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| hippocampus.org | Multiple Subjects Offers help on 10 school subjects, such as biology and US history. Includes written audio & video tutorials with review questions sprinkled throughout. Also includes interactive aids for more than 100 textbooks. |
Lacks section on English grammar & foreign language support |
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| cliffnotes.com | Multiple Subjects Nearly 200 literature guides, general subject information for grades 7 & up, including basic French and Spanish and 10 sciences. Also includes cheat sheets great for pre-test review. |
Only overviews of concepts, no in-depth tutorials. |
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| intmath.com | Math Intended for high school level math. Includes algebra, probability, calculus and other subjects explained clearly & thoroughly. |
Contains advertisements which can be distracting. |
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| sosmath.com | Math Intended for high school level students. Teaches by examples. Tons of problems, step-by-step solutions for trigonometry, calculus and more. Includes practice quizzes. |
Lessons only provide brief overview of subject, which may not be enough for a student who needs more explanation. |
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| owl.english.purdue.edu | English The Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) offers over 200 free resources including: writing & teaching writing, research, grammar & mechanics, style guides, ESL, job search and professional writing. |
Lacks an online dictionary & thesaurus. |
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| grammar.ccc .commnet.edu/grammar /index.htm |
Concentrates mostly on the mechanics of writing. Detailed pages explain parts of speech, sentence structure and paragraph now. Contains practice quizzes | Can be difficult for some to navigate due to extensive scrolling. |
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| physicsclassroom.com | Contains tutorials & multimedia examples that demystify concepts of physics. Sample problems are illustrated & clearly explained. | Site lacks search engine. Plans to add one in the future. |
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