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Introduction to Statistics

Contributor: Lane

Publisher: David Lane

License: CC0

Introduction to Statistics is a resource for learning and teaching introductory statistics. This work is in the public domain. Therefore, it can be copied and reproduced without limitation. However, we would appreciate a citation where possible. Please cite as: Online Statistics Education: A Multimedia Course of Study (http://onlinestatbook.com/). Project Leader: David M. Lane, Rice University. Instructor's manual, PowerPoint Slides, and additional questions are available.

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Introduction to Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies

Contributors: Kang, Lessard, Heston, and Nordmarken

Publisher: UMass Amherst

License: CC BY

This textbook introduces key feminist concepts and analytical frameworks used in the interdisciplinary Women, Gender, Sexualities field. It unpacks the social construction of knowledge and categories of difference, processes and structures of power and inequality, with a focus on gendered labor in the global economy, and the historical development of feminist social movements. The book emphasizes feminist sociological approaches to analyzing structures of power, drawing heavily from empirical feminist research.

(28 reviews)

Introduction to Permaculture

Contributor: Millison

Publisher: Oregon State University

License: CC BY-NC

Permaculture Design is a method of land planning that can be applied at scales from the home garden to city block to village to farm. It is an ethically based whole-systems design approach that uses concepts, principles, and methods derived from ecosystems, indigenous technologies, and other time-tested practices to create sustainable human settlements and institutions. Although rooted in horticulture and agriculture, Permaculture design is interdisciplinary, touching on a wide range of subjects including regional planning, ecology, animal husbandry, appropriate technology, architecture, social justice, and international development.

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Cicero, Against Verres, 2.1.53-86. Latin Text with Introduction, Study Questions, Commentary and English Translation

Contributor: Gildenhard

Publisher: Open Book Publishers

License: CC BY

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 serious misconduct. Cicero presents the lurid details of Verres' alleged crimes in exquisite and sophisticated prose.

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Introduction to Linear, Time-Invariant, Dynamic Systems for Students of Engineering

Contributor: Hallauer

Publisher: A.T. Still University

License: CC BY-NC

This is a complete college textbook, including a detailed Table of Contents, seventeen Chapters (each with a set of relevant homework problems), a list of References, two Appendices, and a detailed Index. The book is intended to enable students to:

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Introduction to MIPS Assembly Language Programming

Contributor: Kann

Publisher: Charles W. Kann III

License: CC BY

This book was written to introduce students to assembly language programming in MIPS. As with all assemblylanguage programming texts, it covers basic operators and instructions, subprogram calling, loading andstoring memory, program control, and the conversion of the assembly language program into machine code.

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Introduction to Criminal Investigation: Processes, Practices and Thinking

Contributors: Gehl and Plecas

Publisher: BCcampus

License: CC BY-NC

Introduction to Criminal Investigation, Processes, Practices, and Thinking is a teaching text designed to assist the student in developing their own structured mental map of processes, practices, and thinking to conduct criminal investigations.

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An Introduction to Cooperation and Mutualism

Contributor: Boland

Publisher: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing

License: CC BY-NC

This textbook introduces readers to the idea of cooperation and mutualism. Cooperatives and mutuals are participatory organizations in which members participate in control and governance, receive economic benefits through patronage refunds or net income, and become owners through equity. These mutual-benefit organizations exist alongside non-profit organizations and investor-benefit organizations through the global economy.

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Introduction to GNU Octave: A brief tutorial for linear algebra and calculus students

Contributor: Lachniet

Publisher: Jason Lachniet

License: CC BY-SA

This brief book provides a noncomprehensive introduction to GNU Octave, a free open source alternative to MatLab. The basic syntax and usage is explained through concrete examples from the mathematics courses a math, computer science, or engineering major encounters in the first two years of college: linear algebra, calculus, and differential equations.

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Introduction to Environmental Science - 2nd Edition

Contributors: Zehnder, Manoylov, Mutiti, Mutiti, VandeVoort, and Bennett

Publisher: University System of Georgia

License: CC BY-NC-SA

This course uses the basic principles of biology and earth science as a context for understanding environmental policies and resource management practices. Our planet is facing unprecedented environmental challenges, from oil spills to global climate change. In ENSC 1000, you will learn about the science behind these problems; preparing you to make an informed, invaluable contribution to Earth's future. I hope that each of you is engaged by the material presented and participates fully in the search for, acquisition of, and sharing of information within our class.

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