What is Resource: Definition and 111 Discussions

Resource refers to all the materials available in our environment which help us to satisfy our needs and wants. Resources can broadly be classified upon their availability — they are classified into renewable and non-renewable resources. They can also be classified as actual and potential on the basis of the level of development and use, on the basis of origin they can be classified as biotic and abiotic, and on the basis of their distribution, as ubiquitous and localised (private, community-owned, national and international resources). An item becomes a resource with time and developing technology. The benefits of resource utilization may include increased wealth, proper functioning of a system, or enhanced well-being. From a human perspective, a natural resource is anything obtained from the environment to satisfy human needs and wants. From a broader biological or ecological perspective, a resource satisfies the needs of a living organism (see biological resource).The concept of resources has been developed across many established areas of work, in economics, biology and ecology, computer science, management, and human resources for example - linked to the concepts of competition, sustainability, conservation, and stewardship. In application within human society, commercial or non-commercial factors require resource allocation through resource management.

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  1. I

    Does anyone know a resource for advanced Methods for ODEs, Integrals, etc.

    Is there a resource that is just a walkthrough of various kinds of problems one might get and the ways to solve them? I'm not talking about the basics from the calc and difEQ series (u substitution, partial fraction decomposition, trig substitutions, trig power reduction, integration by parts...
  2. M

    Comprehensive and Concise Chemistry Resource for All Levels

    hello! I need a chemistry book or online resource or anything, that will go from the very basics (as if the reader doesn't have much math, phys, chem, background) to the most possible depth of knowledge it surely must be accurate and comprehensive but what I really want is to be consice...
  3. A

    Resource for modelling with differential equations

    I'm looking for a good resource about modelling for differential equations. I've completed two courses on ODE's and PDE's, but they both lacked in the applications/modelling department. Can anyone recommend a good resource/book on modelling?
  4. H

    What Is the Best Website for Beginners to Learn Physics?

    Is there a good website or resource that someone can recommend for someone with zero physics experience? I could use some help. TIA!
  5. Jameson

    LaTeX Guide to LaTeX: A Helpful Resource

    Hello everyone, Here is a link a Latex guide written especially for using Latex on our site. We thank MHB Helper Sudharaka very much for writing it! If you see anything to edit or add please post in this thread and we'll take a look. Download the PDF file MHB Staff
  6. T

    Good (free) resource for learning basic mechanical engineering

    Hi there, I'm a biomedical engineering undergrad currently enrolled in an university whose engineering program is about as masochistic as any other. I'm doing pretty damn well in all my classes not named "biomechanics", which I attribute to my continued inability to learn much of anything at the...
  7. Femme_physics

    Good resource for gifs and animations of hydraulics?

    I wouldn't have asked unless I really needed and couldn't find. Google only shows me images, and I even tried searching in gifs-specific websites to no-avail. Perhaps you guys already know some resources, so I'll stop wasting so much time with search engines?
  8. S

    Ultimate Physics Problem Resource - Find Calculations for Coulomb Force & More!

    Does anybody know of some kind of treasure trove of physics problems? Imagine you were a physics teacher writing a book & wanted to include a few problems on calculating the coulomb force exerted by a ring of charge, or a line of charge etc... or wanted to include calculations on moments of...
  9. L

    Recommend a queueing theory/network resource?

    I've been looking up reviews of queueing theory textbooks and seeing their tables of contents on Amazon, but I haven't found a satisfactory one. In particular, I'm trying to tackle a class of problems where there is a bunch of resources (for example, memory in a computer or empty seats in a...
  10. Y

    A simple resource about tensors

    ...is what I am looking for, to understand what is written in GR books. Schutz' First Course In GR is the simplest I could find which has a part dedicated to their explanation but I am looking for something simpler than that. I am looking for something which is not a long mathematics textbook...
  11. T

    A Very Good Resource on Dark Energy

    Dark Energy - a Pedagogic Review http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0409166
  12. marcus

    The Feynman YouTubes as a cultural resource

    There are all these Feynman YouTubes. Does anybody have a full listing? Or a favorite 10 or 20 of them? Can you list them with suggestive topic names to make it easy to find one you want? Feynman is more than physics. I'll try to start the list Different ways of thinking (counting and...
  13. O

    Best online resource for classical mechanics

    I'm learning mechanics right now via an extension course. In the absence of an "on-demand" teacher I've found multiple textbooks and online resources to be useful. When I studied calculus, Paul's online calculus notes (http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/Classes/CalcII/CalcII.aspx) were a great...
  14. J

    Find IC Package Specs: Dimensions, Pitch & More

    Is there some place online where I can find physical specs (dimensions, pitch, etc) for various IC packages, especially all the jillions of SMT varieties, so I can easily compare them? I'm doing some shopping on Mouser/Digikey, and I don't have any easy way of knowing what the differences are...
  15. S

    Integral Tables: A Comprehensive Resource

    Hi there PF Im looking for a good book of integral tables. Any suggestions on good books? :) Thanks in advance \Schreiber
  16. D

    What's a good resource for teaching myself Markov chains?

    Hi all, Over the summer, I am going to be doing some research with EEG. My professor suggested I could do some signal processing of the data using markov chains. I'm not familiar with markov chains, but I think the prof intends to teach me himself. I'd still like to get some background...
  17. E

    How can resource management address the issue of population control?

    There are some who have a political or other agenda motivating them to make a hue & cry about population control. The http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html" is 6,903,465,258. The http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" (for example) is 260,558 sq. mi. That means you can fit the...
  18. R

    Great web resource for math and more that I just found

    Hi, This website claims, "The Khan Academy is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) with the mission of providing a world-class education to anyone, anywhere." http://www.khanacademy.org/ It includes material on many subjects; I posted it here because I had to pick something, but I believe it has...
  19. A

    Book Recommendations & Reviews Forum: A Resource for Students

    I did not see a forum for book recommendations or reviews. Would be helpful for the student in me.
  20. A

    Human Resource pre-hiring tests

    How many of you have ever been excluded from a position because the company made all applicants take the myers-briggs or a compentency skills assesment? Just wondering, because in my software life I got a lot of consulting work because companies could not hire the talent to do development...
  21. P

    Finding 3D Models: A Resource Guide

    hi there, i am looking for the site about sharing 3D models, (like 3dcadbrowser) if you know, can you help me?
  22. S

    LQG Resource Site | Quantum Gravity Theory

    Here is a new LQG resource site. http://sites.google.com/site/quantumgravitytheory/" I hope it will be useful.
  23. M

    What the best online resource to learn about SQL injection attacks?

    Hallo all, I need a very conceptual and clear cut definition on sql attacks...there are so many forms of definition and material available on internet that I am just so confused...what the most reliable and authentic source to grasp this info. Thanks
  24. J

    PF is a resource for questions about Peskin & Schroeder

    Here is a list of questions that have been posted in the past concerning Peskin & Schroeder, An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory. If you have a question about the book, you can look here first to see if it has already been answered. One caveat, sometimes the page numbering that I used can be...
  25. B

    Tensor Algebra Examples for Mechanical Engineers: A Resource Guide

    Does anyone have a good resource of worked examples on simple (ish) tensor algebra? By way of background I'm a mechanical engineer tackling computatonal solid mechanics and my class notes aren't exactly helpful. I have Holzapfel's 'Nonlinear Solid Mechanics' and while very useful I like to learn...
  26. A

    Good resource for intro to wavelets?

    Two friends and myself are going to start doing research with a professor of ours on Haar wavelet transforms. I was curious if there are any texts or any online resources which those of PF would recommend? So far the three of us have completed Engineering Calc I, but the professor feels...
  27. L

    Elementary Quantum Mechanics Resource

    Homework Statement First of all, a bit about myself. I have just graduated from high school in Canada and now going to University for First-Year Engineering. I am having quite a bit of difficulty grasping even some of the so-called elementary concepts like basic quantum mechanics etc. Part of...
  28. B. Elliott

    Information technology resource links

    Hardware & Software News/Articles ---------------------------- Anandtech Welcome to AnandTech, the leading IT source for hardware analysis and industry news. http://www.anandtech.com/ ExtremeTech ExtremeTech provides deep technical content about new products and technologies...
  29. Saladsamurai

    ASME Useful Resource for Research?

    I has occurred to me that when I go to research, I would first like to survey the research that has already been done in that particular area. Does anyone have any experience with ASME in this regard? Or possibly with other organizations? I use the databases that I have access to at...
  30. J

    Recommended online computer architecture resource?

    Can anyone recommend a good and reliable online resource on this subject area? One which explains areas like registers, bus & c.p.u etc other than the sometimes unreliable wikipedia.
  31. C

    Economics resource request: highly inefficient markets

    Much of undergraduate economics is dedicated to the study of efficient markets. This is a useful simplification in many fields -- no one cares who they buy stock from, and gasoline, wheat, and other commodities are almost as undifferentiated. I've recently been considering markets that are...
  32. C

    Can someone help me? take home physics final, we can use any resource possible. Help

    there are pictures and hints missing, view fullo version in the attached file. Below is a short-story of a scenario where you are president of the universe Zaphod Beeblebrox. In order to answer several of the questions below you will need access to appropriate references. You may use any...
  33. 0

    Is there a good resource on the Seebeck effect

    Is there a good resource on the Seebeck effect, what are the constants for different temperatures and materials. Maybe also for semiconductor materials. All I found so far is in the Handbook, and that one has only Platinum and some Constantan stuff. Also: Is there an easy way to produce...
  34. S

    Is entanglement a fundamental resource for quantum information processing?

    Does an Alics-Bob scenario include entropy, and does it increase if they both determine correct states? What if they don't? Is knowing an entanglement exists an expectation? Is measuring it a probability? So if there's expectation and probability (or maybe there isn't). is there information...
  35. T

    What Are the Best Resources to Learn About UV Sanitization?

    I am a new product development engineer and am working on figuring out a UV sanitization product. Do you know of a good resource to understand UV rays, its properties, using UV, etc.? I am not looking for detailed math models and analysis, but rather, a resource that will help me...
  36. T

    Ultraviolet Rays - Need Resource

    I am a new product development engineer and am working on figuring out a UV sanitization product. Do you know of a good resource to understand UV rays, its properties, using UV, etc.? I am not looking for detailed math models and analysis, but rather, a resource that will help me...
  37. F

    Resource that gives classical limit solution

    Hey all. Greetings from Auburn Alabama. I'm a phys grad student at Auburn University. I've never yet taken a GR course, so I suppose i'd better learn some. My physical intuition is ahead of my math chops, so I'm having some trouble working through Einstein's new notation. When trying to...
  38. D

    Physics Experiment Equipment Resource?

    I am an amateur experimentalist looking for a supplier of physics equipment. Does anyone know of a good place where I can obtain a Mach Zehnder Interferometer? I found one place on the web which is has exactly what I need (see link)...
  39. M

    Good resource for understanding light waves?

    In a general physics class, one of the things we are studying is light waves. Optics is my biggest struggle within physics anyway, and now my book is explaining what happens when a laser is pointed through a barrier with holes on it. It includes some trigonometric formulas for...I don't even...
  40. M

    Young's double slit experiment resource

    can u suggest a good site for studying young's double slit experiment involving interference of light coming from two coherent sources online?
  41. Peter Morgan

    New Yale Internet Physics resource

    Yale has just made Physics 200 freely available as an internet not-for-credit resource: http://oyc.yale.edu/physics/fundamentals-of-physics/" . Shankar has a reputation at Yale for being a good lecturer. Enjoy.
  42. B

    Programs Good 2008 Physics Phd and M.S. Applicant Resource

    Hi everyone. I discovered an excellent resource for graduate school applications. * List of US Graduate School Physics Programs. http://www.yuster.com/school/get_universities_for_major/6 * Admission Results & Decisions from many different Physics Programs...
  43. jim mcnamara

    Why media is not a resource for Biology

    This is a link to a comic page that changes daily. You want to look at the one for Wed Oct 3, 2007, which is when I'm posting this. http://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur/ The reason I put this up in Biology is because a lot of posts claiming something or another based on what was in the...
  44. L

    Where Can I Find Resources for Cross Sections and Decay Rates?

    Hy guys, i don't know if this is the best place to post this... so this is my question: where i can found a good resource for cross sections and decay rate? i mean a book with many calculated cross sections or web sites. thank you.
  45. T

    Online calculus of variations resource

    Are there any advanced resources on the topic that go beyond the basic concepts. I'm interested in learning the more advanced applied and theoretical concepts(beyond euler and lagrange).
  46. Astronuc

    Is GEOKEM the Most Comprehensive Resource for Petrology and Geochemistry?

    I found this site while looking for information on the mid-ocean ridges. I thought others might find it of use or interest. http://www.geokem.com/index.html The site is loaded with information. I also found this interesting. Suggestions for Field and Lab Work...
  47. S

    Good resource to teach myself E&M

    I'm looking to test out of my schools Electricity and Optics class (so E&M with optics really). I was wondering what a good book would be to be able to teach myself this topic well. I'm interested in it, so I'm not just going for the whole "take the test, be done with it" sort of thing. I...
  48. Y

    Induction Made Easy: A Comprehensive Online Resource for Beginners

    i am totally lost on this subject. like i have NO CLUE what its about or what to do or how to prove things. Can anyone recommend a good site or online resource about this induction stuff?
  49. N

    Physics Resource: AJP Accessible to Undergrads & HS

    I just wanted to pass along this resource. http://ojps.aip.org/ajp/" has many articles that is accessible to undergradautes, and maybe even some advanced high schoolers. The journal has many artilces on classical physics problems, and experiments that can be done in just about any undergraduate...
  50. D

    Resource on Sound Waves for Neuroscientists

    Hello, I am a neuroscientist studying auditory responses and I am trying to learn some basics about sound waves. I was wondering if anyone could recommend a book that would help guide me through. specifically I'd like to get a solid understanding of differences among sound waves, different...
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