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SPAN 120: Advanced Beginning Spanish
Cañada College · LibreTexts
This text supports SPAN 120: Advanced Elementary Spanish in which students practice and develop further communicative competence in written and spoken Spanish for use in a variety of social and cultural contexts and settings. Cultural Readings are used as the basis of classroom discussions. Cultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking-world are emphasized. The course is conducted primarily in Spanish. It is equivalent to the second year of the high school Language Other Than English. Photo by Parker
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A Theory of Literate Action - Literate Action II
Charles Bazerman · University of California, Santa Barbara
The first in a two-volume set, A Rhetoric of Literate Action is written for "the experienced writer with a substantial repertoire of skills, [who] now would find it useful to think in more fundamental strategic terms about what they want their texts to accomplish, what form the texts might take, how to develop specific contents, and how to arrange the work of writing."
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The Open Anthology of Earlier American Literature
Robin DeRosa, Abby Goode et al. · Plymouth State University
Is American literature defined by geographical boundaries? What is the difference between American literature and American history? How does the in-depth study of early American literature prompt us rethink representations of American culture today? In our global era, it is clear that past definitions of American literature must be revisited. This anthology moves to answer the question “what is American literature?” by framing the texts in new and provocative ways that fit the modern age.
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Linguistic Diversity and Class Dictionary exercises for Eng 96
Jeni Meresman · City Colleges of Chicago
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CHEM 210 General Chemistry I
Sol Parajon Puenzo · Cañada College
This course is the first half of a two-semester sequence in general chemistry intended for students pursuing majors in physical sciences, biological sciences and engineering. The topics include atomic theory, stoichiometry, chemical bonding, thermochemistry, periodicity, molecular geometry, gas laws, solution stoichiometry, intermolecular forces and selected topics covering redox and acid-base reactions.
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Quantitative Methods for Plant Breeding
Walter Suza and Kendall Lamkey · Iowa State University
This open textbook covers common statistics used in agriculture research, including experimental design in plant breeding and genetics, as well as the analysis of variance, regression, and correlation.
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Introduction to Curriculum for Early Childhood Education
Paris, Beeve and Springer · College of the Canyons
Welcome to learning about how to effectively plan curriculum for young children.
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Sophomore Internship
William R. Thibodeaux and Jean-Pierre Daigle · Chef John Folse Culinary Institute at Nicholls State University
The internship process is structured to: (1) reduce the time required for interns to become “part” of their working environment (2) ease the traditional anxiety that accompanies learning; (3) increase productivity in less time (4) provide a system for strengthening and assuring assimilation of the their new organization culture (5) increase the number & diversity of successful internship experiences (6) increase intern-workplace collaboration and (7) increase the potential for academic success.
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World Regional Geography
Caitlin Finlayson · University of Mary Washington
This text approaches geography as experts understand the discipline, focusing on connections and an in-depth understanding of core themes. This thematic approach, informed by pedagogical research, provides students with an introduction to thinking geographically. Instead of repeating the same several themes each chapter, this text emphasizes depth over breadth by arranging each chapter around a central theme and then exploring that theme in detail as it applies to the particular region.
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Tutt* a tavola! II
Stacy Giufre and Melina Masterson · University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Clackamas Biology 112 OER Textbook (OpenStax)
Jennifer Bown · Clackamas Community College
This Textbook supports students taking Biology 112 General Biology for Health Sciences from Clackamas Community College.
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Introduction to Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Emily Pain · Grand Rapids Community College
This textbook introduces key feminist concepts and frameworks of the interdisciplinary field of Women, Gender, and Sexualities Studies. It unpacks the social construction of gender and sexuality, questions categories of difference and inequality, explores how systems of power are perpetuated in social institutions, and describes how advocates have engaged in efforts to address these inequalities.
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CHE 124: General Chemistry for the Health Professions
Layne Morsch and Miranda Andrews · University of Illinois, Springfield
This textbook is intended for the one-semester GOB course at UIS for health professions majors. Topics include unit analysis, properties of matter, reactions in solutions, basic stoichiometry, behavior of gases, nuclear chemistry, basic atomic structure and chemical bonding.
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Microbiology for Earth Scientists
Matthew F Kirk · Kansas State University
Microorganisms are the most abundant form of life on Earth and in recent decades it has become increasingly clear that their collective activities are one of the dominant forces shaping the Earth. This book is specifically designed for earth science students and can provide a helpful free resource for students in Geomicrobiology courses. However, portions of the book can also have value for students and professionals from any field who are interested in environmental microbiology.
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Templates for CLC
Kelly Neiles · Chemistry Laboratory Curriculum Project
These are template drafts created by Kathryn Haas to support CLC Cohort 3 to harvest their new labs onto Libretexts. Feedback welcome!
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Chemistry 2e (OpenStax)
Flowers, Theopold, and Langley · OpenStax
This text follow a systematic study of fundamental chemical and physical principles and their application to the properties of matter, including atomic structure, molecular structure and bonding, periodic trends in the properties of the elements, gas laws, solution properties, and quantitative relationships involving chemical reactions.
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Tokyo University and the War
Tachibana Takashi · LibreTexts
Tachibana Takashi analyzes the impact of World War II on Tokyo University and Tokyo University’s impact on the war: attacks from outside, faculty politics and purges, institutional expansion, the sacrifice of liberal arts students to the war machine, and heroic dissenting professors who tried in vain to bring the war to an early end.
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Business Communication Skills for Managers
Lumen Learning · LibreTexts
The text introduces important elements of successful communication, providing examples of effective communication and providing students opportunities to practice the same. The course covers the essentials of communication including professional writing, visual aids, presentations, speeches, phone and online communication, and both getting hired and finding new hires.
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LNC 216_CHE
Hernana Biava · Brevard College
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Atmospheric Processes and Phenomena
Alison D. Nugent, David Dacou & Shintaro Russell · University of Hawaii Manoa
This textbook serves as an introduction to atmospheric science for undergraduate students and is the primary textbook for the ATMO 200: Atmospheric Processes and Phenomena course at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa. The book covers basic atmospheric science, weather, and climate in a descriptive and quantitative way.