This Subject Guide page contains Websites, Online Resources, Books, Journals and a Toolbox.

Websites

The websites for Science & Maths are listed on a seperate page.

Online Resources

Visit Martindale's Reference Desk for an excellent collection of calculators, conversion tables and formulae. In particular, look at the section for your subject; there is a separate centre each for Physics, Chemistry, Bioscience and Mathematics.

Gale Databases

The College Library subscribes to a large number of electronic journals and magazines through a service called 'Gale Databases'. If you have never used 'Gale Databases' and need help here is a short user guide.

Issues Online

The UK's first comprehensive reference source addressing contemporary social issues. Sixty main topics with articles, news, key facts, statistics and much more. Some of the many subjects covered are: Abortion, Bullying, Cloning, Euthanasia, Homeslessness, Refugees and Vegetarianism.

EBSCOhost Research Databases

EBSCOhost is an online reference system with a variety of popular full text databases ranging from general to subject specific ones; look at the Academic and the Health sections. (Login with Athens when you are off site.)

Books

Subject Shelf Mark
Mathematics 510
Mathematics, Mechanics 530
Statistics 519
Astronomy 520
Physics 530
Chemistry 540
Earth Sciences 550
Biology 570
Genetics 575
Microbes 576
Botany 580
Zoology, Animals 590
Forensic Science 363.25
Careers in mathematics 510.23
Careers in science 500.23
Careers in forensic science 363.25023

Journals

Toolbox

How to use the Internet
The Intute Virtual Training Suite provides free Internet tutorials to help you learn how to get the best from the Web for your education and research. The tutorials are written and updated by a team of subject specialists based in universities and colleges across the UK. Click the list of tutorials and then chose the one that interests you, or have a look at the Internet Detective which will also help you to evaluate the reliability and usefulness of web pages.

Athens
Some of the Learning centre's electronic resources will require you to log in using the Athens validation service. (Especially if you use them outside College.) You will need an Athens username and password to do this. Obtain an "Athens Student Logon Request Form" from your Learning Centre; complete and return the form. You will receive notification of your account through your TMC student e mail.

Words used in assignments
The words used when questions or assignments are set can be confusing if you are not used to them. This list explains what tutors and examiners are looking for and what you should write about.

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