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Mathematical Atlas Online
vitaly.friedman writes "Whether you are looking for Complex analysis, Differential Equatiions or Probability and Statistics references, the Mathematical Atlas covers the whole area of mathematics and related subjects. The so-called 'Gateway to Mathematics' is a collection of articles about aspects of mathematics at and above the university level, but (usually) not at the level of current research. "The goal of this collection is to introduce the subject areas of modern mathematics, to describe a few of the milestone results and topics, and to give pointers to some of the key resources where further information is to be found. Like any good atlas, we try to present several ways to look at each area and to show its relationship with neighboring areas and sub-areas."
Navigating the Wolfram site is a walk in the park when compared to the Math-atlas. I tried to find information on both sites regarding least-squares solutions of linear systems. Wolfram took me directly to what I wanted simply by using the search box, whereas the Math-atlas directed me to listing on the search page from which I had to choose from several options. After thinking about this for several moments, I clicked one that directed me to a bibliographical reference with no immediate gratification. I tried this from several other links and got the same.
Websites have progressed quite a bit since year 2000 haven't they.....