What resources does NIU offer for mathematics?

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not as detailed/advanced as Mathworld, but there's still some good stuff on there:
http://www.math.niu.edu/~rusin/known-math/index/mathmap.html
 
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Yet another site with good information packaged in an ugly fashion
 
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I remember this site. I came across it when I was in one of my frequent math moods while online. And, you're right, Tom, it is quite an ugly site. I was only there for a few seconds.
 

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