Math Learning Resources
Math Learning Resources
Whether you're looking for extra practice, additional support, or opportunities to explore mathematics beyond the classroom, these resources can help students continue learning at their own pace.
Please note: The resources on this page are optional and intended to supplement classroom learning. They are not required as part of the Darien Public Schools mathematics curriculum.
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Practice & Skill Building
These resources are ideal for reviewing concepts, strengthening skills, and preparing for upcoming courses.
Khan Academy Course Practice
8th Grade Skills (exclude modeling unit)
Additional Practice Resources
Big Ideas Online Textbook (MMS Primary Resource)
Free Middle School Online Resources
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Explore Mathematics
These websites encourage curiosity, creativity, and problem solving beyond the classroom.
- Would You Rather Math
- Hooda Math
- PBS Learning Media
- Global Math Project
- Khan Academy Enrichment
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Learn Through Video
Excellent YouTube channels for visual learners and students who enjoy seeing mathematics explained in different ways.
- 3Blue1Brown
- Numberphile
- BlackPenRedPen
- Eddie Woo
- NancyPi
- PatrickJMT
- Stand-up Maths
- Up and Atom
- Krista King
- Discover Maths
- MathTV with Professor V
- Socratica
- GeeklyHub
- PBS Infinite Series
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Listen & Learn
Mathematics podcasts for curious learners.
- My Favorite Theorem
- The Secrets of Mathematics
- A Brief History of Mathematics
- Breaking Math
- The Women in Math: The Limit Doesn't Exist
- Ideas of A Complex World - Anna Seigal
- Numberphile
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Read & Discover
Books that explore the beauty, history, and creativity of mathematics.
Popular Mathematics
- Infinite Powers – Steven Strogatz
- The Language of Mathematics – Keith Devlin
- Mathematics for the Curious – Peter Higgins
- Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension – Matt Parker
Puzzles & Problem Solving
- Mathematical Puzzles – Peter Winkler
- The Liar Paradox and the Towers of Hanoi – Marcel Danesi
History & Mathematical Ideas
- The Music of the Primes – Marcus du Sautoy
- Chaos – James Gleick
- The Code Book – Simon Singh
Geometry
- Excursions in Geometry – C. Stanley Ogilvy
