Southwestern Community College Links:

Homepage: SCC is a fantastic college with a nationally recognized reputation. Learn more about the college here: http://www.southwesterncc.edu/index.htm

SCC Learning Assistance Center (LAC): This place is wonderful! Find out about drop-in assistance with homework, how to get help with proofreading of papers, about peer tutoring, study skills improvement, general academic support and many other services offered to SCC students. http://www.southwesterncc.edu/learnasstctr/index.htm

SCC Student Support Services: This place is wonderful too! Get information about free tutoring, help for new students, help for students who are about to graduate, support for students with disabilities, and a variety of additional ways this office can be of assistance to you. http://www.southwesterncc.edu/sss/index.htm

Other Interesting Links:

World Clock: I encourage everyone to click on this. Just watch for a couple of minutes…you’ll be amazed! http://www.poodwaddle.com/worldclock.swf

All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory: This ongoing project, coordinated by “Discover Life in America,” has cataloging all species living in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park as its goal. Check out their progress and check back often for updates. http://www.discoverlifeinamerica.org/

Human Anatomy Online: A group called “Myhealthscore.com” hosts this site. It is not a bad set of images and tutorials on basic human anatomy. http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html

A Guide to Writing Scientific Papers: Colby College has provided this fine overview of how the typical scientific research paper should be organized and written: http://www.colby.edu/biology/BI17x/writing_papers.html

Graphing Resources: North Carolina State University provides this valuable set of tips on how to construct graphs. Graphs are one of the most commonly encountered forms of inscriptions in scientific writing. http://www.ncsu.edu/labwrite/res/gh/gh-bargraph.html

Fibromyalgia: Perhaps you’ve heard of it but how much do you really know? The National Fibromyalgia Association has put together some information about an unusual health condition that can affect women, men and children from all walks of life. People with fibromyalgia usually do not seek pity but they often wish others could understand what they experience. Please take a few minutes to learn more: http://www.fmaware.org/site/PageServer?pagename=fibromyalgia