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Wow, You are a Female Engineer! : Gender and the Chilly Climate of STEM Fields

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Abstract Monica was a sophomore biomedical engineering major at a large Midwestern university. Within the College of Engineering, the number of female students was around 18%—a figure similar to the national average. Her major had the highest proportion of female students, as roughly 50% of the s...

Customized Version of Thriving in College & Beyond: Research-Based Strategies for Academic Success & Personal Development Concise Version, by Cuseo et al, for Catholic University of America

Author(s): Jandro L. Abot

This book is designed to help you make a smooth transition to college and equip you with strategies for success that can be used throughout your college experience and in life beyond college. Its goal is to promote the academic excellence and personal development of all students—whether they be stud...

Don't Stand So Close to Me: Unexpected Proxemic Violations

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Sample Nonverbal communication courses often highlight some basic principles about the distinctions between verbal and nonverbal messaging, and one of the more generally dismissed principles is one of the more important to understand across a variety of interpersonal contexts: that nonverbal beha...

Statistics: An Animated Journey

Author(s): Rick Martinez, Gene Seelbach, Geoffre A. Seelbach

Statistics: An Animated Journey is a turn-key online course package that uses videos with animation to help students develop a basic understanding of statistical concepts and methods that are used in other disciplines. Statistics is a process that involves understanding types of data, representing d...

When One Just Doesn't "Fit": Family Dynamics in the Context of Fat and Fitness

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Abstract This case study outlines family dynamics in the context of fitness and fatness. Set against the nonfictional backdrop of autoethnographic reflection, this case highlights the role and responsibilities families have to shape and guide discourses of weight, size, health, and wellness when ...

About Music: Critical Listening Skills

Author(s): Chandler R. Bridges Jr., Michael Wagner

About Music: Critical Listening Skills explains the fascinating aspects of the fundamentals of sound, how musical instruments work, the mechanics of hearing, and how we neurologically process the musical sounds we make. Add to that the way music and sound is recorded, manipulated, and stored, and a ...

Quantitative Data Analysis: An Introduction

Author(s): Diana L. Mindrila

Quantitative Data Analysis: An Introduction provides an introduction to quantitative research methodology. The first chapters discuss fundamental topics such as developing research questions, stating hypotheses, identifying variables, and commonly used quantitative research designs. The book explain...

OpenStax College Algebra softcover

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"College Algebra provides a comprehensive exploration of algebraic principles and meets scope and sequence requirements for a typical introductory algebra course. The modular approach and richness of content ensure that the book addresses the needs of a variety of courses. College Algebra offers a w...