Useful Links

As a teacher, communicator and practitioner of math, physics and computer science I have found the following websites to be most helpful. Hover over each item to see a brief description.

General information

• Wikipedia The encyclopedia I turn to first to learn about anything; to get dates, names, spelling, etc.
• PhysOrg A news magazine for physics and other sciences.

Mathematics for students

• Paul’s Online Notes I love Paul’s Notes because they cover all the cases of a topic with lots of examples.
• Khan Academy Learn math by watching Salman Khan’s excellent videos.
• PurpleMath Learn math by reading Elizabeth Stapel’s excellent explanations.

Mathematics for teachers

• How math is used in technology Created by the faculty at my school, the BC Institute of Technology.
• National Council of Math Teachers A national group that advocates for math education.
• History of math and biographies of mathematicians Created by John O'Connor and Edmund Robertson of the University of St. Andrews.
• Frequently asked questions about math Alex Lopez-Ortiz describes his creation as non-trivial mathematical trivia.

Physics and engineering for students

• PhET physics simulations Absolutely outstanding! You can do science experiments on the computer screen.
• Khan Academy physics lessons More videos by Salman Khan – these ones on physics.
• StuDocu course resources Share course documents with your fellow students.
• All About Circuits - Electrical engineering Covers DC, AC, semiconductors and digital.

The web, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, forms, PHP

• W3Schools A very useful website. You see sample HTML, PHP, CSS and JavaScript code that you can modify and try out yourself.
• loadview Great explanation of the steps involved in creating a website.
• HTML cheat sheet A summary of HTML tags, etc. Also available are cheat sheets on PHP, JavaScript and CSS.
• How to create a website
• Chrome DevTools Tools for web authoring and debugging built right into Google Chrome.
• Search engine optimization

Programming

• Stack Overflow A question and answer site for professional and enthusiast programmers.
• Visual Basic Developers Resource Centre Get sample VB code and help from other programmers.
• Inno Setup Create setup programs that install apps.

HTMLHelp documents

• HTML Help Workshop download This tool from Microsoft is used to author .chm helpfiles
• HTML Workshop tutorials Learn how the Algebra Coach jumps to specific topics in the e-book.

Other software

• Maple One of the original symbolic math programs, developed at U. of Waterloo.
• Mathematica Another one, begun by Stephen Wolfram, to do particle physics calculations.
• MathType I use this app to typeset equations in my books.