For the Spring Term Learner
The holiday break is now history and it's time to hit the books again. This collection provides a sampling of the many subjects you can find help with on Dummies.com. And, you'll find more detail and depth in the vast array of Dummies books and e-books.
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Cheat Sheet / Updated 09-13-2023
Keep this Cheat Sheet handy as you're learning French. It's a great quick reference when you need to check definite, indefinite, and partitive articles; personal pronouns, identify être verbs, and need help with other particulars of French grammar.
View Cheat SheetCheat Sheet / Updated 12-23-2022
Biology is the study of the living world. All living things share certain common properties: They are made of cells that contain DNA. They maintain order inside their cells and bodies. They regulate their systems. They respond to signals in the enviro...
View Cheat SheetArticle / Updated 12-23-2022
Any physicist knows that if an object applies a force to a spring, then the spring applies an equal and opposite force to the object. Hooke’s law gives the force a spring exerts on an object attached to it with the following equation:F = –kxThe minus ...
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Political science is the study of power. The discipline is enamored with the concept of power, namely how A gets B to do what A wants. Therefore, political science studies who holds power and how it’s being used.Political power is the ability to get oth...
View ArticleArticle / Updated 12-21-2022
So, what is an exponent anyway? According to the Oxford dictionary, an exponent is defined as "a quantity representing the power to which a given number or expression is to be raised, usually expressed as a raised symbol beside the number or expression." ...
View ArticleCheat Sheet / Updated 10-03-2022
A little understanding can go a long way toward helping master math. Some math concepts may seem complicated at first, but after you work with them for a little bit, you may wonder what all the fuss is about.You'll find easy-to-understand explanations and...
View Cheat SheetCheat Sheet / Updated 05-03-2022
If you're just getting started writing computer programs, you need to learn programming branching and looping statements to perform the specific jobs you need for an effective program. Keeping a list of computer programming resources for useful informatio...
View Cheat SheetCheat Sheet / Updated 05-02-2022
This handy Cheat Sheet will help you grapple with English grammar problems, clear up confusion caused by similar-sounding words, and improve your writing skills, in general.
View Cheat SheetArticle / Updated 10-15-2021
Spanish verbs fall into different groups, and each group is conjugated a little differently. If you’re going to master Spanish verbs like ser, you need to be able to identify which group a verb belongs to: regular (follows regular conjugation rules for ...
View ArticleArticle / Updated 07-22-2021
Using the periodic table, you can classify the elements in many ways. One useful way is by metals, nonmetals, and metalloids. The periodic table is organized in families and periods.MetalsIn the periodic table, you can see a stair-stepped line starting at...
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