Public Reference Resources

One of the most comprehensive directory and search engine for acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms on the Internet.

At Purdue, there are various acronyms and terms abbreviated or referred to for the many programs and offices with which you and your students interact. This guide will assist you in understanding common Purdue language and culture.

This is data derived from the 1986 CODATA recommended values of the fundamental physical constants.

This is a portal of educational resources and services built specifically for use by those in Community and Technical Colleges but free for anyone to use.

This page contains links to the data sets used in the Handbook of Statistical Methods.

This website has the periodic table of the elements.

This website offers true random numbers to anyone on the Internet.

Research Randomizer is a free resource for researchers and students in need of a quick way to generate random numbers or assign participants to experimental conditions. This site can be used for a variety of purposes, including psychology experiments, medical trials, and survey research.

This is a unit of the Office of Science, fulfills agency-wide responsibilities to collect, preserve, and disseminate both unclassified and classified scientific and technical information (STI) emanating from DOE-funded research and development (R&D) activities at DOE national laboratories and facilities and at universities and other institutions nationwide.

The National Institute of Standards & Technology is one of the nation's oldest physical science laboratories.

This website enables breakthroughs in science and education by providing access and tools for exploration and visualization.

This site is to provide a convenient means to convert between the various units of measurement within different systems, as well as to provide a basic understanding of the systems currently in use, and how they interact.