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Introductory_Chemistry_at_Solano_College
Commodore St Germain · Solano College
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Voces que cruzan fronteras: nuestra comunidad y la identidad multilingüe I
Nancy Domínguez-Fret and Megan Tzeitel Marshall · Northern Illinois University
Part One of this textbook draws on the stories and histories of the Latinx community in the Chicago area to engage students in exploring language and identity while building on and expanding their existing language skills. Its goal is to strengthen and support students’ linguistic and sociocultural connections to Spanish-speaking communities. This textbook can be used as a stand-alone curriculum or as a resource to enhance and expand an existing curriculum.
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EXPLORATIONS: An Open Invitation to Biological Anthropology 2e
Beth Shook, Katie Nelson, Kelsie Aguilera, & Lara Braff, Eds. · LibreTexts
Explorations is the first comprehensive, peer-reviewed, open access textbook for post-secondary biological anthropology courses, and the public.
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BIOL 250: Human Anatomy
Yancy Aquino · Skyline College
Gross and microscopic structure of the human body through lecture and laboratory study of dissections, histology slides, anatomy models, and prosected human cadavers. Primarily intended for Nursing, Respiratory Care, Allied Health, Surgical Technology, Kinesiology, and other health-related fields.
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Annotated and Revised Odyssey with Critical Introduction, Undergraduate Remix
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An annotated and revised version of Samuel Butler's translation. Accompanied by an accessible critical introduction and essays on important civilizations, religion, burial customs, political leadership, racism, gender roles, and slavery. Discussion questions and activities are embedded throughout; a special bonus question section with break-out questions organized by sections of the book is included. Extensive but succinct footnotes aid the reader throughout.
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2021 Winter UA Little Rock MoSI
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Spanish 100- Beginner Language and Culture I
Elizabeth Pereira · Capilano University
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Organic Chemistry
OpenStax · LibreTexts
Organic chemistry studies the structure, properties and reactions of organic compounds, which contain carbon in covalent bonding. Study of structure determines their structural formula. Study of properties includes physical and chemical properties, and evaluation of chemical reactivity to understand their behavior. 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 theoretically.
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Biology for Majors II (Lumen)
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Fundamentals of Biology Laboratory Manual
Shawn McEachin and Polly Parks · El Camino College
This course is a survey of all living things: prokaryotes, protists, fungi plants, and animals. Basic principles of structure, function, and relationships of living organisms are discussed with special reference to humans.
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Nursing Skills
Ernstmeyer & Christman (Eds.) · OpenRN
This Nursing Skills textbook is an open educational resource developed for entry-level undergraduate nursing students. It is aligned with the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) statewide nursing curriculum for the Nursing Skills course (543-102) that describes techniques for obtaining a health history and performing a basic physical assessment using a body systems approach. It also includes evidence-based clinical skills with related mathematical calculations and conversions.
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Crawford Automation – A Guided Application of Structured Problem Solving
Stephen Thomson, Kevin Hollis, and Laurie Turnbull · Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning and Conestoga College
This is a multimedia-enabled case in which students will be guided, by an industry expert, to apply structured problem-solving that addresses a typical supply chain problem, missing parts. What first appears as the issue may be a symptom of a root cause(s). The case utilizes videos, data files for analytics, audio recording, and videogame-style exercises to find the missing box of parts.
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Student Engagement Activities for Business Communications
Ashman et al. · Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Student Engagement Activities for Business Communications is a compilation resource for instructors of workplace writing and oral presentations. The activities in this book can add value and energy to the classroom by engaging students in activities that support their learning. Handouts, links, activity variations, and debrief questions are included.
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Humans R Social Media
Diana Daly · University of Arizona
Social media and humans exist in a world of mutual influence, and humans play central roles in how this influence is mediated and transferred. Humans R Social Media uses plain language and features contributions by students to help readers understand how we as humans shape social media, and how social media shapes our world in turn.
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CHEM 110 Introductory Chemistry - SP25
Lisa Sharpe Elles · University of Kansas
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Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies
Has Arakelyan · Rio Hondo College
Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach will acquaint readers with many of the compelling topics found under the broad umbrella of LGBTQ+ studies. Although our intention was to provide global coverage of LGBTQ+ issues, this first edition centers on North America, and particularly the United States.
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Introducing Marketing
John Burnett · 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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The Necessity of Entropy: The Macroscopic Argument, The Microscopic Response, and Some Practical Consequences
Judith Herzfeld · Brandeis University
Students often find thermodynamics baffling. This should not be surprising because it took many years for some of the best scientific minds to work it out. Nor should that arduous history be surprising because thermodynamics links visible phenomena with molecular phenomena, two realms that are more often considered separately. However, the grand ambition of this linkage has been elegantly established and there is nothing convoluted about it.
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South and East Asian Philosophy Reader
Noah Levin · Golden West College
The South and East Asian Philosophy Reader provides a broad introduction to the major philosophical and religious traditions of Asia while also drawing parallels to Western thought.
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CLP-1 Differential Calculus
Joel Feldman, Andrew Rechnitzer & Elyse Yeager · University of British Columbia
This textbook covers single variable Differential Calculus.