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Introductory Statistics
El Camino College
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Diversity and Difference in Communication
The Open University · The Open University
Interpersonal communication in health and social care services is by its nature diverse. As a consequence, achieving good or effective communication whether between service providers and service users, or among those working in a service means taking account of diversity, rather than assuming that every interaction will be the same. This text explores the ways in which difference and diversity impact on the nature of communication in health and social care services.
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Construction Guide for LibreTexts 2e
LibreTexts · LibreTexts
This construction guide will help you get started with the LibreTexts platform and provide faculty with the basic skills to start building customized textbooks for their course needs.
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Principles of Soil Science Exercise Manual
Mark W. Bowen · University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
This exercise manual was designed for use in an upper-level undergraduate soils course. The manual consists of ten hands-on or experiment-type exercises and fourteen take-home fact-finding and critical thinking exercises. The take-home exercises can be used to complement the hands-on exercises, or they can be used independently.
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Comparative Culture and Society 2e
Danshiro Velasco · LibreTexts
This textbook contains fifteen short units that give students opportunities to discuss, debate, present, and write about global topics and issues. Most units are paired with one country, so that each topic can be viewed from that cultural perspective, which can then be compared to students’ own cultural perspectives and experience. This textbook integrates such fields as intercultural communication, psychology, sociology, and anthropology, as well as elements from the field of English-as-a-Secon
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University Physics I - Classical Mechanics
Julio Gea-Banacloche · University of Arkansas
This is a textbook for the first semester of University Physics for scientists and engineers. It covers classical mechanics, and a brief introduction to thermodynamics. The presentation and approach are similar to Mazur’s “The Principles and Practice of Physics,” in that conservation laws are introduced before forces, and one-dimensional systems thoroughly covered before moving to two dimensions.
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BIOL 22: Animal Biology
Amy Fetters · College of the Sequoias
This customized open textbook was compiled and organized by Amy Fetters for BIOL 22: Animal Biology at College of the Sequoias. It uses selected and reorganized content from the openly licensed OpenStax Biology 2e and Concepts of Biology textbooks. Topics include cellular processes, genetics, animal development, evolution, classification, animal diversity, ecology, and conservation, selected to align with the course content and learning outcomes.
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Physical Geography Lab Manual
Waverly C. Ray, Taya C. Lazootin, Scott J. Crosier, Jeremy G. Patrich, and Aline Nortes Gregorio · ASCCC Open Educational Resorces Initiative (OERI)
Welcome to your physical geography lab manual! We hope the lab exercises bring a new appreciation for the planet we call home.
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CHEM 107 General Chemistry for Applied Sciences
OpenStax · LibreTexts
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Beginning Chemistry
Theodore Chan · Fullerton College
This introductory chemistry textbook provides a foundational overview of key concepts, offering students an entry point into the field. Covering essential topics, it equips learners with a fundamental understanding of chemistry’s role in everyday life. The text serves as both a standalone introduction and a stepping stone for further study at the college level.
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10: Conclusion
Heather Burns, Connie Ogle, and Allyson Valentine · Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC)
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How Language Works
Michael Gasser · Indiana University
Linguistics is the science of language; it treats language and the ways people use it as phenomena to be studied much as a geologist treats the earth. Linguists want to figure out how language works. They are no more in the business of making value judgments about people's language than geologists are in the business of making value judgments about the behavior of the earth.
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Chemistry 142: Pre-General Chemistry (Brzezinski)
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UCD: Physics 9HC Lab
Tom Weideman · University of California, Davis
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Organic Chem I, Laboratory Manual , Chem
Divan Fard · Shasta College
This Organic Chemistry I Laboratory Manual introduces students to essential laboratory techniques and experimental methods used in organic chemistry. Experiments emphasize purification, separation, synthesis, characterization, and analysis of organic compounds while reinforcing concepts such as structure, functional groups, reaction chemistry, and spectroscopy. The manual also promotes safe laboratory practices, careful observation, accurate data collection, and scientific reasoning.
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Applied Ecology
Wikipedia · Wikibooks
It is intended that this book should contain a body of knowledge about the use of ecological theory and principles to solve problems associated with the intensive human use of the environment. It is beyond our capacity to return Earth to a primeval state, but what we can do is build a technological ‘ark’ to retain as much ecological integrity as possible. To achieve this, many aspects of ecology have to be applied to manage conservation systems.
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Classical Genetics (Khan Academy)
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Have you ever been told that you have your mother's eyes or grandfather's nose? Learn why traits run in families and how they're passed on. We'll look at Mendel's model of inheritance and learn how it's been revised and extended in the past 150 years.
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Chem 26505: Organic Chemistry I
Mark Lipton · Purdue University
A comprehensive study of the chemical principles underlying aliphatic and aromatic compounds. The syntheses and reactions of these materials are discussed. Modern theory and stereochemistry are stressed to illustrate the logic inherent in the subject matter and to demonstrate the predictability of many chemical transformations. Recommended for students majoring in chemistry.
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The Environment of the Earth's Surface
John Southard · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A great variety of processes affect the surface of the Earth. Topics to be covered are production and movement of surficial materials; soils and soil erosion; precipitation; streams and lakes; groundwater flow; glaciers and their deposits. The text combines aspects of geology, climatology, hydrology, and soil science to present a coherent introduction to the surface of the Earth, with emphasis on both fundamental concepts and practical applications.
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Human Anatomy Lab
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