Resources
The Learning Resource Support Center at APSU is in the process of developing new content for this page to assist our students. Please check back frequently to see what new items are available. The material on these pages have been donated by APSU faculty, staff, tutors, and students. We invite you to review these resources. If you find or create other resources that you would like to share, we invite you to send them to mallorys@apsu.edu.
Types of materials requested
The Learning Resourcet Center believes that students learn best when they are actively engaged in their learning process. Contributions which guide students to explore information and create learning materials for their own use are welcomed. Contributions which do not encourage individual engagement (example: already created flash cards) will not be used.
Resources by Department
- Rossman/Chance Applets (applets for statistics)
- Exponents (Khan Academy Tutorial)
- Negative Exponents (Tutorial)
- Properties of Exponents (Tutorial)
- Graphing Exponential Functions (Tutorial)
- Exponential Growth Functions (Tutorial)
- Introduction to Logarithms (Tutorial)
Online tools
- Virtual Manipulatives
- Illuminations (Resources for Teaching Math)
References
- Conversion Tables
- Definitions of Math Terms
- Khan Academy (Tutorials for most mathematical topics)
Standardized Test Preparation
- Tennessee Electronic Library (select Test Prep for ACT, Career Tools for other practice exams)
Calculator Guides
Software Resources
Microsoft Student Advantage Program, Microsoft Office for FREE!*
For more information visit Microsoft Student Advantage Program. The offer is available to all students at APSU and if you need assistance with installation or the program contact APSU Help Desk at (931) 221-4357.
Microsoft Word is a word processing program for creating and editing text documents. While it is commonly used to create text documents like book reviews and research papers it can also be used to create flyers, labels, and much more! Here are a few resources we found helpful when using Office 365!
Word Cheat Sheet Word Help Center
Microsoft Excel is a software program produced by Microsoft that allows users to organize, format and calculate data with formulas using a spreadsheet system. Excel can also be used to track data, build models for analyzing data, write formulas to perform calculations on that data, pivot the data in numerous ways, and present data in a variety of professional looking charts. Here are a few resources we found helpful when using Office 365!
Excel Cheat Sheet Excel Help Center
Microsoft PowerPoint is presentation software that is part of Microsoft Office and Office365. It is commonly used in business and education to convey information rich in multimedia and supplement presentations. Here are a few resources we found helpful when using Office 365!
PowerPoint Cheat Sheet PowerPoint Help Center
Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft, available as a part of the Microsoft Officesuite. Although often used mainly as an email application, it also includes a calendar, task manager, contact manager, note taking, journal, and web browsing. Here are a few resources we found helpful when using Office 365!
*Please be advised that this program will discontinue for each student in the event that that student graduates or terminates enrollment with APSU.
Resources for Other Learning Centers
This page is a work in progress. Our policy for resource utilization, additional resources and information, as well as links to other organizations that are helpful to Learning Centers will be posted here. If you have a resource you would like for us to share, please contact us.
Resource Utilization Policy
As a part of the higher education community, the Learning Resource Center at Austin Peay State University is committed to the sharing of information to further the educational goals of students everywhere. Any of the information and handouts provided on the pages of the Learning Resource Center's website may be freely used for non-commercial, educational purposes. This policy does not extend to any of the photographs or images presented on this website, nor does it apply to websites linked to our own. We do ask that any materials used be properly attributed to our services at APSU.
Handouts
Other Organizations
- Association for the Coaching and Tutoring Profession (ACTP)
- College Reading & Learning Association (CRLA)
- National College Learning Center Association (NCLCA)
- National Organization for Student Success (NOSS)
- Tennessee Association for Student Success and Retention (TASSR)