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Precalculus: Algebra and Trigonometry (Math 4 - FCC)
David Yang, Jeremy Brandl, Laurel Blackerby-Slater, Leila Nabi & Nate Allen · Fresno City College
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Fundamentals of Emergency Management
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Chemistry 100: Fundamentals of Chemistry
Fred Garces · San Diego Miramar College
This course is an introductory study of the language and tools of chemistry. Basic concepts of the structure, properties, interactions and changes of matter and energy are studied, both qualitatively and quantitatively. Applications to everyday experiences are considered. This course is taken by students majoring in nursing or allied health sciences and provides a foundation for further coursework in chemistry.
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How Arguments Work
Anna Mills · City College of San Francisco
How Arguments Work takes students through the techniques they will need to respond to readings and make sophisticated arguments in any college class. This is a practical guide to argumentation with strategies and templates for the kinds of assignments students will commonly encounter. It covers rhetorical concepts in everyday language and explores how arguments can build trust and move readers.
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Economics for Life: Real-World Financial Literacy (Wargo)
Donald T. Wargo · Temple University
Economics for Life: Real-World Financial Literacy is designed to help soon-to-be college graduates start their "real lives" with a better understanding of how to analyze the financial decisions that they will soon have to make. Written in an easy-to-read, conversational style, this textbook will help students learn how to make decisions on saving and investing for retirement, buying a car, buying a home, as well as how to safely navigate the use of debit and credit cards.
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University of Arkansas at Little Rock: Chem 1403 General Chemistry II
Robert Belford · University of Arkansas at Little Rock
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Biology for Science Majors I
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Humanities: Prehistory to the 15th Century
Lumen Learning · Lumen Learning
The book Humanities: Prehistory to the 15th Century provides an interdisciplinary exploration of human history, culture, and artistic achievements from prehistoric times through the Middle Ages. It examines key cultural developments, including art, literature, philosophy, religion, and architecture, highlighting their societal contexts and global influences.
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SCC: Chem 420 - Organic Chemistry I
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Project Management
Adrienne Watt · BCCampus Open Textbooks
People have been undertaking projects since the earliest days of organized human activity. The hunting parties of our prehistoric ancestors were projects. Large complex projects such as the pyramids and the Great Wall of China were also projects. We use the term “project” frequently in our daily conversations. This book covers the basics of project management. This includes the process of initiation, planning, execution, control, and closeout that all projects share.
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College Algebra (NWTC)
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College · College Algebra (NWTC)
This text covers a comprehensive range of algebraic principles, including equations and inequalities, functions, polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, and systems of equations and inequalities. It provides a solid foundation in algebra.
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SPAN 100: Beginner Spanish Language and Culture I
Elizabeth Pereira · Capilano University
This is a beginners' course which offers a comprehensive introduction to the Spanish language and culture. Emphasis is placed on grammar and the development of the students' speaking, understanding, reading and writing skills.
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Mathematical Reasoning
Pamini Thangarajah · Mount Royal University
This course explores topics in discrete mathematics including the language of logic, set theory, enumeration, probability, and statistics. Basic elements of probability and statistics will be used to solve problems involving the organization, description, and interpretation of data. Furthermore, it explores topics in Euclidean geometry.
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Discrete Stochastic Processes
Robert Gallager · Massachusetts Institute of Technolog
Discrete stochastic processes are essentially probabilistic systems that evolve in time via random changes occurring at discrete fixed or random intervals. This text aims to help students acquire both the mathematical principles and the intuition necessary to create, analyze, and understand insightful models for a broad range of these processes. The range of areas for which discrete stochastic-process models are useful is constantly expanding.
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Euclidean Plane and its Relatives
Anton Petrunin · Pennsylvannia State University
This book is designed for a semester-long course in Foundations of Geometry and meant to be rigorous, conservative, elementary and minimalistic.
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Exercise and Nutrition
Dawn Markell, Diane Peterson, and Carrie Johnson · Centralia College
This OER textbook explores components of a healthy lifestyle and methods for incorporating these components into daily life. Fitness assessment, exercise program development, nutrition, weight management, goal setting, and stress management are discussed.
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CHEM 4110: Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
author · Catherine McCusker
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Engaging Adults in Science and Energy
Pennsylvania State University · Pennsylvania State University
This text provided ten weekly educational classes along with field experiences to adults living in rural Pennsylvania where a majority of natural gas exploration and development was occurring producing large-scale change within their communities. The program curriculum focused on energy and energy systems, the scientific process, social and economic impacts, and communication skills to enhance citizens' abilities to engage in civil dialogue around contentious topics.
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Digital Media Literacy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Jae Sik Ha · University of Illinois Springfield
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Para vivir con salud
Kathryn Joy McKnight and Jill S. Kuhnheim · University of New Mexico
Para vivir offers an introduction to reading different literary and cultural texts from the Spanish-speaking world with a thematic focus on health. It can be used as an alternative to the standard Introduction to Hispanic Literature course texts, as it also teaches techniques of close reading. It incorporates authors from seventeen counties, has an almost even representation of male and female authors and diverse communities in the Hispanic world.