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Introduction to Human Geography: A Disciplinary Approach
Steven M. Graves · California State University, Northridge
Introduction to Human Geography: A Disciplinary Approach is a free eText designed for students enrolled in survey courses in Human/Cultural Geography or US Geography. Geography is a discipline that allows those who use it to ask questions, solve problems and communicate solutions about a wide range of issues. This text introduces readers to geography as discipline as it is used to better understand a variety of topics commonly of interest to geographers.
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Chemistry and Global Awareness
Elizabeth Gordon · Furman University
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PLUMA 1: Historias en Español
Pilar Hernández · MiraCosta College
PLUMA is a narrative-based language learning program for the first three levels of college Spanish. This program is organically aligned with ACTFL, featuring Can-Do Statements as an organizing principle and as a springboard from which the learner can direct and personalize their learning. It is grounded in narrative-based teaching and learning that evolves from people’s lived experiences and fragments of the history and culture of their countries of origin.
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Growth and Competitive Strategy in Three Circles
Anonymous · LibreTexts
Through good economic times and bad, marketing remains the pivotal function in any business. Determining and satisfying the needs of customers through products that have value and accessibility and whose features are clearly communicated is the general purpose of any business. It is also a fundamental definition of marketing. This text introduces students to the marketing strategies and tools that practitioners use to market their products.
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NURS142: Health Assessment in Nursing
Bugosh, McAlicher, and Zaharchuk · Harrisburg Area Community College
This Health Assessment in Nursing textbook is an open educational resource developed for entry-level undergraduate nursing students. It is aligned with the Harrisburg Area Community College's nursing curriculum for the Physical Assessment course NURS142 that describes techniques for obtaining a complete health history and performing a basic physical assessment using a body systems approach.
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Art History II
Lumen Learning · LibreTexts
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An Introduction to Human Nutrition
Jan Dowell and Erin Shanle · Lincoln Land Community College
Introduction to Human Nutrition bridges the gap between the science of nutrition and the practical aspect of choosing foods to provide optimal nutrient intake. Wellness is a key theme as making nutrition choices can be impacted by many factors in one’s lifestyle. The content supports nutrition considerations ranging from a community perspective to making healthy food choices for today’s diverse college-level students.
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Introduction to Criminology
George Cartwright · Madera Community College
Welcome to Introduction to Criminology at Reedley College. This textbook was designed especially for Reedley College Criminology students. It will provide an overview of the three components of the Criminal Justice System: Law Enforcement, Courts, and Corrections. There are four types of interactive features in this book to help you, the student, engage with the various concepts and procedures behind criminology.
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CPSI10003 Microcomputer Applications 1 - Microsoft Access
LueCrecy Ragan · Arkansas State University-Beebe
This book introduces Microsoft Access as a practical tool for organizing, managing, and analyzing data in a business environment. It starts with the basics of database design, including tables, forms, queries, and reports, and explains how to keep data accurate and well-organized. It then builds into more advanced skills, such as creating complex queries, designing user-friendly forms, generating clear reports, and automating tasks with macros and VBA. Overall, the book shows how Access can be u
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Elementary Calculus 2e
Michael Corral · Schoolcraft College
This textbook covers calculus of a single variable, suitable for a year-long (or two-semester) course. Chapters 1-5 cover Calculus I, while Chapters 6-9 cover Calculus II. The book is designed for students who have completed courses in high-school algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. Though designed for college students, it could also be used in high schools. The traditional topics are covered, but the old idea of an infinitesimal is resurrected, owing to its usefulness.
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Introduction to the College Experience (Burns, Ogle, Valentine)
Heather Burns, Connie Ogle, and Allyson Valentine · Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC)
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PRJ 2000: Public Relations and Journalism
Joel Whitaker · Prince George's Community College
The development of the internet has changed the professions of journalism and public relations dramatically. And yet, the fundamentals of newswriting remain the same. This book is written primarily for second year college students. Second year students often are undecided between journalism and public relations. The truth is, students need to be prepared to perform well in either field. This book meets that need.
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MPC CHEM 30A Introduction to Chemistry for Health Sciences
Jessica Thomas · Monterey Peninsula College
This is an introductory chemistry course covering the principles of inorganic and organic chemistry. It is designed for students intending to enter many health science fields. The course is appropriate for most baccalaureate programs in nursing, dental hygiene, family and consumer science, and kinesiology.
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Beginning Chemistry
Ball · LibreTexts
This textmap is an introductory chemistry text aimed for a single semester or quarter beginning experience to the field. The textmaps survey some of the basic topics of chemistry. This survey should give student enough knowledge to appreciate the impact of chemistry in everyday life and, if necessary, prepare student for additional instruction in chemistry.
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Classical Mythology Unbound
Jessica Mellenthin and Susan O. Shapiro · LibreTexts
Today people often use the word “myth” to mean an untrue story or false rumor. For example, if one person asked, “Is Friday the 13th an unlucky day?” another person might answer, “No, that is just a myth.” But the ancient Greeks did not use the word mythos (μῦθος) in this way. For the Greeks, a mythos was simply a story.
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The Power of Selling
LibreTexts · LibreTexts
The Power of Selling is the perfect textbook to teach students about the proven process of selling. More important, it teaches students how to apply the tenets of selling to how to sell themselves and get the job they want, with the same process professional sales people learn (or brush up) on their own selling skills.
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Fundamental Organic Chemistry I
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PreAlgebra
Davis Arnold · College of the Redwoods
This text addresses the fundamentals of arithmetic operations with signed number, including fractions and decimals as well as an introduction to signed numbers, including fractions and decimals as an introduction to some elementary topics in beginning algebra. Topics also include ratios and proportions, perfect squares and their square roots, elementary topics in geometry, systems of measurement, and monomial arithmetic.
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C++ Data Structures
Patrick McClanahan · San Joaquin Delta College
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Organic Chemistry III
Layne Morsch et al. · LibreTexts
The study of organic reactions includes the chemical synthesis of natural products, drugs, and polymers, and study of individual organic molecules in the laboratory and via theoretical (in silico) study. This is a textbook map of the chapters 25-30 of McMurry's "Organic Chemistry" textbook; it is not a copy of the original textbook, but is an original construction or remix of comparable OER content on LibreTexts to recreate its organization.