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UBC CHEM 154: Chemistry for Engineering
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In the contents: 7.1: Getting Started: Some Terminology
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Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis
Tharmalingam Punniyamurthy · Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Catalytic asymmetric synthesis the synthesis of compound that favors the formation of a specific enantiomer or diastereomer via catalysis synthetic methods. Enantioselective synthesis is a key process in modern chemistry and is particularly important in the field of pharmaceuticals, as the different enantiomers or diastereomers of a molecule often have different biological activity.
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The Data Renaissance
J.J. Sylvia IV · Fitchburg State University
In the contents: 11: Artificial Intelligence in Strategic Communication
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Transition with Purpose - Pathways from English Language to Academic Study
Michele Miller & Anne Greenhoe · Portland State University
Part one of this textbook is a guide for moving from ESL study to academic study at Portland State University*. It includes the resources students will use to understand policies and processes governing their degree study and their transition to academic coursework. Part two focuses on how academic skills are used across various disciplines and is comprised of activities and assignments designed to practice these skills. In seminars, students will use both sections simultaneously. *While much of
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Geobiology
Dawn Sumner · University of California, Davis
In the contents: 1: Life and Earth
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Digital Photography Basics
Politzer · CK12
Whether you just got a digital camera (or smart phone), are new to photography, or have a little experience, this course is for you. Each chapter will provide you with information, examples, opportunities to develop your skills, and time to reflect on what you've learned. Instead of a traditional end-of-course final, you'll be guided in the development of a digital photo portfolio to demonstrate your skills.
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Telling Stories to Save the World
Judith Sebesta · Sebesta Education Consulting
Explores the history and impact of the “Cli-Fi Film,” or Climate Fiction Film, a sub-genre of narrative cinema that depicts, on some level, the effects of climate change on the Earth and its inhabitants.
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Chinese Rhetoric and Writing
Andy Kirkpatrick & Zhichang Xu · Griffith & Monash Universities
In the contents: 09: Party Politics the Cultural Revolution and Charter 08
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Delftse Foundations of Computation
Stefan Hugtenburg & Neil Yorke-Smith · Delft University of Technology
Delftse Foundations of Computation is a textbook for a one quarter introductory course in theoretical computer science. It includes topics from propositional and predicate logic, proof techniques, set theory and the theory of computation, along with practical applications to computer science. It has no prerequisites other than a general familiarity with computer programming.
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Reyna Genetics Lab - Synthetic Biology CURE
Nathan Reyna · Ouachita Baptist University
The protocols included in this lab manual are part of a Synthetic Biology undergraduate research course (CURE) designed by the authors. The lab presented in this manual is designed for a Genetics or Biotechnology class and has been used at both two-year and four-year institutions.
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Waves: An Interactive Tutorial
Kyle Forinash and Wolfgang Christian · LibreTexts
This is a set of interactive tutorials designed to teach the fundamentals of wave dynamics. It starts with very simple wave properties and ends with an examination of nonlinear wave behavior. The emphasis here is on the properties of waves which are difficult to illustrate in a static textbook figure. The tutorial may be used in conjunction with a text or as a stand alone introduction to waves. Exposure to calculus and basic physics is assumed in the latter sections.
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CPSI10003 Microcomputer Applications 1 - Microsoft Excel
LueCrecy Ragan · Arkansas State University-Beebe
In the contents: 2.1.02: Inserting Images Shapes and SmartArt · 2.1.08: Introduction to Charts and Visualizations · 2.1.09: Creating and Customizing Charts
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Library Research Skills for First Year Seminar Students
Kara Blizzard · University of Alberta
In the contents: 02: Finding Specific Books and Articles · 2.01: Finding Specific Books and Articles
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World Literature I - Beginnings to 1650
Laura Getty & Kyounghye Kwon · University of North Georgia
In the contents: 2.03: The Art of War
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TRDS 160: CAD for Industry
Amaninder Singh Gill and Meredith Ann Tummeti · Centralia College
This book has been written to help the novice CAD user gain a grasp of designing using a modern parametric CAD software package. The hope of this activity-based book is to create a self-explanatory resource to get started with using Autodesk Fusion 360. The video tutorials accompanying this text allow for the novice designer to learn this package at any location at their own pace.
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Geological Structures - A Practical Introduction
John Waldron & Morgan Snyder · University of Alberta
This manual is about structures that occur within the Earth’s crust. Structures are the features that allow geologists to figure out how parts of the Earth have changed position, orientation, size and shape over time. This work requires careful observation and measurements of features at the surface of the Earth, and deductions about what’s below the surface.
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Microbiology Laboratory Student Manual
Angelo Kolokithas · Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
In the contents: 04: Tiny Earth Introduction and Planning
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Greek and Latin Roots II - Greek
Peter L. Smith · University of Victoria
This text is part two of a two part series that examines the systematic principles by which a large portion of English vocabulary has evolved from Latin and (to a lesser degree) from Greek. This book focuses on Greek roots and focuses on imparting some skill in the recognition and proper use of words derived from Greek. There is a stress on principles so that students may be able to cope with new and unfamiliar words of any type that they have studied.
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Statistics Done Wrong
Alex Reinhart · Carnegie Mellon University
Statistics Done Wrong is a guide to the most popular statistical errors and slip-ups committed by scientists every day, in the lab and in peer-reviewed journals. Many of the errors are prevalent in vast swaths of the published literature, casting doubt on the findings of thousands of papers. Statistics Done Wrong assumes no prior knowledge of statistics, so you can read it before your first statistics course or after thirty years of scientific practice.
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Writing as Material Practice - Substance, Surface and Medium
Kathryn Piquette et al. · University College London
In the contents: 1.04: Materials - Writing as Artefact · 02: The Twisting Paths of Recall - Khipu (Andean Cord Notation) as Artifact (Frank Salomon) · 2.08: Movable Parts