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This textbook and its accompanying spreadsheet templates were designed with and for …
This textbook and its accompanying spreadsheet templates were designed with and for students wanting a practical and easy-to-follow guide for developing a business plan. It follows a unique format that both explains what to do and demonstrates how to do it.
In light of the cost of textbooks and education in general, we …
In light of the cost of textbooks and education in general, we undertook this project to create a free resource to be used broadly by students in a business context. We wanted to provide comprehensive coverage of the writing process, but keep our topics relevant to business education. We hope that this textbook provides equal value to both non- and native-English learners alike. Just like we acknowledge that students will continue to develop their writing skills, we expect this project to challenge and further our own skills as writers.
"A Byte of Python" is a free book on programming using the …
"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. There are many translations of the book available in different human languages.
This course is designed for learners with no background in Chinese. It …
This course is designed for learners with no background in Chinese. It introduces basic structures of the Mandarin Chinese language with emphasis on listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Students will gain these four skills in standard Mandarin Chinese, attaining approximately the Novice-High level on the ACTFL-ETS (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) proficiency scale. Topics of conversation include basic greetings, names, family, work, study, and hobbies.
CITOYEN.NE.S is a French language method for the conversation class at the …
CITOYEN.NE.S is a French language method for the conversation class at the intermediate/ advanced level. Content and activities are built around the concepts of diversity, inclusivity and equity, and engage students to practice French while questioning and participating in the world they live in – to be full citizens whatever their background, their race or their gender identity. As the French spelling of the title indicates, the book embraces écriture inclusive and uses it for instructions and general information for all students.
This text is intended to provide an in-depth introduction to the key …
This text is intended to provide an in-depth introduction to the key ideas in chemistry. We have designed the book to show how these ideas are developed from simple to complex systems and how they relate to each other. We consider three ideas central to an understanding of chemistry: the structure of matter, the properties of matter, and the energy changes involved in the reorganization of matter; all are connected by the interactions or forces that cause matter to interact. We aim to provide compelling reasons why you will find yourself wanting to learn chemistry and to illustrate what you will be able to do with this knowledge once you have learned it.
Esta comunidad tiene como fin construir un texto base, que pretende ser …
Esta comunidad tiene como fin construir un texto base, que pretende ser la puerta de entrada al mundo de las matemáticas superiores y sus aplicaciones en el campo de las Ciencias de la Ingeniería.
Published in 1991 by Wellesley-Cambridge Press, the book is a useful resource …
Published in 1991 by Wellesley-Cambridge Press, the book is a useful resource for educators and self-learners alike. It is well organized, covers single variable and multivariable calculus in depth, and is rich with applications.
In addition to the Textbook, there is also an online Instructor's Manual and a student Study Guide. Prof. Strang has also developed a related series of videos, Highlights of Calculus, on the basic ideas of calculus.
Calculus-Based Physics is an introductory physics textbook designed for use in the …
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 is an introductory physics textbook designed for use in the …
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.
Table of Contents 1 Mathematical Prelude 2 Conservation of Mechanical Energy I: Kinetic Energy & Gravitational Potential Energy 3 Conservation of Mechanical Energy II: Springs, Rotational Kinetic Energy 4 Conservation of Momentum 5 Conservation of Angular Momentum 6 One-Dimensional Motion (Motion Along a Line): Definitions and Mathematics 7 One-Dimensional Motion: The Constant Acceleration Equations 8 One-Dimensional Motion: Collision Type II 9 One-Dimensional Motion Graphs 10 Constant Acceleration Problems in Two Dimensions 11 Relative Velocity 12 Gravitational Force Near the Surface of the Earth, First Brush with Newton's 2nd Law 13 Freefall, a.k.a. Projectile Motion 14 Newton's Laws #1: Using Free Body Diagrams 15 Newton's Laws #2: Kinds of Forces, Creating Free Body Diagrams 16 Newton's Laws #3: Components, Friction, Ramps, Pulleys, and Strings 17 The Universal Law of Gravitation 18 Circular Motion: Centripetal Acceleration 19 Rotational Motion Variables, Tangential Acceleration, Constant Angular Acceleration 20 Torque & Circular Motion 21 Vectors: The Cross Product & Torque 22 Center of Mass, Moment of Inertia 23 Statics 24 Work and Energy 25 Potential Energy, Conservation of Energy, Power 26 Impulse and Momentum 27 Oscillations: Introduction, Mass on a Spring 28 Oscillations: The Simple Pendulum, Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion 29 Waves: Characteristics, Types, Energy 30 Wave Function, Interference, Standing Waves 31 Strings, Air Columns 32 Beats, The Doppler Effect 33 Fluids: Pressure, Density, Archimedes' Principle 34 Pascal's Principle, the Continuity Equation, and Bernoulli's Principle 35 Temperature, Internal Energy, Heat, and Specific Heat Capacity 36 Heat: Phase Changes 37 The First Law of Thermodynamics
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A free, two-volume, on-line, editable, introductory calculus based physics textbook in PDF™ …
A free, two-volume, on-line, editable, introductory calculus based physics textbook in PDF™ and Microsoft Word™ format. Also provides ancillary materials including video solutions to physics problems and Blackboard™ quizzes with extensive feedback.
Calculus-Based Physics is an introductory physics textbook designed for use in the …
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.
Table of Contents 1 Charge & Coulomb's Law 2 The Electric Field: Description and Effect 3 The Electric Field Due to one or more Point Charges 4 Conductors and the Electric Field 5 Work Done by the Electric Field, and, the Electric Potential 6 The Electric Potential Due to One or More Point Charges 7 Equipotential Surfaces, Conductors, and Voltage 8 Capacitors, Dielectrics, and Energy in Capacitors 9 Electric Current, EMF, Ohm's Law 10 Resistors in Series and Parallel; Measuring I & V 11 Resistivity, Power 12 Kirchhoff's Rules, Terminal Voltage 13 RC Circuits 14 Capacitors in Series & Parallel 15 Magnetic Field Intro: Effects 16 Magnetic Field: More Effects 17 Magnetic Field: Causes 18 Faraday's Law, Lenz's Law 19 Induction, Transformers, and Generators 20 Faraday's Law and Maxwell's Extension to Ampere's Law 21 The Nature of Electromagnetic Waves 22 Huygens's Principle and 2-Slit Interference 23 Single-Slit Diffraction 24 Thin Film Interference 25 Polarization 26 Geometric Optics, Reflection 27 Refraction, Dispersion, Internal Reflection 28 Thin Lenses: Ray Tracing 29 Thin Lenses: Lens Equation, Optical Power 30 The Electric Field Due to a Continuous Distribution of Charge on a Line 31 The Electric Potential due to a Continuous Charge Distribution 32 Calculating the Electric Field from the Electric Potential 33 Gauss's Law 34 Gauss's Law Example 35 Gauss's Law for the Magnetic Field, and, Ampere's Law Revisited 36 The Biot-Savart Law 37 Maxwell's Equations
Calculus: Early Transcendentals, originally by D. Guichard, has been redesigned by the …
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 typical Calculus course sequence, and is suitable for the standard Calculus I, II and III courses. To practice and develop an understanding of topics, this text offers a range of problems, from routine to challenging, with selected solutions. As this is an open text, instructors and students are encouraged to interact with the textbook through annotating, revising, and reusing to your advantage. Suggestions for contributions to this growing textbook are welcome.
Lyryx develops and supports open texts, with editorial services to adapt the text for each particular course. In addition, Lyryx provides content-specific formative online assessment, a wide variety of supplements, and in-house support available 7 days/week for both students and instructors.
Calculus is about the very large, the very small, and how things …
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 is designed for the typical two- or three-semester general calculus course, …
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
Calculus is designed for the typical two- or three-semester general calculus course, …
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 is designed for the typical two- or three-semester general calculus course, …
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.
Our writing is based on three premises. First, life sciences students are …
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 derivative and integral are crucial, but the ability to compute a large array of derivatives and integrals is of secondary importance. Third, the depth of calculus for life sciences students should be comparable to that of the traditional physics and engineering calculus course; else life sciences students will be short changed and their faculty will advise them to take the 'best' (engineering) course.
Our writing is based on three premises. First, life sciences students are …
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 derivative and integral are crucial, but the ability to compute a large array of derivatives and integrals is of secondary importance. Third, the depth of calculus for life sciences students should be comparable to that of the traditional physics and engineering calculus course; else life sciences students will be short changed and their faculty will advise them to take the 'best' (engineering) course.
In our text, mathematical modeling and difference and differential equations lead, closely follow, and extend the elements of calculus. Chapter one introduces mathematical modeling in which students write descriptions of some observed processes and from these descriptions derive first order linear difference equations whose solutions can be compared with the observed data. In chapters in which the derivatives of algebraic, exponential, or trigonometric functions are defined, biologically motivated differential equations and their solutions are included. The chapter on partial derivatives includes a section on the diffusion partial differential equation. There are two chapters on non-linear difference equations and on systems of two difference equations and two chapters on differential equations and on systems of differential equation.
This textbook introduces aspects of the history of Canada since Confederation. “Canada” …
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? Each chapter is comprised of several sections and some of those are further divided. In many instances you will encounter original material that has been contributed by other university historians from across Canada who are leaders in their respective fields. They provide a diversity of voices on the subject of the nation’s history and, thus, an opportunity to experience some of the complexities of understanding and approaching the past. Canadian History: Post-Confederation includes Learning Objectives and Key Points in most chapter sections, intended to help identify issues of over-arching importance. Recent interviews with historians from across Canada have been captured in video clips that are embedded throughout the web version of the book. At the end of each chapter, the Summary section includes additional features: Key Terms, Short Answer Exercises, and Suggested Readings. The key terms are bolded in the text, and collected in a Glossary in the appendix.
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