Some of the databases create citations for you that you can cut and paste. For others, you will need to create the citation.
University: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/ http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/. Here is a site that is really out of sight and will that will help you cite. http://citationmachine.net/
Youneed tocite your sources throughout your paper as well as listing your references at the end. MLA style uses parenthetical in-text references; put the last name of the author and the page number from whichthe information was taken. For example, (Smith 32). This lets the reader know where you got your ideas. Your list of works cited should then list all the authors alphabetically, making it easy for the reader to locate the actual source.
If you are not sure whether to cite something or not, try the plagiarism game from Acadia University
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Sum from 0 to n-1 b sub i 2 to the ith power. sum _{0} ^ {n-1} b_i 2^i .
To make a union, use the cup and to make an intersection, use cap
Resources:
A list of symbols can be found at: http://www.commentcamarche.net/latex/latex-caracteres.php3
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Vectors
rightarrow. the The vector u . is gotten by stackrel {rightarrow } {u}.
For example, the formula is given by stackrel {rightarrow } {F} = m stackrel {rightarrow }a.
Square root, Summation and Intergrals
symbols withsqrt with sqrt sum and int. int .
Tying it all together with some commone examples.
f(x) dx. dx . .
The integral from 0 to pi/2 sin of the square root of x dx int ^{ frac { {pi} {2} _{0} } sin sqrt{x}dx
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Examples of MLA citations and styles MLAFORMATSSPR07.doc
More citation help from Purdue University Purdue Writing Center
Equations and mathematics using LaTex
Web20Tools you might find useful.
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Examples of MLA citations and styles MLAFORMATSSPR07.doc
Equations and mathematics using LaTex
Web20Tools you might find useful.
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Here is a great link to MLA citation formats from Purdue University: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/
Youneed tocite your sources throughout your paper as well as listing your references at the end. MLA style uses parenthetical in-text references; put the last name of the author and the page number from whichthe information was taken. For example, (Smith 32). This lets the reader know where you got your ideas. Your list of works cited should then list all the authors alphabetically, making it easy for the reader to locate the actual source.
If you are not sure whether to cite something or not, try the plagiarism game from Acadia University
http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/plagiarism/
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Web 2.0 Tools
If you have any suggestions, comments additions, either add a comment or drop me an email at glassr@ncc.edu.
RSS
RSS, or Really Simple Syndication is a way that websites can alert you to new material. News items, blogs, types of alerts are things that are commonly RSSed. You can recognize RSS by the little orange button 
. My homepage, http://profglass.wordpress.com can be read as an RSS feed and homework for CMP courses are supplied via RSS. To read RSS, you need either to use an reader such as bloglines, put the feed in a portal such as your google or aol homepage or subscribe with IE 7 or Firefox.
Homework Emailed
There is a new tool out there called SendMeRSS (http://sendmerss.com) that will email you news items. So
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Web20Tools you might find useful.
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. You enclose multiple characters with curly braces {}. So e to -2x power would be: e^{-2x} .
Vectors
You can make vectors by creating a stack using stackrel and the rightarrow. the vector u .
Square root, Summation and Intergrals
You can do summation and integral symbols withsqrt sum and int.
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Sum from 0 to n-1 b sub i 2 to the ith power. sum _{0} ^ {n-1} b_i 2^i .
Resources:
A list of symbols can be found at: http://www.commentcamarche.net/latex/latex-caracteres.php3
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Fractions
the fraction. So frac {numerator} {denominator} . {denominator}. frac {d} {dx} gives you .
Superscripts / Subscripts
Superscripts are gotten by a caret (^) and subscript by an underscore (_). x^2 and a_i yields:
. You enclose multiple characters with curly braces {}. So e to -2x power would be: e^{-2x} .
Fractions
So fract frac {numerator} {denominator} {denominator} .
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You may want to put some math equations in your paper. If so, you can do so easily by choosing the Insert Plugin -> PB Wiki Magic -> Equation. LaTex requires you to supply the special characters preceeded with a \ (backslash).
Here are some quick things you may need.
Greek Letters
Lower case greek letters are are usually their name. Lower case \gamma and upper case gamma \Gamma
. Of course there is your friend and mine \pi
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Fractions
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Equations and mathematics using LaTex
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Is currently underconstrctionSkipping Stones is a resource wiki for the students ofProfs. R. Glass and M. SpiegelmanInformation Literacy Projects.
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Welcome to the Library Stuff Page.
Feel free to add any hints or tips.
To locate research material for your project, check out the NCC Library website: library.ncc.edu
All the important research tools are in the left column.
To find books, click on NASCAT.
All books have call numbers to help you find them on the shelves.
Call numbers A-N are on the 2nd floor; P-Z are on the 3rd floor.
To find articles, use our databases. Click on Resources A-Z.
You will need your NCC ID barcode # if you are searching from home.
Each database has articles from magazines, newspapers and scholarly journals. Some have digital books.
Here are some good databases to try for this assignment.
Science Direct: Full text
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