An update on resource development at www.mathsnet.net. Thank you for subscribing. MathsNet.net is a free and independent educational website, produced in its entirety by me.

The password for access to the puzzle answers is not given here but is included in the emailed newsletter.

MAIN RESOURCE SUMMARY
The main curriculum resources on MathsNet are:

ASA2 Mathematics: http://www.mathsnet.net/asa2/2004/
Geometry: http://www.mathsnet.net/geometry/
Graphs: http://www.mathsnet.net/graphs/
Algebra: http://www.mathsnet.net/algebra/
Fractions: http://www.mathsnet.net/fractions/
Games and puzzles: http://www.mathsnet.net/puzzles.html
Discussion forums: http://www.mathsnet.net/forums/
Interactive GCSE Subscription site : http://www.mathsnetgcse.com

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
It has been a long time since the last newsletter back in April. The reason is simple - lack of time. I have been putting most of my energies into the subscription site at http://www.mathsnetgcse.com, which underwent a major overhaul over the summer. The site features well over 1000 interactive GCSE questions at Intermediate Level, and a growing list of sections specialising in topics often found difficult, such as correlation, trigonometry, bearings, transformations and curves. A new section on circle theorems has just been added and sections on Fractions and Pythagoras are planned. Very recently a section was added giving the students the means of learning the definitions of all the keywords, along with a purely visual version. To help with revision a "mindmap" is provided. The students can click through the map to find the areas of the course they should concentrate on for revision. There is also a countdown to all the exams this academic year run by AQA, OCR, Edexcel and WJEC, with advice for students as the dates approach on how and what to revise.

The (non-subscription) site on ASA2 at http://www.mathsnet.net/asa2/2004/ continues to expand, and runs to over 1200 pages of resources. Recent additions include "mindmaps" - clickable maps that take you through the main branches of A Level and show some of the connections - and flluy integrated glossaries for each module. The online forum at http://www.mathsnet.net/forums/ continues to be active. It is particularly busy in the A level sections, which become highly populated with visitors around the times of pupiblich exams.

I am working with a programming colleague on an algebra applet, "Equation Buster", a working version of which can be found at http://www.mathsnet.net/algebra/equation.html. Linear equations can be solved step by step by choosing the appropriate operations. Previous steps scroll up the screen, the number of steps is displayed and there is the facility to retrace your steps or change the difficulty level. Feedback on this is very welcome, particularly regarding extra facilities that could be added.