Science and Culture Throughout History

Author(s): Mark Bowles, Barbara Kaplan

SCIENCE AND CULTURE THROUGHOUT HISTORY explores science and culture and how their symbiotic relationship affected the world around us.  The text directs students through science’s evolution, starting with early cultures and ending with scientific achievements in the modern world. Each chapter includ...

The Contemporary Global Economy: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Author(s): Raju Parakkal

The Contemporary Global Economy is aimed at understanding and explaining the modern global economy through a detailed examination and analysis of current economic events and developments. The modern global economy, however, does not exist in a vacuum- intellectually, it has been shaped by theoretica...

Plant Life

Author(s): James E Mickle, CHAD JORDAN, RACHEL CLARK

The Plant Life Lab Manual includes activities and experiments in plant biology that are geared toward students in non-life science majors. Topics addressed in the manual include macromolecular composition, plant anatomy and morphology, growth and development, transport, photosynthesis, biotechnology...

Laboratory Manual for Organic Chemistry

Author(s): Mark Sinton

Laboratory Manual for Organic Chemistry, 2nd edition, has been extensively revised from its first edition. All of the exercises, for example, have been modified to improve product yield, better fit within the increasingly common three-hour lab period, and/or minimize hazardous waste generation. In a...

Applied Robotics Theory, Economics, and Practices for Engineering Technology Students

Author(s): Hazem Tawfik

Applied Robotics Theory, Economics, and Practices for Engineering Technology Students is designed to enrich the educational experience of engineering technology students with an in-depth understanding of the three main aspects of a robotics system: economics, theory, and practices. The purpose is to...

General Microbiology: Fundamental Laboratory Practices

Author(s): Carolyn Caudle, JOSHUA OHAIR, KIMBERLY COONEY

Abnormal Psychology

Author(s): Andrew R. Getzfeld

ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY, SECOND EDITION explores the history of abnormal behavior and delves into the etiology, prevalence, and treatment of the major psychological disorders. This text bridges the gap between research and application by balancing the presentation of theory with clinical case studies., ...

Popular Culture and Shaping Reality

Author(s): David LoConto

Theory historically has portrayed popular culture as a means of blinding and distracting the masses to the real problems occurring in the world today, thereby making them passive regarding change. Popular Culture and Shaping Reality provides a different explanation of popular culture and its impact ...

Exceptionality in School and Society: A Guide for Future Educators

Author(s): Christopher O'Brien, Donna Sacco

Our text, Exceptionality in School and Society: A Guide for Future Educators is written for a unique audience and may appear a bit different than some other popular and excellent textbooks on special education. We have tailored the design, content, and writing style for an audience of aspiring educa...

With Good Reason: A Guide To Critical Thinking, Updated Edition

Author(s): Christopher Foster, James Hardy, Gloria Zuniga Y Postigo

With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking, Updated Edition, examines the specific ways we use language to reason about things. The study of logic improves our ability to think. It forces us to pay closer attention to the way language is used (and misused). It helps make us better at providing g...