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♥ A First Course in Linear Algebra by Robert Beezer [html]
A First Course in Linear Algebra is an introductory textbook designed for university sophomores and juniors. Typically such a student will have taken calculus, but this is not a prerequisite. The book begins with systems of linear equations, then covers matrix algebra, before taking up finite-dimensional vector spaces in full generality. The final chapter covers matrix representations of linear transformations, through diagonalization, change of basis and Jordan canonical form.
♥ Accounting Principles Volumer 1 (Chinese translation) by James Edwards, Roger Hermanson [pdf]
Accounting Principles translated into Chinese with the assistance of Dr. Shi and Dr. Zeng at Hebei University of Technology.
♥ Accounting Principles Volumer 2 (Chinese translation) by James Edwards, Roger Hermanson, Michael Maher [pdf]
Accounting Principles translated into Chinese with the assistance of Dr. Shi and Dr. Zeng at Hebei University of Technology.
♠ Accounting Principles: A Business Perspective (Financial) by James Edwards, Roger Hermanson [pdf]
The Global Text Project's international version of the 8th edition of the well-known accounting text. well-known accounting text. The two books are also available in Spanish. Please see Principios de Contabilidad: Una Perspectiva Empresarial (Volumen 1 y 2) by James Edwards, Roger Hermanson in alphabetical order below.
♠ Accounting Principles: A Business Perspective (Managerial) by James Edwards, Roger Hermanson, Susan Ivancevich [pdf]
The Global Text Project's international version of the 8th edition of the well-known accounting text.
♥ Accredited Social Health Activist by Anonymous [html]
ASHA will be a health activist in the community who will create awareness on health and its social determinants and mobilise the community towards local health planning and increased utilisation and accountability of the existing health services.
♠ Algorithms and Data Structures by Jurg Nievergelt, Klaus Hinrichs [pdf]
An introductory coverage of algorithms and data structures with application to graphics and geometry.
♥ An Introduction to Energy Sources by B Viswanathan [pdf]
The reasons for the choice of energy sources are many. There is a need to know the options available and how to exploit them, the need to harness some of these sources efficiently and effectively and above all the environmental concerns these energy sources give rise to. The material presented in the form of an e book is mainly meant for higher secondary school students as the audience and for others this may be elementary unless otherwise one wishes to get some basis on this topic.
♥ An Introduction to Formal Logic by P.D. Magnus [html]
♥ An Introduction to Physical Oceanography by Matthias Tomczak [html]
This CD-ROM is based on my lecture notes for the physical oceanography part of the First Year undergraduate topic Marine Sciences 1 at the Flinders University of South Australia in Adelaide. They constitute an elementary text but are not a substitute for a proper textbook.
♥ An Introduction to programming and Programming Concepts, Using VB.NET by Larry Press [html]
A complete, modular course geared to undergrads who will not be making a career as programmers, but will have to write small scripts and also communicate effectively with programmers. Contributed by Larry Press (California State University, Dominguez Hills) - LB
♠ Basic Political Concepts by Paul deLespinasse [pdf]
This short text introduces the basic ideas of political science.
♥ Basics of Fluid Mechanics by Genick Bar-Meir [html]
♥ Building and branding an EFL department by Sayed Salahuddin Ahmed [pdf]
This book focuses on some realistic policies for teaching English in setting where English has limited use in society. It contains practical ideas of building curriculum, materials and teaching methodologies for an English department.
♠ Business Fundamentals by Don McCubbrey [pdf]
An introduction to business principles and practice.
♠ Business Processes and Information Technology by Ulric Gelinas, Steve Sutton, Jane Fedorowicz [pdf]
This book provides the foundation and the tools needed for understanding information systems and developing information technology applications. We have released this version based on the Word files while we undertake conversion to GTP format. A scanned version (28Mb) is also available. Slides for each chapter are available.
♥ Calculus by Gilbert Strang [html]
This textbook is a well-organized treatise on calculus. The author intuitively provides detailed and intensive explanations fulfilling beginner’s needs. The book is both useful as a reference and a self-taught manual of calculus. Chapter 1: Introduction to Calculus; Chapter 2: Derivatives; Chapter 3: Applications of the Derivative; Chapter 4: The Chain Rule; Chapter 5: Integrals; Chapter 6: Exponentials and Logarithms; Chapter 7: Techniques of Integration; Chapter 8: Applications of the Integral.
♥ Classical Mechanics by Jeremy Heyl [html]
♠ Cognitive Patterns: Problem-Solving Frameworks for Object Technology by Karen Gardner, Alexander Rush, Michael Crist, Robert Konitzer, Bobbin Teegarden [pdf]
This book presents the concepts and terminology of cognitive patterns and cognitive modeling. It thoroughly explains the uniqueness of cognitive patterns as an approach in modeling business systems and processes.
♣ Cognitive Patterns: Problem-Solving Frameworks for Object Technology (Japanese) by Robert Konitzer [pdf]
Japanese text 7.4 MB
♥ Computational and Algorithmic Linear Algebra and n-Dimensional Geometry by Katta Murty [html]
This is a sophomore level webbook on linear algebra and n-dimensional geometry with the aim of developing in college entering undergraduates skills in algorithms, computational methods, and mathematical modeling. It is written in a simple style with lots of examples so that students can read most of it on their own. Please see Chapter 0 for the table of contents of the whole book, preface explaining the philosophy of the book and what sets this book apart from other books on linear algebra, and
♥ Conceptual Physics by Benjamin Crowell [html]
♠ Data Mining for the Masses by Matthew North [pdf]
An introduction to concepts and practices common in data mining. This book is intended primarily for undergraduate college students and for business professionals who may be interested in using information systems and technologies to solve business problems by mining data, but who likely do not have a formal background or education in computer science.
♣ Database Systems for Management by James Courtney, David Paradice, Kristen Brewer, Julia Graham [pdf]
♠ Digital Logic by James Feher [pdf]
This lab manual provides an introduction to digital logic, starting with simple gates and building up to state machines
♣ Diseases of Children in the Subtropics and Tropics by Paget Stanfield [pdf]
A review of the diseases of children encountered in the tropics, together with their diagnosis and treatment.
♣ Earth's Dynamic System by W. Hamblin, Eric Christiansen [html]
Earth is exquisitely beautiful; a planet, washed in water and surrounded by a thin atmosphere with swirling white clouds. This planet - our home - is a system of moving gas, liquid, and solids with numerous interconnected and interdependent components. We have mapped its volcanoes, studied the structure and composition of the continents and the deep ocean floor, gaining insight into the planet's origin and history. We also have peered into Earth's depths and discovered that its interior is churning slowly and how such movements affect the very surface of the planet. We have extended our exploration into the vastness of space and found that every object in the solar system contains part of a record of planetary evolution that helps us understand Earth. With these new perspectives on our planet, we can develop an all-encompassing view of how Earth operates as a constantly changing dynamic system.
♥ Education for an Information Age by Bernard Poole, Elizabeth Sky-McIlvain, Lorrie Jackson [html]
♠ Educational Psychology by Kelvin Seifert, Rosemary Sutton [pdf]
This books lays the foundation for prospective teachers to learn about various teaching methodologies and covers material typically found in many teacher training programs.
♠ Electronic Commerce: The Strategic Perspective by Saurabh Gupta [pdf]
The application of strategic thinking to electronic commerce.
♠ Emerging Perspectives on Learning, Teaching, and Technology by Michael Orey [pdf]
A discussion of a number of ideas that are frequently described as learning or instructional theories. Examples include Information Processing, Constructivism of Piaget, and Social Constructivism of Vygotsky. The latter part of the book describes as a collection of instructional strategies that have been designed with the learning theories in mind.
♠ Everything You Need to Know About OER by Marisa Drexel, Rebecca Arnall [pdf]
An introduction to open educational resources detailing organizations, licensing, and how you can get involved.
♥ Freedom from Want: The Human Right to Adequate Food by George Kent [pdf]
♥ Frontiers in Chemistry by B Viswanathan [pdf]
♥ Fundamentals of Compressible Flow Mechanics by Genick Bar-Meir [html]
This book deals with an introduction to the flow of compressible substances (gases).
♥ Fundamentals of Die Casting Design by Genick Bar-Meir [html]
This book is divided into two parts. The first discusses the basic science required by a die-casting engineer; the second is dedicated to die-casting-specific science. The die-casting specific is divided into several chapters. Each chapter is divided into three sections: section 1 describes the ``commonly'' believed models; section 2 discusses why this model is wrong or unreasonable; and section 3 shows the correct, or better, way to do the calculations. I have made great efforts to show what existed before science ``came'' to die casting. I have done this to show the errors in previous models which make them invalid, and to ``prove'' the validity of science. I hope that, in the second edition, none of this will be needed since science will be accepted and will have gained validity in the die casting community. Please read about my battle to get the information out and how the establishment react to it.
♣ Game Programming by Penn Wu [pdf]
Lecture notes for those interested in writing games.
♣ Global Business Strategy: A Systems Approach by Asterios Kefalas [pdf]
A systems approach to understand globalization and managing a global organization.
♠ Green IS by Richard Watson [pdf]
A chapter on the role of Information Systems in environmental sustainability.
♥ Green Technology Strategies by Tom Worthington [html]
This book is about how to reduce carbon emissions and achieve other environmental benefits by using computers and telecommunications technology. It is designed to be used within an online course for professionals, using mentored and collaborative learning techniques.
♥ Handbook of African Educational Theories and Practices: a Generative Teacher Education Curriculum by A. Nsamenang, Therese Tchombe [pdf]
This monumental piece of work, covering nine thematic sections in thirty six intellectually heavy weight chapters, mobilising forty-four contributors from sixteen different countries, breaks new ground in its efforts to address the challenge of kutiwa kasumba that has been Africa's burden since the colonisation of the continent and since its assimilation of western education.
♥ History of Programming Languages by Dennie Van Tassel [html]
♥ Industrial Organization, a Contract Based Approach by Nicolas Boccard [pdf]
An extensive and an up-to-date panorama of Industrial Organization. It is aimed at advanced undergraduates, graduates, academics and practitioners with an interest in the field. The analysis of market interactions, business strategies and public policy is performed using the standard framework of game theory and the recent advances of contract theory and information economics.
♠ Information Systems by Deepa Ray [pdf]
An introductory text for Information Systems.
♥ Information Systems: A managers guide to harnessing technology by John Gallaugher [html]
♣ Information Technology and the Networked Economy by Patrick McKeown [pdf]
13.2 MB
♣ Information Technology for Management by Henry Lucas [pdf]
The 7th edition of an MBA text.
♥ Inside the Cell by Alisa Machalek, Alison Davis, Kirstie Saltsman [html]
Learn about the parts of a cell, how cells function, what various cells do, how cells multiply, how and why cells die.
♥ Internet Super-User Textbook by Marsha Du Toit, Anna Malczyk, Jean-Paul Van Belle [pdf]
The textbook was developed for the UCT Internet Super-User Course (INF100CE), an online course managed by GetSmarter
♣ Interpreting Information Systems in Organizations by Geoff Walsham [pdf]
The book introduces the interpretive approach to understanding information systems and then discusses relevant theory.
♠ Introducing Marketing by John Burnett [pdf]
This text introduces students to the marketing strategies and tools that practitioners use to market their products.
♥ Introduction to Economic Analysis by R. Preston McAfee [html]
This book presents introductory economics ("principles") material using standard mathematical tools, including calculus. It is designed for a relatively sophisticated undergraduate who has not taken a basic university course in economics. It also contains the standard intermediate microeconomics material and some material that ought to be standard but is not. The book can easily serve as an intermediate microeconomics text. The focus of this book is on the conceptual tools and not on fluff. Most
♥ Introduction to Physical Oceanography by Robert Stewart [pdf]
♥ Introduction to Text Linguistics by Robert de Beaugrande [html]
Introduction to Text Linguistics
♠ Introductory Business Statistics by Thomas Tiemann [pdf]
The book "Introductory Business Statistics" by Thomas K. Tiemann explores the basic ideas behind statistics, such as populations, samples, the difference between data and information, and most importantly sampling distributions. The author covers topics including descriptive statistics and frequency distributions, normal and t-distributions, hypothesis testing, t-tests, f-tests, analysis of variance, non-parametric tests, and regression basics. Using real-world examples throughout the text, the author hopes to help students understand how statistics works, not just how to "get the right number."
♥ Light and Matter series by Benjamin Crowell [html]
A series of series of six books intended for a one-year introductory course of the type typically taken by biology majors
♥ Linear Complementarity, Linear and Nonlinear Programming by Katta Murty [html]
This book provides an in-depth and clear treatment of all the important practical, technical, computational, geometric, and mathematical aspects of the Linear Complementarity Problem, Quadratic Programming, and their various applications. It discusses clearly the various algorithms for solving the LCP, presents their efficient implementation for the computer, and discusses their computational complexity. It presents the practical applications of these algorithms and extensions of these algorithm
♠ Managing for Productivity in the Hospitality Industry by Robert Mill [pdf]
♥ Managing the new frontiers: An introduction to the Fundamentals by Anas Tawileh [pdf]
♥ Medicines by Design by Anonymous [html]
Discusses the many different ways medicines work in the body and how this information guides the hunt for drugs of the future.
♠ Mexico and Sustainable Development Ideas Founded In Youth by Thomas Esakin [pdf]
To raise national awareness in Mexico about sustainable development, a group of ten students in the Turismo Sustentable y Gestion Hotelera career of the Departamento de Turismo Sustentable, Gestion Hotelero y Gastronomia (Sustainable Tourism, Hotel Management and Gastronomy program) at the Universidad del Caribe in Cancun, Mexico co-authored a book on this subject.
♥ Nanomaterials: A Sojourn by B Viswanathan [pdf]
♥ Network applications, technology and implications by Larry Press [html]
This resource consists of 235 modules: Network applications (26 modules), Introduction to Web development (48), Image processing (15), Audio processing and VOIP (17), TCP/IP network technology (45), Wireless networking technology, theory and applications (48), Home, organizational, mobile and backbone connectivity (29), and History (7). Contributed by Larry Press (California State University, Dominguez Hills) - LB
♥ New Introduction to the Study of Text and Discourse by Robert de Beaugrande [html]
New Introduction to the Study of Text and Discourse
♥ New Standards for Long-Term Business Surivival by Jonathan Scott [pdf]
♥ Oceanography in the 21st Centure: Our Ocean Planet by Robert Stewart [html]
This is a web-based oceanography textbook.
♥ Optimization Models for Decision Making: Volume 1 by Katta Murty [html]
This is a Junior level book on some versatile optimization models for decision making in common use. The aim of this book is to develop skills in mathematical modeling, and in algorithms and computational methods to solve and analyze these models in undergraduate students.
♥ Paediatric Surgery: A Comprehensive Text For Africa by Emmanuel Ameh, Stephen Bickler, Kokila Lakhoo [html]
Produced by Global HELP, professional editors, and more than one-hundred-and-fifty medical experts from around the world, this is an essential resource for those in Africa where there has been a lack of appropriate and affordable medical material. This is a book written by doctors who live or work in Africa and for African surgeons and patients alike.
♠ PHP Programming by Penn Wu [pdf]
Lecture notes and set up information for the popular Web site programming language.
♥ Physical Health Hazards by Paul Héroux [html]
Course notes. See FTP link. Physical Health Hazards: Health Effects of Electromagnetism Course Notes 2010.
♥ Practical Plastic Surgery for Nonsurgeons by Nadine Semer [pdf]
This book was brings plastic surgical expertise to areas with little access to plastic surgeons.
♥ Primary immunodeficiency Disorder by Zinet Currimbhoy, Manisha Madkaikar, Mukesh Desai [pdf]
Primary immunodeficiency is in its infancy in India, and doctors at the Division of Immunology at the Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children have written this book to increase the level of awareness and knowledge on this topic in India and other countries.
♠ Principios de Contabilidad: Una Perspectiva Empresarial (Volumen 1) by James Edwards, Roger Hermanson [pdf]
♠ Principios de Contabilidad: Una Perspectiva Empresarial (Volumen 2) by James Edwards, Roger Hermanson, Susan Ivancevich [pdf]
♥ Principles of Digital Communication and Coding by Andrew Viterbi, Jim Omura [html]
♥ Principles Of Orchestration by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov [html]
The original Principles of Orchestration was published about a hundred years ago in Russian. Garritan has taken the original English translation, and incorporated multimedia. As the English translation is in the public domain, it could become the foundation for a Global Text.
♥ Principles of Toxicology by Paul Héroux [pdf]
Course notes. See FTP link. Toxicology Course Notes 2010.
♥ Quick Start to Excel 2002 by Jean-Paul Van Belle [pdf]
Introduction to Excel
♥ Quick Start to Windows XP by Jean-Paul Van Belle [pdf]
A quick overview of basic MS-Windows XP functions
♥ Quick Start to Word 2002 by Jean-Paul Van Belle [pdf]
A quick overview of basic Word functions
♥ Quick Start to Word 97 by Jean-Paul Van Belle [pdf]
A quick overview of basic Word functions
♥ Regional Oceanography: An Introduction by Matthias Tomczak [html]
Regional Oceanography: an Introduction is a textbook suitable for an advanced undergraduate course or for a course to introduce graduate students to the essentials of oceanography.
♥ Simple Nature by Benjamin Crowell [html]
♥ Smarthistory by Steven Zucker, Beth Harris [html]
Smarthistory by Steven Zucker and Beth Harris of the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York is an art history online book that won the 2009 Webby for education
♥ Social & Cultural Foundations of American Education by Patrick O'Shea, Peter Baker [html]
♥ Social Science Research: Principles, Methods, and Practices by Anol Bhattacherjee [pdf]
This book is designed to introduce doctoral and graduate students to the process of scientific research in the social sciences, business, education, public health, and related disciplines.
♥ Social Science Research: Principles, Methods, and Practices (Chinese) by Anol Bhattacherjee, Aaron Xiao-Liang Shen, Yongqiang Sun [pdf]
This is the Chinese translation of the book with the same title.
♥ Software Innovation by Jeremy Rose [pdf]
Innovation is the forgotten key to modern systems development - the element that defines the enterprising engineer, the thriving software firm and the cutting edge software application. Traditional forms of technical education pay little attention to creativity - often encouraging overly rationalistic ways of thinking which stifle the ability to innovate. Professional software developers are often drowned in commercial drudgery and overwhelmed by work pressure and deadlines. The topic that will both ensure success in the market and revitalize their work lives is never addressed. This book sets out the new field of software innovation. It organizes the existing scientific research into eight simple heuristics - guiding principles for organizing a system developer's work-life so that it focuses on innovation.
♥ Surgical Care at the District Hospital by WHO [html]
The WHO Integrated Management for Emergency & Essential Surgical Care e-learning toolkit (CD) has been developed by the Clinical Procedures Unit in collaboration with the GIEESC programme. This tool targets policy-makers, managers, and health-care providers (surgeons, anaesthetists, non-specialist doctors, health officers, nurses, and technicians). This tool contains WHO recommendations for minimum standards in emergency, surgery, trauma, obstetrics and anaesthesia at first-referral level health-care facilities.
♥ Synthetic Strategies Chemistry by B Viswanathan [pdf]
♠ Teachers as Readers by Michelle Commeyras, Betty Shockley Bisplinghoff, Jennifer Olson [pdf]
♥ The Chemistry of Health by NIH [html]
Read about actions and reactions, sugars and fats, chemical tools, nature's products, chemistry for healthier world, chemistry and medicine. (20 pp.)
♥ The Global Library of Women's Medicine by John Sciarra [html]
The website has been developed from the highly-acclaimed, six-volume, encyclopedic textbook Gynecology & Obstetrics, that was first published in 1934 and that has been edited for the last 30 years by Professor John J. Sciarra. It is totally due to Professor Sciarra's devoted efforts and unrivalled clinical experience that it has been possible to develop The Global Library of Women's Medicine – and the Publishers wish to express their deep appreciation of his wise guidance and unique editorial sk
♥ The Metaconstitutional Manifesto: A Bourgeois Vision of the Classless Society by Paul deLespinasse [html]
♥ The New Genetics by NIH [html]
Explains the role of genes in health and disease, the basics of DNA and its molecular cousin RNA and new directions in genetic research.
♣ The New Software Engineering by Sue Conger [pdf]
♥ The Structures of Life by Anonymous [html]
An overview of structural biology. Read about the roles of proteins, why proteins shapes are important, tools used to study proteins, how protein shapes affect the design of new medicine.
♥ The Sustainable Business by Jonathan Scott [pdf]
Recommended for managers, employees, teachers, and students, this readable and informative guide explains the importance of waste minimisation as a first step toward sustainability. Within its pages, the breadth and depth of long-term, profitable business practices are explored with an emphasis on optimising resources (including labour and markets) and maximising purchases and investments while minimising the costs of non-product (waste), unemployment, short-term thinking and environmental degradation.
♥ Thinking About Politics: American Government in Associational Perspective by Paul deLespinasse [html]
♠ Tourism: the International Business by Robert Mill [epub] [pdf]
♥ Using Excel 2002 by Jean-Paul Van Belle [pdf]
Advanced business use of Excel
♥ Wireless Networking for the Developing World by Rob Flickenger, Corinna Aichele, Sebastian Büttrich, Laura Drewett [html]
Wireless Networking in the Developing World is a free book about designing, implementing, and maintaining low-cost wireless networks.
♥ Worldwide Differential Calculus by David Massey [pdf]
The goal with this textbook is to help you learn the Calculus of derivatives. The is the first textbook from the Worldwide Center of Mathematics.
♥ Wrong Turn: A Sympathetic Critique of the Civil Rights Movement by Paul deLespinasse [html]
♥ XML - Managing Data Exchange by Richard Watson [html]
This is the book that spawned the Global Text Project. It was initially written by a class a University of Georgia and revised by another class
