Math & Science Centre

If you know of any links that you think would be useful to students, email them to msc@vaniercollege.qc.ca.

Biology

Vanier College Department of Biology
Provides faculty listings and contacts, course information and links to university sites, an online tutorial in mendelian genetics and a site offering free software of use in the field of biological sciences.

MIT Biology Hypertextbook
Contains the basic molecular biology that is the basis of
MIT's core Biology course, "Introductory Biology" .

ActionBioscience.org
An education resource from the American Institute of Biological Sciences with peer-reviewed articles and links on biodiversity, genomics, environment, biotechnology, evolution, new frontiers and education.

Collegial Centre for Educational Materials Development
This website provides you with a series of short video clips on how to use and handle instruments commonly found in chemistry and biology laboratories.

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Chemistry

Vanier College Department of Chemistry
Provides faculty listings and contacts, course information, and links to McGill's "Chemistry for the Public" site, alternative tables of elements, notes on physical constants and nomenclature and a material safety data sheet site.

WebElements™ periodic table
An interactive periodic table of elements with basic descriptions, photographs, cartoons and explanations of isolation for all elements. Lots of advertisements.

Virtual Textbook of Organic Chemistry
An organic chemistry resource with explanations and practice problems.

Inorganic Chemistry Resources
A Washington State University site with a three dimensional periodic table of radii, structure database and link to nice graphical representations of orbitals. Warning: many of the links on the site do not work.

Collegial Centre for Educational Materials Development
This website provides you with a series of short video clips on how to use and handle instruments commonly found in chemistry and biology laboratories.

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Environmental Science

Vanier College Environmental Technology Program
Provides contacts, program information, a link to career information, and information on how to apply.

Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
Portal to UN sites on agriculture, development, economics, forestry, geography, fisheries, natural resources, etc.

United Nations Environment Programme
Links to publications, youth initiatives, conferences and resources for scientists and civil society.

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Mathematics

Vanier College Department of Mathematics
Faculty listings and contacts, course information, math history, explanations and problems, as well as useful links to online learning and university and mathematics associations websites are all available here.

ZeGenie - Interactive Course in Grade 11 Mathematics
This course covers the standard curriculum for Canada for grade 11 mathematics. The course is designed to build the basic notions of mathematics to prepare the student for more advanced topics in subsequent years.

Mathworld
Self-proclaimed "web's most extensive mathematics resource". Encyclopedic resource covering algebra, calculus, probability and statistics, geometry, number theory, etc.

The Math Forum
A forum of math questions and problems for students of all levels. Post your own queries and have them answered or browse previous posts. Provides detailed and alternative solutions to problems from mathematicians and experts with links to appropriate math websites.

S.O.S. Mathematics
Over 2,500 pages of short and clear explanations of mathematical theories. The site provides tutorials with practice problems and CyberExams. Check out the links page for helpful resources.

MathNerds
MathNerds is a website that specializes in helping people who have tried working a problem but find themselves unable to finish or to get the correct answer.

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Physics

Vanier College Physics Department
Faculty listings and contacts, course information, and student resources are all available here.

Eric Weisstein's World of Physics
Encylcopedia of physics terms, theories and tests. Quick reference for mechanics, optics, waves, electromagnetism, astrophysics , etc.

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Study Tips

• Succeeding in Science

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Miscellaneous

WordReference.com
A selection of translation dictionaries for English, French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.

PDF Online
Free service that allows you to upload files and translate into PDF format.

Practice MCAT

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