - English, Danish, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Polish, Slovak and Spanish. Concepts relate to others through 'broader', 'narrower', 'references', 'referenced by' or 'see also' relations, and an innovative visual browser may be used to navigate this concept map. The thesaurus also includes an extensive gallery of illustrations.

The thesaurus can be installed into your browser by dragging a link to your bookmarks bar so it is always available as a reference when viewing other mathematics or science related web sites. Clicking on the thesaurus bookmark will redisplay the page you are viewing with all mathematical words highlighted and linked to their definitions.