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Sites of engineering references

General Engineering References	Electrical Engineering References	Computer and Information Tech.
African Network of Scientific and Technological Institutions/Réseau Africain des Institutions Scientifiques et Technologiques	Web-EE.com: references, schematics, tools, etc.	W3schools.com: free Web-building tutorials in HTML, Java, Flash, etc.
African Journals Online	Control Engineering magazine	U Penn Online Math & Computer Science Library
OnlineConversion.com unit conversions	MotorsMatter.org: electric motor efficiency, selection and management.	HTML primer
eFunda.com: references, formulae, tools, calculators, etc.	Mechatronics: The merger of mechanical and electrical engineering for control of system dynamics.	HTML authoring references
MIT OpenCourseWare: free, open publications of MIT course materials	Electronic-circuits-diagrams.com	Java programming
HowStuffWorks.com		Java and Javascript references
U Penn Online Technology and Engineering Library	Mechanical Engineering References	Unix references
Directory of various on-line calculators	Machine component references	Linux: free operating system
	RoyMech reference site	Sourceforge.net: free software
Quality Engineering and Management and Standards Bodies	Solarcooking.org design and info archives	OpenOffice.org: free multi-platform office software suite
Definition of Terms	Mechatronics: The merger of mechanical and electrical engineering for control of system dynamics.	Slashdot.org: IT news
International Organization for Standardization/Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO)		International Journal of Computing and ICT
ISO Members: national bodies		C Programming book, from Wikibooks
European Committee for Standardization/Comité Européen de Normalisation (EN-CEN)	Manufacturing References, Mechanical Processes	Visual Basic programming book, from Wikibooks
Association Française de Normalisation/French standards association (AFNOR)	Virtual Machine Shop Library: library and examples for machining and metalworking
British Standards (BS- BSI Group)	Plant Engineering: industrial production and problem-solving magazine	Material and Chemical Properties
Deutsches Institut für Normung/German Institute for Standardization (DIN)	Modern Machine Shop Online: metalworking and machining magazine	PTable.com Dynamic Periodic Table of Elements
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)	Fabricating & Metalworking: metalworking and machining magazine	Webelements.com
Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (JIS-JISC)	Tooling and Production.com: production metalworking magazine	Materials properties lists
U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)	Techspex.com: machine tool database for milling, turning, grinding, etc.	Mechanical hardness tables
NIST standards and technical info: weights & measures, etc.	Cutting Tool Engineering.com, metalworking glossary: CTEMag's resource for technical terms in metalworking
NIST e-Handbook of Statistical Methods	Fundamentals of Machine Tools	Chemical Engineering References
American Society for Quality (ASQ): group and tools	Machinetoolhelp.com resource center	Polyatomic ion nomenclature
Quality Magazine	Welding Information Center	Reduction-oxidation reactions calculator
Weibull statistical failure analyses and tools	Welding.com resource center
Reliability engineering references and tools, including Weibull analyses		Environmental Engineering References
Amazon.com's Quality book lists	Industrial and Technical Equipment	Greenbiz.com business resource site
NASA quality reference site	Techspex.com: machine tool database for milling, turning, grinding, etc.	Online Access to Research in the Environment/Le service d’accès en ligne pour la recherche sur l’environnement (OARE)
	eMachineTool.com: sales and information on machine tools
	eBay Business and Industrial purchasing site	Civil Engineering References
	MyronBowling.com: auctions of machine tools and other industrial machinery
	Maynards.com: auctions of machine tools and other industrial machinery	Design references
	BidSpotter.com: auctions of industrial machinery	CuriousInventor.com: "Do it yourself" and "how to" info on design and manufacture of electronic and mechanical items
	GoIndustry.com: auctions of industrial machinery	Instructables.com: "Do it yourself" design and manufacture of basic items
	Hilco Industrial: auctions of industrial machinery
	MachinesUsed.com: auctions of industrial machinery

Sites of mathematical references

Mathematics References	Statistical References	On-line Calculators and Tools
Georgia Tech Online Mathematics Textbooks	NIST e-Handbook of Statistical Methods	eFunda.com Calculators, I and II
eFunda.com Engineering Mathematics	Reliability engineering references and tools, including Weibull analyses	OnlineConversion.com unit conversions
MIT Calculus online course textbook	Statsoft's on-line statistics textbook	Unit Conversion Tables
U Penn Online Math & Computer Science Library	Weibull statistical failure analyses and tools	Linear Least Squares Regression
Mathforum.org Library	Reliability engineering references and tools, including Weibull analyses
Mathpages.com	QualityDigest.com's Weibull spreadsheet article and tool
Mathematica's reference site
Trigonometric identities
Calculus tutorial site

Sites of science references

Medical References	General Science References	Ecology References
NOTE: ATF assumes no liability from the usage of these sites.	African Journals Online	World Conservation Union
They are presented only for your reference.	IngentaConnect Science and Public Policy	African Conservation Foundation
WebMD	SciDev.net Science and Development Network/Le Réseau Sciences et Développement	Greenbiz.com business resource site
Dr. Koop
	Biology References

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