Academically Useful Links
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A number of links to math websites for student use are listed below:
Many of our math books are published by Pearson Education. If yours is, this website will allow you to call up exercises and work them online. Each example includes "Help me solve this" and "View an example" tools if you get stuck.
http://www.interactmath.com/asp/wizardframe.htmPurpleMath has lessons on most the topics in algebra. In their words, "These lessons emphasize the practicalities rather than the technicalities, demonstrating dependable techniques, warning of likely "trick" questions, and pointing out common mistakes." A great site for review or extra help.
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/index.htmAlso on PurpleMath, follow the three links in the center of the page for many more sites with help for algebra students.
http://www.purplemath.comIf you need help with fractions, try one of these sites
http://www.helpwithfractions.com
http://www.math.com/homeworkhelp/EverydayMath.htmlFor the real basics, math.com includes both help and practice.
http://www.math.com/homeworkhelp/BasicMath.htmlThis is a "how to" for a number of calculators, including the TI-series, the HP48G, and several others. Choose your model of calculator, then pick what you want to do from the index on the right (such as "basic calculations").
http://www.prenhall.com/divisions/esm/app/calc_v2/-
Don't have a graphing calculator? GCalc 3 is a powerful graphing calculator with something to offer whether you're taking Introductory algebra or Calculus. Click on the GCalc 3 button then choose the plug-in you want ("Graph Plugin" under "Planar Graphs" is gives basic plot-the-function graphs). Requires Java.
http://www.gcalc.net/
For instructors
This is an older site that still has a lot of useful interactive material for mathematics instruction.
http://www.univie.ac.at/future.media/moe/index.html
A number of links to useful websites are listed below.
Dictionary/Thesaurus
http://www.m-w.com/thesaurus.htm
http://dictionary.reference.com/
Grammar
http://www.funbrain.com/funbrain/grammar/index.html
http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
Writing
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/PlanResearchPaper.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/index.html
http://www.dianahacker.com/writersref
http://lklivingston.tripod.com/essay/index.html
http://www.ipl.org/div/teen/aplus/stepfirst.htm
Research
http://www.dianahacker.com/bedhandbook
http://www.mla.org/set_stl.htm
http://www.apastyle.org/aboutstyle.html
http://webster.commnet.edu/apa/apa_intro.htm
http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools.html
http://www.turnitin.com/research_site/e_home.html
The Montana State University Academic Support website has an excellent section called ‘Three Minute Writing Workshops.’ Refer to it for a quick update on various items. http://www.msubillings.edu/asc/writing_workshops.htm
Study Skills ... tips on learning styles, studying, test anxiety, writing, etc.
Study Groups ... tips on forming and working in Study Groups.
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