Curated OER
Online Search Techniques: 6 Keys to Success
Students examine Boolean operators, truncation, exact phrase searching to retrieve information from search engines. They discover how using limits enhances their searches.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Truncation
An illustrated description of truncation is provided by MathWorld. Click on Truncated Cube, Truncated Dodecahedron, Truncated Icosahedron, Truncated Octahedron, or Truncated Tetrahedron to read about more specific examples.
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Bare Bones Lesson 7: Basic Search Tips
These quick tips will work with almost any search engine. Do the assignments to practice the techniques that are presented.