The Academic Center for Excellence wants you to be successful in your classes. We have created a series of academic handouts to supplement the instructional content of Germanna courses.
There are also videos that accompany many of these topics that can be found on the Online Tutorials and Modules page.
Accounting
- Accounting Financial Statements
- Chart of Accounts
- Double Entry Logs
- How to Be a Successful Online Learner
- Production Cost Analysis
- When to Debit and Credit in Accounting
American Sign Language
Biology
- Biomolecules
- Cell Respiration
- Conversions and Dimensional Analysis
- Guide to Common Medical Terminology
- Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
- How to Be a Successful Online Learner
- Metric Conversions
- Mitosis vs. Meiosis
- Photosynthesis
- Tips for Reading Scientific Journal Articles
- Tips for Understanding Commonly Used STEM Vocabulary
- Tips for Understanding STEM Word Parts
- Writing a Lab Report
Chemistry
- Aqueous Reactions
- Black and White Periodic Table
- Chemistry: Balancing Chemical Equations
- Chemical Conversions and Problems
- Color Periodic Table
- Conversions and Dimensional Analysis
- Gas Laws
- Greek Letter Reference Sheet
- How to Be a Successful Online Learner
- Intermolecular Forces
- Metric Conversions
- Naming Compounds
- Naming Organic Compounds: Alkanes
- Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
- Polyatomic Ion List
- Significant Figure Rules
- Tips for Reading Scientific Journal Articles
- Tips for Understanding Commonly Used STEM Vocabulary
- Tips for Understanding STEM Word Parts
- VSEPR Theory
- Writing a Lab Report
Communication
Engineering
- Free-Body Diagrams
- Greek Letter Reference Sheet
- How to Be a Successful Online Learner
- MATLAB Basics
- Moments and Torques
- Ohm’s and Kirchhoff’s Laws
- Simplifying Circuits
- SourceCAD: Online AutoCAD Resource
- Tips for Understanding Commonly Used STEM Vocabulary
- Tips for Understanding STEM Word Parts
- Trusses
- Vectors in 2D
English and Writing
- Annotated Bibliography
- APA Format Guide
- APA Formatting in Word 2021
- APA Formatting in Word for Apple Products
- APA Sample Paper
- APA Paper Checklist for College Writers
- Brainstorming with Venn Diagrams
- Chicago Author Date Style Sample Paper
- Chicago Format Guide Notes and Bibliography
- Chicago Manual Style Paper Checklist for College Writers
- Chicago Notes and Bibliography Sample Paper
- Chicago Manual of Style Citation Guide
- Comma Rules
- Common Adjective and Adverb Errors
- Creating a Thesis Statement
- Direct and Indirect Objects
- English and Writing: Controlling Idea/Topic Sentences
- Evaluating Sources
- Five Fixes for Run-Ons and Comma Splices
- Generative AI Citation Guide
- Google Docs Instructions for Formatting an Academic Paper
- Guide to English Grammar
- Guide to Writing an Argumentative Essay
- Guide to Writing an Essay
- Guide to Writing a Research Paper
- How to Be a Successful Online Learner
- How to Organize a Paper
- How to Write an Abstract
- How to Write an Effective Generative AI Prompt
- Identifying Scholarly Sources
- Incorporating Sources into Research Writing
- Introductions and Conclusions
- Literary Analysis
- Literary Analysis Sample Paper
- Literary Devices
- Logical Fallacies
- MLA Format Guide
- MLA Formatting in Word 2021
- MLA Formatting in Word for Apple Products
- MLA Sample Paper
- MLA Paper Checklist for College Writers
- Paper Process Worksheet
- Peer-Editing Evaluation Chart
- Plot Development and Plot Diagrams
- Possessives
- Prepositions
- Process Analysis Paper
- Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
- Pronoun Case
- Research Paper Process Worksheet
- Self-Editing Checklist for College Writers
- Spelling Noun Plurals
- Subject-Verb Agreements
- Tips for Reading Scientific Journal Articles
- The Semicolon
- Thesis Templates
- Transition Words
- Verb Tenses
- Writing a Problem-Solution Paper
- Writing a Research Paper in the Social Sciences
- Writing a Lab Report
English as a Second Language
- Accuplacer ESL Test Information Guide
- An ELL Guide to Understanding Plagiarism
- Common Adjective and Adverb Errors
- Guide to Common Medical Terminology
- Guide to English Grammar
- Helpful Resources for ESL Nursing Students
- How to Be a Successful Online Learner
- Possessives
- Prepositions
- Spelling Noun Plurals
- Subject/Verb Agreement
- Tips for Understanding Commonly Used STEM Vocabulary
- Tips for Understanding STEM Word Parts
- Use of Articles
- Use of Prepositions
- Verb Tenses
- Verbals
Foreign Languages
Foreign Languages - Spanish
- A Quick Guide to Spanish Syntax
- Commands
- Direct, Indirect, and Reflexive Pronouns
- How to Be a Successful Online Learner
- Por and Para
- Preterit and Imperfect
- Saber and Conocer
- Ser and Estar
- Spanish Listening Exercises
- Spanish: Perfect Tenses
- Spanish Verbs
- The Subjunctive
Generative Artificial Intelligence
- An Introduction to Generative AI
- Generative AI Citation Guide
- How to Write an Effective Generative AI Prompt
- Using Generative AI as an Academic Tool
Information Systems Technology
- Coding Errors: Debugging and Troubleshooting Techniques
- Coding: For and While Loops
- Coding Resource Guide
- Computer Competency Requirement & Resource Information
- Computer Keyboard Shortcuts
- Computer Programming Problem Solving Process
- CS and IT Conversions
- Helpful Tips for Using Microsoft Word
- How to Be a Successful Online Learner
- How to Download and Install Microsoft Office 365
- HTML Quick Reference Guide
- ITP 100: A Guide to Project Preparation and Submission
- ITP 120: How to Download and Create Java Projects in Eclipse
- ITP 120: How to Prepare and Submit a Java Project
- Java Programming: File Handling
- Java: Variables and Data Types
- Object-Oriented Programming with Java
- Pseudocode and Flowcharts
- Python: Input and Output
- Python: Variables and Data Types
- Tips for Understanding Commonly Used STEM Vocabulary
- Tips for Understanding STEM Word Parts
Mathematics
- Calculus: Disk/Washer and Shell Methods
- Calculus Limits
- Change of Number Bases
- Combining Algebraic Expressions
- Common Derivatives and Integrals
- Common Trigonometric Angle Measurements
- Completing the Square
- Complex Numbers
- Converging and Diverging Series
- Decimals, Fractions and Percents
- Divisibility Rules
- Exponents, Radicals, and Scientific Notation
- Factoring Methods
- Fundamentals of Probability
- Geometric Formulas
- Graphing Polynomial Functions
- Graphing Linear Equations
- Greek Letter Reference Sheet
- Higher Order of Differential Equations
- How to Be a Successful Online Learner
- How to Graph Trigonometric Functions
- How to Use a Graphing Calculator to Solve a System of Equations
- How to Verify Trigonometric Identities
- Introduction to Differential Equations
- Introduction to Fractions
- Introduction to Word Problems
- Laplace Transforms
- Linear Equations
- Logarithms
- Logic Truth Tables
- Long and Synthetic Division of Polynomials
- Math Strategies
- Metric Conversion
- Microsoft Excel Math Function Index
- Microsoft Excel Math Formula Guide
- Order of Operations and Signed Numbers
- Partial Derivatives
- Permutations and Combinations
- Polynomial Fractions
- Radicals and Fractional Exponents
- Resources for Reviewing Basic Math Skills
- Solving Systems of Linear Equations Using Matrices
- StatCrunch Reference Guide
- Statistics Hypothesis Testing
- Statistics TI-83 Usage Handouts
- Squares, Cubes, and Their Roots
- The Quadratic Formula and the Discriminant
- Trigonometric Substitution
- Tips for Understanding Commonly Used STEM Vocabulary
- Tips for Understanding STEM Word Parts
- Tips for Using MyLab Math
- Unit Circle
- Vectors in 2D
- Venn Diagrams
Music
Nursing
- A Cumulative Review of Drug Dosage Practice Problems
- Advanced Drug Dosage Practice Problem Packet
- Guide to Common Medical Terminology
- Drug Dosage Calculation Packet
- Helpful Resources for ESL Nursing Students
- HESI A2 Nursing Entrance Exam Preparation Guide
- How to Be a Successful Online Learner
- Introductory Drug Dosage Practice Problem Packet
- Nursing Conversions and Formulas
- TEAS Preparation Guide
- TEAS Practice Questions
- Test Taking Strategies for Nurses
Online Learning Resources
- 8 Strategies for Success in Online and Hybrid Courses
- How to Be a Successful Online Learner
- Introduction to Student Email
- MyGCC Quick Guide
- Online Learning at Germanna
Physics
- Common Derivatives and Integrals
- Common Trigonometric Angle Measurements
- Free-Body Diagrams
- Greek Letter Reference Sheet
- How to Be a Successful Online Learner
- Metric Conversion
- Moments and Torques
- Ohm's and Kirchoff's Laws
- Simplifying Circuits
- Tips for Understanding Commonly Used STEM Vocabulary
- Tips for Understanding STEM Word Parts
- Trusses
- Vectors in Two Dimensions
Social Sciences
- How to Be a Successful Online Learner
- Identifying Scholarly Sources
- Writing a Research Paper in the Social Sciences
Tips for College Success
- 8 Strategies for Success in Online and Hybrid Courses
- An ELL Guide to Understanding Plagiarism
- Brainfuse Online Tutoring
- Computer Keyboard Shortcuts
- Course To-Do List
- Time Management Skills for College Students Video
- Guidelines for Improving Note-Taking Skills
- Helpful Tips for Using Microsoft Word
- How to Be a Successful Online Learner
- How to Order Textbooks Online
- Managing Test Anxiety
- Math Strategies
- Navigate Study Buddies
- Student Schedule Worksheet
- Test-Taking Tips
- Tips for Studying a Foreign Language