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Author(s): Stanley Brown
Movement is a fundamental characteristic of life. Understanding the meaning of movement in the full context
of human endeavor is central to improving the quality of human experience, of life itself. Fundamentals of
Kinesiology showcases the transdisciplinary nature of the academic field of study centered on movement,
physical activity and sport. Three major sections of the book provide a comprehensive treatment of this diverse
academic field through detailed studies of the many disciplines and professions constituting kinesiology.
Author(s): Perry Goldstein
Rudiments of Music covers the basics of Western classical tonal music theory, though it is applicable to a broad range of other music as well. Written for the beginner, experienced musicians who want to learn the fundamentals of tonal theory will also find it useful. The book covers basic notation of pitch and rhythm, major and minor keys, intervals, chords, harmony, and other concepts essential to a fundamental understanding of tonal music. Students are guided in the composition of melodies and melodies with chordal accompaniment.
Author(s): CODY HAVARD
People enjoy following sports teams for various reasons. Maybe because they like to feel as though they are part of something bigger than themselves, or because they like to experience the joy of the achievements the teams make. With the feeling of identification that these individuals hold, a sense of rivalry can arise between ones team that they associate with, and an opposing team that may pose as an athletic threat.
Author(s): Kemal Gursoy
These notes correspond to a semester-long lecture given at Rutgers Business School, Newark and New Brunswick campuses, New Jersey. These notes focus on representing the statistical methods that are utilized by the business world, at a level of the third-year undergraduate curriculum.
Author(s): Claudia Stuart
Reading poetry is almost as much an art form as is writing poetry. You don’t just skim the words of one and go on to the next. You read the words, maybe even speak them aloud, and listen to what they have to say. You focus on your own reaction, hear what the words have said to your heart, find that knowing place where Truth lives. You hold that poem for a while, live with it, taste it. Only when you have absorbed all you can for the moment do you set it down gently and rest.
Author(s): Rachael Botting, Barrett McRay, Rob Ribbe, Nathaniel Thompson
Wheaton Passage is Wheaton College’s first-year student transition program that is specifically designed to help you form friendships and effectively navigate the transition into Wheaton. Designed and run by HoneyRock, the College’s Outdoor Center for Leadership Development, and the Christian Formation and Ministry Department, Passage has a long history of enhancing the first-year experience by providing a small group of peers, an upper-class mentor and a faculty leader to every student before they arrive on campus.
Author(s): Blake Thornton
This workbook covers the third semester of a traditional calculus course - Multivariable Calculus. The workbook follows the chapters in Stewart's Calculus and can be used as a supplement to Stewart or as a stand alone workbook. Topics covered include lines, planes, graphing, curves, partial derivatives, multiple integrals, change of variables, vector fields, and vector calculus.
Author(s): Joseph Dowd
Introduction to Asian Philosophy serves as the foundation for an introductory-level course on classical Chinese, Buddhist, and classical Hindu philosophy. It presents East and South Asian philosophy in the style of the modern Anglophone philosophical tradition but that undergraduates at almost any skill level could read and understand on their own.
