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Calculus-Based Physics I

Calculus-Based Physics is an introductory physics textbook designed for use in the two-semester introductory physics course typically taken by science and engineering students.
Calculus-Based Physics II

Calculus-Based Physics is an introductory physics textbook designed for use in the two-semester introductory physics course typically taken by science and engineering students.
Calculus: Early Transcendentals

Calculus: Early Transcendentals/ originally by D. Guichard/ has been redesigned by the Lyryx editorial team. Substantial portions of the content/ examples/ and diagrams have been redeveloped/ with additional contributions provided by experienced and practicing instructors. This approachable text provides a comprehensive understanding of the necessary techniques and concepts of the ...Read More
Calculus for the Life Sciences: A Modeling Approach Volume 1

Our writing is based on three premises. First/ life sciences students are motivated by and respond well to actual data related to real life sciences problems. Second/ the ultimate goal of calculus in the life sciences primarily involves modeling living systems with difference and differential equations. Understanding the concepts of ...Read More
Calculus for the Life Sciences: A Modeling Approach Volume 2

Our writing is based on three premises. First/ life sciences students are motivated by and respond well to actual data related to real life sciences problems. Second/ the ultimate goal of calculus in the life sciences primarily involves modeling living systems with difference and differential equations. Understanding the concepts of ...Read More
Calculus One

Calculus is about the very large/ the very small/ and how things change—the surprise is that something seemingly so abstract ends up explaining the real world. This course is a first and friendly introduction to calculus/ suitable for someone who has never seen the subject before/ or for someone who has seen some calculus but wants to review the concepts and practice applying those concepts to solve problems. One learns calculus by doing calculus/ and so this course is based around doing practice problems.
Calculus Volume 1

Calculus is designed for the typical two- or three-semester general calculus course/ incorporating innovative features to enhance student learning. The book guides students through the core concepts of calculus and helps them understand how those concepts apply to their lives and the world around them. Due to the comprehensive nature of the material/ we are offering the book in three volumes for flexibility and efficiency. Volume 1 covers functions/ limits/ derivatives/ and integration. OpenStax College has compiled many resources for faculty and students/ from faculty-only content to interactive homework and study guides.
Calculus Volume 2

Calculus is designed for the typical two- or three-semester general calculus course/ incorporating innovative features to enhance student learning. The book guides students through the core concepts of calculus and helps them understand how those concepts apply to their lives and the world around them. Due to the comprehensive nature of the material/ we are offering the book in three volumes for flexibility and efficiency. Volume 2 covers integration/ differential equations/ sequences and series/ and parametric equations and polar coordinates.
Calculus Volume 3

Calculus is designed for the typical two- or three-semester general calculus course/ incorporating innovative features to enhance student learning. The book guides students through the core concepts of calculus and helps them understand how those concepts apply to their lives and the world around them. Due to the comprehensive nature of the material/ we are offering the book in three volumes for flexibility and efficiency. Volume 3 covers parametric equations and polar coordinates/ vectors/ functions of several variables/ multiple integration/ and second-order differential equations.
Canadian History: Post-Confederation

This textbook introduces aspects of the history of Canada since Confederation. “Canada” in this context includes Newfoundland and all the other parts that come to be aggregated into the Dominion after 1867. Much of this text follows thematic lines. Each chapter moves chronologically but with alternative narratives in mind. What Aboriginal accounts must we place in the foreground? Which structures (economic or social) determine the range of choices available to human agents of history? What environmental questions need to be raised to gain a more complete understanding of choices made in the past and their ramifications?
Canadian History: Pre-Confederation

Canadian History: Pre-Confederation is a survey text that introduces undergraduate students to important themes in North American history to 1867. It provides room for Aboriginal and European agendas and narratives/ explores the connections between the territory that coalesces into the shape of modern Canada and the larger continent and world ...Read More
Cells: Molecules and Mechanisms

Yet another cell and molecular biology book? At the very least/ you would think that if I was going to write a textbook/ I should write one in an area that really needs one instead of a subject that already has multiple excellent and definitive books. So/ why write this ...Read More
Chapeau! First-Year French

Chapeau! is a first-year college text. Although it may appear/ at first glance/ to move very fast and introduce a large amount of material early/ the vocabulary and grammatical structures that we expect students to control actively by the end of the year are limited in accord with our notion ...Read More
Chemical Biology & Biochemistry Laboratory Using Genetic Code Expansion Manual

Chemical Biology & Biochemistry Laboratory Using Genetic Code Expansion Manual
Chemical Process Dynamics and Controls

Process controls is a mixture between the statistics and engineering discipline that deals with the mechanism/ architectures/ and algorithms for controlling a process. Some examples of controlled processes are: •Controlling the temperature of a water stream by controlling the amount of steam added to the shell of a heat exchanger. ...Read More
Chemistry - 2e

Chemistry 2e is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of the two-semester general chemistry course. The textbook provides an important opportunity for students to learn the core concepts of chemistry and understand how those concepts apply to their lives and the world around them. The book also includes ...Read More
Chemistry: Atoms First - 2e

Chemistry: Atoms First 2e is a peer-reviewed/ openly licensed introductory textbook produced through a collaborative publishing partnership between OpenStax and the University of Connecticut and UConn Undergraduate Student Government Association. This text is an atoms-first adaptation of OpenStax Chemistry 2e. The intention of “atoms-first” involves a few basic principles: first/ ...Read More
Chemistry of Cooking

People around the world are fascinated about the preparation of food for eating. There are countless cooking books/ TV shows/ celebrity chefs and kitchen gadgets that make cooking an enjoyable activity for everyone. The chemistry of cooking course seeks to understand the science behind our most popular meals by studying ...Read More
Child/ Family/ and Community

Over the years researchers have found the necessity to develop theories of behavior that are specific to family settings. These theories have been developed by people with a variety of areas of emphasis/ from family therapists to gerontologists to child development specialists. In this chapter we will briefly discuss six such theories: Bioecological Model/ Family Systems/ Functionalism/ Conflict Theory/ Symbolic Interactionism/ and Psychological Perspectives.
Child Growth and Development

Welcome to Child Growth and Development. This text is a presentation of how and why children grow/ develop/ and learn. We will look at how we change physically over time from conception through adolescence. We examine cognitive change/ or how our ability to think and remember changes over the first 20 years or so of life. And we will look at how our emotions/ psychological state/ and social relationships change throughout childhood and adolescence. This book is also available as an adaptable Word file.
Chinese Rhetoric and Writing: An Introduction for Language Teachers

The authors of Chinese Rhetoric and Writing offer a response to the argument that Chinese students' academic writing in English is influenced by "culturally nuanced rhetorical baggage that is uniquely Chinese and hard to eradicate." Noting that this argument draws from "an essentially monolingual and Anglo-centric view of writing/" they ...Read More
Choosing & Using Sources: A Guide to Academic Research

Choosing & Using Sources presents a process for academic research and writing/ from formulating your research question to selecting good information and using it effectively in your research assignments. Additional chapters cover understanding types of sources/ searching for information/ and avoiding plagiarism. Each chapter includes self-quizzes and activities to reinforce ...Read More
Cicero/ Against Verres/ 2.1.53-86. Latin Text with Introduction/ Study Questions/ Commentary and English Translation

Looting/ despoiling temples/ attempted rape and judicial murder: these are just some of the themes of this classic piece of writing by one of the world's greatest orators. This particular passage is from the second book of Cicero's Speeches against Verres/ who was a former Roman magistrate on trial for ...Read More
Cicero/ On Pompey’s Command (De Imperio)/ 27-49. Latin Text/ Study Aids with Vocabulary/ Commentary/ and Translation

In republican times/ one of Rome's deadliest enemies was King Mithridates of Pontus. In 66 BCE/ after decades of inconclusive struggle/ the tribune Manilius proposed a bill that would give supreme command in the war against Mithridates to Pompey the Great/ who had just swept the Mediterranean clean of another ...Read More
Civil Procedure: Pleading

This chapter covers the Civil Procedure topic of Pleading: The Plaintiff‘s Complaint. The chapter takes approximately four class periods to cover in detail. The student is exposed to cases/ presented with questions that are designed to both guide class discussion and to help the student focus his reading of the ...Read More
Classical Sociological Theory and Foundations of American Sociology

There are a few major themes that come up over and over again during the course of classical sociological theory’s development. All three classical theorists were writing at a time when sociology was a new and emerging discipline. This new discipline was called forth by momentous social changes taking place ...Read More
ClicaBrasil: Portuguese Language and Culture for Intermediate Students

ClicaBrasil was developed for intermediate level Portuguese language courses at UT-Austin. People all ove the world are now using it for different purposes: self-study/ classroom instruction/ tutoring/ or as a pastime.The lessons in ClicaBrasil integrate reading/ writing/ listening and reading comprehension/ grammar/ vocabulary/ oral communication/ and cultural activities. Numerous video clips (157/ to be precise!) that show different Brazilians speaking about their lives/ their culture/ and their country support and enhance these activities.
Climate Toolkit: A Resource Manual for Science and Action

The Climate Toolkit is a resource manual designed to help the reader navigate the complex and perplexing issue of climate change by providing tools and strategies to explore the underlying science. As such it contains a collection of activities that make use of readily available on-line resources developed by research ...Read More