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Tools and Calculators

Biology
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If you have	and you want	select	Classification
a question about the mouse genome	a genetic or physical map	Genetic and Physical Maps of the Mouse Genome	Genome (QH447)
a scientific calculation	a calculator to solve it	Rolf's Calculator	Science--General (Q)
a question about the effect of habitat loss on biodiversity	a calculator	Nestedness Temperature Calculator Program	Zoology--Habitations of Animals (QL756)
a question about frog anatomy	to dissect a frog	Virtual Frog Dissection Kit	Zoology-- (QL812)
a question about frog anatomy	to dissect a frog	The Interactive Frog Dissection	Zoology--Reptiles and Amphibians (QL640)
a question about sheep anatomy	to dissect a sheep's brain	The Sheep Brain Dissection Guide	Zoology-- Dissection (QL812)

Chemistry/Biochemistry
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If you have	and you want	select	or get	call #
a chemistry related term or word	a definition	Chemscape Glossary	Glossary of Chemical Terms	SciRef QD5 .H34 1982
a chemistry related constant	a definition	The 1998 CODATA Recommended Values of the Fundamental Physical Constants	CRC HdBk Phys./Chem	SciRef QD65 .H3
an element	symbol, atomic wt., related elements, etc.	WebElements	Periodic table with nuclides and reference data	QD467 .Y67 1985
element	molecular wt. and percentage	Molecular Weight/Percentage Calculator	n/a	n/a
an abbreviation	the compound name	Abbreviations of Chemical Compounds	CRC HdBk Phys./Chem	SciRef QD65 .H3
German Chem. term	English equivalent	Beilstein Ger. /Eng. Dictionary	Beilstein Dictionary	SciRef QD251 .B43 B44
compound name, CAS# or formula	physical constants	ChemFinder	CRC HdBk Phys./Chem	SciRef QD65 .H3
SI Units	Quantity, Name, Symbol ,etc.	Fundamental SI Units	The International system of units (SI)	C 13.10:330/5
a compound	thermochemical properties	Chemistry Webbook(NIST)	Assorted References	n/a
a fluid	thermophysical properties	Chemistry Webbook (NIST)	n/a	n/a
a fluid	data	SOLV-DB (NCMS)
an element	the element's percentages	ChemPuter
an isotope	the isotope's patterns	ChemPuter
a metal	the metal's oxidation pattern	ChemPuter
a temperature in Celsius	the temperature in Kelvin	Temperature Conversion Calculator
a formula	the molecular weight	Molecular Weight Calculation
an amino acid	the structure formula or 3D model	Amino acid Database	n/a	n/a
Amino Acid Seguence	Neural Network Predictions	Center for Biological Sequence Analysis	n/a	n/a
Nucleotide Seguence	Neural Network Predictions	Center for Biological Sequence Analysis	n/a	n/a
a organic compound	moleular wt., boiling pt.	The molecular typewriter	CRC HdBk Phys./Chem	SciRef QD65 .H3
RNA Sequence	RNA Folding	mfold	n/a	n/a

Computer Science
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If you have	and you want	select	Classification
a Windows NT operating system	to know more about it	NT Integration Home Page	Operating systems (computers) (QA76.76.063)
an interest in Web pages	to learn how to design one	WebWeavers Page	Computer Science (Mathematics) (QA76)
an interest in software testing	to view some tips	Software Testing Hotlist	Computer Software (QA76.755)
a scientific calculation	a calculator to solve it	Rolf's Calculator	Science--General (Q)

Engineering
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If you have	and you want	select	Classification
a measurement	to convert it	Measurements Converter	Science--General (Q)
a scientific calculation	a calculator to solve it	Rolf's Calculator	Science--General (Q)
a temperature in Celsius	the temperature in Kelvin	Temperature Conversion Calculator
a thermodynamic problem	the answer	Test - The Expert System for Thermodynamics
a property or compound	a data handbook	Index of Selected Data Handbooks
a fluid system	the thermophysical properties	Vapor and Liquid Phase Data NIST

Environment
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If you have	and you want	select	Classification
to apply pesticides	a tutorial	Pesticide Labeling Tutorial	Pesticides--labeling
a question about climate change	a model	SEDAC--Climate Change	Climatic changes (QC981.8.C5+)
a scientific calculation	a calculator to solve it	Rolf's Calculator	Science--general (Q)
a location	to visualize UV radiation dose variables	Ultraviolet Interactive Service (UVIS)	Ultraviolet radiation (QH652.4+)
a question about the effect of habitat loss on biodiversity	a calculator	Nestedness Temperature Calculator Program	Zoology--habitations of animals (QL756+)

Geology
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If you have	and you want	select	Classification
a scientific calculation	a calculator to solve it	Rolf's Calculator	Science--General (Q)

Marine Science
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If you have	and you want	select	Classification
a question about climate change	a model	SEDAC--Climate Change	Climatic Changes (QC981.8.C5)
a scientific calculation	a calculator to solve it	Rolf's Calculator	Science--General (Q)
a location	to visualize UV radiation dose variables	Ultraviolet Interactive Service (UVIS)	Ultraviolet Radiation (QH652.4)
a question about the effect of habitat loss on biodiversity	a calculator	Nestedness Temperature Calculator Program	Zoology--Habitations of Animals (QL756)

Mathematics
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Nursing
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If you have	and you want	select	Classification

If you have	and you want	select	Classification
possible pesticide exposure	to treat it	Harmful Effects and Emergency Response
a question about physiology	a 3D image	Physiological imaging	Radiology, Medical
to determine oncology doseages	a calculation	DoseCalc Online	Drugs--prescribing (RM138)
to convert moles to grams or grams to moles	a converter	Converter for Moles & Grams	Drugs--prescribing (RM138)
a newly approved drug	news releases	Doctor's Guide to New Drugs or Indications	Drugs (RS79)
to handle a chemical	to do so safely	Chemical Safety	Chemicals-- safety measures (TP149)

Pharmacy
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If you have	and you want	select	Classification
to determine oncology doseages	a calculation	DoseCalc Online	Oncology (RC254)
to convert moles to grams or grams to moles	a converter	Converter for Moles & Grams	Drugs--prescribing (RM138)
a newly approved drug	news releases	Doctor's Guide to New Drugs or Indications	Drugs (RS79)
a question about physiology	a 3D image	Physiological Imaging	Radiology, Medical
to handle a chemical	to do so safely	Chemical Safety	Chemicals--safety measures (TP149)

Physics
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Type	Name	Creator
Scientific Calculators
	Scientific Calculator	Rolf Howarth
	ArachnoCalc 1.5	Paul Lutus
	Temperature Conversion Calculator
Physics Calculators
	Electromagnetic Spectrum	G.K. McArtur
	Fourier Synthesis	Thole & Huber
	JavaScript pocket computer for Physics	J-P Vigneron
	Martindale Physics Calculator List	J. Martindale
	Math Integral Calculator	Wolfram Research, Inc.
	Poles and Zeros	Manfred Thole
	Thermodynamic Applets for Engineers and Scientists	Subrata Bhattacharjee

Astronomy Calculators
	Astro-Physical Calculator	Chris Dolan
	Astronomy Calculator	R.T. Back

	Atmosphere Model(9MSIS-E-90)Calculator	A. E. Hedin-NASA
	DGRF/IGRF Geomagnetic Field Model 1945 - 2000: Calculator	NASA
	External and Internal Geomagnetic Field Model Parameters: Calculator	NASA


	High Energy Astrophysics Calculators	LHEA at NASA/ GSFC
	Hourly Airmass Table	Brian Casey
	International Reference Ionosphere 1995	D. Bilitza-NASA
	Orbiting Binary Stars	Terry Herter
	Orbit Calculator	S.V. Belur
	Sun Angle	Christopher Gronbeck

Public Health
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If you have	and you want	select	Classification
a question about physiology	a 3D image	Physiological Imaging	Radiology, Medical

Statistics
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If you want	Select	Classification
data analysis and educational procedures	Globally Accessible Statistical Procedures (GASP)	Statistics (QA)
Various statistics calculators	Martindale's Calculators Online Center	Statistics (QA)

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