Digital library
Textbooks, references and open learning resources.
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Archaeology
Susan Ruth · Central New Mexico Community College
In the contents: 1.02: Down to Earth
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Child Abuse and Neglect: Stopping the Maltreatment of Our Future Generations
Dana Rethwisch, Jennifer Marta (Ed.) · Coalinga College
An overview of child abuse and neglect, from historical & contemporary perspectives. Topics include: physical & emotional abuse & neglect, sexual abuse, reporting & investigation, case management & the legal response, treatment for survivors and perpetrators, and prevention of future child abuse & neglect. It is designed for use by adult students, & other individuals who work with children. Topics may be unsettling. Only through understanding can we stop the maltreatment of future generations.
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Introduction to Organometallic Chemistry
M. S. Balakrishna & Prasenjit Ghosh · Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
In the contents: 2.03: Organometallic Compounds of Alkaline Earth Metals (Beryllium and Magnesium)
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Defend Dissent: Digital Suppression and Cryptographic Defense of Social Movements
Glencora Borradaile · Oregon State University
Defend Dissent is an introduction to cryptography paired with the social impacts of surveillance and the protective potential of encryption, with a focus on US social movements. Each chapter ends with a story that brings social context to the material—from surveillance used against contemporary US protests to the African National Congress’s use of partially manual encryption in fighting apartheid in South Africa in the 80s.
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Acoustics
Wikipedia · LibreTexts
Acoustics is the science that studies sound, in particular its production, transmission, and effects. The science of acoustics has many applications which are dependent upon the nature of the sound that is to be produced, transmitted or controlled. In the case of a desirable sound, such as music, the main application of acoustics is to make the music sound as good as possible.
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Academic Success
Bartlett et al. · University of Southern Queensland
Academic Success is designed to help students on their university journey. It is divided into four parts, each reflecting different aspects of a student’s tertiary experience. This open book ultimately aids students across all disciplines in achieving academic success at university.
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Optics
Sander Konijnenberg, Aurèle J.L. Adam, & H. Paul Urbach · Delft University of Technology
In the contents: 3.04: Camera in a Smart Phone
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Introduction to Climate Science
Andreas Schmittner · Oregon State University
This book describes how Earth's climate is changing, how it has been changing in the recent geological past and how it may change in the future. It covers the physical sciences that build the foundations of our current understanding of global climate change such as radiation, Earth's energy balance, the greenhouse effect and the carbon cycle. Both natural and human causes for climate change are discussed. Impacts of climate change on natural and human systems are summarized.
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Physical Geography
K. Allison Lenkeit-Meezan · Foothill College
In the contents: 01: Measuring Monitoring and Describing the Earth · 1.01: Cartography · 1.02: Location and Time on Earth
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Treatment of Addictions, Individual and Group
Master Textbook · Whatcom Community College
This text has been developed as a resource for students in the Chemical Dependency Professional Alternative Training courses at Whatcom Community College. It hosts a variety of learning resources, such as articles, links to websites, webinars, videos, and infographics. This text covers evidenced based approaches and systems of care in individual and group addiction treatment along with systems of care, historical models, healthy system recovery, and new peer supports.
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Lab Manual: Synthetic Biology Protocols
Nathan Reyna, Ruth Plymale, & Kristine Johnson · Ouachita Babtist University & University of New Hampshire
In the contents: 2.3.01: Getting Started-Instructor's Guide
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Yet Another Introductory Number Theory Textbook - Cryptology Emphasis
Jonathan A. Poritz · Colorado State University – Pueblo
This introductory number theory textbook has a particular emphasis on connections to cryptology. The cryptologic material arising naturally out of the ambient number theory. The main cryptologic applications — being the RSA cryptosystem, Diffie-Hellman key exchange, and the ElGamal cryptosystem — come out so naturally from considerations of Euler's Theorem, primitive roots, and indices that it renders quite ironic G.H. Hardy's assertion of the purity and eternal inapplicability of number theory.
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Overweight Bodies, Real and Imagined
Sarah Gilleman · Holyoke Community College
This compilation gathers OER sources on body weight, nutrition, and movement, and it also problematizes the cultural meaning of these readings. Roughly, this anthology is divided into two parts--informational and theoretical--in depicting how medical research and journalism influence and are influenced by social stereotypes, constructed ideas about bodies, food, and individual choices within social systems.
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Elementary Algebra
LibreTexts · LibreTexts
In the contents: 2.03: Solving Linear Equations- Part 1 · 2.04: Solving Linear Equations- Part II
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CHEM100: Fundamentals of Chemistry
Brent Hamaoka · Palomar College
This Textmap is an introductory chemistry text aimed for a single semester or quarter beginning experience to the chemistry field. This Textmap surveys some of the basic topics of chemistry and should give students enough knowledge to appreciate the impact of chemistry in everyday life and, if necessary, prepare students for additional instruction in chemistry.
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Corpus Linguistics: A Guide to the Methodology
Anatol Stefanowitsch · Freie Universität Berlin
This book attempts to frame corpus linguistics systematically as a variant of the observational method. The first part introduces the reader to the general methodological discussions surrounding corpus data and the second part consists of a number of case studies from the main areas of corpus linguistics (lexical associations, morphology, grammar, text and metaphor).
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Introduction to Early Childhood Education
Gayle Julian et al. · Washington State Early Childhood Faculty
Introduction to Early Childhood Education is found in the common course inventory in Washington State. It is one of the first courses found in the ECE Initial Certificate and holds a set of common student learning outcomes that are aligned with Washington State Core Competencies as published by the Department of Children Youth and Families www.dcyf.wa.gov as well as the national organization: National Association for the Education of Young Children www.naeyc.org.
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College 101
Josh Fulton, Shanya Gray, Tish Hayes & Sundus Madi-McCarthy · Moraine Valley Community College
This book introduces Moraine Valley Community College and guides students toward academic, personal, and career success. It covers college policies, technology use, goal setting, time management, study skills, wellness, diversity, financial literacy, and career planning, while emphasizing campus involvement, support services, ethical behavior, and a growth mindset to help students navigate college and achieve their goals.
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BIOL 40B Lab Manual: Anatomy and Physiology of Neural and Cardiopulmonary Systems
Susmita Sengupta and Lakshmikanta Sengupta · De Anza College
In the contents: 06: Exploring the Mammalian Heart- A Hands-On Anatomy Lab
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Guid 1: Career Exploration
Graciela Martinez, Elizabeth Shaker & Blanca Arteaga · College of the Canyons and Gavilan College
In the contents: 01: Getting Started- Creating Your Career and Life Planning Vision · 2.01: Getting Started With Careers Assessments