Best Study Buddies

Best study buddies
By Loiverszche D.
School evokes different images for different people. Many think of it as something
nice even if they are not exclusively thinking about learning, homework and such. Fact is that while youre still in school thats part of your life and you have to manage to like it and still achieve the goals you have ahead of you. Things get better in group and there is strength in numbers so why not team up with some nice study buddies? They do not need to be people and here Im going to share a small list of sites which can get you out of trouble some time. In the era of knowledge and informatics the net swarms with a plethora of nice sites you can resort to. The main problem is finding them and then picking up the right ones for you. Here I try to simplify the search a little for you guys. So, why dont we get started? Math Math can be a pain in the yes in the neck but this doesnt have to be true in your case. You can beat Math with these awesome sites: 1. The Mathematical Atlas provides an introduction to the areas of modern mathematics, and points to sources of further information. A very nice site! 2. Algebra Help - An Algebra resource that explains a wide range of algebra topics in a simple manner. 3. Math.com. A site mostly for middle and high school students. 4. Euclids Elements, a complete web edition of the most famous Math book of all times, with comments by D.E. Joyce.
5. Calculus Applied to Probability and Statistics for Liberal Arts and Business Majors: This is a wonderful site with plenty of help. Strongly recommended. 6. Ask Mr. Calculus - Any Math questions? 7. History of Mathematics. At least a few lines about any mathematician you want to know about. Also a great source of pictures of mathematicians. 8. The Algebrator solves algebra problems just like your teacher: You enter a problem, and the software program solves it step-by-step, while providing clear explanations. Science 1. GOOD|Roadmap to harmony A wonderfully colorful Flash interactive containing articles, videos, data, and research to get us thinking about energy, education, sustenance, health, the earth, flora and fauna, connectivity, exchange, and coexistence. 2. Ocean PortalSmithsonian Institute A beautiful website containing these sections: Ocean Life & Ecosystems, Photo Essays, The Ocean Over Time, Ocean Science, and The Ocean & You. Theres also an Educators section that has lesson plans, activities, and ways to use the Ocean Portals features. 3. BBC Science: Human body & Mind From the BBC, this educational website is home to interactive body explorations, psychological tests, and facts and figures about the human mind and body. A 2004 Educational Webby Award nominee. 4. Not Exactly Rocket Science A Discover magazine blog by award-winning science writer Ed Yong. He chronicles the awe-inspiring world of science with wit and insight. 5. Energy Kids This website from the U.S. Energy Information Administration is chock full of information about energy; from energy basics to forms of energy, and from using to conserving. Visitors can go on virtual field trips across the country with Energy Ant through engaging photo journals, and teachers can find lesson plans, guides, links, and suggested ways of using the website in the classroom. History 1. United States History From colonial times to modern times (Mississippi State University 2. American and British History Resources WOW!! great information here (Rutgers University)) 3. Exploring Ancient World Culture This is the kind of site you can get lost ingive it a try 4. Ancient and Lost Civilizations A great resource for ancient civilizations 5. The Roman Empire An excellent Roman Empire resource 6. Byzantine and Medieval Studies An unbelievable collection of sitesa must see!! 7. Renaissance History on the Web Excellent source for finding information on the Renaissance 8. Encyclopedia of the Orient Excellent source on the Orient
9. Famous RulersPresent and Past Lists heads of State from many different countriesnice site. Social Studies 1. Mr. Dowlings Virtual Classroom A must see social studies linkvery nice! 2. Geography World This site has many great geography linkstravel the world with this site 3. Xpeditions @ Nationalgeographic.com Maps from all over the worldvery nice site 4. National Geographic Society Map Machine Excellentfun site to create mapstry it! 5. The 50 States of the United States Great site! Contains interesting facts about all 50 states 6. The Library of Congress Country Study Need to know ANYTHING about any country? Literature 1. Sparknotes An longtime favorite for notes, study guides, prep tests, shakespeare translation, and interesting college articles. 2. Cliffnotes: literature, writing, foreign languages, math, sciences, test prep, and a list of other subjects 3. AntiStudy is a search engine for free book summaries. 4. Freebook notes another source for insight on books 5. SFF World.com fantasy book reviews Miscellaneous Help Document sharing 1. Scribd A digital documents library that allows users to publish, discover and discuss original writings and documents in various languages. You can find me here. 2. Slideshare Pretty similar to Scribd but as a presentation library and the second largest for average needs. 3. Docshare is the place where people share and where you could find what you need 4. Issuu Many professional topics here as a plus from the average content 5. Calameo: documents in many languages E-books 1. Project Gutenberg offers over 36,000 free ebooks to download to your PC, Kindle, Android, iOS or other portable device. 2. Manybooks with more than 29,000 eBooks available here and theyre all free! 3. Online books that you cant find in other sites Audio books 1. Librivox= acoustical liberation of books in the public domain
2. Learnoutloud offers audio content for different topics and their links to owner pages 3. Audio books for free in various genres 4. Audio books.org where you can find content in various languages Dictionaries and Word References 1. Merriam-Websters Do I really need to say something here? 2. Etymonline is explanations of what our words meant and how they sounded 600 or 2,000 years ago 3. UrbanDictionary is a user made reference of slang and other funny terms with your-name-meaning look-up 4. Acronym finder: Find out what any acronym, abbreviation, or initialism stands for 5. Snoops.com is source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation 6. Wordspy Do you suffer from logophilia? Well, this site is the world lovers guide to new words. Okay I hope you guys out there find this list of your like and help. Did I skip your favorite help-me-out site? Can you tell us about it so others benefit, as well?
This article was taken from Olda Brutha at http://loiverszche.wordpress.com/ under the school category

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