Biology + Chemistry
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'LongLeggedMackDaddy'
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| Posted: Nov 04, 2009 2:15 p.m. - Subject: Biology + Chemistry |
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Alright as most of you know I was a highschool dropout. Not that I was stupid but because I was lazy and just an "anarchy is kewl" type idiot kid. Im older now and realize Id love the ability to learn some of the things I missed out on.
Mainly Biology and Chemistry. I’ve got a couple books on them here that are college level (stolen from a college) but thats a little too advanced for me to start on.
Can anyone find me a website(s) that teach beginner levels/ highschool for free. Kind of like an e book or something. Not the actual take classes online shit. Just something I can read and learn in my own time.
Kthxbai. Merry christmas.
Inb4faggot.
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| Posted: Nov 04, 2009 2:52 p.m. - Subject: |
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I wouldn’t do that as an online thing. A better idea (in my opinion) is to go to the library and check out books. Like wander through the sections that have to do with what you want to learn and get one of the "for dummies" books or a high school level book.
One way I learned more about things that I wanted to know was to look up books on cool people who did those things. For example, instead of reading a textbook about biology--which is a terrible way to learn about science because it’s boring as hell--I would check out a biography of Charles Darwin or watch a documentary about him. If that interested me then I would go further and read about some of his discoveries. To learn more about astronomy I started with a life of Galileo; to learn more about physics I started by checking out a documentary on Stephen Hawking. (etc)
Reading the book "Chaos--the making of a new science" by James Gleick got me really interested in physics, and I really had just started reading the book at random. (lol! get it? Chaos? Random? XD) It familiarized me with all the major players in Chaos theory: Mandelbrot, Julian, Yorke, etc. It doesn’t get into the science part too heavy, but it gave me some stuff that I could work with.
That way you can build up a small knowledge base without having to try too hard.
Anyway, that’s my suggestion.
Here’s wikipedia’s list of "famous biologists": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_biologists so you’ll have something to get started on. I recommend books over websites because books go back over a longer period of time and you can cart them around, read them at work or before you crash, etc.
Have fun! xoxoxo
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'LongLeggedMackDaddy'
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| Posted: Nov 04, 2009 2:56 p.m. - Subject: |
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Yeah but I want an e-book on basic levels so that I dont have to go to the library is what Im saying ; )
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| Posted: Nov 04, 2009 3:19 p.m. - Subject: |
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I’ve used this website for various things (stuff from novels to textbooks) and it might be worth checking there.
http://www.scribd.com/
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'of the Universe'
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| Posted: Nov 04, 2009 3:34 p.m. - Subject: |
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Even the basic levels are riddled with maths. You prepared for that, Sally? :)
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| Posted: Nov 04, 2009 3:52 p.m. - Subject: |
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[url=http://anonib.com/BOOKCHAN/REQUEST/res/68.html]Try here, 100 level course textbooks are usually easy to understand if you don’t skip around.
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| Posted: Nov 04, 2009 3:52 p.m. - Subject: |
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Try here, 100 level course textbooks are usually easy to understand if you don’t skip around.
superfail!
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'LongLeggedMackDaddy'
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| Posted: Nov 04, 2009 5:13 p.m. - Subject: |
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IM READY FOR IT!
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| Posted: Nov 04, 2009 5:32 p.m. - Subject: |
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This might help. I don’t know which one you want.
http://www.pdfgeni.com/book/Biology-pdf.html
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| Posted: Nov 04, 2009 5:32 p.m. - Subject: |
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This too
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-best-6-sites-to-get-free-ebooks/
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'of the Universe'
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| Posted: Nov 04, 2009 5:40 p.m. - Subject: |
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If you’re interested in learning math, start with Intermediate Algebra. For that you’re not going to want an ebook... I about guarantee it. A cheap source is used bookstores or the library.
Someone I know who also dropped out of high school and got a 16 on their math portion of the ACT later went on to get a 4 year degree in math. They started by getting intermediate algebra books and doing the homework. Mostly while hanging out in coffee shops with friends which was big back in the day.
Oh, and still think you want ebook maths? Try Rapidshare or Limewire.
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'LongLeggedMackDaddy'
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| Posted: Nov 04, 2009 5:54 p.m. - Subject: |
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Do not want maths... I hate maths... I have you for my math questions.
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'Got Weasel?'
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| Posted: Nov 04, 2009 6:00 p.m. - Subject: |
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Don’t belittle the poor little man, Gimp. The maths needed for beginner chemistry isn’t so bad. He’ll learn the maths with the chem anyway. I’m sure advanced mathematics isn’t a prerequisite of basic beginners chemistry. If the book doesn’t explain the equations then it’s not a very good book and you should burn it using chemistry.
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'of the Universe'
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| Posted: Nov 04, 2009 6:03 p.m. - Subject: |
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I wish you the best of luck, Sally. Science without math is like bread without yeast - cracka ass science. :P
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'LongLeggedMackDaddy'
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| Posted: Nov 04, 2009 6:51 p.m. - Subject: |
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You want to fight? I’ll fight you.
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| Posted: Nov 04, 2009 6:55 p.m. - Subject: |
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^Yeah, but if you start with Bio, you can learn the math as you go.
esspecially if you start at beginner Bio.
I would start with that, learning the math as you go along.
Then venture into chem, cause the math in that can be pretty difficult.
After that, physics *shudders*
I still have nightmares from honnors last year,
first class that I realllly had to try in.
Well, that and precalc.
But I digress..
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| Posted: Nov 04, 2009 6:56 p.m. - Subject: |
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Sorry, the ^ was meant for Gimp.
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'LongLeggedMackDaddy'
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| Posted: Nov 04, 2009 7:16 p.m. - Subject: |
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I need the proper Ebook download links. I can only find Organic chemistry. I need like, basics of the basic. I haven’t done any chemistry or biology, just normal science courses up to like grade 10 or 11 I forget.
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| Posted: Nov 04, 2009 7:25 p.m. - Subject: |
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This should help, I know it’s not an ebook, but it’ll get you started. Start with cells and work your way up.
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'of the Universe'
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| Posted: Nov 04, 2009 7:32 p.m. - Subject: |
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Quote: You want to fight? I’ll fight you.
I challenge you to a math duel! En garde!
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