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Study support, research opportunities, tools and observing guides — the things we wish someone had told us in first year.

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The Feynman LecturesThe classic introductory physics lectures, free to read online from Caltech. MIT OpenCourseWareComplete lecture notes, problem sets and exams for hundreds of courses. 3Blue1BrownBeautifully visual explanations of linear algebra, calculus and beyond. Khan AcademyRefreshers for the fundamentals — when you need to revisit trigonometry at 2 AM.

NSERC USRAPaid summer research positions for undergraduates in the natural sciences. Applications usually open in winter. Canadian Association of PhysicistsStudent membership, the Canadian Undergraduate Physics Conference (CUPC) and career resources. Canadian Astronomical SocietyCASCA — the professional society for Canadian astronomers, with student awards and meetings. Canadian Mathematical SocietyStudent conferences, competitions and publications in mathematics. University of LethbridgeDepartmental research groups, honours theses and on-campus opportunities.

arXivOpen-access preprints in physics, astronomy and mathematics — where new results appear first. NASA ADSThe literature search engine for astronomy and astrophysics. OverleafCollaborative LaTeX in the browser. Your lab reports will never look the same. JupyterNotebooks for Python-powered analysis, simulation and plotting. DesmosA fast, beautiful graphing calculator for building intuition. Wolfram|AlphaCheck an integral, a unit conversion or a physical constant in seconds.

StellariumFree planetarium software. Set it to Lethbridge and plan your night. Light Pollution MapFind the darkest skies within driving distance of campus. Heavens-AboveWhen to see the International Space Station and other satellites pass overhead. Royal Astronomical Society of CanadaCanada's national amateur astronomy society, with local centres and the Observer's Handbook.

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