tag:open.umn.edu,2005:/opentextbooks/textbooks?page=75Open Textbook Library - All Textbooks2020-04-29T17:29:08Zhttps://open.umn.edu/assets/common/favicon/favicon-1594c2156c95ca22b1a0d803d547e5892bb0e351f682be842d64927ecda092e7.icohttps://open.umn.edu/assets/library/otl_logo-f9161d5c999f5852b38260727d49b4e7d7142fc707ec9596a5256a778f957ffc.png8302020-04-29T17:29:29Z2024-01-22T14:52:07ZGuide to Ancient Near Eastern Art<img alt="Read more about Guide to Ancient Near Eastern Art" title="Guide to Ancient Near Eastern Art cover image" class="cover " width="2550" height="3300" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6OTQyLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--b6638122fe6dc2c90d746cdb320813cb5c18caf4/Smarthistory-guide-to-Ancient-Near-Eastern-Art.jpg" />This book contains all of Smarthistory’s content for Sumerian, Akkadian, Neo-Sumerian / Ur III, Babylonian, Assyrian and Persian art.8292020-04-29T16:51:16Z2024-01-22T14:52:30ZInformed Arguments: A Guide to Writing and Research - Revised Second Edition<img alt="Read more about Informed Arguments: A Guide to Writing and Research - Revised Second Edition" title="Informed Arguments: A Guide to Writing and Research - Revised Second Edition cover image" class="cover " width="648" height="839" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MzM2NSwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--888d5d4fc3ad0e9ac7064d3d83465ebbdc2d7c2f/ENGL104-Informed-Arguments-Pantusso_LeMire_Anders-3.png" />Welcome to composition and rhetoric! While most of you are taking this course because it is required, we hope that all of you will leave with more confidence in your reading, writing, researching, and speaking abilities as these are all elements of freshman composition. Many times, these elements are presented in excellent textbooks written by top scholars. While the collaborators of this particular textbook respect and value those textbooks available from publishers, we have been concerned about students who do not have the resources to purchase textbooks. Therefore, we decided to put together this Open Educational Resource (OER) explicitly for use in freshman composition courses at Texas A&M University. It is important to note that the focus for this text is on thesis-driven argumentation as that is the focus of the first year writing course at Texas A&M University at the time of development. However, other first year writing courses at different colleges and universities include a variety of types of writing such as personal essays, informative articles, and/or creative writing pieces. The collaborators for this project acknowledge each program is unique; therefore, the adaptability of an OER textbook for first year writing allows for academic freedom across campuses.8222020-04-20T16:09:09Z2024-03-10T04:52:07ZA Quick Guide to Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences<img alt="Read more about A Quick Guide to Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences" title="A Quick Guide to Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences cover image" class="cover " width="555" height="785" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6ODc2LCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--48f8d51f164a7bcebf369082f538aad529918bb6/0000QuiQuaSoc.jpg" />This resource is intended as an easy-to-use guide for anyone who needs some quick and simple advice on quantitative aspects of research in social sciences, covering subjects such as education, sociology, business, nursing. If you area qualitative researcher who needs to venture into the world of numbers, or a student instructed to undertake a quantitative research project despite a hatred for maths, then this booklet should be a real help. The booklet was amended in 2022 to take into account previous review comments.8232020-04-19T17:05:06Z2024-01-22T14:52:18ZCLUE: Chemistry, Life, the Universe and Everything<img alt="Read more about CLUE: Chemistry, Life, the Universe and Everything" title="CLUE: Chemistry, Life, the Universe and Everything 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/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6ODc4LCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--03a1bd210cc76fd09ba3c8955a937eb506683e92/0000CluCheUni.jpg" />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.8212020-04-16T18:28:54Z2024-01-22T14:52:22ZSight-Reading for Guitar<img alt="Read more about Sight-Reading for Guitar" title="Sight-Reading for Guitar 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/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6ODY3LCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--014dcd57e06b97dd840202c5cc9bccbca9ce5013/978-1-989014-19-6.jpg" />Sight-Reading for Guitar: The Keep Going Method Book and Video Series teaches guitar players from all musical backgrounds to understand, read and play modern staff notation in real time. The Keep Going Method is designed to impart the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for sight-reading with efficiency, fun and encouragement. The skill of sight-reading is a difficult to develop, primarily because it is traditionally taught inefficiently. Further, students encounter high levels of emotional discomfort in the beginning stages of skill acquisition. The method in this book is designed to impart the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for sight-reading with efficiency, clarity and encouragement. All types of guitars apply: electric, steel-string and nylon-string. Each unit contains brief descriptions of musical symbols, play-along duet exercises and compositions, encouragement and methods for self-assessment. The series contains 20 units that start at the beginner level and progress to the intermediate/advanced level. At the completion of the series guitarists will be able to sight-read most rhythms, pitches and other notations relevant to guitar notation. The series also features 30 original duet compositions, of varying styles, created exclusively for this series!8202020-03-29T20:45:40Z2024-01-22T14:52:20ZBiotechnology Foundations - 2nd Edition<img alt="Read more about Biotechnology Foundations - 2nd Edition" title="Biotechnology Foundations - 2nd Edition cover image" class="cover " width="608" height="792" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6ODI2LCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--c0321af09592174f08bf419b9f0c37634fa7541c/0000BioTecFou.png" />Given the broad definition of biotechnology applications and products, it is easy to see how there is enormous overlap within the fields of cellular biology, microbiology, chemistry, and biomedical engineering. It is the goal of this textbook to provide foundational knowledge to begin building your biotechnology toolkit and enter an exciting career of making a difference through biotechnology. This textbook first explores the fundamentals of laboratory science and biotechnology. Unit 1 begins with a dive into the foundation of biology and chemistry by asking what is life and what are the molecules of life? The end of the unit offers a primer into laboratory science; preparing solutions and operating basic lab equipment. Unit 2 brings readers through a vital tool of biomanufacturing, understanding the growth and control of microbes. Many biotechnology products are made by harnessing the work of microbes, and this unit explores this invisible and intriguing world of microorganisms. The final unit, molecular biotechnology, offers a more in-depth look at how biological molecules such as DNA and protein are manipulated into creating useful products.8192020-03-22T20:38:29Z2024-01-22T14:52:18ZProse Fiction: An Introduction to the Semiotics of Narrative<img alt="Read more about Prose Fiction: An Introduction to the Semiotics of Narrative" title="Prose Fiction: An Introduction to the Semiotics of Narrative cover image" class="cover " width="670" height="960" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6ODA5LCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--ef1b01821126bede0556b5d4d83b048a81f31abe/978-1-78374-811-2.jpg" />This concise and highly accessible textbook outlines the principles and techniques of storytelling. It is intended as a high-school and college-level introduction to the central concepts of narrative theory – concepts that will aid students in developing their competence not only in analysing and interpreting short stories and novels, but also in writing them. This textbook prioritises clarity over intricacy of theory, equipping its readers with the necessary tools to embark on further study of literature, literary theory and creative writing. Building on a ‘semiotic model of narrative,’ it is structured around the key elements of narratological theory, with chapters on plot, setting, characterisation, and narration, as well as on language and theme – elements which are underrepresented in existing textbooks on narrative theory. The chapter on language constitutes essential reading for those students unfamiliar with rhetoric, while the chapter on theme draws together significant perspectives from contemporary critical theory (including feminism and postcolonialism). This textbook is engaging and easily navigable, with key concepts highlighted and clearly explained, both in the text and in a full glossary located at the end of the book. Throughout the textbook the reader is aided by diagrams, images, quotes from prominent theorists, and instructive examples from classical and popular short stories and novels (such as Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Franz Kafka’s ‘The Metamorphosis,’ J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter, or Dostoyevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov, amongst many others). Prose Fiction: An Introduction to the Semiotics of Narrative can either be incorporated as the main textbook into a wider syllabus on narrative theory and creative writing, or it can be used as a supplementary reference book for readers interested in narrative fiction. The textbook is a must-read for beginning students of narratology, especially those with no or limited prior experience in this area. It is of especial relevance to English and Humanities major students in Asia, for whom it was conceived and written.8172020-03-22T19:56:52Z2024-01-22T14:52:06ZCommunication, Affect, & Learning in the Classroom - 4th Edition<img alt="Read more about Communication, Affect, & Learning in the Classroom - 4th Edition" title="Communication, Affect, & Learning in the Classroom - 4th Edition cover image" class="cover " width="652" height="844" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6ODA3LCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--a6fa4899f25ac2e84d79cbcce0966f42850bb206/0000CALearCla.png" />Communication, Affect, & Learning in the Classroom was original published by Virginia Richmond and Joan Gorham in 1992 and then updated a decade later by Virginia Richmond, Jason S. Wrench, and Joan Gorham in 2001. As we enter into the revision of the 3rd edition of the text, the basic content has not been drastically altered over the years. However, the research in Instructional Communication has clearly become more prominent and stronger. Probably the single most important development in the past two decades was the publication of the Handbook of Instructional Communication: Rhetorical and Relational Perspectives edited by Mottet et al. (2006). The purpose of the handbook was to synthesize the first three decades of research in instructional communication into a single volume that could help both researchers and instructors understand the value of communication in the instructional process.8162020-03-14T22:31:15Z2024-01-22T14:52:06ZPrinciples of Macroeconomics - 2020-A<img alt="Read more about Principles of Macroeconomics - 2020-A" title="Principles of Macroeconomics - 2020-A cover image" class="cover " width="612" height="792" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6Mjc5MCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--fad830f436ac1aa681755c151c5e192892b90ac0/Lyryx_Principles%20of%20Macroeconomics_2021A.png" />Principles of Macroeconomics is an adaptation of the textbook, Macroeconomics: Theory, Markets, and Policy by D. Curtis and I. Irvine, and presents a complete and concise examination of introductory macroeconomics theory and policy suitable for a first introductory course. Examples are domestic and international in their subject matter and are of the modern era — financial markets, monetary and fiscal policies aimed at inflation and debt control, globalization and the importance of trade flows in economic structure, and concerns about slow growth and the risk of deflation, are included. This textbook is intended for a one-semester course, and can be used in a two-semester sequence with the companion textbook, Principles of Microeconomics. The three introductory chapters are common to both textbooks.8152020-03-14T22:09:27Z2024-01-22T14:52:06ZPrinciples of Microeconomics<img alt="Read more about Principles of Microeconomics" title="Principles of Microeconomics cover image" class="cover " width="612" height="792" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6Mjc4OSwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--088842e30a4f89c1255b1752b068940b68f48565/Lyryx_Principles%20of%20Microeconomics_2021A.png" />Principles of Microeconomics is an adaptation of the textbook, Microeconomics: Markets, Methods, and Models by D. Curtis and I. Irvine, which provides concise yet complete coverage of introductory microeconomic theory, application and policy in a Canadian and global environment. This adaptation employs methods that use equations sparingly and do not utilize calculus. The key issues in most chapters are analyzed by introducing a numerical example or case study at the outset. Students are introduced immediately to the practice of taking a data set, examining it numerically, plotting it, and again analyzing the material in that form. The end-of-chapter problems involve numerical and graphical analysis, and a small number of problems in each chapter involve solving simple linear equations (intersecting straight lines). However, a sufficient number of questions is provided for the student to test understanding of the material without working through that subset of questions. This textbook is intended for a one-semester course, and can be used in a two-semester sequence with the companion textbook, Principles of Macroeconomics. The three introductory chapters are common to both textbooks.
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