Using the TI BA Plus II Financial Calculator
Practice learning the functions of your calculator
Course Content Resources
Accounting Coach
This site has a lot of information, explanations, and guides that could help catch a tutor up if needed, especially if we need to find a new way to explain a concept.
McGraw Hill Biology Animations
A good reference for students, includes animations of biological concepts. Useful for BIOL 1103, BIOL1203, BIOL 1109, BIOL1209.
Pharmacology Study Tips
This tutor-created resource describes how to succeed in Pharmacology at Douglas.
Tips for Success in Pathophysiology
This tutor-created resource describes how to succeed in Pathophysiology at Douglas.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy is a nonprofit that has created a huge library of instructional videos with accompanying quizzes and exercises. Their Biology library is linked here.
Accuracy, Precision, and Errors
This short resource explains the difference between Accuracy and Precision, and includes basic calculations for quantifying errors.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy is a nonprofit that has created a huge library of instructional videos with accompanying quizzes and exercises. Their Chemistry library is linked here.
Measurements and Units
Understanding scientific measurement using the SI system, converting between units, and information about mass, weight, temperature, and density.
w3schools
Useful for students in CSIS 1280, CSIS 2300, CSIS 3280. Anything website based, tutorials, references, guides and examples.
MDN Web Docs
A collection of tutorials, guides, and documentation for web development. Covers languages like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, as well as tools like HTTP, APIs, and Browser Extensions.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy is a nonprofit that has created a huge library of instructional videos with accompanying quizzes and exercises. Their Programming course is linked here.
3D Model Collections
A variety of 3D models of rock and mineral specimens collected and shared by the WVU Volcanology and Petrology Lab.
Improving Reading and Writing in a Second Language
This resource suggests strategies you can use to develop your fluency in reading and writing.
Memorizing New Words
Doing well in a new course often means finding effective ways to learn the new terminology.
How to Study Math
This guide from Paul's Online Notes suggests some best practices in all aspects of studying math, including general tips, note-taking, and studying for tests. After reading the guide, you may want to explore the rest of the site; it has notes and practice problems for pre-calculus, calculus, and linear algebra courses.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy is a nonprofit that has created a huge library of instructional videos with accompanying quizzes and exercises. Their Precalculus course is linked here.
Purple Math
Purple Math lists topics that range in complexity from things as easy as rounding to things as complex as graphing and trig. I typically advise students who are seeking help with their assessment tests that this is the most direct resource to help them learn (and re-learn) the basics in order to be best prepared for the assessment.
Studying for Mathematics Tests
Math tests will assess your understanding of the concepts and your skill at applying these concepts. This resource provides tips for a variety of questions that you might encounter on a mathematics test, including multiple choice, problem solving, and calculation questions.
Using Math Textbooks
Math textbooks are unique because they use mathematical language to communicate, which requires a different set of skills to read than other textbooks. This resource explains the differences between textbooks in math and other subjects, and provides tips for how to get the most out of your textbook.
West Texas A&M Math Lab
This website has guides and self-guided tutorials on a wide variety of topics, including algebra, math for chemistry, and the GRE (Graduate Records Examination).
Logical Fallacies
This is a great handout for students in PHIL 1101 Critical Thinking who are struggling to understand and identify different fallacies.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
This is a fantastic, expansive and accurate encyclopedia of everything philosophy. Useful for tutors who want to refresh, or for students who are struggling to understand dense philosophy texts.
Writing Philosophy Papers
This quick sideshow, created by the Dalhousie Writing Centre, explains the basics of how to write within philosophy, as well as the conventions of the discipline.
Physclips
A collection of film clips and animations on a variety of first-year physics topics, created by a group at the University of New South Wales in Australia. Topics include mechanics, sound & waves, electricity & magnetism, light, and thermal physics.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy is a nonprofit that has created a huge library of instructional videos with accompanying quizzes and exercises. Their Physics library is linked here.
UNC Anthropology Guide
An overview of anthopology courses, including typical expectations of students and methods to approach anthropological papers.
Measures of Central Tendency and Variability
Descriptive statistics are statistics that collect, summarize, classify and present data. This guide gives you an overview of one type of descriptive statistics, measures of variability.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy is a nonprofit that has created a huge library of instructional videos with accompanying quizzes and exercises. Their Statistics and Probability course is linked here.