Here's an interesting story of a girl in Michigan with Grapheme-Color Synesthesia. In other words, she visualizes each digit, zero through nine, as a different color.
For her, and others with the same condition, it adds a new splash to math work.
Links to other useful sites
The Mathematical Association of America
www.ams.org/mathmoments
Mathematical Moments
www.jamestanton.com
An excellent source for making math fun in the school classroom and beyond.
mathforum.org/dr.math
Get answers to all your questions about math and read answers to other people’s questions.
ArtOfProblemSolving.com
Challenging problems, advice, and support for students and teachers interested in math competitions.
mathfactor.uark.edu
A radio show about math by Professor Chaim Goodman-Strauss and Journalist Kyle Kellams.
www.thefutureschannel.com/algebra/algebra_real_world_movies.php
Movies about math in real life with algebra activities.
www.math.hmc.edu/funfacts/
Math Fun Facts are ideas and puzzles that will change the way you think.
garden.irmacs.sfu.ca/
Open Problem Garden is a collection of unsolved problems in mathematics.
www.unpracticalmath.com
Has some fun math games and resources for teachers.
www.whydomath.org
Why Do Math shows that an undergraduate mathematics education can be an entryway to rewarding and engaging career opportunities.
Additional information about mathematical careers:
www.maa.org/careers/
The Mathematical Association of America has some information about mathematical career choices.
www.ams.org/careers/archived.html
The American Mathematical Society has some profiles of people employed in mathematical careers.
www.siam.org/careers/thinking.php
The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics has additional information about careers in applied math
http://www.ibm.com/ibm/ideasfromibm/us/math/070907/index.shtml
How math is used in the real world.
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"It should be evident that each step in my career has rested on a firm foundation in mathematics. For me, the study of mathematics was the key that opened the doors to the universe."
NASA Astronaut
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The site www.unpracticalmath.com has a few fun math-related games, and some resources for teachers.