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TABLE OF CONTENTS

HELP GUIDE

COMPUTER BASICS

• Terms and Definitions
• What's Inside Your Computer
• How Circuit Boards Work
• Turning on the Power
• Your Operating System
• Software Basics
• Microchips
• RAM
• Disk Storage
• Input/ Output Devices
• Multimedia
• The Internet
  
• What's a Network?
  
• Legal Notice

ENGLISH

• Terms & Definitions
  
  
• Capitalization Rules
  Academic Degrees
  Book Titles
  Buildings, Streets, etc.
  Days
  Deities and Sacred Books
  Departments of Government
  Direct Quotations
  Epithets
  Genus
  Geographic Locations
  Geological Eras
  Historical Events
  Judicial Bodies
  Languages
  Laws, Acts, and Treaties
  Personifications
  Planets, Stars, etc.
  Poems
  Points of a Compass
  Political Entities
  Popular Names
  Presidents
  Proper Names
  Proper Noun Derivatives
  Proper Nouns
  Religious Denominations
  Rivers, Mountains, etc.
  Salutation Close
  Sentences
  Titles
  Trademarks
  Peoples, Tribes, Races, etc.

• Common Foreign Words and Phrases (Actually Hear the Proper Pronunciations)
  
  
• Commonly Confused Words
  
  
• Grammar Rules
  Adjective
  Adverb
  Clause
  Conjunction
  Interjection
  Noun
  Participle
  Phrase
  Preposition
  Pronoun
  Sentence
  Subject
  Verb
  
  
• Punctuation Rules
  Apostrophe '
  Brackets [ ]
  Colon :
  Comma ,
  Dash -
  Ellipsis …
  Exclamation Point !
  Hyphen -
  Parenthesis ( )
  Period .
  Question Mark ?
  Quotations-Single ' '
  Quotations- Double " "
  Semicolon ;
  Virgule /
  
  
• Spelling Rules
  Changing Word Endings
  Forming Plurals
  Other Spelling Rules: "cede" and "i before e"
  
  
• Steps to Writing a Term Paper
  Choosing a Subject
  Finding Information About Topic
  Reading and Taking Notes
  Organizing Notes
  Constructing the Outline
  Writing the First Draft
  Reviewing the Draft
  Preparing the Final Copy
  Final Assembly
  

GEOGRAPHY

• The Continents
  Pangaea (The Super Continent)
  
  
• World at a Glance (by continent, in order of size)
  Asia
  Africa
  North America (and Central America)
  South America
  Antarctica
  Europe
  Oceania-Australia-New Zealand
  
  
• World Geographical Records
  World Records
  World's Highest Mountain Peaks
  World's Highest Volcanoes
  World's Highest Waterfalls
  World's Largest Islands
  World's Longest Rivers
  
  
• Countries of the World (by continent)
  Africa
  Asia, Middle and Far East
  Europe
  North America (includes Central America)
  Oceania-Australia-New Zealand
  South America
  
  
• Explorations and Discoveries
  Africa
  Asia
  Europe
  North America
  Oceania-Australia-New Zealand
  South America
  Arctic, Antarctic, Miscellaneous
  
  
• U.S. Geography
  Geographic Overview
  State Facts (Each U.S. State)
  Ten Largest States
  Ten Smallest States
  U.S. Mountain Peaks Greater than 14,000 feet
  Longest U.S. Rivers
  The Great Lakes
  
  
• Additional Geography Links
  Common Map Projections
  Longitude and Latitude
  Seven Ancient Wonders of the World
  World Water Supply
  Oceans and Seas (in order of size)
  Great Deserts of the World
  Major Natural Lakes
  Volcanoes (Active/Dormant/Extinct)
  Earthquakes
  Latitude and Longitude of World Cities (over 115 cities)

HISTORY- AMERICAN

• American History at a Glance
  Early Explorations and Settlements (1492-1654)
  Pre-Revolutionary War Era (1660-1774)
  Revolutionary War Era (1775-1783)
  Post Revolutionary War Era (1784-1798)
  Early to Mid 19th Century America (1801-1860)
  Civil War Era (1861-1865)
  Late 19th Century America (1866-1899)
  Early 20th Century America (1900-1913)
  World War I Era (1914-1918)
  Early to Mid 20th Century America (1919-1938)
  World War II / Korean War Era (1939-1952)
  Mid 20th Century/ Vietnam Era (1953-1975)
  Late 20th Century America (1976-1998)
  Modern America (1999)
  Modern America (2000)
  Early 21st Century America (Jan-Jun 2001)
  Early 21st Century America (Jul-Dec 2001)
  
  
• Important Treaties, Acts and Doctrines
  
  
• Native American Tribes
  North and Northeast
  Northwest
  Plains
  Southeast
  Southwest
  
  
• America at War
  Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
  War of 1812 (1812-1814)
  Mexican War (1846-1848)
  Civil War (1861-1865)
  Spanish-American War (1898)
  World War I (1914-1918)
  World War II (1939-1945)
  Korean War (1950-1953)
  Vietnam War (1950-1976)
  Persian Gulf War (1990-1991)
  
  
• American History Terms and Definitions
  
  

• Ancient Period: (4500BC-849AD)
  4500-901BC
  900-501BC
  500-201BC
  200-49AD
  50-299AD
  300-599AD
  600-849AD
  
  
• Medieval Period: (850AD-1453AD)
  Early Medieval 850-999AD
  11th Century 1000-1095AD
  12th Century 1150-1189AD
  13th Century 1211-1295AD
  14th Century 1312-1387AD
  Early 15th Century 1415-1453AD
  
  
• Modern Period: (1455AD-1889AD)
  Late 15th Century 1455-1497AD
  16th Century 1501-1598AD
  17th Century 1600-1690AD
  18th Century 1701-1799AD
  Early 19th Century 1800-1849AD
  Late 19th Century 1850-1899AD
  
  
• Early Contemporary Period: (1900AD-1929AD)
  Pre-World War I Era 1900-1913AD
  World War I Era 1914-1918AD
  Post World War I Era 1919-1929AD
  
  
• Mid Contemporary Period: (1922AD-1962AD)
  Pre-World War II Era 1930-1938AD
  World War II Era 1939-1945AD
  Post World War II Era 1946-1962AD
  
  
• Recent Contemporary Period: (1963-2001AD)
  Vietnam War Era 1963-1973AD
  Modern Contemporary Period
  
  
• Wars and Conflicts
  The Crusades (1095-1291)
  American Revolution (1756-1791)
  French Revolution (1789-1799)
  Napoleon's Wars (1797-1815)
  War of 1812 (1812-1815)
  U.S. Civil War (1860-1865)
  Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)
  Spanish American War (1898-1899)
  World War I (1914-1918)
  World War II (1939-1945)
  Korean War (1950-1953)
  Vietnam War (1950-1976)
  Persian Gulf War (1990-1991)
  
  
• Famous People
  Explorers & Adventurers
  Government & World Leaders
  Inventors
  Literary Writers
  Military Figures
  Musicians
  Philosophers
  Poets
  Religious Figures
  Scientists
  Visual Artists
  Miscellaneous Famous People

MATHEMATICS

• TERMS & DEFINITIONS
  Algebra
  Basic Math
  Geometry: Circles
  Geometry: Coordinate Geometry
  Geometry: Points, Lines, Angles, Planes and Space
  Geometry: Polygons
  Geometry: Ratios
  Geometry: Reasoning, Proof and Defined/Undefined Terms
  Geometry: Solids
  Geometry: Transformations
  Geometry: Triangles

• BASIC MATH

Basic Math Terms and Definitions Computing Cube Roots Computing Interest Computing Square Roots Cubing Numbers Decimals and Percents: Adding Decimals Changing Decimals Directly to Percents Changing Decimals to Fractions Changing Fractions to Decimals Changing Fractions to Percents Changing Percents Directly To Decimals Changing Percents to Decimals Using Equivalent Fractions Dividing Decimals Finding Percents of Numbers Finding the Lowest Common Denominator (LCD) Multiplying Decimals Subtracting Decimals Place Value Chart Fractions: Adding Fractions with Like Denominators Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators Changing Decimals to Fractions Changing Fractions to Decimals Changing Fractions to Percents Changing Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers Changing Mixed Numbers to Improper Fractions Changing Percents to Decimals Using Equivalent Fractions Dividing Fractions Factoring Whole Numbers Finding the Greatest Common Factor Finding the Lowest Common Denominator Least Common Multiple Mixed Numbers Multiplying Fractions Prime Numbers Reducing Fractions to Lowest Terms Simplifying Fractions Subtracting Fractions with Like Denominators Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators Mixed Numbers: Adding Mixed Numbers with Like Denominators Adding Mixed Numbers with Unlike Denominators Dividing Mixed Numbers Multiplying Mixed Numbers Subtracting Mixed Numbers with Like Denominators (With Regrouping) Subtracting Mixed Numbers with Like Denominators (Without Regrouping) Subtracting Mixed Numbers with Unlike Denominators (With Regrouping) Subtracting Mixed Numbers with Unlike Denominators (Without Regrouping) Numbers and Scientific Notation Numbers with Signs Raising Numbers to Powers Rounding Squaring Numbers Basic Math Symbols

• ALGEBRA

• GEOMETRY

• ADDITIONAL MATH LINKS

  Conversions / Weights and Measures & Conversion Calculator
  Decimal Equivalents of Common Fractions
  Fraction/ Decimal / Percent Conversions
  Multiplication Table
  Periods of Calendar Time
  Place Value Chart
  Prefixes and Multiples
  Prime Numbers (1 to 1,000)
  Properties of Integers
  Types of Decimals
  Types of Fractions

• CONVERSION FACTORS (With built in Conversion Calculator)
  
  
• UNIT EQUIVALENCIES (Grouped by type)
  Ancient Measures
  Apothecaries' Weights
  Avoirdupois Weights
  Circular Measures
  Cubic Measures
  Dry Measures
  Linear Measures
  Liquid Measures
  Metric Weights
  Nautical Measures
  Paper Measures
  Surface Measures
  Time Measures
  Troy Weights

SCIENCE

• ASTRONOMY
  
  Planets of our Solar System
  Basic Facts about the Sun
  Top 10 Closest Stars
  Measuring Star Size
  Measuring Star Brightness
  28 Brightest Stars
  Star Colors- What They Mean
  When Planets are Visible
  Largest Bodies in our Solar System
  Top 10 Asteroids
  Table of Astronomical Constants
  The Constellations
  Frequent Comets
  Closest Comet Approaches to Earth
  Phases of the Moon
  Ocean Tides
  The Science of Space
  
  
• CHEMISTRY
  
  Chemistry Terms and Definitions
  Chemistry Numbers and Math
  Scientific notation
  Temperature conversions
  Proportionality
  Chemistry Units and Measures:
  

  Dimensions, Units, and Symbols Metric prefixes Pressure Density Temperature Energy Heat Concentration Periodic Table of Elements States of Matter Solids Liquids Gases Triple Point of Materials

  
  Gases and the Gas Laws:
  

  Gas definition Avogadro's law Boyle's law Charles's law Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures General Gas law Graham's Law of Effusion Ideal Gas law



• PHYSICS
  
  Terms and Definitions
  Common Physics Laws, Principles, and Theories
  

  Laws: Boyle's Law Charles' Law Combined Gas Law Conservation Laws Coulomb's Law First Law of Thermodynamics Law of Electromagnetic Energy Law of Electrostatic Interaction Law of Gravity Law of Heat Exchange Law of Magnets Law of Reflection Hook's Law Inverse-Square Law Joule's Law Newton's Law of Motion Newton's Second Law (Rational Motion) Ohm's Law Second Law of Thermodynamics Snell's Law Principles: Archimedes' Principle Bernoulli's Principle Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle Huygen's Principle Pascal's Principle Pauli's Exclusion Principle Principle of Conservation of Energy Theories: Kinetic Theory Maxwell's Theory Quantum Theory

  Common Physics Formulas
  Physics Symbols
  
  
• GEOLOGY AND BIOLOGY
  
  Geological Time Scale:
  

  Archeon Eon: 4,600 Million Years Ago Proterzoic Eon: 2,500 Million Years Ago Phanerozoic Eon: 570 Million Years Ago Paleozoic Era: 570 Million Years Ago Mesozoic Era: 235 Million Years Ago Cenozoic Era: 65 Million Years Ago

  
  Human Body
  

  Cell Mitosis (Animated) Systems of the Human Body: Circulatory System Digestive System Endocrine System Muscle System Nervous System Reproductive System (female) Reproductive System (male) Respiratory System Skeletal System Urinary System Classification of Living Things Classification of Plants

U.S. GOVERNMENT

• Bill of Rights
• Branches of Government
• Electoral College
• Federal Office Requirements
• Government Departments (with web sites)
  

  Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce Department of Defense Department of Education Department of Energy Department of Health and Human Services Department of the Interior Department of Justice Department of Transportation Department of the Treasury Environmental Protection Agency Federal Communications Commission National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Humanities National Science Foundation United States Congress United States House of Representatives United States Senate The White House

  
  
• How a Bill Becomes a Law
• Preamble to the Constitution
• Presidents of the United States
• Presidential Assassinations
• Presidential Cabinet Members
• Presidential Succession Order