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Abnormal Psychology - 1st Edition

Abnormal Psychology is an Open Education Resource written by Alexis Bridley/ Ph.D. and Lee W. Daffin Jr./ Ph.D. through Washington State University. The book tackles the difficult topic of mental disorders in 15 modules. This journey starts by discussing what abnormal behavior is by attempting to understand what normal behavior ...Read More
About Writing: A Guide

This writer's reference condenses and covers everything a beginning writing student should need to successfully compose college-level work. The book covers the basics of composition and revising/ including how to build a strong thesis/ how to peer review a fellow student's work/ and a handy checklist for revision/ before moving ...Read More
A Brief Introduction to Engineering Computation with MATLAB

A Brief Introduction to Engineering Computation with MATLAB is specifically designed for students with no programming experience. However/ students are expected to be proficient in First Year Mathematics and Sciences and access to good reference books are highly recommended. Students are assumed to have a working knowledge of the Mac ...Read More
Abstract Algebra: Theory and Applications

This text is intended for a one- or two-semester undergraduate course in abstract algebra. Traditionally/ these courses have covered the theoretical aspects of groups/ rings/ and fields. However/ with the development of computing in the last several decades/ applications that involve abstract algebra and discrete mathematics have become increasingly important/ ...Read More
A Byte of Python

"A Byte of Python" is a free book on programming using the Python language. It serves as a tutorial or guide to the Python language for a beginner audience. If all you know about computers is how to save text files/ then this is the book for you.
AC Circuits

This eBook was written as the sequel to the eBook titled DC Circuits/ which was written in 2016 by Chad Davis. This eBook covers Alternating Current (AC) circuit theory as well as a brief introduction of electronics. It is broken up into seven modules. Module 1 covers the basic theory ...Read More
Accounting Principles: A Business Perspective

Accounting Principles: A Business Perspective uses annual reports of real companies to illustrate many of the accounting concepts in use in business today. Gaining an understanding of accounting terminology and concepts/ however/ is not enough to ensure your success. You also need to be able to find information on the Internet/ analyze various business situations/ work effectively as a member of a team/ and communicate your ideas clearly. This text was developed to help you develop these skills.
AC Electrical Circuit Analysis: A Practical Approach

Welcome to the AC Electrical Circuit Analysis/ an open educational resource (OER). The goal of this text is to introduce the theory and practical application of analysis of AC electrical circuits. It assumes familiarity with DC circuit analysis. If you have not studied DC circuit analysis/ it is strongly recommended ...Read More
A Computational Introduction to Number Theory and Algebra

All of the mathematics required beyond basic calculus is developed “from scratch.” Moreover/ the book generally alternates between “theory” and “applications”: one or two chapters on a particular set of purely mathematical concepts are followed by one or two chapters on algorithms and applications; the mathematics provides the theoretical underpinnings ...Read More
A Concise Introduction to Logic

A Concise Introduction to Logic is an introduction to formal logic suitable for undergraduates taking a general education course in logic or critical thinking/ and is accessible and useful to any interested in gaining a basic understanding of logic. This text takes the unique approach of teaching logic through intellectual ...Read More
A Cool Brisk Walk Through Discrete Mathematics

A Cool/ Brisk Walk Through Discrete Mathematics/ an innovative and non-traditional approach to learning Discrete Math/ is available for low cost from Blurb or via free download.
Active Calculus 2.0

Active Calculus is different from most existing calculus texts in at least the following ways: the text is freely readable online in HTML format and is also available for in PDF; in the electronic format/ graphics are in full color and there are live links to java applets; version 2.0 ...Read More
Active Calculus Multivariable

Active Calculus Multivariable is the continuation of Active Calculus to multivariable functions. The Active Calculus texts are different from most existing calculus texts in at least the following ways: the texts are free for download by students and instructors in .pdf format; in the electronic format/ graphics are in full ...Read More
A Different Road To College: A Guide For Transitioning Non-Traditional Students

A Different Road To College: A Guide For Transitioning Non-Traditional Students is designed to introduce students to the contextual issues of college. Non-traditional students have an ever-growing presence on college campuses/ especially community colleges. This open educational resource is designed to engage students in seeing themselves as college students and ...Read More
Advanced Business Law and the Legal Environment

Mayer/ Warner/ Siedel and Lieberman's Advanced Business Law and the Legal Environment is an up-to-date textbook with coverage of legal and regulatory issues that are more technical than the topics in the authors' Foundations of Business Law and the Legal Environment. Appropriate for students who have already taken an introductory ...Read More
Advanced Community College ESL Composition: An Integrated Skills Approach

This book has been created to provide a framework for building your skills in writing and critical thinking. It provides access to published samples from professional authors along with essay drafts from ESL students who have polished their skills in their respective writing courses. The themes in the readings will give you a variety of topics to discuss with your classmates/ which may inspire your own deeper thinking and writing. Overall/ we hope that as you proceed through these chapters/ you will build confidence and develop your voice in the classroom and beyond. Welcome to the world of academic writing!
Advanced High School Statistics - 2nd Edition

We hope readers will take away three ideas from this book in addition to forming a foundationof statistical thinking and methods. (1) Statistics is an applied field with a wide range of practical applications. (2) You don't have to be a math guru to learn from real/ interesting data. (3) ...Read More
Advanced Problems in Mathematics: Preparing for University

This new and expanded edition is intended to help candidates prepare for entrance examinations in mathematics and scientific subjects/ including STEP (Sixth Term Examination Paper). STEP is an examination used by Cambridge Colleges for conditional offers in mathematics. They are also used by some other UK universities and many mathematics ...Read More
Advanced Water Mathematics

Learning and Understanding Mathematical Concepts in the Areas of Water Distribution and Water Treatment
A First Course in Electrical and Computer Engineering

This book was written for an experimental freshman course at the University of Colorado. The course is now an elective that the majority of our electrical and computer engineering students take in the second semester of their freshman year/ just before their first circuits course. Our department decided to offer ...Read More
A First Course in Linear Algebra

A First Course in Linear Algebra is an introductory textbook aimed at college-level sophomores and juniors. Typically students will have taken calculus/ but it is not a prerequisite. The book begins with systems of linear equations/ then covers matrix algebra/ before taking up finite-dimensional vector spaces in full generality. The ...Read More
A First Course in Linear Algebra

This text/ originally by K. Kuttler/ has been redesigned by the Lyryx editorial team as a first course in linear algebra for science and engineering students who have an understanding of basic algebra. All major topics of linear algebra are available in detail/ as well as proofs of important theorems. ...Read More
A Foundation Course in Reading German

This textbook guides a learner who has no previous German experience to gain the ability to accurately understand formal written German prose/ aided only by a comprehensive dictionary.
Agent-Based Evolutionary Game Dynamics

This book is a guide to implement simple agent-based evolutionary models using NetLogo. All the models we implement are agent-based/ i.e. individual agents and their interactions are explicitly represented in the models. To formalise agents’ interactions we use the basic framework of Evolutionary Game Theory. NetLogo is a multi-agent programmable modeling environment used by hundreds of thousands of students/ teachers and researchers all around the globe. No coding experience is necessary to fully understand the contents of this book.
A Gentle Introduction to the Art of Mathematics

This book is designed for the transition course between calculus and differential equations and the upper division mathematics courses with an emphasis on proof and abstraction. The book has been used by the author and several other faculty at Southern Connecticut State University. There are nine chapters and more than enough material for a semester course. Student reviews are favorable. It is written in an informal/ conversational style with a large number of interesting examples and exercises/ so that a student learns to write proofs while working on engaging problems.
A grammar of Komnzo

Komnzo is a Papuan language of Southern New Guinea spoken by around 250 people in the village of Rouku. Komnzo belongs to the Tonda subgroup of the Yam language family/ which is also known as the Morehead Upper-Maro group. This grammar provides the first comprehensive description of a Yam language. ...Read More
A grammar of Mauwake

This grammar provides a synchronic grammatical description of Mauwake/ a Papuan Trans-New Guinea (TNG) language of about 2000 speakers on the north coast of the Madang Province in Papua New Guinea. It is the first book-length treatment of the Mauwake language and the only published grammar of the Kumil subgroup ...Read More
A grammar of Moloko

This grammar provides the first comprehensive grammatical description of Moloko/ a Chadic language spoken by about 10/000 speakers in northern Cameroon. The grammar was developed from hours and years that the authors spent at friends’ houses hearing and recording stories/ hours spent listening to the tapes and transcribing the stories/ ...Read More