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Exploring Chicano Cultural History
Melody Sowden · Coalinga College
Exploring Chicano Cultural History investigates the social, political, and artistic foundations of the Mexican American experience, tracing how pre-colonial Indigenous frameworks persisted through colonial rule, imperial expansion, and annexation. The text focuses directly on specific mechanisms of community agency and survival (including mutualistas, independent Spanish-language media networks, and mid-century labor movements) to connect historical legacies with contemporary social realities.
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Introduction to Psychology-PSYC201
Kristee Davis · Olive Harvey College
Thumbnail alt text: "Psychological Issues" by JoanDragonfly is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 .
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College Physics
OpenStax · LibreTexts
This introductory, algebra-based, two-semester college physics book is grounded with real-world examples, illustrations, and explanations to help students grasp key, fundamental physics concepts.
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Foundations of Computation
Carol Critchlow & David J. Eck · Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Foundations of Computation is a free textbook for a one-semester course in theoretical computer science. The course has no prerequisites other than introductory computer programming. The first half of the course covers material on logic, sets, and functions that would often be taught in a course in discrete mathematics. The second part covers material on automata, formal languages, and grammar that would ordinarily be encountered in an upper level course in theoretical computer science.
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CHEM 110A: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
Delmar Larsen · University of California, Davis
This text focuses on introducing students to the postulates and general principles of quantum mechanics. Approximations based on variational method and time independent perturbation theory. Application to harmonic oscillator, rigid rotor, one-electron and many-electron atoms, and homo-and hetero-nuclear diatomic molecules.
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Chem 107: Textbook
Greg Hershey Suryn · Gettysburg College
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BMT 1650: Customer Service 2021)
Perry and Benbow · Prince George's Community College
This text examines the dynamics of exceptional customer service. Develops skills necessary in dealing with customers effectively, using creative techniques to improve communication skills to achieve customer satisfaction.
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Building Envelope Inspection and Rehabilitation Engineering
Jamshid Mohammadi, Edoarda Corradi Dell’ Acqua, Bora Jang, and Soliman Khudeira · Illinois Institute of Technology
This book serves as a comprehensive reference for students in structural and architectural engineering as well as architecture. It is also a valuable resource for engineers, architects, and building professionals engaged in inspection, assessment, repair, and rehabilitation of building exteriors. Topics include façades, roofs, windows, doors, curtain walls, cladding systems, and, in some cases, foundation elements.
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Information Literacy
Lumen Learning · LibreTexts
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SCC: CHEM 300 - Beginning Chemistry
Marisa Alviar-Agnew · Sacramento City College
This is a lecture and laboratory course that covers the fundamental concepts of chemistry. This course assumes no previous knowledge of chemistry, presenting both chemical problem solving and laboratory skills. This course is intended primarily to prepare students for CHEM 400.
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Directing
Nick Garcia · Los Medanos College
Please view this book as a source of knowledge but know that every director you meet both good and bad you will learn from. Your journey is never over and the goal of any artist should be to take the lessons of the past, learn from your own experience, and transform your understanding into a unique approach that will change the future of the artform. This is my gift to you as you are the future. Best of luck on your journey.
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¡HOLA! Spanish 2
Beatrice Tseng & Karla Lemari · Irvine Valley College
¡HOLA! Spanish 2 is the second half of a comprehensive introductory Spanish sequence, offering the four foundational language skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Each module presents thematic vocabulary, sequenced grammar instruction, numerous self-assessment exercises, open-ended communicative activities, scaffolded writing tasks, and curated videos and reading selections that explore diverse aspects of life and culture throughout the Spanish-speaking world.
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Business Plan Development Guide
Lee A. Swanson · University of Saskatchewan
This textbook and its accompanying spreadsheet templates were designed with and for students wanting a practical and easy-to-follow guide for developing a business plan. It follows a unique format that both explains what to do and demonstrates how to do it.
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Fundamentals of Matrix Algebra
Gregory Hartman · Virginia Military Institute
This text deals with matrix algebra, as opposed to linear algebra. Without arguing semantics, I view matrix algebra as a subset of linear algebra, focused primarily on basic concepts and solution techniques. There is little formal development of theory and abstract concepts are avoided. This is akin to the master carpenter teaching his apprentice how to use a hammer, saw and plane before teaching how to make a cabinet.
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BUS 105/LAW 105: The Legal Environment of Business
James C. Harman · Santa Ana College
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Language and Culture in Context
Robert Godwin-Jones · Virginia Commonwealth University
The text introduces some of the key concepts in intercultural communication as traditionally presented in (North American) courses and textbooks, namely the study of differences between cultures, as represented in the works and theories of Edward Hall and Geert Hofstede. Common to these approaches is the prominence of context, leading to a view of human interactions as dynamic and changeable, given the complexity of language and culture, as human agents interact with their environments.
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Math 4B: Differential Equations
Zoya Kravets · Mission College
Topics include ordinary differential equations, with emphasis on linear equations, and partial differential equations. Methods include Laplace Transforms, power series, Fourier series, numerical solutions and applications.
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Chemistry 143 - Introductory Chemistry (Bunag)
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Persuasion Theory in Action
Amber K. Worthington · University of Alaska Anchorage
This textbook is an open educational resource for undergraduate persuasion courses.
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Open Music Theory-Fundamentals
Prince George's Community College
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