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Math
Refresher: This brief overview covers useful high-school math you may have forgotten. Includes basic formulas for sinusoid and logarithmic functions, a discussion of log scales, and discrete probability. By William Stallings. Updated 8 February 2002.
Number
Systems: Decimal, binary, hexadecimal, with a discussion of conversion
from one system to another. By William Stallings..
Queuing
Analysis: A practical guide to an essential tool for computer scienctists.
By William Stallings..
Theoretical Computer Science Cheat Sheet: By Professor Steven Seiden. Ten pages of commonly used formulas and other useful information for computer scientists.
Ask Dr. Math An excellent source of information on many math area. The emphasis is on high school math but college-level math is also covered.
The Mathematical Atlas: A very large collection of articles about aspects of mathematics. Each article gives a basic introduction to the subject, applications and related fields, and selected topics. There are also many references to resources, both books and online, that discuss the topic in greater detail.
Math Archives: Links to Math resources on the Web, organized by topic, plus by keyword search. The site also shows the level of mathematical background to read the materials.
MathWorld: By the makers of Mathematica. Extensive, useful collection of information.
Math
Tables and Formulas: Tables featured include Trigonometric Identities,
Derivatives, Indefinite Integrals, Common Integrals, and Binomial Coefficients
and Formulas, among others. A search engine and links to other S.O.S. sites
and the S.O.S. Mathematics Cyberboard (for posting questions) can also be
found here.
Math Reference Tables: Excellent collection of downloadable math tables.
Prime Mathematics Encyclopedia: Large collection of entries on mathematical terms and concepts.
How
to Solve and Write Up Homework Problems: Helpful advice from Prof. Alan Sherman of the U. of Maryland, Baltimore County.In zipped postscript
format.
Advice
on Writing Technical Reports: Also from Prof. Alan Sherman.
Advice on Research and Writing: A collection of advice about how to do research and how to communicate effectively (primarily for computer scientists). Includes a number of good links.
Richard
Felder's Student Handouts: Some useful advice for students, including
tips on test-taking..
How
to Present a Paper in Theoretical Computer Science: By Professor Ian
Parberry of U. of North Texas, SIGACT News, March 2000. Useful guide
for any type of CS presentation. In zipped postscript format.
How to Write an Abstract: By Professor Philip Koopman of Carnegie-Mellon U. Good advice for preparing an abstract for a CS paper.
William
Strunk's The Elements of Style (1918 edition, online): Despite its age,
this short classic will do more to improve your writing style than any newer
or longer book.
Online
Resources for Writers: A good collection of links to many of the major
online writing resources.
Writing
Guide: A useful general guide to writing papers, from Henson College.
Guide to
Grammar and Writing: Excellent and thorough discussion of grammar and
composition, inludes tutorials, links, and FAQs.
Efficient Reading of Papers in Science and Technology: This short brochure from a mystery author is well worth studying.
How To Study A website with suggestions for students on how to study..
Networked Computer
Science Technical Reference Library: An international collection of
computer science research reports and papers made available for non-commercial
use from a number of participating institutions and archives.
Computer
Science Directory: A well-organized search capability for computer science papers and algorithms
National Science Digital Library: Provides search capability plus links to other libraries.
Computing and Information Technology Interactive Digital Educational Library: Contains a useful and growing collection of resources
Collection
of Computer Science Bibliographies: A collection of bibliographies of
scientific literature in computer science from various sources, covering
most aspects of computer science. Updated monthly; has nearly one million
entries.
INFOMIME A virtual library of Internet resources relevant to faculty, students, and research staff at the university level.
Links for Computer Science Researchers An excellent collection of links.
Dictionary of Algorithms, Data Structures, and Problems: Includes definitions, problem analysis, code samples, and in some cases animations.
Complete Collection of Algorithm Animations: A comprehensive collection of links to algorithm animations that can be run over the Internet. Each of these sites provides animations that aide the learning and understanding of algorithms.
Free Online Dictionary of Computing: An online glossary, with cross-referencing.
Computer Related Acronyms: An online list of acronyms.
Acronyms
and Abbreviations: An acronym look-up.
Association
for Computer Machinery (ACM): I highly recommend student membership
for every CS student.
Institute
of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE): Ditto.
Numerical Prefixes: The dual meanings of kilo, mega, etc.
Conversion
Factors: This document provides conversion to the metric system (SI
units) from Imperial weights and measures.
Conversion Web Site: Collection of converters, units and measures, data tables and facilities.
Treasure Trove of Paper Summaries: Authored by various CS grad students. The summaries themselves are a useful guide into the literature. Also, they provide a good guide on how to write a report on a paper or book.
What the Professor Really
Means