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Conservation Laws, Newton's Laws, and Kinematics 2e
Christopher Duston · Merrimack College
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Science of Food
Trisha Russell · Whitworth University
Food Science is a multi-disciplinary field involving chemistry, biochemistry, nutrition, microbiology and engineering to give one the scientific knowledge to solve real problems associated with the many facets of the food system. The basis of the discipline lies in an understanding of the chemistry of food components, such as proteins, carbohydrates, fats and water and the reactions they undergo during processing and storage.
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SDSU · Shannon Clark
Sources and activities for Biotech Scholars at San Diego State University
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Classical Mechanics
Jeremy Tatum · University of Victoria
Classical mechanics is the study of the motion of bodies (including the special case in which bodies remain at rest) in accordance with the general principles first enunciated by Sir Isaac Newton in his Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (1687), commonly known as the Principia.
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Introduction to the Physics of Atoms, Molecules and Photons (Benedict)
Mihály Benedict · University of Szeged
These lecture notes have been prepared to give an introduction into the foundations of atomic and molecular physics with an emphasis on the interaction of these atomic systems with light, and in more general, with electromagnetic fields. Modern technology is based more and more on the laws and properties of micro-world, so it seems necessary to understand the most important rules and methods of this field of a physics student.
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SPAN101
Itzamar Gutierrez Reyes · Ivy Tech
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BIOL 130: Human Biology
Susan White · Cañada College
This textbook is intended for a college level class for non-majors and students who may go on to take anatomy and physiology. It examines multiple organ systems as well as providing background on the molecular and cellular functions underpinning organs. It also describes inheritance and the basis for our traits. Cover image generated by Easy-Peasy.AI
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CHEM301L: Physical Chemistry Lab Manual
Kathryn Haas · Duke University
Laboratory experiments designed to accompany CHEM 301 including including quantum chemistry, molecular structure, molecular spectroscopy, thermodynamics, and kinetics. Course includes instruction and practice in writing the laboratory notebook and formal laboratory reports.
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Chem 4A: General Chemistry for Majors I
LibreTexts · UC Davis
CHE 4A is the "for majors" version of General Chemistry. It covers the same material as CHE 2A but in more depth and with more complex examples. This course is for students who feel confident in their foundational chemistry knowledge. Although not required, it is also advisable for students to have completed a year of high school physics and be ready for a calculus-level mathematics course.
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Academic Writing for First Year College Students
Mary Jo M. Keiter · HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College
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Scriptwriting for Video, Broadcast, and Digital Media
Noemi Zeigler · Laney College
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Mission College MAT 003B
Benjamin Fineman · Mission College
Math 3B (Calculus II) builds upon differential calculus to focus on integral calculus and its applications. The core mission of the course is to master advanced integration techniques, explore infinite sequences and series, and analyze parametric equations and polar coordinates.
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Principles of Management
OpenStax · LibreTexts
This Introduction to Business course develops students’ understanding of business fundamentals with learning design structured around timely, real-world case studies and examples. Key topics include the role of business, the global economic and legal environment, ethics, marketing, accounting and finance, and managing processes and operations.
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The OER Starter Kit for Program Managers
Abbey K. Elder, Stefanie Buck, Jeff Gallant, Marco Seiferle-Valencia, and Apurva Ashok · rebus Foundation
The OER Starter Kit for Program Managers was created to bring attention to the work that is involved in building and managing an OER program, from learning about open educational practices and soliciting team members to collecting and reporting data on your program’s outcomes. Regardless of your program's scope and your own experience with OER, we hope that the Starter Kit for Program Managers will have some tips to help you along your way.
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SOC201: Introduction to Sociology
Dana Cole · Harold Washington College
This textbook introduces community college students to the field of sociology.
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Lab manual: Molecular biology and Genetic Engineering (Biot 275)
Victor Pham · Irvine Valley College
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CHM 363: Physical Chemistry 1
Elaine Marzluff · Grinnell College
This text is an introduction to physical chemistry that emphasizes experimental and theoretical aspects of chemical thermodynamics, chemical and physical equilibrium, and kinetics.
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Child Growth and Develpment (MPTC Version)
Paris, Ricardo, Rymond, and Johnson · College of the Canyons
This text is a presentation of how and why children grow, develop, and learn. We will look at how we change physically over time from conception through adolescence. We examine cognitive change, or how our ability to think and remember changes over the first decade or so of life. We will look at how our emotions, psychological state, and social relationships change throughout childhood and adolescence.
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Introduction to Health 2e
Kelly Falcone · Palomar College
The Introduction to Health OER Textbook provides a broad overview of information pertaining to human health and opportunities for improving health and wellness throughout life. The intended goal of the book is to equip the learners with important information needed to better understand their own health and how their daily choices may impact both their quantity and quality of life. Although this is a "health" textbook, it could actually be called a "life" textbook.
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Truck Driving
Christopher Chaney · Coalinga College
This book provides supplemental material to the California Commercial Driver's Handbook. It is written to support Coalinga College's Truck Driving Certificate program.