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U.S. History

U.S. Historycovers the breadth of the chronological history of the United States and also provides the necessary depth to ensure the course is manageable for instructors and students alike. U.S. History is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of most courses. The authors introduce key forces and major ...Read More
Vaccine Practice for Health Professionals - 1st Canadian Edition

This open access textbook is intended to guide best practices in vaccine delivery in Canada. This resource is designed for students in post-secondary health profession programs/ including nursing. It may also be useful for graduate students and healthcare providers. This textbook provides information related to clinical practice/ including the administration of vaccine/ and communication with clients.
Variational Principles in Classical Mechanics - Second Edition

Two dramatically different philosophical approaches to classical mechanics were proposed during the 17th – 18th centuries. Newton developed his vectorial formulation that uses time-dependent differential equations of motion to relate vector observables like force and rate of change of momentum. Euler/ Lagrange/ Hamilton/ and Jacobi/ developed powerful alternative variational formulations ...Read More
Vector Calculus

This is a text on elementary multivariable calculus/ designed for students who have completed courses in single-variable calculus. The traditional topics are covered: basic vector algebra; lines/ planes and surfaces; vector-valued functions; functions of 2 or 3 variables; partial derivatives; optimization; multiple integrals; line and surface integrals. The book also ...Read More
Veterinary Epidemiology: Principles and Methods

The purpose of this textbook is to provide an introductory/ yet comprehensive/ source of information on epidemiology for veterinary students/ researchers/ and practitioners. There has not been a textbook that presents analytic epidemiology as a science/ basic to veterinary medicine's efforts in health management (herd health) as well as in clinical medicine.
Veterinary Histology

Veterinary Histology is a microscopic anatomy textbook focused on domestic species/ including the dog/ cat/ cattle/ horses/ swine/ and camelids. This digital textbook provides comprehensive/ system-specific text as well as high-resolution/ annotated images along with chapter-specific glossary of terms and learning objectives.
Virgil/ Aeneid/ 4.1-299. Latin Text/ Study Questions/ Commentary and Interpretative Essays

Love and tragedy dominate book four of Virgil's most powerful work/ building on the violent emotions invoked by the storms/ battles/ warring gods/ and monster-plagued wanderings of the epic's opening. Destined to be the founder of Roman culture/ Aeneas/ nudged by the gods/ decides to leave his beloved Dido/ causing ...Read More
Vocal Techniques for the Instrumentalist - 2nd edition

Vocal Techniques/ the course title used at many institutions/ is essentially a voice class for instrumentalists/ and is a required course for instrumental music education majors seeking all-level certification. Students take at least one Vocal Techniques course to learn proper singing technique along with basic pedagogy and can include teaching ...Read More
WAC and Second-Language Writers: Research Towards Linguistically and Culturally Inclusive Programs and Practices

In WAC and Second-Language Writers/ the editors and contributors pursue the ambitious goal of including within WAC theory/ research/ and practice the differing perspectives/ educational experiences/ and voices of second-language writers. The chapters within this collection not only report new research but also share a wealth of pedagogical/ curricular/ and ...Read More
WAC Partnerships Between Secondary and Postsecondary Institutions

Working with educators at all academic levels involved in WAC partnerships/ the authors and editors of this collection demonstrate successful models of collaboration between schools and institutions so others can emulate and promote this type of collaboration. The chapters in this collection describe and reflect on collaborative partnerships among middle ...Read More
Web Accessibility for Developers

Web Accessibility for Developers is a technical book aimed primarily at programmers. Learn how to develop accessible interactivity on the Web and gain expertise using WAI-ARIA/ a W3C specification that enables optimal use of assistive technologies/ like screen readers/ when navigating the Web.
Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers

The web gives us many such strategies and tactics and tools/ which/ properly used/ can get students closer to the truth of a statement or image within seconds. For some reason we have decided not to teach students these specific techniques. As many people have noted/ the web is both ...Read More
Wellbeing/ Freedom and Social Justice: The Capability Approach Re-Examined

How do we evaluate ambiguous concepts such as wellbeing/ freedom/ and social justice? How do we develop policies that offer everyone the best chance to achieve what they want from life? The capability approach/ a theoretical framework pioneered by the philosopher and economist Amartya Sen in the 1980s/ has become ...Read More
Wellbeing in Educational Contexts

Wellbeing in Educational Contexts
Western Civilization: A Concise History Volume 1

Western Civilization: A Concise History is an Open Educational Resource textbook covering the history of Western Civilization from approximately 8/000 BCE to 2017 CE. It is available in three volumes covering the following time periods and topics: Volume 1: from the origins of civilization in Mesopotamia c. 8/000 BCE through ...Read More
Western Civilization: A Concise History Volume 2

Western Civilization: A Concise History is an Open Educational Resource textbook covering the history of Western Civilization from approximately 8/000 BCE to 2017 CE. It is available in three volumes covering the following time periods and topics: Volume 1: from the origins of civilization in Mesopotamia c. 8/000 BCE through ...Read More
Western Civilization: A Concise History Volume 3

Western Civilization: A Concise History is an Open Educational Resource textbook covering the history of Western Civilization from approximately 8/000 BCE to 2017 CE. It is available in three volumes covering the following time periods and topics: Volume 1: from the origins of civilization in Mesopotamia c. 8/000 BCE through ...Read More
Wetlands Law: A Course Source

The Wetlands Law Course Source can be used as the primary text for a two credit seminar or as a supplemental text to cover wetlands material in an environmental law/ natural resources law/ or water law course. In addition/ the administrative law chapter can be used as a supplement in ...Read More
What Color is Your C.F.R.?

What Color is Your C.F.R.? is a problem-based law workbook with a colorful twist. Conceived and written by law librarians/ it uses easy to understand plain language and is a light-hearted but helpful supplement to instruction on basic legal research. The book takes a non-traditional approach to legal research and uses short legal research exercises and coloring.
Whitman Calculus

An introductory level single variable calculus book/ covering standard topics in differential and integral calculus/ and infinite series. Late transcendentals and multivariable versions are also available. This textbook has been used in classes at:Boise State University/Claremont McKenna College/University of Minnesota/ University of Puget Sound/ Western Connecticut State University/ Whitman College.
Words of Wisdom: Intro to Philosophy

Words of Wisdom can come from anyone. In this text we discuss topics ranging from "Are Humans good by nature?" to "Is there a God?" to "Do I have the right to my own opinion?" Philosophy is the study of wisdom/ and can emerge in our conversations in social media/ ...Read More
Working With Academic Literacies: Case Studies Towards Transformative Practice

The editors and contributors to this collection explore what it means to adopt an "academic literacies" approach in policy and pedagogy. Transformative practice is illustrated through case studies and critical commentaries from teacher-researchers working in a range of higher education contexts—from undergraduate to postgraduate levels/ across disciplines/ and spanning geopolitical ...Read More
World History: Cultures/ States/ and Societies to 1500

World History: Cultures/ States/ and Societies to 1500 offers a comprehensive introduction to the history of humankind from prehistory to 1500. Authored by six USG faculty members with advance degrees in History/ this textbook offers up-to-date original scholarship. It covers such cultures/ states/ and societies as Ancient Mesopotamia/ Ancient Israel/ ...Read More
World Literature I: Beginnings to 1650

This peer-reviewedWorld Literature Ianthology includes introductory text and images before each series of readings. Sections of the text are divided bytimeperiod in three parts: the Ancient World/ Middle Ages/ and Renaissance/ and then divided into chapters by location.
World Regional Geography

Rather than present students with a broad/ novice-level introduction to geography/ emphasizing places and vocabulary terms/ this text approaches geography as experts understand the discipline/ focusing on connections and an in-depth understanding of core themes. This thematic approach/ informed by pedagogical research/ provides students with an introduction to thinking geographically. ...Read More
World Regional Geography: People/ Places and Globalization

World Regional Geography: People/ Places and Globalization is designed for students to experience and study as much of the world as possible within a limited amount of time. It gives students the fundamental concepts and the latest data regarding world places in a concise/ easy-to-read format. This World Regional Geography ...Read More
Write Here/ Right Now: An Interactive Introduction to Academic Writing and Research

Write Here/ Right Now: An interactive Introduction to Academic Writing and Research utilizes PressBooks to create and host a writing e-textbook for first year university students that would effectively integrate into the flipped classroom model. The textbook could also be used for non-flipped classroom designs/ as the embedded videos/ diagrams and linked modules would act as an all-in-one multimedia textbook geared towards multiple learning styles and disciplines. The components of the textbook/ including the embedded videos/ could be swapped in and out in order to accommodate a professor’s best idea of his/her own course design.
Writing and Literature: Composition as Inquiry/ Learning/ Thinking/ and Communication

In the age of Buzzfeeds/ hashtags/ and Tweets/ students are increasingly favoring conversational writing and regarding academic writing as less pertinent in their personal lives/ education/ and future careers. Writing and Literature: Composition as Inquiry/ Learning/ Thinking and Communication connects students with works and exercises and promotes student learning that ...Read More