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though they were active at press time. We apologize for any inconvenience this may
cause.)Are there any online magazinesdealing with mathematics?
The following are a few of the numerous online magazines that are devoted to mathe-
matics:Convergence
http://convergence.mathdl.org/jsp/index.jsp
Sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) in cooperation with
the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Emphasis is on teaching mathemat-
ics using its history.Journal of Online Mathematics and Its Applications(JOMA)458 http://www.joma.org/jsp/index.jsp
The mathematical concept of chaos theory is explained in the movie Jurassic Parkin which geneticists acciden-
tally unleash carnivorous dinosaurs like these upon the modern world. The Image Bank/Getty Images.