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Individual Finance
LibreTexts · LibreTexts
In addition to providing sources of practical information, this should introduce you to a way of thinking about your personal financial decisions. This should lead you to thinking harder and farther about the larger and longer consequences of your decisions. Many of the more practical aspects of personal finance will change over time, as practices, technologies, intermediaries, customs, and laws change, but a fundamental awareness of ways to think well about solving financial questions.
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Biology for an Informed World
Trevor Rivers · University of Kansas
In the contents: 5.01: Organizing Life on Earth · 5.5.03: Flatworms Nematodes and Arthropods
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Commonsense Composition
Crystle Bruno · CK-12
In the contents: 09: Parts of Speech · 9.02: Basic Parts of Speech · 10: Parts of the Sentence
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Transition to Higher Mathematics
Bob Dumas and John E. McCarthy · University of Washington and Washington University in St. Louis
In the contents: 1.9: Hints to get started on some exercises
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Oral Interpretation of Literature
Anna Martinez · Clovis Community College
An OER intended for a college course on the oral performance of literary texts.
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Distillation Science
Larry Coleman · LibreTexts
This is a ten-part series of technical articles on Distillation Science, as is currently practiced on an industrial level. It is organized as it would be used for the process design of large-scale distillation columns, which may differ from the way topics are introduced to students academically. As a part of distillation column design, these articles also involve the vapor-liquid equilibria (VLE) of binary systems, with potential extension to multi-component systems.
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Making (More) History: World History 1750 - Present
Lindsay Bell · De Anza College
Making (More) History: World History 1750 to the present, is designed to meet the scope and sequence of a world history course at both two-year and four-year institutions on a quarter system schedule. Suitable for both majors and non majors Making (More) History introduces students to a global perspective of history that seeks to understand nontraditional narratives. Concepts and assessments help students think critically about the issues they encounter to broaden their perspectives.
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A Guide to Physical Activity
Eydie Kramer · University of Minnesota
The following content is designed to serve as a supplementary source of knowledge which will enhance overall physical activity literacy and competence. The following modules will cover: physical activity foundations, benefits of regular participation in physical activity, and an overview of current nutrition, stress reduction, and sleep literature.
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LIT 232: Survey of British Literature II
Skyline English Department · Skyline College
Study of the typical works of major British writers from the 19th Century to the present.
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Color Theory and Composition
Lauren Champlin · Rio Hondo College
Color is a language with the unique ability to communicate both meanings and direct sensations. Picture a row of flags: color information of striped bands is used to distinguish country affiliation. Now, on the other hand, imagine standing in front of a Rothko painting: entering fields of red and orange raises your heart rate slightly, makes you feel warm, excited, complex emotions. We are immersed in the language of color. From rainbows to stop signs to paint, color can function as code, sensa
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A Theory of Literate Action - Literate Action II
Charles Bazerman · University of California, Santa Barbara
The second in a two-volume set, A Theory of Literate Action draws on work from the social sciences—and in particular sociocultural psychology, phenomenological sociology, and the pragmatic tradition of social science—to "reconceive rhetoric fundamentally around the problems of written communication rather than around rhetoric's founding concerns of high stakes, agonistic, oral public persuasion".
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Biological Psychology
Michael Hove and Steven A. Martinez · Fitchburg State University and Temple University
Biological psychology is the study of the biological bases of behavior and mental processes. It explores how biological factors like genes, hormones, neurotransmitters, and brain structures influence psychological components like thoughts, emotions, memories, and actions. This free and open textbook provides a wide ranging and up-to-date introduction to the main topics and methods of biological psychology.
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Professional Web Accessibility Auditing Made Easy
Digital Education Strategies, The Chang School · Ryerson University
In the contents: 1.06: Activity- Start Your Web Accessibility Auditing Toolkit · 9.08: Activity- Web Accessibility in Your Part of the World
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Drawing Perspectives
Kristen Kennedy · Lemoore College
In the contents: 1.04: Essential Techniques for Artistic Composition · 2.03: Purposes and Functions of Art · 2.04: Themes of Art
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Cañada College
Sol Parajon Puenzo · Cañada College
This textbook is designed for the one-semester General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry course. Content. General Chemistry: This section covers foundational concepts like atomic structure, chemical bonding, stoichiometry, and basic chemical reactions. Organic Chemistry: This part introduces the chemistry of carbon compounds, including functional groups, basic organic reactions, and the structures of important biological molecules. Biological Chemistry: This section focuses on the chemistry of
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The Mongols: Self-Perception, Letters and Rhetoric, and Modern Legacies
LibreTexts
This unit opens with an assignment on the Mongols' self-identity as presented in their Secret History. Another assignment compares and contrasts diplomatic and military approaches utilized by Mongol and western rulers. The unit closes with an assignment which encourages the analysis of the legacies of the Mongols on Western perceptions and depictions of Asia, particularly China and Mongolia.
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Archaeology
Susan Ruth · Central New Mexico Community College
In the contents: 1.02: Down to Earth
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Idea to Essay: Collected Strategies and Readings for the College Writer 4e
The Butler Community College English Department · Butler Community College
English 101 is a college-level freshman composition course focused on developing expository and persuasive writing skills through various writing exercises, research, and argumentation.
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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)