Help sites flatten learning curve

Here we are getting ready for the school year (in fact, Washington State University has started already). Let’s suppose you have no clue on how to prepare yourself for the coming academic demands of the fall semester. Here are four sites to get your mind focused on books and learning:

Clichefinder

http://www.wesegg. com/cliché

When you need to dive deep and come up with a well-used cliché, Clichefinder will deliver. Test your knowledge of great clichés and be amazed how your brain collects them like socks gather lint.

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Google Books

http://books. google.com

Not exactly very popular with many publishers, Google Books belongs here because it’s a one-stop location to chase down full titles by noted authors and relevant links to similar books. You can actually read whole books here, if you have the broadband connection and patience to do so, click by click.

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Jim Loy’s Math Page

http://www.jim loy.com/math/math.htm

Covers quite a swath, from algebra to fractals, and all in clear, wonderfully simple prose. Four stars.

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Cooking by Numbers

http://www.cooking bynumbers.com/

Not strictly an education resource, Cooking by numbers is a swell little site for students without the time to plan meals. It offers two areas with checklists: what’s in your fridge and what’s in your cupboard. You select the items listed there and then submit. Out come a variety of recipes that call for just those ingredients. Good eating, students…