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Bending the Curve: Climate Change Solutions
Ramanathan, V.; Aines, R.; Auffhammer, M.; Barth, M.; Cole, J.; Forman, F., et al. · University of California
In the contents: 7.01: Science and Religion- A New Alliance Needed · 08: Communicating Climate Change Science
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Educational Learning Theories
Molly Zhou & David Brown · Dalton State University
This open textbook was the result of a remix of pre-existing open materials collected and reviewed by Molly Zhou and David Brown. Learning theories covered include the theories of Piaget, Bandura, Vygotsky, Kohlberg, Dewey, Bronfenbrenner, Eriksen, Gardner, Bloom, and Maslow.
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Geology
Lumen Learning · Lumen Learning
In the contents: 01: Science of Geology · 1.01: Why It Matters- Science of Geology · 1.03: Reading- The Science of Geology
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An Interactive Text for Food and Agricultural Marketing
Michael R. Thomsen · University of Arkansas
An Interactive Text for Food and Agricultural Marketing is intended to be the primary textbook for a University of Arkansas course on this subject. The course it taught at a junior level but is foundational in that it is a required course for all majors in Agricultural Business. The text assumes an understanding of college algebra and microeconomic principles that would be covered in a typical college-level introductory economic principles course.
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FS 101 Career Development and Decision-making Open Educational Resource (OER)
Elfi Hoskins and Heather Burns · HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College
This textbook is an integral part of Foundational Studies 101 Career Development and Decision-making, a three credit course at Harrisburg Area Community College, Central Pennsylvania's Community College. This course explores the process of career and decision-making. Course content covers career planning, World-of-Work exploration, self-awareness, occupational research, and goal setting.
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TED-1110-DL01: Professional Behaviors and Dispositions in an Educational Setting
Dr. Ashanti Bryant Foster · Prince George's Community College
This course focuses on professional dispositions and behaviors required to be successful in the field of early childhood education. Students will be introduced to the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) code of ethics, the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) standards for professionalism, and other needed professional behaviors. Students will be required to demonstrate these behaviors in simulated and real-life situations.
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Mass Communication, Media, and Culture
LibreTexts · LibreTexts
According to the author, the world did not need another introductory text in mass communication. But the world did need another kind of introductory text in mass communication, and that is how Understanding Media and Culture: An Introduction to Mass Communication was birthed.
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NUTRI 300: Nutrition (Silva)
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In the contents: 1.03: The Broad Role of Nutritional Science
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PSYCH 26: Culture and Community Psychology
Kimberly R. King · Laney College
Welcome to Culture and Community Psychology. This textbook is about culture influences on human behavior and mental processes, including the examination of the diversity on human thought, feelings, and behavior, and the underlying reasons for such diversity. The text takes an interdisciplinary social science approach to understanding culture, with an emphasis on psychology. Culture is viewed broadly, including ethnicity and race, economic class, gender, sexual orientation and religion.
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Race and Ethnic Relations in the U.S.: An Intersectional Approach [Remixed]
Priscilla Sandoval · Chabot College
This text is a remix of "Race and Ethnic Relations in the U.S.: An Intersectional Approach." It is an introductory level text with an intersectional focus for lower-division race and ethnicity courses.
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Introduction to Psychology
Michelle Pilati · Foothill College
In the contents: 01: The Science of Psychology · 1.01: Psychology as a Science · 1.06: Psychological Science (Summary)
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EXPLORATIONS: An Invitation to Biological Anthropology (Scheib)
LibreTexts
In the contents: 2.01: The Science of Who We Are and Where We Come From
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The Psychology of Women - An Inclusive Approach
Rochelle Burnaford · Diablo Valley College
This is an introduction to the psychology of women and gender, written for community college students. The book moves from the categories of sex and gender themselves outward to the institutions that benefit from them, and to the consequences of a binary sex and gender system. Trans and nonbinary experience is analyzed inside every chapter. And race, class, and sexuality are pulled through each topic as part of the analysis to highlight intersectionality.
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Friendly Introduction to Mathematical Logic
Christopher Leary & Lars Kristiansen · SUNY Geneseo & University of Oslo
At the intersection of mathematics, computer science, and philosophy, mathematical logic examines the power and limitations of formal mathematical thinking. In this expansion of Leary’s user-friendly 1st edition, readers with no previous study in the field are introduced to the basics of model theory, proof theory, and computability theory. The text is designed to be used either in an upper division undergraduate classroom, or for self study.
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Biological Psychology (MPC)
Adrianne Kotecki · Monterey Peninsula College
In the contents: 02: Research Methods and Ethical Considerations of Biological Psychology and Neuroscience · 14.04: Social Neuroscience
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x86-64 Assembly Language Programming with Ubuntu
Ed Jorgensen · University of Navada, Las Vegas
The purpose of this text is to provide a reference for University level assembly language and systems programming courses. Specifically, this text addresses the x86-64 instruction set for the popular x86-64 class of processors using the Ubuntu 64-bit Operating System (OS). The x86-64 is a Complex Instruction Set Computing (CISC) CPU design.
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Non-Isothermal Kinetic Methods
Arhangel'skii et al. · Moscow State University
This application book is intended for senior students of natural science faculties and technical institutes, who use methods of thermal analysis for kinetic studies in their research. The book can help researchers in studies of thermal decomposition, oxidation of various substances and materials, and other similar processes. It can be used in the laboratories of industrial enterprises applying methods of thermal analysis for quality control of raw materials and final products.
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Social Studies, Art, Music, and Movement
Vicki Tanck · Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
This textbook covers social studies, art, music, and movement in early childhood education. It includes chapters on play-based learning, environments, learning experiences, and interdisciplinary activities.
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Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry
Muhammad Arif Malik · Hampton University
This book aims to teach undergraduates introductory concepts of organic and biochemistry in one semester, assuming introductory general chemistry knowledge. It is intended for health sciences, like pre-nursing, psychology, kinesiology, and non-science majors. This book will hopefully provide enough knowledge to prepare the students to understand basic organic and biochemistry used in their professional subjects and appreciate the impact of chemistry in everyday life. Homework is associated.
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COMM 105/106: Kansas State University Public Speaking
Darren Epping · Kansas State University
Stand up, Speak out: The Practice and Ethics of Public Speaking features two key themes. First it focuses on helping students become more seasoned and polished public speakers, and second is its emphasis on ethics in communication.