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I am an undergraduate non-math major. I just finished my university's engineering calculus series, looking forward to linear algebra in the coming semester. To be frank, I always despised math because I couldn't help but find it tedious. I have recently had a change in heart, however, due to advice and encouragement from my favorite professor and some experience with proving logic statements (which I mysteriously find ridiculously fun...). Starting to read math review journals sounds like a great way to begin as an amateur mathematician.

So where can one find (free, online) mathematical articles with a fighting chance to be understood by high school students and undergraduates?

(The "free, online" part of the question is nonmandatory. I have access to academic journals through my university.)

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    "Starting to read math review journals sounds like a great way to begin as an amateur mathematician." I don't actually think that it is, unless I'm misunderstanding what you mean by "amateur mathematician. Are you trying to learn some "recreational math", more on the fun side of things? Have you tried any of the books my Martin Gardner? You may want to look at the College Mathematics Journal, too, although this may or may not be what you're after - it's a bit hard to say.2011-08-25
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    Most stuff in math journals are at a level that most high school students don't have a fighting chance of understanding, though there are definitely some articles that fit the bill. I don't think there is really any categorization of research according to whether students could understand them or not. Your best bet would be to focus in on some *specific topics* and become familiar with the basics.2011-08-25
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    Did you know that "MIT OpenCourseWare" have lots of free undergraduate maths video lectures, notes, etc.? 18.06 looks like a nice linear algebra course. As a computer scientist you might already know the stuff, but course 18.410J has a nice introduction to algorithms. Unfortunately there's no logic stuff.2011-08-25
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    "undergraduates" - Most of the articles in *[The College Mathematics Journal](http://www.maa.org/pubs/cmj.html)* should be easily accessible. You could try taking a stab at *[Mathematics Magazine](http://www.maa.org/pubs/mathmag.html)*; the exposition-y articles are a delight to read...2011-08-25
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    @Alon Amit - Sorry, that was a bit vague. Yes, I meant "more on the fun side of things." But not like recreational math (though that is something I will look into, thanks). I meant like classic examples of math research papers that are written in an accessible style, require comparatively less math knowledge to understand on a reading comprehension level, etc.2011-08-25

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