RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS

Mathematics and Data Analysis

Graph Paper and Stereonets

Arithmetic (PDF File)
4 Cycle Semi-Log (PDF File)
5 Cycle Semi-Log (PDF)
4 Cycle Log-Log (PDF File)

Graph Paper Printer (This is a program that will print several different types of graph paper.  The program is distributed as Freeware by Philippe Marquis)

Schmidt Equatorial Equal Area Stereonet
Wulff Equatorial Equal Angle Stereonet

Excel Spreadsheet

Journalist Toolbox  This web page is a resource designed for journalist. If you scroll to the bottom of the page there are two sections that may be of particular interest to students: Writing with Statistics and Student Resources. These resource have links to help with statistics, Excel and writing.

EXCEL Help Files:  These are a series of EXCEL files that provide instruction on specific applications in EXCEL.  You are invited to download the files and learn how different functions work.  You will learn the most from these files if you experiment with the files by changing values and functions.

LOGICAL OPERATIONS (AND, OR, NOT)
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SUMIF

Information on Statistics

Statistics  This web page from Vassar has an excellent discussion on statistics and applications of statistics for data analysis.

Pump Test Analysis for Hydrogeology

Graph of Theis Type Curve (PDF)
Graph for Pump Test Data for Theis (PDF)


Software Downloads

ImageJ:  This is an imaging program developed by the National Institute of Health. The program has many capabilities. The download is free. Find the appropriate download for your operating system platform.

Writing and Grammar

Writing Problems

Common Problems in Writing

Journalist Toolbox  This web page is a resource designed for journalist. If you scroll to the bottom of the page there are two sections that may be of particular interest to students: Writing with Statistics and Student Resources. These resource have links to help with statistics, Excel and writing.

Plagiarism  This website explores issues related to plagiarism.  It provides useful advise and tips to understand the fair use of published material and appropriate methods for citing other work. 

Writing in the Sciences

Writing in the Sciences  This document outlines the different parts of a typical lab write-up or journal article for writing a research paper on original research.  The author outlines the type of material that should be covered in each section of the paper.  It has useful review on internal structure of the different parts of the write-up. 


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