Richmond Community College Serving Richmond & Scotland Counties Since 1964

Resources

SELECTED RCC TEXTBOOK COMPANION WEB SITES


Students, please visit the following link and click on the picture of your textbook.
Many of the textbooks have online tutorials, practice exercises, and other information. Links for RCC Reading, English, and Math Textbooks:
http://www.richmondcc.edu/paghtm/lrc_gs_textbooks.html

MATH

Basic Math Resources: http://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/library/math-resources
My Math Test: http://www.mymathtest.com/
Webmath: http://www.webmath.com/
Math: http://www.aaamath.com/
Algebra: http://www.purplemath.com/
Algebra: http://www.algebasics.com/
Elementary and Intermediate Algebra Practice Tests: http://www.college.hmco.com/mathematics/larson/elementary_int_algebra/4e/students/ace/ace.html
Topics with Practice Tests: http://amby.com/educate/math/
Topics with Worksheets: http://www.algebrahelp.com
Topics with Sample Problems: http://www.sosmath.com/
Graphing Calculator Help: http://www.prenhall.com/divisions/esm/app/calc_v2/index_2.html
TI-83 Graphing Calculator Help: http://www.college.hmco.com/mathematics/aufmann/basic_college/8e/students/keystroke/keystroke.pdf
Create Different Types of Graphs: http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx
Graph Paper: http://www.pdfpad.com/graphpaper/
Math Calculators: http://www.ifigure.com/math/basic/basic.htm
Calculus: http://www.calculus.net/ci2/?tag
Calculus: http://www.karlscalculus.org/

ENGLISH


Merriam-Webster Dictionary: http://m-w.com
Dictionary: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/
HyperGrammar: http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/
Grammar Basics: http://www.aliscot.com/bigdog/
Grammar with Exercises: http://chompchomp.com/menu.htm
*Grammar Exercises: http://www.smic.be/smic5022/exercisesgrammar.htm
Blue Book Grammar: http://www.grammarbook.com/
Grammar Topics with Exercises: http://www.better-english.com/grammar.htm
Grammar & Writing Guide: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
Punctuation: http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/punct.html
Punctuation Made Simple: http://lilt.ilstu.edu/golson/punctuation/

STUDY GUIDES FOR ACCUPLACER


RCC’s CPT Guide: http://www.richmondcc.edu/pdf/GuidedStudies/CPTStudyGuide.pdf
RCC’s CPT Guide Math Answers: http://www.richmondcc.edu/pdf/GuidedStudies/CPTMathAnswersRev2.pdf
Links to resources for all types of standardized tests: http://www.studyguidezone.com/
Test Prep Review (many different types of tests): http://www.testprepreview.com/
Writing Practice Tests: http://www.college.hmco.com/devenglish/resources/writing_ace/students/index.html
Reading Practice Tests: http://www.college.hmco.com/devenglish/resources/reading_ace/students/index.html
Basic College Math Practice Tests: http://college.cengage.com/mathematics/aufmann/basic_college_app/8e/ace/ace1.html
Beginning Algebra Practice Tests: http://college.cengage.com/mathematics/aufmann/beginning_algebra/7e/ace/ace1.html
Elementary and Intermediate Algebra Practice Tests: http://www.college.hmco.com/mathematics/larson/elementary_int_algebra/4e/students/ace/ace.html

READING


TP: http://www.townsendpress.net
Reading Practice Tests: http://www.college.hmco.com/devenglish/resources/reading_ace/students/index.html
Grammar, Vocabulary & Reading Exercises: http://www.englishlearner.com/tests/index.shtml

WRITING / RESEARCH


Survival Guided for a Writing/Research Paper
Writing Tutorial Services: GSC Writing Pamphlets
Merriam-Webster Dictionary: http://m-w.com
Encyclopedia: http://www.encyclopedia.com/
Categorical Encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Plagiarism: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/
Plagiarism: http://www.depauw.edu/acad/economics/PlagiarismPreventionmainpage.asp
Plagiarism: http://www.ebizwebpages.com/avoiding-plagiarism-guide.html
Instructor Grading Symbols: http://www.class.uidaho.edu/engl102prentiss/Front%20Pages/symbols.htm
Perdue’s Online Writing Lab: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
Handouts: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/print/index.html
How to Write an Essay: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/1437/
Essays: http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/essay/index.htm
Research & Documentation (MLA, APA, Chicago, & CSE Styles): http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/
Bibliography Cards - Work Cited Page: http://limestone.k12.il.us/mla.htm
How to Cite a Resource: http://citationmachine.net/
How to Cite NCLIVE Resources: http://library2.barton.edu/libraryinformation/citenclive.php
Citation Styles: http://www2.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citation.htm
MLA Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.mla.org/style_faq
A Writer’s Reference (Sample/Model Papers): http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/writersref6e/Player/pages/Frameset.aspx?sTabNo=8&sViewAs=S

APA Style: http://www.docstyles.com/apacrib.htm

SCIENCE


Biology I Tutorials: http://www.usa-people-search.com/content-biology-animations,-movies-interactive-links.aspx
University of Arizona’s Biology Project: http://www.biology.arizona.edu/default.html
More Chemistry Topics: http://www.chemmybear.com/
Periodic Table #1: http://www.infoplease.com/periodictable.php
Periodic Table #2: http://www.chemicalelements.com/index.html

COMPUTERS


Think Your Floppy Disk is Bad?? Run CHKDSK A: /R in a command prompt window on a Windows XP Computer. The command prompt is found in Start, All Programs, Accessories. After chkdsk runs, try copying the file to the hard drive and opening it.

Office Tutorials by University of Wisconsin – Stout: http://www.uwstout.edu/training/
Very Basic Office (and Other) Tutorials: http://inpics.net/
More Computer Tutorials including Dreamweaver & Flash: http://www.learnthat.com/computers/
Online Keyboarding (Typing) Lessons: http://www.powertyping.com/qwerty/lessonsq.html
Keyboarding Practice: http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/cjh/appliedtech/Business/Keyboarding/

FOREIGN LANGUAGE


Translate from English to various other languages: http://www.freetranslation.com/
Translation Feature in Microsoft Word 2003: Go to Tools, Language, Translate…

STUDY SKILLS


Study Guides – Various Subjects: http://www.studygs.net/
Free Online Study Guides: http://www.sparknotes.com/
Study Skills: http://www.how-to-study.com/
Study Skills: http://www.educationatlas.com/study-skills.html
Tip Sheets: http://www.southwesterncc.edu/learnasstctr/studyskills/index.htm
Ten Traps of Studying: http://www.ncsu.edu/tutorial_center/download/pdfs/tentraps.pdf

Additional Study Sites: http://www.business-training-schools.com/bus/the-study-skills-resource-page.php

RÉSUMÉS


Cover Letters: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/549/01/
Résumés: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/564/01/
Résumé Templates: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/CT101043371033.aspx