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This is a textbook map of Raymond Chang's Physical Chemistry for the Biosciences textbook, not the actual book.
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America - The User's Manual 3e
Benjamin R. Kantack · Lycoming College
This is a free textbook written for introductory undergraduate courses in American politics. It may also be suitable for precocious high school students, as well as for non-students who want to learn how American government works.
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Programming for the Web - From Soup to Nuts - Implementing a Complete GIS Web Page
Charles W. Kann III · Gettysburg College
This book is designed to be used as a class text but should be easily accessible to programmers interested in Web Programming. It should even be accessible to an advanced hobbyist.
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The Psychology of Gender
Suzanne Valentine-French and Martha Lally · College of Lake County
This gender studies textbook provides a comprehensive exploration of the psychology of gender, examining biological, social, and cultural influences on gender identity, roles, and behaviors. Divided into ten modules, the book begins by defining the psychology of gender and the research methods used to study it. It then delves into biological factors such as chromosomes and hormones, followed by theories of gender identity.
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Introduction to African American Studies
Kiandra Jimenez et al. · ASCCC Open Educational Resources Initiative (OERI)
As you navigate this text, you will be introduced to a chorus of voices that paved the way for exploring Black Studies. Our writing collective’s transdisciplinary approach, drawing from fields such as Africana Studies, Black Feminism/Womanism, Black Psychology, and Cultural Studies, offers a comprehensive understanding of the transformative power of Black Thought.
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On Stage, Off Script: Critical Performance Studies
Stephanie Anderson · De Anza College
This textbook explores how performance and oral interpretation bring literature to life through voice, body, and connection. Students examine whose voices and stories are valued, how performance shapes identity and culture, and how it can challenge social norms. Through literature, students develop curiosity, empathy, intentional expression, and authentic voices.
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Introduction to Assembly Language Programming: From Soup to Nuts - ARM Edition
Charles W. Kann III · Gettysburg College
This is an ARM Assembly Language Textbook designed to be used in classes such as Computer Organization, Operating Systems, Compilers, or any other class that needs to provide the students with a overall of Arm Assembly Language. As with all Soup to Nuts books, it is intended to be a resource where each chapter builds on the material from previous chapters, and leads the reader from a rudimentary knowledge of assembly language to a point where they can use it in their studies.
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UCD GEL 56 Introduction to Geophysics
Magali Billen · University of California, Davis
Introduction to Geophysics provides a solid foundation in fundamental concepts from physics (diffusion, gravity, wave propagation), material science (rheology), scientific computing (basic programming, data analysis) and geophysics (plate tectonics, gravity, seismology, earthquakes) that are essential to multiple sub-topics in Earth and Planetary Sciences.
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A Career in Sociology
Vera Kennedy · West Hills College Lemoore
This text was written for introductory undergraduate courses on sociological practice. The book was designed for faculty and students searching for a resource that provides sociological terms, concepts, and theories in the study of sociological practice. To adapt to the educational needs of individuals using this book, the instructor or learner must understand the underlying content.
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COM 1130: Interviewing
Laura Miller and Annette Savoy · Prince George's Community College
This course explores the theory and practice of interviewing. Students examine the different types of interviews which can be conducted, including their contexts. Consideration is given to the interviewer and the interviewee's role and expectations, especially regarding their competency and communication skills. The ethical implications of conducting an interview are incorporated into the examination of interviewing.
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Deep into Pharo
Alexandre Bergel, Damien Cassou, Stéphane Ducasse, Jannik Laval · LibreTexts
Pharo is a clean, innovative, open-source, live-programming environment. Deep into Pharo is the second volume of a series of books covering Pharo. Whereas the first volume is intended for newcomers, this second volume covers deeper topics. You will learn about Pharo frameworks and libraries such as Glamour, PetitParser, Roassal, FileSystem, Regex, and Socket. You will explore the language with chapters on exceptions, blocks, small integers, and floats.
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Introduction to Psychology - Noba's Discover Psychology (Remixed)
Rochelle Burnaford · Diablo Valley College
This introductory psychology textbook is a customized remix of openly licensed materials from introductory psychology materials on LibreTexts. The readings have been reorganized into 15 chapters, covering content required for an introduction to psychology course.
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Student Development 001 for College Success
Pedro Garcia and Paige Ortiz · Coalinga College
This text assists students in obtaining skills and knowledge necessary to reach their educational, career and life objectives. Topics to be covered include orientation to college, motivation, memory development, physiological well being, study skills/techniques, career-life planning, financial literacy, and skills for dealing with personal issues, interpersonal relationships and other life challenges that students encounter throughout the various stages of their lives.
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PSY-103: Adult Development
Rising Scholar Program · Lake Tahoe Community College
This course completes the psychology series on human development which started with Child and Adolescent Development. The course covers the developmental sequence from young adulthood to late adulthood. These stages of adult development will be studied from physical, social, emotional, and cognitive perspectives. The course will also include issues of death and bereavement. Please return to the Lake Tahoe Community College Rising Scholar Program if found.
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Sociology of the Family
Ron J. Hammond · Utah Valley University
In all societies, the family is the premier institution for all of the following: socialization of children, adult intimate relationships, life-long economic support and cooperation, and continuity of relationships along the life-course. Sociologists are leaders among scientists who study the family. They have functioned in a core assessment role for describing, explaining, and predicting family-based social patterns for the United States and other countries of the world.
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Natural Resources Biometrics
Diane Kiernan · SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
The following chapters cover one- and two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), including multiple comparison methods and interaction assessment, with a strong emphasis on application and interpretation. Simple and multiple linear regressions in a natural resource setting are covered in the next chapters, focusing on correlation, model fitting, residual analysis, and confidence and prediction intervals.
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PS 111 General Psychology SMWC
Sherry Schnake · Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
This text is designed for a one-semester college-level introduction to psychology course. It has been remixed from multiple open educational resources (OERs) to best meet the needs of students and instructors for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College’s PS 111 General Psychology course.
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MAT 1350: Precalculus Part I
Jay Abramson · Prince George's Community College
Algebra is the study of mathematical symbols and the rules for manipulating these symbols. It is a unifying thread of almost all of mathematics. Elementary algebra is generally considered to be essential for any study of mathematics, science, or engineering, as well as such applications as medicine and economics. Elementary algebra differs from arithmetic in the use of abstractions, such as using letters to stand for numbers that are either unknown or allowed to take on many values.
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The Missing Link - An Introduction to Web Development
Michael Mendez · SUNY Fredonia
Web development is an evolving amalgamation of languages that work in concert to receive, modify, and deliver information between parties using the Internet as a mechanism of delivery. While it is easy to describe conceptually, implementation is accompanied by an overwhelming variety of languages, platforms, templates, frameworks, guidelines, and standards. Navigating a project from concept to completion often requires more than mastery of one or two complementing languages.
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Introduction to Oral Argumentation and Debate
Elvinet Piard · Imperial Valley College
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