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College Algebra with Current Interesting Applications and Facts
Author(s): Gisela Acosta, Margie Karwowski
College Algebra with Current Interesting Applications and Facts provides students the opportunity to experience real-life settings and work on activities that model real-world situations, while capturing the student’s interest. This text contains application problems which are based on current every...
One, Two, Three Strikes You're Out
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Abstract Austin Tallman is all geared up for an outstanding senior season in college baseball. When his coach bans Twitter for the season, Austin decides to create a pseudo account to get around the ban. Things get tough when posts get noticed and spread like wildfire throughout social networking...
OpenStax Introductory Statistics softcover
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"Introductory Statistics follows scope and sequence requirements of a one-semester introduction to statistics course and is geared toward students majoring in fields other than math or engineering. The text assumes some knowledge of intermediate algebra and focuses on statistics application over the...
OpenStax University Physics Vol 1 hardcover
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"University Physics is a three-volume collection that meets the scope and sequence requirements for two- and three-semester calculus-based physics courses. Volume 1 covers mechanics, sound, oscillations, and waves. Volume 2 covers thermodynamics, electricity, and magnetism, and Volume 3 covers optic...
Babies are Not Like Potato Chips, You Can Stop at Just One: Family Size Decisions
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Sample As Mary walked across campus to get some research from the library, she was still a little upset about the phone call she just had with her mother. Practically every time she called home, her mom would ask, “Are you pregnant yet? What are you waiting for? You are 33—the clock is ticking!,”...
Warehouse Under Water: Promised Delivery is Compromised
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Abstract The recent hurricane has hit your warehouse facility. Your inventory and shipping have been affected. Orders are being delayed by weeks, even though specific dates have been promised and your company is known for its customer service and on-time delivery. It is your job to communicate th...
Is It Because I'm Female?: Challenges to Young Female Instructors in the College Classroom
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Sample “How’d your class go?” Kathy asked Liz as they met in the hallway outside the graduate teaching assistant (G.T.A.) offices. “I’m not sure I’m cut out for this,” Liz confessed. “I’m just totally frustrated with these students. Do you think we were ever so disrespectful to our professors as ...
Worlds Apart: Mediated Communication from Across the Globe
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Abstract Now, more than ever, individuals are interacting with members of different cultures (Hiew, Halford, van de Vijver, & Liu, 2016). This is due to immigration, globalization, and, in no small part, advances in technology (Günay, 2016; Lee, Balkin, & Fernandez, 2017). Consequently, there has...
Taking the Anxiety Out of Statistics
Author(s): William A. Nelson, Wanda Beyer
Taking the Anxiety out of Statistics is a fresh take on teaching the foundations of statistical inference. Unusual in the world of publishing, the eTextbook is coauthored by a biostatistician and an instructional designer. It is designed from the ground up to leverage the power of a digital format t...