Curated OER
Online Search Techniques: 6 Keys to Success
Young scholars 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.