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Intercultural Communication Toolkit
Robb Lightfoot · Shasta College
Welcome to the Intercultural Toolkit, a college-level text that includes both theory and practical suggestions for better interactions with people who are "different from you." Please feel free to offer suggestions or corrections to admin@interculturaltoolkit.com. Intercultural Communication Toolkit, 4rd edition, Robb Lightfoot.
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CHEM 2101 OER
Michael Land · Mount Saint Vincent University
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A People’s History of Structural Racism in Academia
Susan Rahman, Prateek Sunder, and Dahmitra Jackson · CC ECHO
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The Astronomer's Guide to the Universe
Alessandro Baldi · Butte College
An introductory astronomy textbook covering the solar system, stars, galaxies, cosmology, and the methods astronomers use to understand the universe. Adapted from OpenStax Astronomy for an introductory college astronomy course.
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History of Psychology
Amy Nusbaum · Heritage University
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Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Animals
Glené Mynhardt · Hanover College
Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Animals explores the structure and function of animal bodies across major taxa, emphasizing both diversity and common biological principles. The text begins with the fundamentals of classification, tissues, and homeostasis, then examines the major organ systems—digestive, excretory, nervous, sensory, muscular, endocrine, respiratory, circulatory, and thermoregulatory.
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Chem 1300: Preparatory Chemistry
Robert Belford · University of Arkansas Little Rock
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Who Made the World This Way? An Introduction to Global Studies
Miloni Gandhi · De Anza College
Explore an interconnected world through the forces shaping globalization, culture, migration, inequality, technology, politics, and the environment. This book invites students to question assumptions, uncover connections, and approach the world with curiosity and a critical lens.
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Organic Chemistry
Wade Textmap · LibreTexts
Welcome to organic chemistry! This text has been written for students. It emphasizes the practical details and skills needed to master this challenging subject. Learning organic chemistry is brain yoga! Our brains become strong and flexible with practice. This is a map covering all of the material in Wade's Organic Chemistry. It is over 1400 pages and cannot be printed at the LibreTexts Bookstore.
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Physics 9B Fall 2020 Taufour
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Concept Development Studies in Chemistry
John S. Hutchinson · Rice University
This collection of Concept Development Studies in Chemistry is presented to redirect the focus of learning. In each concept development study, a major chemical concept is developed and refined by analysis of experimental observations and careful reasoning. Each study begins with the definition of an initial Foundation of assumed knowledge, followed by a statement of questions which arise from the Foundation.
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Introduction to Communication
Scott T. Paynton and Laura K. Hahn with Humboldt State University Students · Humboldt State University
This textbook is targeted for Introduction to Human Communication courses that introduce students to the study of Communication. The underlying organization addressed the importance of students to be able to answer the question, “What is Communication Study?” in a way that captures the field of Communication appropriately, as well as an important discipline across colleges and universities.
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Persuasion and Critical Thinking
Kelsey Paiz · Diablo Valley College
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University Physics III: Optics & Modern Physics
OpenStax · LibreTexts
University Physics is designed for the two- or three-semester calculus-based physics course. This volume explores optics and modern physics, beginning with how light behaves through reflection, refraction, interference, and diffraction. It then moves into relativity and quantum mechanics, introducing photons, matter waves, and atomic structure. The text also covers condensed matter, nuclear physics, and cosmology, linking theory to technologies like lasers, semiconductors, and medical imaging.
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Lab manual : Protein Biomanufacturing and Biochemistry (Biot274 IVC)
Victor Pham · Irvine Valley College
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2021 Norfolk State University MoSI
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Exploring Intercultural Communication
Tom Grothe · Butte College
Intercultural communication is the study and practice of communication across cultural contexts. It applies equally to domestic cultural differences such as ethnicity and gender and to international differences such as those associated with nationality or world region. Intercultural communication focuses on the recognition and respect of cultural differences, seeks the goal of mutual adaptation, and supports the development of intercultural sensitivity.
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Organic Chemistry
Wade Textmap · LibreTexts
Welcome to organic chemistry! This text has been written for students. It emphasizes the practical details and skills needed to master this challenging subject. Learning organic chemistry is brain yoga! Our brains become strong and flexible with practice.
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Psych-222: Multicultural Psychology
Jennifer Ounjian · Contra Costa College
This course will provide students with a broad general understanding of many of the common topics in social psychology, such as relationships between social behavior and good attitudes, self-concept, mass communication, and group process. In addition, culture and ethnicity issues will be integrated into each topical area. Specific comparisons of the social experience of racial and ethnic groups in the United States of America will provide the foundation for lectures and discussions.
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Physics 122: General Physics II
Charles Collett · Muhlenberg College
This text topics coveres electrostatics, dc circuits, magnetism and electromagnetic induction, wave optics, ray optics.