Study Guides
Check out our study guides, which include tips and tools to help you succeed no matter where you are in your higher eduation journey.
College is demanding. You’ve got papers to write, tests to study for, and notes to review. We’ve got all kinds of helpful resources, no matter where you are in your educational journey. From our helpful study tips and tools to our popular series of topic-based “Study Starters,” we’ve got everything you need to succeed in your higher education.
Tips and Tools
From our comprehensive look at college-level study skills to our resources for online college students, you’ll find a wealth of helpful tips for improving your study outcomes. We highlight both best practices in college studying and innovative new ideas for getting to the next level.
Test Prep Tips
Get tips on preparing for your next exam including a closer look at effective study styles like distributed practice, retrieval practice, and more.
Tips for Better Study Habits
Find out how to make the most out of your study time with these proven study habits.
Learning Tips
Improve your chances of success by exploring these insightful study support resources.
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Study Tools
Check out a few free and interactive tools that can improve your study habits, enhance your organization, and gamify your learning process.
Online Study Resources
Check out some of the websites out there offering top-notch resources for teaching, learning, and improving your own study methods.
Study Games and Apps
Challenge your brain and gain knowledge with a look at some of the innovative and gamified learning experiences available online.
Interactive Study Tools
Dive into the history of your favorite subject with an interactive look at key influencers over time.
Get more tips and study strategies with a look at these Study Tools for Online College and Grad Students.
Study Starters
Our Study Starters provide a bird’s eye view of important subjects in every educational category while providing countless pathways for further exploration. We help get you started. After that, it’s up to you to take your research in whatever direction you’d like. The possibilities are truly endless.
Brief Histories
Learn more about the scholars and legends who shaped each of these critical academic disciplines:
Anthropology
- A Brief History of Anthropology: Pre-1900
- A Brief History of Anthropology: 1900-1949
- A Brief History of Anthropology: 1950-2000
- A Brief History of Anthropology: 2000-2020
Biology
- A Brief History of Biology: Before 1900
- A Brief History of Biology: 1900-1950
- A Brief History of Biology: 1950-2000
- A Brief History of Biology: 2000-2020
Computer Science
Earth Sciences
- A Brief History of Earth Sciences: Before 1900
- A Brief History of Earth Sciences: 1900-1949
- A Brief History of Earth Sciences: 1950-1999
- A Brief History of Earth Sciences: 2000-2020
- Meyer or Mendeleev: Who created the periodic table?
Mathematics
Philosophy
Classics Bright Notes
Our Bright Notes Study Guides provide essential reading support (and help writing papers) as you dive into the Classics. Below is a small sampling of our Bright Notes library.
- Study Guide to All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
- Study Guide to Beloved by Toni Morrison
- Study Guide to Beowulf
- Study Guide to The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
- Study Guide to Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
- Study Guide to The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
- Study Guide to Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
- Study Guide to Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
- Study Guide to Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
- Study Guide to Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
- Study Guide to One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
- Study Guide to Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
- Study Guide to War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Study Lists
Cram for tests, get ideas for papers, and start your research with these popular lists:
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Influential Books
Find out where to start your reading by checking out the most influential books in the selected fields below.
- 25 Most Influential Books in Business 2010–2020
- 25 Most Influential Books in Computer Science 2010–2020
- 25 Most Influential Books in History (Historiography) 2010–2020
- 25 Most Influential Economics Books 2010–2020
- 25 Most Influential Philosophy Books 2010–2020
- 25 Most Influential Physics Books 2010–2020
- 25 Most Influential Political Science Books 2010–2020
- 25 Most Influential Psychology Books 2010–2020
Controversial Topics
Our controversial topic overviews help you understand the core issue at the heart of every controversy with balance and objectivity. This provides a learning pathway and a way to begin forming your own opinion on each of these important issues. Below is just a sampling of the controversial issues we cover.
