Northland Pioneer College Library System

 

 

 

 

Mathematics Class Support

August 2003

 

Electronic Databases via library  homepage        

Academic Abstracts Ultra

AccessScience

At  www.npc.edu/lib   Off-campus access requires login & password

 

Index to Internet Sites via library homepage Internet Sites link

Choose Science & Math – Math (includes tutorials for Calculus)

OR choose Librarian’s Index to the Internet – Science, Computers & Technology – Math in the Ready Reference category

 

Writing Assistance via library homepage at www.npc.edu/lib

Links for choosing a research topic, guidelines to writing a research paper, grammar assistance, style guide tips, how to avoid plagiarism, writing guides, overview of information literacy

 

Term Paper Assistance in print format in each library

MLA, APA, CBE, Chicago style manuals, grammar and writing guides

Tips for Writing Assignments handout

 

Print Subscriptions in various libraries

Mathematics Magazine indexed in Academic Abstracts Ultra

                        *** NOW listed in library catalog at www.npc.edu/lib

 

Library Catalog available via the Internet at www.npc.edu/lib

Keyword searching available via Simple Search

Subject heading search via Browse Search – examples:

            Algebra – Study and teaching                Calculus – Study and teaching

            Mathematics – Study and teaching        Trigonometry – Study and teaching

 

Sample titles to assist students:

Algebra Success in 20 Minutes a Day                                     Calculus, the Easy Way

Calculus for the Utterly Confused                                          Geometry, the Easy Way

Math, the Easy Way                                                                Trigonometry the Easy Way

 

Reserve Items in the Library –

Videotape sets for MAT 100, MAT 105, MAT 109/112, MAT 121, MAT 131/132, MAT 152/189

 

 

 

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