Cool Online Learning Tools for Students

Many students can't help but think of how boring studying is, what with all the memorisation and analysis involved. Fortunately for the students of the Internet age, there are learning tools available which can make learning so much more fun and interesting. Below are examples of learning tools in the form of websites and applications available online which can make even a bored student look forward to study time:

1. Dynamic Periodic Table. This online version of a periodic table of elements helps the student distinguish elements apart by highlighting them according to their aggregate state (solid, liquid, gas, unknown) or group (nonmetals or metals with their corresponding subgroups). The online component of this tool comes into effect when the suer clicks on an element or group and it will launch a separate window displaying the corresponding Wikipedia article. There is also another version of the periodic table which is more compact and features a quick summary of each element. Clicking on each element launches a small window giving a brief information on it.
2. Foldit. Unlike the periodic table, learning tools such as Foldit do not really classify to the group of essential everyday tools for a subject. However, it can help a student learn Biology better because of its nature as a game, where the player is tasked to build protein molecules based on structures that have previously been described.
3. Mathway. This online tool helps students solve their maths problems. All the user needs to do is enter the problem statement, select the appropriate subject and click solve. The solution will be displayed along with easily understandable steps taken to arrive at the answer.
4. SpeedCrunch. While Mathway can be used for beginners and intermediate formula users, Speedcrunch is for big time computing. It is a powerful desktop calculator which contains lots of helpful libraries for discussing math problems of even the most complicated ones.

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