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Anatomy & Physiology

Astronomy

Biology

Botany

Chemistry

Earth Science

Environmental Science

Mathematics

Physics


Anatomy
Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections (National Science Foundation)
Major national resources for study of brain anatomy, derived from collections at the University of Wisconsin, Michigan State University, and the National Museum of Health and Medicine.

Human Anatomy Web Links
Links to anatomy links at various U.S., Canadian, and Australian universities.

The eSkeletons Project (University of Texas at Austin)
Interactive learning, glossary of terms, and other resources are contained on this website.

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Astronomy
Astrobiology Web (SpaceRef)
Links to worldwide sources of information in astrobiology, including NASA.

Encyclopedia Astronautica
Terminology about astronautics.

NASA Website (National Aeronautics & Space Administration)
Space exploration and astronomical resources for students. Also, soruces tailored for the public, educators, media, and policy makers.

Solar System Simulator (NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, California Inst. of Technology)
Interactive image selection of views of planets, moons, and spacecraft from various angles.

Views of the Solar System
A collection of solar system images from NASA and other sources.

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Biology
All the Virology on the WWW (Tulane University)
Links to virology websites.

American Institute of Biological Sciences
Information about the institute, access online journals, and the AIBS media library.

BioTech: Life Sciences Resources (University of Texas and Indiana University)
Life sciences resources and reference tools.

genomics.energy.gov (U.S. Department of Energy)
Links to genome resources, including those for educators, media, and special focus on biofuels.

Genetics Education Center (University of Kansas Medical Center)
Higher education resources in genetics and the human genome project.

Biology Links (Harvard University)
Resources on the web for biology.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

Kimball's Biology Pages
Web resources provided by retired professor, John W. Kimball, formerly of Harvard College and Tufts University.

National Biological Information Infrastructure (U.S. Geological Survey)
Major biological resources on the web.

NaturServe
Conservation and wildlife data.

Research & Collections (Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History)
Links to the various departments and their resources, from anthropology, entomology to zoology.

Genomic Resources (Stanford University)
Genome resources.

Tree of Life (University of Arizona)
Presentation of the controversial genealogy of life using text, images, videos, and sounds.

Botany
Core Historical Literature of Agriculture (Cornell University)
Collection of digitized books in the study of agriculture.

Forest History Society (Duke University)
Photographs, databases, education resources, and publications about forestry and conservation.

Gardening Organization WWW Sites (Purdue University)
Resources for gardening and horticulture.

Resources: Horticulture and Crop Sience in Virtual Perspective (Ohio State University)
Links in topics of crop science, landscape horticulture, genetics and molecular biology, turfgrass science; also RSS feeds, podcasts, various college and university links, and professional associations. Also includes Plant Facts.

Internet Directory for Botany
Huge A-Z list of botany resources, including research, universities, publications, and professional associations.

National Agricultural Library (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Information sources from animal and livestock to vegetable farming.

Palm Encyclopedia (Palm & Cycad Societies of Florida)
Well illustrated resource about palms.

Plants Database (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Alternative crops, plant characteristics and classification, invasive and noxious weeds, threatened and endangered species, and wetland information in the form of fact sheets, images, and other information sources.

Transgenic Crops: An Introduction and Resource Guide (Colorado State University)
With regard to topics in plant breeding, this website provides various resources, reference lists, glossary, FAQ, and list of agricultural biotechnology web sites. (Note: last updated Dec. 2004).

U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
A resource providing agricultural information, including food and nutritition; various resources in statistics, fact sheets, research, and consumer publications.

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Chemistry

Chemical Sciences (Chemistry): Internet Public Library
A-Z list of websites.

Chemistry Functions (University of Massachusetts)
Common chemistry functions and periodic table from EdNet at UMass.

Chemistry Sources (ALA/ACRL)
Ibironke Lawal, engineering and science librarian at Virginia Commonwealth University, compiled this excellent list of chemistry web resources.

Education (American Chemical Society)
Primarily for faculty and those who are or plan to major in Chemistry.

Electrochemistry Dictionary (Case Western Reserve University)
Terminology in electrochemistry. Energy / electrical-related definitions are contained on this webiste.

Elemental Data Index (National Institute of Standards & Technology)
Quick reference to the elements (periodic) table.

Greener Educational Materials for Chemists (University of Oregon)
Search in-depth chemistry topics.

NIST Chemistry WebBook (National Institute of Standards & Technology)
Various reference databases in chemistry.

Organic Chemistry Resources Worldwide
Maintained by Dr. Koen Van Aken (16 years experience in academic and industrial organic synthesis).

The Sheffield Chemdex (University of Sheffield, UK)
A comprehensive directroy of chemistry websites, with a link to the WebElements Periodic Table: Scholar Edition.

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Earth Science
Columbia Earthscape (Columbia University)
A comprehensive collection of web resources in the earth and environmental sciences.

Cornell's Digital Earth

Digital Library for Earth System Education

EarthTrends: The Environmental Information Portal

EROS Data Center: Earth Resources Observation Systems

GEODE

National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC)

Structural Geology on the Web

UCB Earth Sciences & Map Library

USGS Education (U.S. Geological Survey)
Geological web resources for grades K-20.

USGS Library

Virtual Geosciences Professor

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Environmental Science
Beach Report (Surfrider Foundation)

Biodiversity Hotspots

DBHYDRO (SFWMD Database)

Environmental Science Internet Resources (LSU Libraries)

EPA Glossary of Environmental Terms

Everglades Information Network & Digital Library

Florida Center for Environmental Studies

Florida Department of Environmental Protection

LookSmart Earth & Environmental Sciences

National Science Digital Library

Science (U.S. Govt. Science Portal)

SOFIA (South Florida Information Access)

South Florida Water Management District

U.S. Envrironmental Protection Agency (EPA)

U.S. Geological Survey

See also: Columbia Earthscape

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Mathematics
Biographies - Mathematics: Indexes

Biographies of Women Mathematicians

Chaos Hypertextbook

Guide to Available Mathematical Software (GAMS)

Internet Resources for the Mathematics Students

Links to Web Sites on the History of Mathematics

Math Archives

Math, Statistics, & Computational Science (Nat'l Inst. of Standards & Tech.)

Math2.org (formerly Dave's Math Tables)

Mathematics Web Sites Around the World

S.O.S. MATHematics

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Practice Exams

Learning Express (PBCC subscription database) On Campus | Off Campus | Tutorial
Provides a completely interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons, students, and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results.

PBCC SLC Math CPT Test Preparation

Miami-Dade College Resources for CPT

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Physics
Amercian Institute of Physics

News, resources, and information in the world of Physics, including the Center for the History of Physics.

DC Physics
Former Acadia University and University of Winnipeg Physics professor, Doug Craigen (aka, ""DC"), provides helpful links for Physics students, including Help for Physics Students and the Physics Reference Desk.

Physical Reference Data (National Institute of Standards & Technology)

Physics 2000 (University of Colorado at Boulder)

Physics Central (American Physics Society)

Physics Resources for Students & Educators (American Physics Society)

physicsworld.com (IOP Publishing)

PhysNet
Worldwide resources of academic Physics resources, including directory of college education in Physics, documents, free electronic journals, conferenece events, and jobs.

Visual Quantum Mechanics (Kansas State University)

Web Physics (Davidson College)
Links to various college Physics departments and other resources in Physics.

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