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Matlab and Octave Programming for STEM Applications (Smith)
Cary Smith · Oxnard College
Textbook Matlab/Octave Programming for STEM Applications. This text emphasizes practical applications of MATLAB in engineering, physics, mathematics and biology. Intended for California ENGR C-ID 220
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Computational Cognitive Neuroscience
O'Reilly, Munakata, Hazy & Frank · University of Colorado Boulder & Brown University
The content is organized into chapters, but also massively hyperlinked, and the content can go very "deep" while also enabling a very quick and relatively high-level of information that captures the key points, suitable for college undergraduates or even high school curricula. The main page for a given chapter provides a complete high-level pass through the material that stands alone, and is highly accessible. Everything else should be a subtopic page under the main page.
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CHM 120: Survey of General Chemistry
Jesse Crandall · Grand Rapids Community College
GRCC CHM 120 (Survey of General Chemistry) is an introductory college chemistry course covering fundamental principles including atomic structure, chemical bonding, stoichiometry, gas laws, solutions, kinetics, and equilibrium. It is designed for students requiring a foundational understanding, often serving nursing or allied health tracks.
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Action Research
J. Spencer Clark, Suzanne Porath, Julie Thiele, and Morgan Jobe · Kansas State University
Action research is a common journey for graduate students in education and other human science fields. This book attempts to meet the needs of graduate students, in-service teachers, and any other educators interested in action research and/or self-study. The primary purpose of this book is to offer clear steps and practical guidance to those who intend to carry out action research for the first time.
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Exploring Intercultural Communication COMM 325 DuBray version, Grothe
Daniel DuBray · Cosumnes River College
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An Introduction to Politics
T. M. Sell · Highline College
All life is politics. This text will attempt to demystify the political world, and make it relevant by showing how things actually work and why—how political systems divide the spoils and spread the burdens of civilized life; how economic and political systems intersect; and how approaches to politics have evolved to bring us where we are today.
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Creative Clinical Teaching in the Health Professions
Melrose, Park, & Perry · Athabasca University
This peer reviewed e-book is a must-read for nurses and other health professionals who strive to teach with creativity and excellence in clinical settings. Each chapter presents current evidence informed educational practice knowledge. Each topic is also presented with text boxes describing ‘Creative Strategies’ that clinical teachers from across Canada have successfully implemented.
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microeconomics
Samuel Lee · Cerritos College
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Electrical Fundamentals Competency
Industry Training Authority of BC · LibreTexts
Sacramento City College is a two-year community college located in Sacramento, California and is part of the Los Rios Community College District.
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MAT 03B Calculus II
Zoya Kravets · Mission College
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CHEM 1121: General, Organic, and Biochemistry
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Introduction to Soil Science Laboratory Manual (Schwyter and Vaughan)
Anna R. Schwyter and Karen L. Vaughan · University of Wyoming
This text explores the fundamental principles of soil science and soils as a natural resource. Students will be introduced to the physics, chemistry, microbiology, morphology, fertility and management of soils, and to the processes driving soil formation. The major soil types of the world and their classification will be discussed, and the relation of major soil characteristics to soil productivity, conservation and sustainability will be addressed.
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7.13: Hill, Sean. "Distance Between Desires" from Dangerous Goods (2013)
Heather Ringo and Athena Kashyap · City College of San Francisco
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American Women's History: Ancient America to the Present
Jennifer L. Altenhofel · Taft College
This is a book about women by a woman. It’s not your typical American history book. It follows the rhythms of women’s lives and begins and ends with their perspectives. Because history is best taught as a story, this book is the story of many generations of women who persevered, labored, loved, and lost. I hope I have done them justice.
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Astrobiology
Debra Fischer, Allyson Sheffield, Joshua Tan, and Lily Ling Zhao · LibreTexts
Interested in what scientists have been doing to investigate the existence of life in the Universe? This text will explore the different avenues that can be taken in trying to answer the question, "Is there life beyond the Earth?"
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Principles of Computer System Design
Jerome H. Saltzer & M. Frans Kaashoek · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Principles of Computer System Design: An Introduction is published in two parts. Part I, containing chapters 1-6, is a traditional printed textbook published by Morgan Kaufman, an imprint of Elsevier. Part II, containing chapters 7-11, is available here as an open educational resource.
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Quantum Mechanics
Niels Walet · University of Manchester
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Statistics for the Social Sciences
Bill Pelz · Herkimer College (SUNY)
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Beyond Argument - Essaying as a Practice of (Ex)Change
Sarah Allen · University of Northern Colorado
This text offers an in-depth examination of how current ways of thinking about the writer-page relation in personal essays can be reconceived according to practices in the care of the self — an ethic by which writers such as Seneca, Montaigne, and Nietzsche lived. This approach promises to reinvigorate the form and address many of the concerns expressed by essay scholars and writers regarding the lack of rigorous exploration we see in our students' personal essays — and sometime in our own.
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The Basics of GOB Chemistry
LibreTexts · LibreTexts
This textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to general, organic, and biological chemistry, structured to build a strong foundation for students in health, life sciences, and related fields. This textbook is intended for the one-semester GOB course and is divided into approximately one-half general chemistry topics, one-fourth organic chemistry topics, and one-fourth biochemistry topics.