tag:open.umn.edu,2005:/opentextbooks/textbooks?commit=Go&page=7&term=biologyOpen Textbook Library - Search results for "biology"2020-01-07T00:45:49Zhttps://open.umn.edu/assets/common/favicon/favicon-1594c2156c95ca22b1a0d803d547e5892bb0e351f682be842d64927ecda092e7.icohttps://open.umn.edu/assets/library/otl_logo-f9161d5c999f5852b38260727d49b4e7d7142fc707ec9596a5256a778f957ffc.png8012020-01-07T00:45:49Z2023-08-31T14:10:14ZSoils Laboratory Manual - K-State Edition<img alt="Read more about Soils Laboratory Manual - K-State Edition" title="Soils Laboratory Manual - K-State Edition cover image" class="cover " width="571" height="739" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NzYwLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--19cd3c48ac34121115bf597eb20fa8006b28fc32/978-1-944548-09-4.png" />The Soils Laboratory Manual, K-State Edition is designed for students in undergraduate, introductory soil science courses, and highlights the many aspects of soil science, including: soil genesis and classification, soil physical properties, soil-water interaction, soil biology, soil chemistry, and soil fertility. The lab manual includes 15 different laboratories, each one starting with an introduction and pre-lab assignment, followed by in-lab activities, and complimented by post-lab assignment. In-lab activities involve field trips, experiments, observation stations, or problem sets. Post-lab assignments include online quizzes, problem sets, or laboratory summary reports.7972019-12-27T17:00:35Z2024-01-22T14:52:21ZIntroduction to Philosophy: Ethics<img alt="Read more about Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics" title="Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="525" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NzU2LCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--15c59a537cdff7699ecafc9823dab71d94e5a941/978-1-989014-08-0.jpg" />We often make judgments about good and bad, right and wrong. Philosophical ethics is the critical examination of these and other concepts central to how we evaluate our own and each others’ behavior and choices. This text examines some of the main threads of discussion on these topics that have developed over the last couple of millenia, mostly within the Western cultural tradition. It considers basic questions about moral and ethical judgment: Is there such a thing as something that is really right or really wrong independent of time, place and perspective? What is the relationship between religion and ethics? How can we reconcile self-interest and ethics? Is it ever acceptable to harm one person in order to help others? What do recent discussions in evolutionary biology or have to say about human moral systems? What is the relation between gender and ethics? The authors invite you to participate in their exploration of these and many other questions in philosophical ethics.7952022-03-02T15:06:39Z2024-01-22T19:13:27ZTeaching in the University: Learning from Graduate Students and Early Career Faculty<img alt="Read more about Teaching in the University: Learning from Graduate Students and Early Career Faculty" title="Teaching in the University: Learning from Graduate Students and Early Career Faculty cover image" class="cover " width="491" height="642" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MjgyMCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--4462d4bd2c9415c1c649e88681d98951626e7571/Cover-TeachingInTheUniversity3.JPG" />The primary objective of this book is to provide a resource for graduate teaching assistants who are looking for practical strategies and guidance as they begin their careers as postsecondary STEM educators. The text is designed to address a comprehensive list of topics to support the professional development of new faculty, recognizing that those holding academic faculty positions within a college or university are expected to be active in teaching, discovery, and outreach. Traditional doctoral education programs have historically emphasized preparation for research and scholarly publications, and for outreach. However, to some extent, many candidates who complete doctoral programs have minimal preparation and training in formal teaching. Contributors to this text have had a unique experience as part of a three-year, college-wide program designed to prepare interested doctoral students for a rewarding academic career. The program is designed to support the professional development of new faculty, recognizing that those holding academic faculty positions within a college or university are expected to be active in teaching, discovery, and outreach. The alumni and scholars of the program have worked collectively to gather resources and implement educational practices in the diverse set of courses they taught in during their three years in the program. Now as new faculty at a variety of postsecondary institutions across the United States, these early-career educators bring their insights and real-world teaching experiences, embedded in contemporary teaching and learning theory to their contributions to this text. What is this resource? This text is a collection of chapters and vignettes intended to provide practical insight into the challenges and opportunities of teaching at the postsecondary level. It is anticipated that the vignettes provide examples of contexts in which the principles of the topic chapters are applied. Goals for this book Support future STEM faculty in their efforts to engage in student-centered teaching practices that create inclusive postsecondary classrooms Support improved the preparation of new faculty to engage in community education and outreach as part of their professional responsibilities. Support graduate students preparing to apply and interview for faculty positions with teaching appointments. If you are an instructor reviewing, adopting, or adapting this textbook, please help us understand your use by filling out this form http://bit.ly/teaching-interest.7872019-10-19T04:00:31Z2024-01-22T14:52:11ZPsychology: The Science of Human Potential<img alt="Read more about Psychology: The Science of Human Potential" title="Psychology: The Science of Human Potential cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="524" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NzQ0LCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--de4f3f6a83b90cc0e0f7739eec47bf051dc42b4e/0000PsySciHum.jpg" />The first chapter provides an overview of the textbook and reviews the history of psychology and its methodology. Psychology is described as a science studying how hereditary (nature) and experiential (nurture) variables interact to influence the thoughts, feelings, and behavior of individuals. The remainder of the text will be organized in sections entitled “Mostly Nature” (Biological Psychology; Sensation & Perception; Motivation & Emotion), “Mostly Nurture” (Direct Learning; Indirect Learning (i.e., observational learning and language); Cognition), and “Nature/Nurture” (Human Development; Personality; Social Psychology; Maladaptive Behavior; Professional Psychology and Human Potential).7442019-07-21T12:40:25Z2023-09-18T13:13:57ZUndergraduate Diagnostic Imaging Fundamentals<img alt="Read more about Undergraduate Diagnostic Imaging Fundamentals" title="Undergraduate Diagnostic Imaging Fundamentals cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="525" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NjkxLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--73d14638126ad1a841a59b0aefd1c5e87db91524/9780888806116.jpeg" />Diagnostic Imaging principles and concepts are augmented by the presentation of images for common clinical conditions. Guiding principles related to minimizing radiation exposure and requesting the most appropriate imaging examination are addressed.Static images are enhanced by the ability to access images stored and displayed on an Html-5 compatible, Dicom image viewer that simulates a simple Picture Archive and Communication system (PACS). Users can also access other imaging from the Dicom viewer (ODIN), beyond the basic curriculum provided, to further advance their experience with viewing diagnostic imaging pathologies.7322019-06-22T19:51:42Z2024-01-22T14:52:21ZIntroduction to Oceanography<img alt="Read more about Introduction to Oceanography" title="Introduction to Oceanography cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="453" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6Njc3LCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--de2c7105a9bb2aea95dc07b14e461e91a607f8b2/0000InttoOcea.jpg" />Introduction to Oceanography is a textbook appropriate to an introductory-level university course in oceanography. The book covers the fundamental geological, chemical, physical and biological processes in the ocean, with an emphasis on the North Atlantic region.7112019-05-16T00:11:37Z2024-01-22T14:52:12ZAn Introduction to Nutrition<img alt="Read more about An Introduction to Nutrition" title="An Introduction to Nutrition cover image" class="cover " width="652" height="842" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NjU3LCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--dabaad981bc79df5618464bbec9fbdc6100f76b1/0000IntrodNut.png" />Welcome to Essentials of Nutrition: A Functional Approach! This book is written for students who are not majoring in nutrition, but want to learn about the fundamental aspects of nutrition and how it applies to their own lives. We have written this book with the assumption that you have little or no prior knowledge of college level chemistry, biology, or physiology. But that does not mean it’s not scientific! Nutrition is a science-based discipline, so all the material included is backed up by rigorous scientific research, but it is presented in a clear, easy-to-understand fashion without requiring a background in science.6572019-01-24T19:27:15Z2024-01-22T14:52:02ZKansas State University Human Nutrition Flexbook<img alt="Read more about Kansas State University Human Nutrition Flexbook" title="Kansas State University Human Nutrition Flexbook cover image" class="cover " width="404" height="641" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NTk3LCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--4e7aaa40fd46344a91baab07f1ca4cf4efddd891/9781944548117.png" />The Kansas State University Human Nutrition (FNDH 400) Flexbook is a textbook for students taking Kansas State University FNDH 400 course.FNDH 400 is a 3-hour, intermediate-level, human nutrition course at Kansas State University take primarily by sophomores and juniors because it has prerequisites of a college biology and chemistry courses.5782018-09-07T17:22:11Z2024-01-22T14:51:59ZCells: Molecules and Mechanisms<img alt="Read more about Cells: Molecules and Mechanisms" title="Cells: Molecules and Mechanisms cover image" class="cover " width="1059" height="820" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NTAxLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--b5b6c8997affd624f6c3aeae73be6536c836d300/9780985226114.png" />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 book, then? First, it's a course that I have enjoyed teaching for many years, so I am very familiar with what a student really needs to take away from this class within the time constraints of a semester. Second, because it is a course that many students take, there is a greater opportunity to make an impact on more students' pocketbooks than if I were to start off writing a book for a highly specialized upper- level course. And finally, it was fun to research and write, and can be revised easily for inclusion as part of our next textbook, High School Biology.5632018-09-07T17:22:10Z2024-03-25T13:08:02ZConcepts of Fitness and Wellness<img alt="Read more about Concepts of Fitness and Wellness" title="Concepts of Fitness and Wellness cover image" class="cover " width="309" height="400" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NDg2LCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--f7fc574332cdb95db8ed5f127001f569e3cb1b52/0000ConFitWel.png" />This open textbook for Concepts of Fitness and Wellness at Georgia Highlands College was created through a Round Seven ALG Textbook Transformation Grant.
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