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Mathematics
Statistics
- Basic Statistics: Mean and Standard Deviation by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math Bad Math
- Normal Distribution by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math
- Mean, Median and Mode by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math
- Standard Deviation by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math
- Margin of Error by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math
- Correlation (and Causation, and Random Variables) by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math
- Binary Search by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math
- Innumeracy by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math
- Percentage and percentage points by Kristjan Wager at Pro-Science
- Proof by contradiction, by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math
- Monty Hall and Interpretations of Probability by Jason Rosenhouse at EvolutionBlog
- An Intuitive Explanation of Bayesian Reasoning by Eliezer Yudkowsky
Statistics Primer, Part 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 by Echidne of the Snakes
[Unfortunately, each post does not open in a separate window, but the whole thing is accessible from here]
General Mathematics
- Multidimensional Numbers by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math
- Vectors by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math
- Algebra, by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math
- Calculus by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math
- Limits by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math
- Recursion by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math
- Turing Machine by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math
- The Halting Problem by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math
- Real Numbers by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math
- Algorithm by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math
- Discrete versus Continuous [Mathematics] by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math
- Infinity and Infinite Sums by Jason Rosenhouse at EvolutionBlog
- Numbers by Jason Rosenhouse at EvolutionBlog
- Metric System by Jim at Chimpanzee Refuge
- Modular Arithmetic by Alon Levy at Abstract Nonsense
- Theories, Theorems, Lemmas and Corollaries by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math
- Fractals by Karmen at Chaotic Utopia
- Information Entropy, by Arunn Narasimhan at Nonoscience
- Introduction to Information Theory by John Hawks at john hawks weblog
Logic and Computability
- Logic by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math
- Modal Logic by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math
- Syntax and Semantics by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math
- Sets by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math
- Arguments by Janet Stemwedel at Adventures in Ethics and Science
- Optimization by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math
- Axioms by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math
- Going Meta by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math
- Parallel, Distributed, and Concurrent by Mark Chu-Carroll at Good Math, Bad Math
- Information Entropy, by Arunn Narasimhan at Nonoscience
Philosophy, Philosophy of Science
- The Feminist Theory of Science by Zuska, at Thus Spake Zuska
- Falsifiable Claims by Janet Stemwedel at Adventures in Ethics and Science
- Epistemology by Benjamin Cohen at The Worlds Fair
- Theory by John Wilkins at Evolving Thoughts
- Introductory texts for philosophy of biology by John Wilkins at Evolving Thoughts
- Scientific Method by Rob Knop at Galactic Interactions
- Laws and theories by Rob Knop at Galactic Interactions
- Likelihood Theory by Mike the Mad Biologist
- Norms of Science by Janet Stemwedel at Adventures in Ethics and Science
- Scientific anti-norms, by Janet Stemwedel at Adventures in Science and Ethics. Part 2
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Basics: NOT by John Wilkins, at Evolving Thoughts