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Math 4A: Multivariable Calculus
Zoya Kravets · Mission College
In the contents: 3.04: Partial Derivatives
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Advanced Algebra
Anonymous · LibreTexts
Intermediate Algebra is the second part of a two-part course in Algebra that builds on the basics learned in Elementary Algebra and introduces the more advanced topics required for further study of applications found in most disciplines. Used as a standalone textbook, it offers plenty of review as well as something new to engage the student in each chapter. This textbook introduces functions early and stresses the geometry behind the algebra.
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Foundations of Education
SUNY Oneonta Education Department · LibreTexts
Pre-service teachers require a strong foundation that includes an understanding of the student’s motivation for becoming a teacher, reflection on the ethics of an educator, awareness of and identification of their own philosophies of education, and an understanding of twenty-first-century skills and literacies.
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A Guide to Good Reasoning: Cultivating Intellectual Virtues
David Carl Wilson · Webster University
In the contents: 01: Part One- Reasoning and Arguments · 02: Part Two- Clarifying Arguments · 03: Part Three- Evaluating Arguments
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Beyond Lean: Simulation in Practice
Charles R. Standridge · Grand Valley State University
Lean thinking, as well as associated processes and tools, have involved into a ubiquitous perspective for improving systems particularly in the manufacturing arena. Discrete event simulation is recognized as one beyond-the-boundaries of lean technique. Thus, the fundamental goal of this text is to show how discrete event simulation can be used in addition to lean thinking to achieve greater benefits in system improvement than with lean alone.
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College Success and Advanced ESL Writing
Talley Caruso · Chabot College
This textbook enables college success with a particular focus on ESL (English as a Second Language) students developing academic reading and writing skills. Designed to be both instructional and accessible, this resource blends foundational writing instruction with targeted support for multilingual learners, empowering students to grow as confident, critical readers and effective academic writers.
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Creators, Collectors & Communities
Ann Smart Martin · University of Wisconsin-Madison
In the contents: 02: Made in America with Foreign Parts · 02.2: Magazines Making Art by Making Do · 02.13: Tramp Art Stand
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Histories of Indigenous Peoples and Canada
John Belshaw, Sarah Nickel, and Chelsea Horton · LibreTexts
Histories of Indigenous Peoples and Canada was conceived in 2016 as material in support of a new 3rd-year History course at Thompson Rivers University – Open Learning. The need for such an online course was underlined with the release of the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 2015. In the process of developing the curriculum, it was decided that the part you see here could be shared as a stand-alone Open Educational Resource (OER) in the form of an open textbook.
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Stand up, Speak out - The Practice and Ethics of Public Speaking
LibreTexts
Stand up, Speak out: The Practice and Ethics of Public Speaking features two key themes. First it focuses on helping students become more seasoned and polished public speakers, and second is its emphasis on ethics in communication. It is this practical approach and integrated ethical coverage that sets Stand up, Speak out: The Practice and Ethics of Public Speaking apart from the other texts in this market. COMPILE DATE: 11/2024
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Fruits, Vegetables, and Farinaceous Products
William R. Thibodeaux & Marcelle Bienvenu · Chef John Folse Culinary Institute at Nicholls State University
In the contents: 10.03: Measurement and conversion charts
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Astronomy for Educators
Daniel E. Barth · University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
In the contents: 01: Starting our Journey of Discovery · 03: Modeling Earth and Moon Together · 3.01: Making a Scale Model of the Earth-Moon System
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MTH 65: Algebra 2
Math Department · Clackamas Community College
TThis book builds a strong algebra foundation. You’ll review core skills like order of operations, fractions, and linear equations, then expand into polynomials, exponents, roots, and radicals. Finally, you’ll explore absolute value to model distance, tolerance, and precision. These connected skills form a toolkit to solve problems confidently and prepare you for advanced math and real-world applications.
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Thermodynamics
Andrea Allgood Carter · Meredith College
In the contents: 9.01: Partial Differentiation · 18.01: Partial Molar Quantities
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Introduction to Programming with C++
Jin He · Fresno City College
As part of OER project funded by Fresno City College OER Award Program, this book was created based on CSCI 40 course curriculum at Fresno City College, which was aligned to CID course descriptions of Comp 112 and Comp 122. The book can be used for the first semester of computer programming courses. It uses C++ as a vehicle to convey the basis concepts in computer programming. It focuses on programming logic, structure, and methodology. It covers the programming fundamentals such as variables an
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Microeconomics 1e
Martin Medeiros · Chabot College
Economic analysis of market systems, price theory, including supply and demand analysis, marginal utility, elasticity, cost and revenue concepts, perfect and imperfect competition, international trade theory, pricing of the factors of production, poverty and income inequalities.
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The Ideologies of Lived Space in Literary Texts, Ancient and Modern
Jo Heirman and Jacqueline Klooster · LibreTexts
This volume presents a number of essays on the ideological role of space in literary texts. The individual articles analyse ancient and modern literary texts from the angle of the most recent theoretical conceptualisations of space. The focus throughout is on how the experience of space is determined by dominant political, philosophical or religious ideologies.
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Shared Voices - An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Demetrios Brellas and Vanessa Martinez · Remixing Open Textbooks with an Equity Lens (ROTEL)
Shared Voices is a student-centered cultural anthropology mini textbook built with an equity lens. This text aims to be accessible, interesting, accurate, and centered on marginalized voices. This text is a starting point for any introductory anthropology course recognizing that cultural change is constant and the familiar is cousin to the weird and unusual.
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PEAC16253 Concepts of Fitness
Lisa Martin & LueCrecy Ragan · Arkansas State University-Beebe
In the contents: 2.08: SMART Goals · 6.12: Measuring Heart Rate
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Music Appreciation
Mueller et al. · Georgia Gwinnett College
The author of this text has intentionally kept it general in nature in order to create a platform for those who want to expand content into more in depth studies of the mentioned concepts and traditions. I believe that appreciation of any subject comes from open-minded exposure to that topic. With the arts this generally must happen at a moment when the message and meaning of the work resonates naturally with the appreciator.
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Workplace Safety for US Workers
Kimberly Mosley · Long Beach City College
In the contents: 1.03: OSHA Subparts