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Author: Dunn
Publisher: Kevin Dunn
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There is no other free, coherent text that covers what engineers and scientists actually do with process data (visualization, regression, designed experiments, process monitoring, and multivariate / latent-variable methods) in one volume.
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Author: Pearson
Publisher: University of Canberra
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Economic Policy Analysis Playbook shows how policy actually works—moving beyond theory to a practical “playbook” for designing and evaluating decisions. Blending incentives, analytical tools, and global cases, it equips readers to test, challenge, and defend policy choices in complex real-world contexts.
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Author: Gildenhard
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
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In Dido’s encounter with Aeneas, the Aeneid explores abiding themes of love and loyalty, fate and fortune, the justice of the gods, imperial ambitions and its victims, as well as cross-cultural encounters and the geopolitics of colonial settlement. As Aeneas’ most significant other, Dido also assumes a crucial role in Virgil’s epic aetiology of Roman history and the Augustan principate. She owns the dark plot of Aeneid 4, in which divinely engineered erotic obsession culminates in divinely orchestrated sex that leads to personal and political tragedy: the cave encounter in Carthage entails a world-historical curse that operates in counterpoint to Jupiter’s triumphal destiny. Poetry that has fascinated readers since antiquity is here presented in an innovative, student-friendly edition, with study questions, vocabulary, commentary and visual material designed to facilitate engagement with Virgil’s text. The companion volume Teaching Dido: Critical Perspectives on Aeneid 4 (OBP 2026), also edited by Ingo Gildenhard, brings together interpretative essays and select works of scholarship to further enhance readers’ appreciation of the psychological depth, literary artistry, and thematic complexity of Virgil’s Dido.
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Author: Pawlisch
Publisher: Aurora University
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This text is designed for a one-semester Introduction to Animal Science course for undergraduate students. For many students, this course sparks interest in a career with animals, while for others, it is a required course. Therefore, this text is intended to be a "buffet" of animal science topics, allowing students to sample a little bit of everything to develop an understanding of the importance of animals in their lives and in the world around them.
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Author: Barclay
Publisher: Aurora University
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The interdisciplinary study of environmental issues that engages with humanities, sciences, and policies.
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Author: Carr
Publisher: Aurora University
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This textbook reflects the author’s experience as a finance educator and industry practitioner and draws on foundational finance theory, applied managerial finance practice, open educational resources, and publicly available institutional data. The references listed here represent works that have influenced the author’s analytical framework, teaching approach, and application of financial concepts, rather than serving as direct sources for all explanations or examples. When possible, open-access and freely available sources are prioritized in support of the goals of open education.
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Author: Hearon
Publisher: Aurora University
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In today’s data-driven world, businesses constantly ask: How can we make optimal decisions? How can we predict what will happen next? Data analytics answers these questions and many other by transforming raw data into meaningful insights.
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Author: Dabagh
Publisher: Safaa Dabagh
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You're Smarter Than You Think: Statistics is a free, openly licensed introduction to statistics written for community college students and designed from the ground up for neurodivergent and anxious learners. Every section follows the same six-step rhythm (Read This First, Let's Talk About It, Now We Name It, Watch It Work, Your Turn, Check Your Voice), and every chapter opens with a Math Skills warm-up so a missing arithmetic step never derails a big idea. The book is organized around the student learning outcomes shared by community college statistics courses: describing data, estimating with confidence, and testing claims. It covers data and sampling, graphs, center and spread, probability, distributions, the Central Limit Theorem, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, two-sample tests, ANOVA, chi-square, and regression. Four free Technology Companions (R and RStudio, jamovi, StatCrunch, and the TI-84) carry every method into whatever software a course uses, each keyed chapter by chapter and packaged with ready-made datasets. Graphs, printable work space, answer keys, per-part formula sheets, and a cumulative final-exam prep are included throughout.
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Author: Crothers
Publisher: Kwantlen Polytechnic University
License: CC BY-NC-SA
Discrete Mathematics for Information Technology is an applied, student-focused introduction to the mathematical foundations that underpin modern computing. Designed for learners in information technology and business contexts, this textbook bridges theory and practice by connecting core concepts, such as number systems, data representation, logic, proofs, relations, algorithms, Boolean algebra, and graph theory, to real-world applications in programming, networking, databases, and systems design. Each chapter is structured with clear explanations, worked examples, case studies, and programming-oriented exercises that reinforce both conceptual understanding and practical skills. Emphasis is placed on developing analytical thinking, problem-solving, and the ability to model and reason about digital systems with precision and confidence. As an open educational resource, the text is adaptable and accessible, supporting a wide range of teaching and learning environments. By integrating mathematical rigor with authentic IT scenarios, this book equips students with the essential tools needed to succeed in modern, data-driven and technology-focused careers.
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Author: Page
Publisher: Kwantlen Polytechnic University
License: CC BY-NC-SA
Interculturality is a key competency for students and emerging professionals across a variety of fields, from business and education to health care and non-profit leadership. This book bridges academic theory with professional application, helping learners to develop self-awareness and cultural humility. This text also seeks to equip students with practical analytical and communication skills that can be immediately applied in personal and workplace situations. It also seeks to ground students in a foundation for professional leadership in justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI). Drawing on both established and emerging frameworks, the text exposes students to diverse perspectives on interculturality, inviting them to critically evaluate established and emerging viewpoints through reflective exercises and case studies. Additionally, this resource integrates the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), connecting interculturality with meaningful local and global action. Learners are also prepared for meaningful action through the framework of Inclusive Innovation, using tools to foster equitable environments and lead transformative change in their workplaces, organizations, and communities.