Student Resources

This is a list of resources and information that I have compiled over the years. The intent is to have a single place for students to navigate to useful information that they may not know about. The information here is intended for University of Florida students, but most of it is universal enough to apply to most university settings with minor adjustments. If you are an educator and would like to discuss any of these materials, please feel free to contact me via email, which you can find here.

Note that the links on this page, when able, are to the latest compiled version of the resource, and thus may contain errors - primarily in spelling or grammar. This is done in an effort to make sure that the latest version is always available on this page, but feel free to report any errors you find to my email as directed above.

First Year Student FAQ

This is the Student FAQ I wrote to answer questions that most first year students have, or don't realize they should have, at least in my experience teaching first year students for over a decade.

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How to Study in College

After trying to find a reasonable scientifically supported guide for students on how to study, I was disappointed by the amount of advice put forth as good technique, without any scientific support (or, in many cases, contrary to scientific evidence). To that end I have attempted to write a guide on good practices for studying. It contains a "just tell me what I should do" segment for those that don't care about the science, but it also includes (for those interested) detailed discussion of the science - including citations to peer reviewed journals - for every suggestion in the guide. The hope here is two-fold: to give students a scientifically supported guide to help them study, and to support the claims with evidence so that, as further research contributes to the field, it can be updated reliably by others that are experts in the relevant field. Most of the advice in the guide is based on biological, neuroscience, and psychological research.

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Free Math Classes

As part of my job as the online math course coordinator for the math department, I am continually developing online math classes for UF Online. One of my personal goals in this process, is to ensure the content is not paywall blocked, which means that (with the right link) you can access all of the course content (except exams) for free whenever you like. The intent is to allow students to review math material (at the level that UF requires) in the event you either need it for another class (e.g. review some calculus because it is coming up in an engineering or physics class and you don't remember it) or in the event that you will need to know it soon (such as taking the ALEKS placement exam when coming into UF, or before taking the class for real so that you can ensure a good grade).

These courses have everything, including embedded video lectures, practice problems, and text explanations, freely available and in order to allow you to work through all the content (or whatever parts you want) at your own pace. As I develop more courses, I will post them here.