Find academic papers on .edu sites
Universities host lecture notes, theses, and preprints on their .edu domains. Restrict your search to them to get academic sources instead of SEO content.
The dork pattern
site:edu {topic}
Curly braces like {this} are blanks you fill in below.
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site:edu machine learning
Variations
site:edu {topic} filetype:pdf
site:edu intitle:{topic} (syllabus OR lecture)
Operators used
site:site:example.comLimits results to .edu domains, where universities publish academic work.
Restrict results to a single domain or subdomain. Great for searching within one site or excluding it.
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