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Chemistry 115
Laurie Yoder · Eastern Mennonite University Chemistry 115
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Biophysics 241: Membrane Biology
Roland Faller · University of California, Davis
Advanced topics on membrane biochemistry and biophysics. Relationship of the unique properties of biomembranes to their roles in cell biology and physiology.
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BMT1420: Organizational Management
Thomisha M Duru-Nnebue · Prince George's Community College
This text aligns to introductory courses in Organizational Behavior. The text presents the theory, concepts, and applications with particular emphasis on the impact that individuals and groups can have on organizational performance and culture. An array of recurring features engages students in entrepreneurial thinking, managing change, using tools/technology, and responsible management.
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How to Write an Academic Paper: A Guidebook 1e
Ben Jameson · Chabot College
This guidebook should act as a companion for students seeking support writing their academic papers. It covers a process for planning and developing "argumentative" style essays. It can also help teachers give guidance to students when assigning essays. This book was written by Professor Ben Jameson of Chabot and Los Medanos Colleges. He has been teaching English since 2019. In this guidebook, he did his best to walk the reader through the same process he demonstrates in his college comp. class.
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The Roadrunner’s Guide to English
Jenny Crisp · Dalton University
This online book is designed to help students learn the skills they will need to do well in college-level classes. Some courses will focus on writing, some on reading, and some on a combination of the two; this book is designed to work with all of those classes.
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Rural and Northern Social Work Practice 2e: Examples within a Canadian Context
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This book highlights the contextual foundation of social work practice with rural and northern communities by addressing the importance of place using anti-oppressive perspectives. Practice competencies are presented, including an emphasis on trauma- and violence-informed approaches and the importance of addressing the mental wellness of social workers practicing in these communities.
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Introduction to Physical Geology
Deborah Shulman · Chabot College
This text address Earth's natural environments, with emphasis on spatial characteristics, change over time, interactions between environmental components, and human-environment interactions. Physical processes, techniques, and tools by which Earth's climates, soils, vegetation, water resources, and land forms are linked into integrated global patterns. Effect of natural environments on human activities and how humans modify environments.
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Biological Psychology - Psyc 310
Alan Keys · Sacramento City College
The primary focus of this course is on the nervous system and the connection between its structure, function, and human behavior. This course provides an in-depth examination of the anatomy of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system, neural development, neuronal communication, and genetic influences on neural structure and function. Structural and functional interactions of the nervous system with the endocrine, digestive, and immune systems are also examined.
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Water 131: Advanced Water Mathematics
Mike Alvord · College of the Canyons
This text examines advanced study of mathematical principles related to pump hydraulics: horsepower, flow rates, pump curves, chemical dosages, detention time, filtration and backwash rates, CT calculations and various utility management analyses related to budget preparations, water rate structures, and demand design forecasting. Focuses on mathematical computations within the expected range of knowledge on the State of California Water Resources Control Board exams.
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Math 3A: Calculus I
Zoya Kravets · Mission College
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Life Science for Middle School (CK-12)
CK12 · CK12
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Exploring Intercultural Communication: Instructors Manual
Kristine Clancy · Golden West College
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Thematic Reading Anthology
Lumen Learning · Lumen Learning
This anthology is a curated collection of openly licensed primary texts, organized thematically, designed to be used as a reader in English composition courses. Includes personal essays, literature, video and audio files, Web writings, and long-form journalism, along with customizable assignments and instructor resources. This anthology was initially curated using materials from a variety of open sources.
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CHEM 232 - Organic Chemistry II
Sol Parajon Puenzo · Cañada College
This text is designed for CHEM 232 Organic Chemistry II at Cañada College, the second semester of a one-year organic chemistry sequence. It introduces the chemistry of aromatic compounds, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, and proteins, with emphasis on synthesis and reaction mechanisms.
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Support Course for Elementary Statistics
Larry Green · Lake Tahoe Community College
This course covers topics that support a transfer-level Statistics course. It covers only developmental topics but includes notation or examples that are relevant to a Statistics course. It could also be used as a prerequisite course.
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Acceso
AmyRossomondo, editor · KU Open Language Resource Center, University of Kansas
The University of Kansas Collaborative Digital Spanish Project (Acceso) is an open-access, digital learning environment designed to promote the acquisition of Spanish and the development of cultural understanding of the varied groups of people who share Spanish as a common language.
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Physical Modeling in MATLAB
Allen B. Downey · Olin College
Modeling and simulation are powerful tools for explaining the world, making predictions, designing things that work, and making them work better. Learning to use these tools can be difficult; this book is my attempt to make the experience as enjoyable and productive as possible. By reading this book—and working on the exercises—you will learn some programming, some modeling, and some simulation. With basic programming skills, you can create models for a wide range of physical systems.
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Mechanical Engineering Vibrations
JuEun Lee · California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt
Welcome to Vibrations by Prof. J. Lee. This book introduces core principles of vibrations in mechanical systems. Topics include: 1) Degrees of freedom; 2) Translational and torsional systems; 3) Free, forced, damped, and undamped vibrations; 4) Solution procedures; 5) Discrete and continuous models; 6) Modal analysis. Video lectures: youtube.com/@MECHProfLee
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Physci 101 Lab: Physical Science Laboratory Investigations
Teresa Ciardi · College of the Canyons
This text introduces the non-science major to a survey of chemistry, and physics. Includes mechanics, heat, light, sound, motion, magnetism, electricity, atomic structure, chemical bonding, chemical reaction rates and their practical applications. Topics are developed with a minimum of mathematical presentation.
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Music Appreciation: A Topical Approach to Music Genre and Style
Richard Anatone · Prince George's Community College
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