Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Commonly Confused Words: Continual / Continuous
This entry focuses on the commonly confused words continual and continuous including providing an explanation, examples, and a link to a quiz/exercise.
US House of Representatives
History, Art, and Archives: Us House of Representatives: Change and Continuity
Women began to be appointed to more prestigious positions in Congress during the Roosevelt administration. Eleanor Roosevelt campaigned for women running for Congress which had never been done by a First Lady. Continue to read the...
Other
Usa: Chapter 1: Continuity and Change
Chapter 1 of Department of State e-book on how the American economy works. This chapter provides an introduction to the content and overview of subsequent chapters.
Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museum
United States Indian Policy During the Late 19th Century: Change and Continuity
By the 1890's, the status of Indian people seemed to validate Frederick Jackson Turner's claim that "the frontier has gone, and with its going has closed the first period of American history." Natives ceased to threaten the Republic...
English Club
English Club: Basic Tenses
Notes and examples of verb tense including past, present, future, active, passive, normal, intensive, continuous, perfect, and continuous perfect.
University of Glasgow
Steps Statistics Glossary: Discrete Random Variable
An overview of the term "discrete random variable." The site continues with the definition "continuous random variable" so that the user may compare the two.
University of Glasgow
Steps Statistics Glossary: Random Variable
Describes random variable and briefly mentions the two types of random variables: discrete and continuous.
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Physical Significance of the Wave Function
Acting as a subtopic of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook's section on Atoms and the Periodic Table, this site discusses the wave function in relation to orbitals and continual waves.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Atomic and Molecular Explanation of Pressure and Temperature
We gain a better understanding of pressure and temperature from the kinetic theory of gases, which assumes that atoms and molecules are in continuous random motion. Learn more about Kinetic Theory with the following detailed resource...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: An Overview of the Endocrine System
Find out about the types of intercellular communication, their importance, mechanisms, and effects. Then continue on to the next sections to learn about hormones, the different endocrine glands, the organs with secondary endocrine...
University of Glasgow
Steps Statistics Glossary: Normal Distribution
Overview of normal distribution, including the normal distribution model, the probability density function, and standard normal distribution. The parameters for "normal" distribution are provided.
Brown University
Brown University: Seeing Theory
This resource provides interactive visualizations of probability concepts. Covers basic probability, compound probability, probability distributions, frequentist inference, Bayesian inference, and regression analysis. The authors are...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History History Unit: Period 6: 1865 1898: Unit Test
This unit practice test from Khan Academy covers Period 6: 1865-1898 in American History. Western expansion, the Gilded Age, and the "New South" are components of this unit test. This resource is designed as a review for the AP US...
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Habitat Network: Amazing Animals That Use Vernal Pools
Find out about species that use vernal pools for reproduction and continuity of life.
Library of Congress
Loc: u.s. History Timeline: The Post War United States 1945 1968
Includes how the United States' entry into WWII caused vast changes in every aspect of American life, how arts and entertainment showed continuity and change, and details of the 1960 election of John F. Kennedy as President.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Comparing Exponentials
In this task, students work with exponential functions in a real-world context involving continuously compounded interest. They will study how the base of the exponential function impacts its growth rate and use logarithms to solve...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Polygenic Inheritance and Environmental Effects
Learn about traits that are controlled by multiple genes and/or influenced by the environment. Understand penetrance and expressivity.
NASA
Nasa: Ocean Motion: Wind Driven Surface Currents: Upwelling and Downwelling
Explains what upwelling and downwelling of ocean currents are, and the impact of Ekman transport and the Coriolis effect on current movement as well as where they occur. The effects of upwelling and downwelling on water temperature and...
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Emission and Absorption Spectra
Acting as a subtopic of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook's section on Atoms and the Periodic Table, this site specifically discusses emission and absorption spectra in relation to the Bohr model.
University of Glasgow
Steps Statistics Glossary: Random Variables and Probability Distributions
This section of the Statistics Glossary offers definitions of terms having to do with random variables and probability distributions such as expected value and normal distribution.