Resources for Subject Area Learning
Our CTAS tutors compiled this list of online, academic resources to supplement and enhance your learning. They are organized alphabetically by discipline.
Please note: These resources do not replace what is required or taught by your professor in a given course.
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Anatomy and Physiology
Online Textbook: Anatomy and Physiology (OpenStax)
Open Course: Anatomy and Physiology 1 & 2 (Carnegie Mellon University Open Learning Initiative)
Anatomy and Physiology (Khan Academy)
Anatomy and Physiology (GetBodySmart)
Anatomy and Physiology (Innerbody Research)
Interactive 3D Models (membership registration is free)
Video: Anatomy and Physiology (CrashCourse)
Video: Anatomy and Physiology (Dr. John Campbell)
Video: Nervous System: an Integrative Review (p.I) (Dr. David J. Sacrestano)
Video: Nervous System: an Integrative Review (p.II) (Dr. David J. Sacrestano)
Astronomy
QCC Library Astronomy Guide
(provides links to databases, internet sources, multimedia tutorials and more)
(provides links to databases, internet sources, multimedia tutorials and more)
Online Textbook: Astronomy (OpenStax)
Video: Astronomy and Space Videos (Institute of Physics)
Cosmology and Astronomy (Khan Academy)
Interactive planetarium: Stellarium Web Online Star Map
(recommended internet browser: Google Chrome)
(recommended internet browser: Google Chrome)
Video: Astronomy (CrashCourse)
Video: Astronomy (Minutephysics)
Video: Astronomy (Professor Dave Explains)
Biology
General Biology
Video Series: Biology (Khan Academy)
The Biology Project (University of Arizona)
Online Textbook: Biology (2nd Edition) (OpenStax)
DNA From the Beginning (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
DNA Learning Center (Biology Animations) (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Medical Assistant
Microbiology
PDF: Essential Microbiology (University of Glamorgan)
Online Textbook: Microbiology (OpenStax)
Important Science Concepts
Laboratory Techniques (Harvard University)
Video: Unit Conversions (Khan Academy)
Business
Accounting and Financial Statements (Khan Academy)
Video: Business (CrashCourse)
Statistics and Probability (Khan Academy)
Open Course: Health Information Technology Foundations (Carnegie Mellon University Open Learning Initiative)
Chemistry
Periodic Table of Elements (PubChem)
Online Textbook: General and Organic Chemistry (LibreTexts)
Video Tutorials: Introductory Chemistry Topics (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Online Textbook: General Chemistry (OpenStax)
Online Textbook: Atomic and Molecular Structure (OpenStax)
Open Course: General Chemistry 1 (Carnegie Mellon University Open Learning Initiative)
Open Course: General Chemistry 2 (Carnegie Mellon University Open Learning Initiative)
General Chemistry (Khan Academy)
Organic Chemistry (Khan Academy)
Video: Chemistry (The Organic Chemistry Tutor)
Video: Organic Chemistry (The Organic Chemistry Tutor)
Video: Chemistry (CrashCourse)
Video: General Chemistry (Professor Dave Explains)
Criminology
Branches of the U.S. Government (Official Guide to Government Information and Services)
New York Police Department (NYPD Website)
Steps in Federal Criminal Process (U.S. Department of Justice)
Economics
Macroeconomics (Investopedia)
Video: Macroeconomics (Khan Academy)
Microeconomics (Investopedia)
Video: Microeconomics (Khan Academy)
Stuff Economics (Prof. John Gilleaudeau's website)
Engineering Technology
Circuits and Circuit Analysis
Video: Circuit Analysis (Khan Academy)
Circuits (MIT OpenCourseWare)
Online Textbook: DC Circuits (University of Minnesota)
Programming
Microsoft Office Training
Foreign Languages
Chinese
French
Center for Educational Resources and Language Learning (French) (University of Texas)
Tex’s French Grammar (University of Texas at Austin)
Italian
Italian Language Games (Vocabulary and Common Phrases)
Spanish
Spanish Grammar in Context (University of Texas at Austin)
Spanish Language Guide (Vocabulary)
History
U.S. History (Khan Academy)
World History (Khan Academy)
The Avalon Project (Yale Law School)
(offers a collection of primary documents on law, history, economics, politics, diplomacy, and government)
(offers a collection of primary documents on law, history, economics, politics, diplomacy, and government)
Internet History Sourcebooks Project (Fordham University)
(offers a collection of primary sources that cover a variety of subjects in western civilization, as well as other historical topics)
(offers a collection of primary sources that cover a variety of subjects in western civilization, as well as other historical topics)
eHistory (The Ohio State University)
(offers a collection of primary sources, documentary material, online books, encyclopedias, and more)
(offers a collection of primary sources, documentary material, online books, encyclopedias, and more)
Video: U.S. History (CrashCourse)
Video: World History (CrashCourse)
Online Textbook: U.S. History (OpenStax)
Philosophy
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (University of Tennessee at Martin)
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Stanford University)
Physics
Open Yale Physics Courses (Yale University)
Open MIT Physics Courses (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Online Textbook: Algebra-based Physics (OpenStax)
Online Textbook: College Physics for AP Courses (OpenStax)
Online Textbook: Calculus-based Physics (OpenStax)
Online Textbook: Core Physics Concepts (CK-12)
Online Textbook: Includes information on Vectors (CK-12)
Physics (Khan Academy)
Introduction to Physics (Khan Academy)
Video: Physics (The Organic Chemistry Tutor)
Video: Physics (Professor Dave Explains)
Video: Physics (CrashCourse)
Video: Physics (Khan Academy)
Psychology
Introduction to Psychology
Online Textbook: Introduction to Psychology (University of Minnesota)
Online Textbook: Psychology (OpenStax)
Human Growth and Development
Video: Erikson’s Psychosocial Development (Khan Academy)
Video: Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development (Khan Academy)
Modules: Lifespan Development (Lumen Learning)
Online Textbook: Lifespan Development (University of Minnesota)
Abnormal Psychology
Online Textbook: Essentials of Abnormal Psychology (Washington State University)
Mental Health Conditions (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
Sociology
(Resource for Research) The Society Pages
(Resource for Research) Pew Research Center
Online Textbook: Introduction to Sociology (2nd. Edition) (OpenStax)
Online Textbook: Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World (University of Minnesota)
Learning Strategy Resources
Academic Success Center, Learning Corner, Oregon State University
(the “ALL WORKSHEETS” tab is especially helpful and provides categorized information on remote and online learning, note-taking strategies, studying, and much more)
