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Introduction to Computer Science
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Dear student! You are starting to learn about computation and its purpose. This course covers the same materials as an introductory class for undergraduate computer science majors. Its curriculum, which includes software, hardware and algorithms, resembles that of a one- or two-semester first-year college course or the high school Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science. It does not require a formal computer science background.

Subject:
Applied Science
Computer Science
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Wikibooks
Date Added:
09/22/2017
How to Think like a Computer Scientist with Python Interactive Edition
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This interactive book is a product of the Runestone Interactive Project at Luther College, led by Brad Miller and David Ranum. There have been many contributors to the project. Our thanks especially to the following:



This book is based on the Original work by: Jeffrey Elkner, Allen B. Downey, and Chris Meyers

Activecode based on Skulpt

Codelens based on Online Python Tutor

Many contributions from the CSLearning4U research group at Georgia Tech.

ACM-SIGCSE for the special projects grant that funded our student Isaac Dontje Lindell for the summer of 2013.

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The Runestone Interactive tools are open source and we encourage you to contact us, or grab a copy from GitHub if you would like to use them to write your own resources.

Subject:
Applied Science
Computer Science
Material Type:
Textbook
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Runestone Academy
Author:
Allen B. Downey
Chris Meyers
Jeffrey Elkner
Date Added:
07/02/2019
A Primer for Computational Biology
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Now available in print at Amazon.com and via the OSU Press! Data Dashboard

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A Primer for Computational Biology aims to provide life scientists and students the skills necessary for research in a data-rich world. The text covers accessing and using remote servers via the command-line, writing programs and pipelines for data analysis, and provides useful vocabulary for interdisciplinary work. The book is broken into three parts: Introduction to Unix/Linux: The command-line is the “natural environment” of scientific computing, and this part covers a wide range of topics, including logging in, working with files and directories, installing programs and writing scripts, and the powerful “pipe” operator for file and data manipulation. Programming in Python: Python is both a premier language for learning and a common choice in scientific software development. This part covers the basic concepts in programming (data types, if-statements and loops, functions) via examples of DNA-sequence analysis. This part also covers more complex subjects in software development such as objects and classes, modules, and APIs. Programming in R: The R language specializes in statistical data analysis, and is also quite useful for visualizing large datasets. This third part covers the basics of R as a programming language (data types, if-statements, functions, loops and when to use them) as well as techniques for large-scale, multi-test analyses. Other topics include S3 classes and data visualization with ggplot2.

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Applied Science
Computer Science
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Textbook
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Oregon State University
Author:
Shawn T. O’Neil
Date Added:
06/21/2019
Innovate on the Internet Computer
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Industry 4.0 Open Educational Resources

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The OER collection “Innovate on the Internet Computer” documents a variety of learning experiences. Parts I, II, and III are from the perspective of learning by instructions, learning by cases, and learning by conversations. Part I consists of 5 chapters that provide the basic but complete pipeline for developing innovative applications on the Internet Computer. Part II includes 5 chapters of case studies produced by students from the Duke CS+ project team “Decentralized Finance: Cryptocurrency and Blockchain on the Internet Computer” and beyond. Part III consists of chapters on conversations documented in Ask Me Anything (AMA) interviews of pioneers in academia and industry.

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Website: https://ic.pubpub.org/

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Applied Science
Business and Communication
Computer Science
Education
Finance
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Textbook
Date Added:
01/01/2022
Computers and Criminal Justice
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Applied Science
Career and Technical Education
Computer Science
Criminal Justice
Social Science
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Textbook
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College of DuPage
Author:
Eric Ramirez-Thompson
Date Added:
08/25/2021
Current & Emerging Computing Technology
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This book is written for the typical computer user: someone who uses computers for day-to-day activities (browsing the web, sending/receiving email, etc.) and is interested in delving a bit deeper into some of the current technology concepts and terminology.

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This book is written for the typical computer user: someone who uses computers for day-to-day activities (browsing the web, sending/receiving email, etc.) and is interested in delving a bit deeper into some of the current technology concepts and terminology.

Word Count: 24004

ISBN: 978-1-77420-191-6

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Subject:
Applied Science
Business and Communication
Communication
Computer Science
Material Type:
Textbook
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BCcampus
Date Added:
10/05/2022
OpenNow from Cengage Introduction to Computing Reading & Learning Objectives
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Introduction to Computing provides students with an overview of computers and networking technology in use today, and how they impact parts of modern society ranging from personal privacy to global business operations. Learners will explore topics related to the development, use, regulation, and implications of computer hardware, software, networking, and the Internet in social, business, and government contexts. This coursework is appropriate for computer science majors and non-majors seeking to establish a foundation in basic computing topics. Content is available in PDF and Open Document formats and is licensed CC BY. Learning Objectives also are provided.

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Applied Science
Business and Communication
Career and Technical Education
Computer Science
Information Science
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Date Added:
07/16/2019
Computer Applications Open Edition
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This course will introduce the student to Microsoft Excel.

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This textbook was written for a community college introductory course in spreadsheets utilizing Microsoft Excel. While the figures shown utilize Excel 2019, the textbook was written to be applicable to other versions of Excel as well. The book introduces new users to the basics of spreadsheets and is appropriate for students in any major who have not used Excel before. This textbook includes instructions for Excel for Mac also.

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Applied Science
Arts and Humanities
Business and Communication
Computer Science
Graphic Arts
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Textbook
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Loyalist College
Date Added:
05/05/2023
Business Computer Applications
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This book introduces students to Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and email management. The text covers basic concepts of creating word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation materials for the workplace.

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This book introduces students to Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and email management. The text covers basic concepts of creating word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation materials for the workplace.

Word Count: 68829

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Subject:
Applied Science
Business and Communication
Career and Technical Education
Computer Science
Graphic Design
Information Science
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Textbook
Provider:
Odessa College
Date Added:
06/15/2023
Computer Essentials Open Edition
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This course will introduce the student to Microsoft windows, Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint.

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This textbook will introduce the student to Microsoft windows, Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint. The text covers basic concepts of creating word processing, spreadsheets, databases and presentation materials for the workplace.

Word Count: 26424

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Subject:
Applied Science
Business and Communication
Career and Technical Education
Computer Science
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
Loyalist College
Date Added:
05/18/2021
R for Data Science
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This is the website for “R for Data Science”. This book will teach you how to do data science with R: You’ll learn how to get your data into R, get it into the most useful structure, transform it, visualise it and model it. In this book, you will find a practicum of skills for data science. Just as a chemist learns how to clean test tubes and stock a lab, you’ll learn how to clean data and draw plots—and many other things besides. These are the skills that allow data science to happen, and here you will find the best practices for doing each of these things with R. You’ll learn how to use the grammar of graphics, literate programming, and reproducible research to save time. You’ll also learn how to manage cognitive resources to facilitate discoveries when wrangling, visualising, and exploring data.

Subject:
Applied Science
Computer Science
Education
Higher Education
Mathematics
Statistics and Probability
Material Type:
Textbook
Author:
Garrett Grolemund
Hadley Wickham
Date Added:
02/01/2021
Introduction to Library and Information Science
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This book explores the history, present, and future of library science, both in theory and in practice. It examines the place of the librarian as arbiter of information access in a constantly-changing and modernizing global community.

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Applied Science
Computer Science
Material Type:
Textbook
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College of Southern Idaho
Author:
David Horalek
Reed Hepler
Date Added:
02/14/2023
The Little Book of Semaphores
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The Little Book of Semaphores is a free (in both senses of the word) textbook that introduces the principles of synchronization for concurrent programming.In most computer science curricula, synchronization is a module in an Operating Systems class. OS textbooks present a standard set of problems with a standard set of solutions, but most students don't get a good understanding of the material or the ability to solve similar problems.The approach of this book is to identify patterns that are useful for a variety of synchronization problems and then show how they can be assembled into solutions. After each problem, the book offers a hint before showing a solution, giving students a better chance of discovering solutions on their own.The book covers the classical problems, including "Readers-writers," "Producer-consumer", and "Dining Philosophers." In addition, it collects a number of not-so-classical problems, some written by the author and some by other teachers and textbook writers. Readers are invited to create and submit new problems.

Subject:
Applied Science
Computer Science
Information Science
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
Green Tea Press
Author:
Allen B. Downey
Date Added:
01/01/2008
Foundations of Biomedical Science: Quantitative Literacy: Theory and Problems
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Foundations of Biomedical Science: Quantitative Literacy Theory and Problems is designed to help students develop the fundamental mathematical and quantitative literacy required to navigate and interpret evidence-based Biomedical data. This will provide students with the skills and confidence to habitually question any quantitative data they come across and to use these skills to make informed judgements regarding their veracity.

Long Description:
Modern Biomedicine is evidence-based, which means it is underpinned by quantitative data. Recent technological advances have led to Biomedicine (and Biology in general) becoming more “data driven” and hence more quantitative and predictive. Hence, now more than ever, an understanding of quantitative data is crucial for students of Biomedical disciplines.

Foundations of Biomedical Science: Quantitative Literacy Theory and Problems is designed to help students develop the fundamental mathematical and quantitative literacy required to navigate and interpret evidence-based Biomedical data. This ebook is divided into short chapters, each containing a concise summary of: theory provided through a Biomedical context authentic worked examples, problem sets and solutions further extension and application of the theory.

These chapters build to provide students with the skills and confidence to habitually question any quantitative data they come across and to use these skills to make informed judgements regarding their veracity.

Word Count: 69830

ISBN: 978-0-6484681-8-9

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Applied Science
Computer Science
Information Science
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Textbook
Provider:
La Trobe eBureau
Date Added:
03/28/2023
Library Skills for 2nd Year Biological Sciences
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Hosted by:

Word Count: 5033

Included H5P activities: 10

ISBN: 978-1-55195-447-9

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Subject:
Applied Science
Computer Science
Material Type:
Textbook
Author:
Lauren Stieglitz
Date Added:
08/18/2020
Open Data Structures
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The goal of this project is to free undergraduate computer science students from having to pay for an introductory data structures book. I have decided to implement this goal by treating this book like an Open Source software project. The LATEX source, Java source, and build scripts for the book are available to download from the author’s website and also, more importantly, on a reliable source code management site.

Subject:
Applied Science
Computer Science
Computing and Information
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
BCcampus
Provider Set:
BCcampus Open Textbooks
Author:
Pat Morin
Date Added:
10/28/2014
Applied Bioinformatics
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The current edition of the book may be downloaded from the Applied Bioinformatics site. Traffic analytics interactive report

Word Count: 45304

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Subject:
Applied Science
Computer Science
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
Oregon State University
Author:
David A. Hendrix
Date Added:
10/03/2019
Physical Modeling in MATLAB
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Most books that use MATLAB are aimed at readers who know how to program. This book is for people who have never programmed before. As a result, the order of presentation is unusual. The book starts with scalar values and works up to vectors and matrices very gradually. This approach is good for beginning programmers, because it is hard to understand composite objects until you understand basic programming semantics.

Subject:
Applied Science
Computer Science
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
Green Tea Press
Author:
Allen B. Downey
Date Added:
01/01/2009
Think Python 2e
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Think Python is an introduction to Python programming for beginners. It starts with basic concepts of programming, and is carefully designed to define all terms when they are first used and to develop each new concept in a logical progression. Larger pieces, like recursion and object-oriented programming are divided into a sequence of smaller steps and introduced over the course of several chapters.

Subject:
Applied Science
Computer Science
Material Type:
Textbook
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Green Tea Press
Author:
Allen Downey
Date Added:
01/01/2007
Tale of Two Systems 2E
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This text is meant as a case study and companion text to many Systems Analysis & Design textbooks used in undergraduate Management Information Systems (MIS), Business Information Systems (BIS) and Computer Information Systems (CIS) programs. The US counts about 1,300 (undergraduate + graduate) such programs (Mandiwalla et al., 2016). These texts typically contain short descriptions of technologies which give students some sense of what these technologies are used for, but do not provide much context or reflection on why these technologies might or might not be applied and what such applications actually amount to in real life. As a consequence, students, having worked their way through these textbooks and associated courses will have had little exposure to the reasoning which must take place when making choices between these technologies and to what goes into combining them into working and successful system architectures. It is our hope that this Tale of Two Systems (pun very much intended) will help mitigate this problem a little. The first edition of this publication is available: A Tale of Two Systems (first edition). Data dashboard

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This is the story of a web-based information system rebuild. The system in question is www.teachengineering.org, a digital library of K-12 engineering curriculum that was built from the ground up with established technology and which for 13 years enjoyed lasting support from its growing user community and its sponsors. These 13 years, however, cover the period during which smart phones and tablets became commonplace, during which the Internet of Things started replacing the Semantic Web, during which NoSQL databases made their way out of the research labs and into everyday development shops, during which we collectively started moving IT functions and services into ‘the cloud,’ and during which computing performance doubled a few times, yet again. During this same period, TeachEngineering’s user base grew from a few hundred to more than 3 million users annually, its collection size quadrupled, it went through several user interface renewals, and significant functionality was added while having an exemplary service record, and it enjoyed continued financial support from its sponsors.

Yet, although the system architecture could probably have survived a while longer, it started to become clear that with the newer technologies, better and newer services could be developed faster and at lower cost, that moving most of its functionality into the cloud would both boost performance and lower maintenance cost, and that the system’s resource and code footprint could be significantly reduced by rebuilding it on a different architecture, with different and more modern technology.

In this monograph we provide a side-by-side of this rebuild. We lay out the choices made in the old architecture —we refer to it as TE 1.0— and compare and contrast them with the choices made for TE 2.0. We explain why both the 1.0 and 2.0 choices were made and discuss the advantages and disadvantages associated with them.

Word Count: 42941

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Subject:
Applied Science
Computer Science
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
Oregon State University
Author:
Kevin Krueger
René Reitsma
Date Added:
09/01/2022
R and R Studio For Absolute Beginners
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A Guide for People with No Coding Experience

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If you do not know where to start with R and R Studio, this short book is for you.

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This book covers the basics of R and R Studio for people with no coding experience and no computer science background. It is for both beginner students and people whose job might require them to get into data analysis and statistics with no prior background. This is the book to get you started in understanding the logic of the R language in the R Studio environment so you can then move on to more difficult topics.

It is also part of the first unit of work for the College of Dupage courses Introduction to Data Science (Sociology 1205), and Introduction to Research Methods (Sociology 2200).

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Subject:
Applied Science
Computer Science
Information Science
Mathematics
Social Science
Sociology
Statistics and Probability
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
College of DuPage Press, 2022
Author:
Christine Monnier
Date Added:
06/05/2022
Software Engineering
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This course presents software engineering concepts and principles in parallel with the software development life cycle. Topics addressed include the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), software modeling using Unified Modeling Language (UML), major phases of SDLC (Software Requirements and Analysis, Software Design, and Software Testing), and project management. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: demonstrate mastery of software engineering knowledge and skills, and professional issues necessary to practice software engineering; discuss principles of software engineering; describe software development life cycle models; learn principles of software modeling through UML as a modeling language; identify major activities and key deliverables in a software development life cycle during software requirements and analysis, software design, and software testing; apply the object-oriented methodology in software engineering to create UML artifacts for software analysis and requirements, software design, and software testing; apply project management concepts in a software engineering environment to manage project, people, and product; participate as an individual and as part of a team to deliver quality software systems. This free course may be completed online at any time. (Computer Science 302)

Subject:
Applied Science
Computer Science
Material Type:
Assessment
Full Course
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The Saylor Foundation
Date Added:
04/16/2012
Tech Adapt: Emerging Technologies and Canadian Professional Contexts (VLS Library Version)
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An Open Educational Resource for Translating Technical Expertise for Canadian Business Contexts

Short Description:
This e-book offers resources to support technical experts to communicate with non-technical professionals. It helps users translate their work and adapt their communication to audience needs. Cover Art: Fakurian Design.

Long Description:
The Tech Adapt e-book guides learners to communicate clearly with non- and semi-technical audiences. Developed through several semesters of teaching international students in Computer Science how to translate their expertise for business and other professional purposes, the resources provided in this e-book highlight and outline some of the key topics related to connecting emerging technologies with the Canadian business context.

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Subject:
Applied Science
Business and Communication
Communication
Computer Science
Material Type:
Textbook
Date Added:
02/01/2022
Tech Adapt: Emerging Technologies and Canadian Professional Contexts
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An Open Educational Resource for Translating Technical Expertise for Canadian Business Contexts

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This e-book offers resources to support technical experts to communicate with non-technical professionals. It helps users translate their work and adapt their communication to audience needs. Cover Art: Fakurian Design.

Long Description:
The Tech Adapt e-book guides learners to communicate clearly with non- and semi-technical audiences. Developed through several semesters of teaching international students in Computer Science how to translate their expertise for business and other professional purposes, the resources provided in this e-book highlight and outline some of the key topics related to connecting emerging technologies with the Canadian business context.

Word Count: 16599

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Subject:
Applied Science
Business and Communication
Communication
Computer Science
Material Type:
Textbook
Author:
Victoria Abboud
Date Added:
02/01/2022
Haskell
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In this book we aim to introduce you both to the Haskell language, from the very basics to advanced features, and to computer programming in general. We urge seasoned programmers to be especially patient with this process. In all likelihood, the languages you are most familiar with differ greatly from Haskell, and habits from those languages might make it more difficult to understand how things work − they are simple, but different. Face learning to see the world through the warped mindset of a functional programmer as an adventure in a brave new world, which will bring you understanding valuable far beyond the boundaries of any language.

Subject:
Applied Science
Computer Science
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
Wikibooks
Date Added:
07/28/2016
Applied Discrete Structures
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Best open source book in Discrete Math. Covers all the subjects in a standard Discrete Math class for mathematics or computer science students and contains sage cells for all subjects. Set Theory, Combinatorics, Logic, Relations, Recursion, Graph Theory, Trees, Algebraic Structures, Boolean Algebras, Automata, etc. Originally published commercially, its original text was peer-reviewed and was adopted for use at several universities throughout the country. Now in its open source version, has the same quality but it is free.

Subject:
Applied Science
Computer Science
Mathematics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Reading
Textbook
Author:
Al Doerr
Ken Levasseur
Date Added:
12/03/2021
Introduction to the Modeling and Analysis of Complex Systems
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Introduction to the Modeling and Analysis of Complex Systems introduces students to mathematical/computational modeling and analysis developed in the emerging interdisciplinary field of Complex Systems Science. Complex systems are systems made of a large number of microscopic components interacting with each other in nontrivial ways. Many real-world systems can be understood as complex systems, where critically important information resides in the relationships between the parts and not necessarily within the parts themselves. This textbook offers an accessible yet technically-oriented introduction to the modeling and analysis of complex systems. The topics covered include: fundamentals of modeling, basics of dynamical systems, discrete-time models, continuous-time models, bifurcations, chaos, cellular automata, continuous field models, static networks, dynamic networks, and agent-based models. Most of these topics are discussed in two chapters, one focusing on computational modeling and the other on mathematical analysis. This unique approach provides a comprehensive view of related concepts and techniques, and allows readers and instructors to flexibly choose relevant materials based on their objectives and needs. Python sample codes are provided for each modeling example.

Subject:
Applied Science
Computer Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Textbook
Provider:
State University of New York
Provider Set:
Milne Open Textbooks
Author:
Hiroki Sayama, Binghamton University, State University of New York.
Date Added:
08/13/2015
Cascading Style Sheets
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This book is a guide to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), a technique widely used in web pages including Wikipedia to describe their visual style and appearance. CSS can take HTML to new places creatively and functionally. Once you learn how to style mark-up, you can additionally learn JavaScript functions that make dynamic web pages.

Subject:
Applied Science
Computer Science
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
Wikibooks
Date Added:
05/12/2016
Evolution and impact: a history of the Institute of Information Scientists 1958-2002
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This is the first history of the Institute of Information Scientists, which was founded in 1958 and merged with the Library Association in 2002 to form the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. In the absence of a formal archive the history has been written by three former Presidents based on secondary sources and the memories of former members.

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The Institute of Information Scientists (IIS) was formally constituted in 1958. It merged with the Library Association to form the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals in 2002. During 45 years of professional service and leadership, it defined and developed information science as a discipline; established and promoted education, training and research in the field; developed and vetted curricula in information science programmes; organised events and conferences; established the Journal of Information Science, and raised professional standards.

The archive of the Institute seems not to have survived the merger, and so this history, written by three former Presidents, is based on secondary sources (such as the Inform newsletter) and the memories of the authors (who all joined the Institute in 1974) and those of former members The book covers the formation of the Institute, its governance structure, membership grades, Special Interest Groups (including UKOLUG), professional development activities, publications, conferences and events, the Strix and Farradane Awards (which continue under CILIP) and a substantial chapter on the external activities of the Institute in the UK and across Europe. There are biographical profiles of all the Presidents and a chronology of important events and decisions.

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Applied Science
Computer Science
History
Material Type:
Textbook
Date Added:
11/14/2022
Python Textbook
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Word Count: 23598

ISBN: 979-8-9859684-3-9

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Subject:
Applied Science
Computer Science
Material Type:
Textbook
Date Added:
08/12/2022
Introducing Mathematical Biology
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An Open Education Resource

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Mathematical modelling plays an increasingly important role in almost any area of life sciences, and this interactive textbook focuses on the areas of population ecology, infectious diseases, immunology and cell dynamics, gene networks and pharmacokinetics. It is aimed at anyone who is interested in learning about how to model biological systems, including undergraduate and postgraduate mathematics students who have not studied mathematical biology before, life-sciences students with an interest in modelling, and post-16 mathematics students interested in university-level material. Some mathematical knowledge is assumed, and the mathematical models used are all in the form of ordinary differential equations.

Word Count: 41598

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Subject:
Applied Science
Calculus
Computer Science
Mathematics
Material Type:
Textbook
Author:
Alex Best
Date Added:
07/12/2023
Trust Systems
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A Journey Through Trust, its Applications, Calculations and Limitations

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This is a short book, written partly as a personal reflection and partly as a scientific text. It is aimed at undergraduate to graduate classes in Trust Systems, with applicability to other information security domains, as well as general audiences interested in knowing more about how trust and security work in computational systems without getting overly technical. It covers trust from basics through to introducing formalizations of trust, including journeys through blockchains and zero trust systems.

Word Count: 80673

ISBN: 978-1-7779195-0-4

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Applied Science
Arts and Humanities
Computer Science
Philosophy
Social Science
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Ontario Tech University
Author:
stephenmarsh
Date Added:
10/21/2021
Data Wrangling with R
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Cleaning, reshaping, and transforming data for analysis and visualization, with R and the Tidyverse

Word Count: 3515

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Applied Science
Computer Science
Information Science
Mathematics
Social Science
Sociology
Statistics and Probability
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College of DuPage Press, 2022
Author:
Christine Monnier
Date Added:
07/13/2022
Information Systems for Business and Beyond
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Canadian Edition

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Information Systems for Business and Beyond - Canadian edition introduces you to the concept of information systems, their use in business, and the larger impact they are having on our world. This book provides a Canadian context and examples.

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Information Systems for Business and Beyond – Canadian edition introduces you to the concept of information systems, their use in business, and the larger impact they are having on our world. This book provides a Canadian context and examples.

Word Count: 85005

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Applied Science
Computer Science
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Fanshawe College
Date Added:
02/24/2022
Write Yourself a Scheme in 48 Hours
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Most Haskell tutorials on the web use a style of teaching akin to language reference manuals. They show you the syntax of the language, a few language constructs, then tell you to create a few simple functions at the interactive prompt. The "hard stuff" of how to write a functioning, useful program is left to the end, or omitted entirely. This tutorial takes a different approach. You'll start off using and parsing the command-line, then progress to writing a fully-functional Scheme interpreter that implements a decent subset of R5RS Scheme. Along the way, you'll learn Haskell's I/O, mutable state, dynamic typing, error handling, and parsing features. By the time you finish, you should become fairly fluent in Haskell and Scheme.

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Applied Science
Computer Science
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07/28/2016
C# Programming
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Although C# is derived from the C programming language, it introduces some unique and powerful features, such as delegates (which can be viewed as type-safe function pointers) and lambda expressions which introduce elements of functional programming languages, as well as a simpler single class inheritance model (than C++) and, for those of you with experience in "C-like" languages, a very familiar syntax that may help beginners become proficient faster than its predecessors. Similar to Java, it is object-oriented, comes with an extensive class library, and supports exception handling, multiple types of polymorphism, and separation of interfaces from implementations. Those features, combined with its powerful development tools, multi-platform support, and generics, make C# a good choice for many types of software development projects: rapid application development projects, projects implemented by individuals or large or small teams, Internet applications, and projects with strict reliability requirements. Testing frameworks such as NUnit make C# amenable to test-driven development and thus a good language for use with Extreme Programming (XP). Its strong typing helps to prevent many programming errors that are common in weakly typed languages.

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Applied Science
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Visualizing Data with R
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This book uses a tidyverse approach to introduce various forms of visualization to assist in exploratory data analysis, and data visualization.

Word Count: 3017

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Applied Science
Computer Science
Information Science
Mathematics
Social Science
Sociology
Statistics and Probability
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College of DuPage Press, 2022
Author:
Christine Monnier
Date Added:
07/28/2022
CESBA Digital Literacy Curriculum
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CESBA Pilot - LBS Digital Curriculum

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This curriculum is designed to introduce the basic concepts needed to explore the digital world, to create learner-confidence, and to be a launching pad for further study. You can download PDF versions of this resource and the Practitioner Guide from the appendix or fom here: cesba.com/cesba-launches-lbs-digital-curriculum.

Long Description:
The goals of CESBA’s LBS digital materials are as follows: to standardize all digital vocabulary and jargon to create a better understanding of technology to offer a step by step approach for the learner that offers an independent learning experience and also provides talking points for the learner and practitioner to introduce the basic concepts needed to explore the digital world, to create learner-confidence, and to be a launching pad for further study to include activities and worksheets that help the learner recognize digital language and assist in remembering the steps to complete computer tasks

You can download PDF versions of this resource and the Practitioner Guide here: cesba.com/cesba-launches-lbs-digital-curriculum

Word Count: 12410

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Applied Science
Computer Science
Education
English Language Arts
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CESBA
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Engineering Systems Dynamics Modelling, Simulation, and Design
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Lagrangian and Bond Graph Methods

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This open education resource presents effective system modelling methods, including Lagrangian and bond graph, and the application of a relevant engineering software tool, 20-sim. The content is designed for engineering students and professionals in the field to support their understanding and application of these methods for modelling, simulation, and design of engineering systems. The text also includes videos showing selected worked-out examples.

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This textbook emphasizes the fundamentals of modelling methods—including Lagrangian and bond graph—and introduces a software tool for modelling and simulation to support the design of common engineering systems. This approach minimizes the time-consuming effort of manipulating and extracting system equations and writing computer code for integrating and finding their solution. We believe that our approach helps both students and professionals currently working in the field to become more productive engineers. Videos of selected worked-out examples help the reader understand the topic and applications for real-world engineering systems. This book comprises of 11 chapters.

Word Count: 41611

ISBN: 978-1-990132-09-4

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Applied Science
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BCIT
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10/27/2021
Introduction to Spreadsheets
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Word Count: 15982

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Applied Science
Computer Science
Information Science
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Author:
Fran Wells
Tompkins Cortland Community College
Date Added:
02/10/2022
FortiGate Firewall: Practical Guidance and Hands-On Labs
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This book step-by-step explains how to configure FortiGate Firewall in the network. Each chapter begins with a learning objective and step-by-step explanations in GNS3 to beginners on how to build different security scenarios from scratch.

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© 2022 Hamid Talebi FortiGate Firewall: Practical Guidance and Hands-On Labs by Hamid Talebi is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 licence. Download for free from the B.C. Open Textbook Collection. Talebi, H. (2022). FortiGate Firewall: Practical Guidance and Hands-On Labs. BCCampus. https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/fortigatefirewall

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Word Count: 17064

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Applied Science
Computer Science
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BCcampus
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Palo Alto Firewall: Practical Guidance and Hands-On Labs
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This book step-by-step explains how to configure Palo Alto Firewall in the network. Each chapter begins with a learning objective and step-by-step explanations in GNS3 to beginners on how to build different security scenarios from scratch.

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© 2022 Hamid Talebi Palo Alto Firewall: Practical Guidance and Hands-On Labs by Hamid Talebi is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 licence. Download for free from the B.C. Open Textbook Collection. Talebi, H. Cawley,X. (2022). Palo Alto Firewall: Practical Guidance and Hands-On Labs. BCCampus. https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/paloalto/

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Word Count: 12420

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Applied Science
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Programming Fundamentals
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A Modular Structured Approach, 2nd Edition

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Applied Science
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Business Technology Essentials
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Concepts and practices in business technology

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Concepts and practices in business technology, including utilities, applications, issues, trends, and workplace competencies.

Word Count: 87726

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L.J. Bothell
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MS Excel Bootcamp
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Basic to intermediate Microsoft Excel skills for the workplace.

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Basic to intermediate Microsoft Excel skills for the workplace.

Word Count: 60235

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Applied Science
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L.J. Bothell
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Tutorials of Visual Graphic Communication Programs for Interior Design
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This book is for the beginning level of both architecture and interior design students who learn computer graphic communication software. The author developed multiple tutorials to teach three computer graphic applications, AutoCAD, Revit, and Enscape. AutoCAD is an essential computer drafting software which is 2D drawing software. Revit is a Building Information Modeling software, which is 3D based modeling software. Lastly, Enscape is a real-time rendering, animation, and virtual reality plug-in for users' 4D experiences.

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This book is for the beginning level of both architecture and interior design students who learn computer graphic communication software. The author developed multiple tutorials to teach three computer graphic applications, AutoCAD, Revit, and Enscape. AutoCAD is an essential computer drafting software which is 2D drawing software. Revit is a Building Information Modeling software, which is 3D based modeling software. Lastly, Enscape is a real-time rendering, animation, and virtual reality plug-in for users’ 4D experiences.

Word Count: 33494

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Applied Science
Architecture and Design
Arts and Humanities
Career and Technical Education
Computer Science
Graphic Arts
Graphic Design
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Iowa State University
Author:
Yongyeon Cho
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01/05/2021
Simulator Laboratory
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Sim Labs for Thermodynamics and Thermal Power Plant Simulator

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Power and Process Engineering Program, School of Energy, BCIT

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This Simulator laboratory (SIMLAB) book was created to provide ancillary resources for Thermodynamics and Thermal Power Plant Simulator courses. It is intended to act as a collection of exercises to help our students merge the theory covered in the classroom with the practice performed in the labs.

Word Count: 6250

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Applied Science
Computer Science
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BCIT
Author:
Sanja Boskovic
Serhat Beyenir
Date Added:
12/08/2017
A history of enterprise search 1938-2022
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A chronological history of the development of enterprise search applications on a decade - by - decade basis from 1938 - 2022 starting with the use of punched cards to search through enterprise collections of scientific information and ending with the transition to the integration of artificial intelligence models into search applications.

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A chronological history of the development of enterprise search applications on a decade – by – decade basis from 1938 – 2022 starting with the use of punched cards to search through enterprise collections of scientific information and ending with the transition to the integration of artificial intelligence models into search applications.

Word Count: 11458

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Applied Science
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Computer Science
Information Science
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Simulator Laboratory
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Sim Labs for Thermodynamics and Thermal Power Plant Simulator

Short Description:
Power and Process Engineering Program, School of Energy, BCIT

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This Simulator laboratory (SIMLAB) book was created to provide ancillary resources for Thermodynamics and Thermal Power Plant Simulator courses. It is intended to act as a collection of exercises to help our students merge the theory covered in the classroom with the practice performed in the labs.

Word Count: 6235

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Applied Science
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BCIT
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Digital Skills GitBook
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The Living Book of Digital Skills (You never knew you needed until now) is a living, open source online guide to 'modern not-quite-technical computer skills' for researchers and the broader academic community.

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Applied Science
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Building Information - Representation & Management
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Principles and foundations for the digital era

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The book goes beyond the surface to explain why AECO digitization matters with respect to information. It presents information in the framework of representation, introduces a semantic typology of data and connects process to information management, towards a coherent and transparent theory of building information for the digital era.

Long Description:
Digitization in AECO is in a transitional phase. On one hand, technologies like BIM finally introduce symbolic representation and, on the other, there is an unhealthy and unproductive attachment to outdated, analogue practices and documents. The book goes beyond the surface to explain why digitization matters with respect to information. It presents information in the framework of representation, introduces a semantic typology of data and connects process to information management, towards a coherent and transparent theory of building information for the digital era.

Word Count: 56989

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Subject:
Applied Science
Architecture and Design
Business and Communication
Computer Science
Management
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Collaborating with Students: The Key to Creating a Successful Virtual Gaming Simulation
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This open education resource (OER) discusses how to collaborate with students when co-creating virtual gaming simulations (also known as virtual simulations). The various steps are described and how to get your students involved throughout the process. The OER highlights resources available at Centennial College, and how to search for similar resources at your institution. Various examples are shared by the team about their experiences developing virtual gaming simulations. This OER was generously funded by the Centennial College Applied Research and Innovation Fund (ARIF).

Word Count: 34132

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Applied Science
Computer Science
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Health, Medicine and Nursing
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Productivity in Common Operating Systems
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Unix Essentials

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Applied Science
Computer Science
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Toronto Metropolitan University
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Making Games with Python & Pygame
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This book will teach you how to make graphical computer games in the Python programming language using the Pygame library.This book assumes you know a little bit about Python or programming in general. If you don’t know how to program, you can learn by downloading the free book "Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python" from http://inventwithpython.com. Or you can jump right into this book and mostly pick it up along the way. This book is for the intermediate programmer who has learned what variables and loops are, but now wants to know, "What do actual game programs look like?" There was a long gap after I first learned programming but didn’t really know how to use that skill to make something cool. It’s my hope that the games in this book will give you enough ideas about how programs work to provide a foundation to implement your own games.

Subject:
Applied Science
Computer Science
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Albert Sweigart
Date Added:
06/28/2019
Game Design & Development 2021
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a textbook created by students for students

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a textbook created by students based on research in variety of areas related to game design and development.

Word Count: 54854

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Applied Science
Computer Science
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Abdinasir Ahmed Hassen
Aleksander Smyczynski
Anna Zurawska
Aoibhe Conway
Bernard Mac Donagh
Conor Burke
Darragh Cole
Eamon Slevin
Edward Vrancianu
Enoh Brownson
Flosie Sazon
Francis Omede
John Garry
Joseph Dolan
Julia Lo Iacono
Justin Flood
Justin Urbonas
Kain Bradley
Karolina Kowalczyk
Killian Delaney
Lusine Ustyan
Megan Kelly
Nadine Dam
Nathan Speight
Roman Komar
Ron Mencias
Rosie Murray
Sam Chapple
Sam O'Sullivan
Shaun Ferns
Tochi Ugochukwu
Vince Palban
Wiktoria Roglaksa
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05/03/2021
Deleting Dystopia: Re-Asserting Human Priorities in the Age of Surveillance Capitalism
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Deleting Dystopia confirms that the existential threats posed by the misuse of advanced digital technologies are real. But, in place of apathy and fatalism, Slaughter explores ways of understanding the threat, conceptualising solutions and identifying strategies that lead away from digital authoritarian futures towards those funded on humanly viable values and practices.

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The IT revolution has brought many surprises. Among them is the fact that intensive surveillance and the related abuse of personal data have fallen into the hands of powerful digital oligarchies. Accounts of the increasingly repressive uses of advanced technologies and the subsequent ‘dumbing down’ of entire populations cast dark shadows over future prospects that are beginning to look increasingly dystopian.

Deleting Dystopia confirms that the existential threats posed by the misuse of advanced digital technologies are real. But, in place of apathy and fatalism, Slaughter explores ways of understanding the threat, conceptualising solutions and identifying strategies that lead away from digital authoritarian futures towards those funded on humanly viable values and practices.

Word Count: 53352

ISBN: 978-0-6487698-7-3

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Applied Science
Computer Science
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University of Southern Queensland
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Richard A. Slaughter
Date Added:
09/01/2021
XML - Managing Data Exchange
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eXtensible Markup Language (XML) is a widely used computer language for creating and designing pages on the World Wide Web, and for defining other languages with more specialized purposes. This Wikibook provides a detailed description of XML, its origins, its programming, and its uses on the Internet today. This book also provides exercises with which to test the knowledge you have gained through the deliberate study of its contents.

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Applied Science
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05/12/2016
Seamless Learning in Higher Education 2
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Comparisons from International Educators on Changes During a Global Pandemic

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The second book on Seamless Learning in Higher Education is a compilation of detailed descriptions and comparisons of educators designing and teaching courses from 10 countries where identified courses before and during COVID-19 are analyzed based on the Seamless Learning Experience Design (SLED) framework. The book is intended as a clarification for the identified concepts within the SLED model and as a demonstration of improving quality education in learning environments where technology is ample and available as well as in learning environments with minimal technology resources. The book provides rich information that will support educators, instructional designers, and management alike to improve their approach toward the continuous changes in the education landscape.

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The second book on Seamless Learning in Higher Education is a compilation of detailed descriptions and comparisons of educators designing and teaching courses from 10 countries where identified courses before and during COVID-19 are analyzed based on the Seamless Learning Experience Design (SLED) framework. The book is intended as a clarification for the identified concepts within the SLED model and as a demonstration of improving quality education in learning environments where technology is ample and available as well as in learning environments with minimal technology resources. The book provides rich information that will support educators, instructional designers, and management alike to improve their approach toward the continuous changes in the education landscape.

The target audience of this book on seamless learning includes educators, curriculum developers, decision makers and policy developers in higher education that are interested in the implementation of seamless learning in their environment. The study can be repeated to establish the readiness of a university by following the examples in this book. For assistance in similar studies the Global research team of the International Association for Mobile Learning can be contacted.

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Word Count: 65480

ISBN: 978-1-9993825-6-8

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Applied Science
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Career and Technical Education
Computer Science
Education
Educational Technology
Electronic Technology
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International Association for Blended Learning and Power Learning Solutions
Date Added:
10/12/2022
The Singularity Isn’t Nigh and Here’s Why
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Students in an undergraduate seminar in Cognitive Science share what they've learned, regarding the state of the field in AI research. While AI work is remarkable, even the most astonishing projects are a far cry from replicating human intelligence. Why is that? Well, for one, humans have yet to pin down their own intelligence.

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Students in an undergraduate seminar in Cognitive Science share what they’ve learned, regarding the state of the field in AI research. While AI work is remarkable, even the most astonishing projects are a far cry from replicating human intelligence. Why is that? Well, for one, humans have yet to pin down their own intelligence. While work in AI may eventually point humans towards an answers to pressing questions regarding the nature of consciousness and matters of intelligence, at this present moment, the hard problem of consciousness is still that: a problem without a solution.

Word Count: 17607

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Applied Science
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Building information - representation and management
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Fundamentals and principles

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The book presents a coherent theory of building information, focusing on its representation and management in the digital era. It addresses issues such as the information explosion and the structure of analogue building representations to propose a parsimonious approach to the deployment and utilization of symbolic digital technologies like BIM.

Word Count: 27171

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Applied Science
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Seamless Learning in Higher Education
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Perspectives of International Educators on its Curriculum and Implementation Potential

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This book is based on a study on the perspectives of international educators at five respective universities in five countries. The aim of the study is to establish the readiness of instructors to implement seamless learning as part of their curriculum. A clarification about the challenges and successes is compiled through this study and will be useful for policy makers in their respective environments.

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This book is based on a study on the perspectives of international educators at five respective universities in five countries. The aim of the study is to establish the readiness of educators to implement seamless learning as part of their curriculum. A clarification about the challenges and successes is compiled through this study and will be useful for policy makers in their respective environments.

The target audience of this book on seamless learning includes educators, curriculum developers, decision makers and policy developers in higher education that are interested in the implementation of seamless learning in their environment. The study can be repeated to establish the readiness of a university by following the examples in this book. For assistance in similar studies the Global research team of the International Association for Mobile Learning can be contacted.

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Word Count: 46381

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Applied Science
Architecture and Design
Career and Technical Education
Computer Science
Education
Educational Technology
Electronic Technology
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International Association for Mobile Learning
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11/01/2020
Patterns for Beginning Programmers
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With Examples in Java

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Programming patterns are solutions to problems that require the creation of a small fragment of code that will be part of a larger program. Hence, this book is about teaching you how to write such fragments of code. However, it is not about teaching you the syntax of the statements in the fragments, it assumes that you already know the syntax. Instead, it is about finding solutions to problems that arise when first learning to program.

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Patterns can be used to teach problem solving at various levels of abstraction (which are inversely related to the level of detail). Programming patterns are solutions to problems that require the creation of a small fragment of code that will be part of a larger program. Hence, this book is about teaching you how to write such fragments of code. However, it is not about teaching you the of the statements in the fragments, it assumes that you already know the syntax. Though the syntax of a particular programming language can be confusing at first, it is, actually, fairly easy to learn and, given a solution to a problem, it is fairly easy to write the code that implements it. It’s much more difficult to come up with the solution, and that’s what this book will teach you to do. After you finish reading this book you will have a library of solutions that you can use, and an understanding of how to add to that library.

Word Count: 38785

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Applied Science
Computer Science
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James Madison University
Author:
David Bernstein
Date Added:
05/06/2022
Making Connections: Group Work in Information Technology
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Applied Science
Computer Science
Psychology
Social Science
Sociology
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Windows Operating System
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Textbook for a Windows Operating System course. Currently focuses on Windows 10 with information about Windows 11 in the last chapter.

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Computer Science
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Lynn Keane
Date Added:
07/09/2021
Database Design-2nd Edition
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Database Design - 2nd Edition covers database systems and database design concepts. New to this edition are SQL info, additional examples, key terms and review exercises at the end of each chapter.

Subject:
Applied Science
Computer Science
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
BCcampus
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BCcampus Open Textbooks
Author:
Adrienne Watt
Nelson Eng
Date Added:
11/26/2014
A Short Guide to Sharing Your Work
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Cost, Accessibility, and Creative Commons Licensing

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This book offers authors new perspectives on how to move forward with their work, including how they can make it easily accessible and affordable for their students.

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This book offers authors new perspectives on how to move forward with their work, including how they can make it easily accessible and affordable for their students. Written by two librarians, this title provides information on the various file formats for publishing, as well as copyright information.

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Subject:
Applied Science
Arts and Humanities
Composition and Rhetoric
Computer Science
English Language Arts
Visual Arts
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
Ohio State University
Author:
Tina Schneider
Zach Walkton
Date Added:
01/14/2019
Nature of Geographic Information
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An Open Geospatial Textbook

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The purpose of this text is to promote understanding of the Geographic Information Science and Technology enterprise (GIS&T, also known as "geospatial").

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The purpose of this text is to promote understanding of the Geographic Information Science and Technology enterprise (GIS&T, also known as “geospatial”).

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Applied Science
Computer Science
Cultural Geography
Social Science
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The Missing Link
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Return to milneopentextbooks.org to download PDF and other versions of this textNewParaWeb development is an evolving amalgamation of languages that work in concert to receive, modify, and deliver information between parties using the Internet as a mechanism of delivery.NewParaWhile it is easy to describe conceptually, implementation is accompanied by an overwhelming variety of languages, platforms, templates, frameworks, guidelines, and standards. Navigating a project from concept to completion often requires more than mastery of one or two complementing languages, meaning today’s developers need both breadth, and depth, of knowledge to be effective.NewParaThis text provides the developer with an understanding of the various elements of web development by focusing on the concepts and fundamentals through the examples within, providing a foundation that allows easier transition to other languages and a better understanding of how to approach their work. The reader will be introduced to topics in a manner that follows most project development methods, from initial conceptualization and design through front end development, back end development, and introducing additional concepts like accessibility and security, while focusing on responsive design techniques. Each section of the text includes opportunities to practice the material and assess increased knowledge after examining the topics.

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This text provides the developer with an understanding of the various elements of web development by focusing on the concepts and fundamentals through the examples within, providing a foundation that allows easier transition to other languages and a better understanding of how to approach their work. The reader will be introduced to topics in a manner that follows most project development methods, from initial conceptualization and design through front end development, back end development, and introducing additional concepts like accessibility and security, while focusing on responsive design techniques. Each section of the text includes opportunities to practice the material and assess increased knowledge after examining the topics.

Word Count: 87300

ISBN: 978-0-9897226-5-0

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Applied Science
Computer Science
Information Science
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Provider:
State University of New York
Author:
Michael Mendez
Date Added:
10/11/2021
Defend Dissent
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Digital Suppression and Cryptographic Defense of Social Movements

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Defend Dissent is an introduction to cryptography paired with the social impacts of surveillance and the protective potential of encryption, with a focus on US social movements. Each chapter ends with a story that brings social context to the material—from surveillance used against contemporary US protests to the African National Congress’s use of partially manual encryption in fighting apartheid in South Africa in the 80s. This book can be read linearly, or you can pick and choose what you would like to learn about. Each chapter is prefaced with what you should read first (for background) and concludes with what you might want to read next. También disponible en Español Data dashboard

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Subject:
Applied Science
Computer Science
Political Science
Social Science
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Oregon State University
Author:
Glencora Borradaile
Date Added:
03/29/2021
E-Learning Essentials 2020
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The focus in this eBook is on providing a lasting resource for other educators and instructional designers and developers. The focus is to provide evidence-based guidance, useful design tools, and useful examples to guide the creation and design of E-Learning Modules. This digital resource has been authored by participants in EDUC5104G: Analysis and Design of Web-Based Learning Tools -- a graduate-level course offered through Ontario Tech University.

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The focus in this eBook is on providing a lasting resource for other educators and instructional designers and developers. The focus is to provide evidence-based guidance, useful design tools, and useful examples to guide the creation and design of E-Learning Modules. This digital resource has been authored by participants in EDUC5104G: Analysis and Design of Web-Based Learning Tools — a graduate-level course offered through Ontario Tech University.

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Subject:
Applied Science
Career and Technical Education
Computer Science
Education
Educational Technology
Graphic Design
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
Power Learning Solutions
Date Added:
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A Spiral Workbook for Discrete Mathematics
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This is a text that covers the standard topics in a sophomore-level course in discrete mathematics: logic, sets, proof techniques, basic number theory, functions, relations, and elementary combinatorics, with an emphasis on motivation. It explains and clarifies the unwritten conventions in mathematics, and guides the students through a detailed discussion on how a proof is revised from its draft to a final polished form. Hands-on exercises help students understand a concept soon after learning it. The text adopts a spiral approach: many topics are revisited multiple times, sometimes from a different perspective or at a higher level of complexity. The goal is to slowly develop students’ problem-solving and writing skills.

Subject:
Applied Science
Computer Science
Functions
Mathematics
Numbers and Operations
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
State University of New York
Provider Set:
Milne Open Textbooks
Author:
Harris Kwong
Date Added:
11/06/2015
Dangerous Pleasures of Cancel Culture
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Innocent trends may foreshadow a grimmer future. You may wonder why the title refers to pleasures. If you have read Huxley's Brave New World, you may understand how pleasures can be motors of control and manipulation, which makes them dangerous.

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Canceling” and calling out appear as the struggle against the opposite world views. I invite you to look at this cultural phenomenon from an economic perspective that outlines the social stakes of its practice. This book will encourage you to consider the unintended consequences of cancel culture and question its reliability as a tool of activism.

Word Count: 24104

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Subject:
Anthropology
Applied Science
Computer Science
Political Science
Social Science
Social Work
Material Type:
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Provider:
Third Culture House
Date Added:
06/10/2021
Virtual Interiorities
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Book Three: Senses of Place and Space

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Today, as the increasing accessibility, prevalence, and affordability of VR technology grows, so does a need to revisit theories of virtual space. Virtual Interiorities brings together scholars from the allied fields of built environment, humanities, art, and media. This collection of essays catalogs the moments of collision and collusion between parallel universes of spatio-visual media as they shift into and extend one another.

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Contemporary virtual reality is often discussed in terms of popular consumer hardware. Yet the virtual we increasingly experience comes in many forms and is often more complex than wearable signifiers. This three-volume collection of essays examines the virtual beyond the headset. Virtual Interiorities offers multiple, sometimes unexpected entry points to virtuality—theme parks, video games, gyms, pilgrimage sites, theater, art installations, screens, drones, film, and even national identity. What all these virtual interiorities share are compelling cultural perspectives on distinct moments of environmental collision and collusion, liminality, and shifting modes of inhabitation, which challenge more conventional architectural conceptions of space. Senses of Place and Space steps beyond environments to look more closely at inhabitation, time, non-space, and placelessness. Each piece gathered in this final volume touches on how we exist—or might exist—in emerging virtual constructs, as well as how those constructs shift our perceptions through fluidity, pervasiveness, and altered vantages.

Word Count: 189719

ISBN: 978-1-387-49250-3

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Subject:
Applied Science
Architecture and Design
Arts and Humanities
Career and Technical Education
Computer Science
Film and Music Production
Graphic Arts
Material Type:
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Provider:
Carnegie Mellon University
Date Added:
12/15/2022
A Person-Centered Guide to Demystifying Technology
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Working together to observe, question, design, prototype, and implement/reject technology in support of people's valued beings and doings

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Digital technologies old and new are not objects that can be packed inside a box. They are a seamless, indivisible combination of people, organizations, policies, economies, histories, cultures, knowledge, and material things that are continuously shaped and reshaped. Every one of us innovates-in-use our everyday technologies, we just do not always know it. Not only are we shaped by the networked information tools in our midst, but we shape them and thereby shape others. For us to advance individual agency across diverse community knowledge and cultural wealth within the fabric of communities, we need to nurture our cognitive, socio-emotional, information, and progressive community engagement skills along with, and sometimes in advance of, our technical skills which then serve as just-in-time in-fill learning. This is the call placed by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – to rapidly shift from a ‘thing-oriented’ society to a ‘person-oriented’ society. In support of this shift, each session of the book begins first with a social chapter with background knowledge probe, conceptual introductions, and a lesson plan for the session. A technical chapter follows with technical introductions and hands-on activities, and a concluding wrap up and comprehension check. The technical of the Orange Unit especially focuses on electronics and physical computer components; the Blue Unit highlights software through a series of introductory programming activities, with possibilities for alternate pathways for those who bring in some existing programming experience; the Rainbow Unit then brings the hardware and software together into networked systems, concluding with a final design adventure. The general learning outcome objectives of this book are to help readers: • Develop a clear hands-on working understanding of the physical and software layers of computers and networks; • Evolve a more holistic and nuanced understanding of the sociotechnical artifacts we use as a daily part of our professional lives; • Develop a critical approach to sociotechnical artifacts to counter systemic injustices related to race, class/caste, gender, and other cultural dynamics; and • Advance community agency in appropriating technology to achieve our individual and community development goals through a reconsidered digital literacy learning and practice.

Word Count: 119245

ISBN: 978-1-946011-12-1

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Subject:
Applied Science
Computer Science
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
Windsor and Downs Press
Author:
Martin Wolske
Date Added:
10/11/2021
Beyond the Library Collections
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Proceedings of the 2022 Erasmus Staff Training Week at ULiège Library

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No library can buy or hold everything its patrons need. At a certain point, librarians need to pool their resources and collaborate to provide access to what they don't have: Collaboration, interlibrary loan, purchase on demand, PDA and EBA are notably key to success.

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No library can buy or hold everything its patrons need. At a certain point, librarians need to pool their resources and collaborate to provide access to what they don’t have: Collaboration and partnership, centralized and shared collection storage, digitization projects, interlibrary loan and resource sharing, purchase on demand, PDA and EBA are notably key to success.

The 2022 edition of the Erasmus Mobility Staff Training week organized at the University of Liège Library focused on services, projects and policies that libraries can deploy and promote to increase and ease access to materials that do not belong to their print or electronic holdings.

More than 20 librarians, managers, and researchers in library science share their experiences and visions in this book.

Word Count: 63148

ISBN: 978-2-87019-313-6 (online); 978-2-87019-314-3 (pdf); 978-2-87019-315-0 (epub)

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Applied Science
Computer Science
Information Science
Material Type:
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Provider:
Université du Liège
Date Added:
04/01/2023
Making Sense of Digital Humanities
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Transformations and Interventions in Technocultures

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Exploring the pathways offered by the intersection of the digital and the humanities, Making Sense of Digital Humanities seeks to support students and faculty engaging with the complex ways digital humanities enhances our understanding of modern society.

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Taking up the challenge of navigating the complex world of digital humanities, Making Sense of Digital Humanities offers readers an exploration of the many ways scholars have employed the diverse toolkit of digital humanities to create a better understanding of the synergies and disruptions created by technological change. Rooted in a concern for the daunting tasks associated with teaching and learning about the digital humanities, this volume hopes to provide easy entry into a complex topic while highlighting how an understanding of digital humanities can transform our thinking about technology in the modern world.

Word Count: 67845

ISBN: 978-1-62610-121-0

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Subject:
Applied Science
Business and Communication
Communication
Computer Science
Education
Educational Technology
Social Science
Sociology
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
Michigan State University
Author:
Ariana K
Christopher Gilliard
Dorothy Kim
Ellen Moll
Emily Mcginn
Julian Chambliss
Justin Wigard
Lauren Coats
Melih Bilgil
Ravynn K
Sharon Leon
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Tools for Creating OER
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Selecting appropriate Technologies

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The use of open education is growing and has become a global movement. Across much of North America, most post-secondary institutions are in the process of integrating the use of open education resources into their teaching and learning activities. The number of OER repositories from which instructors can draw resources continues to grow each year. The number of resources continues to grow along with the number of different tools used to develop these resources. There are a number of commercial and open source digital technologies available for the creation of open resources. This resource is intended to provide the OER community with a summary of some currently available tools for creating open content. OER creators need to know the range of tools that can be used in the creation process. This guide is designed to provide a starting point for instructors and faculty at post-secondary institutions. Prospective creators of OER can use the guide to pick the most appropriate tool for their specific context and level of technical expertise.

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The use of open education is growing and has become a global movement. Across much of North America, most post-secondary institutions are in the process of integrating the use of open education resources into teaching and learning activities. The following are the chapters covered in the guide: Chapter 1 starts with very basic information on the definition and description of what constitutes OER. Chapter 2 introduces the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by providing a brief listing of each goal. Chapter 3 focuses on commercial word processing tool options. Chapter 4 describes a number of open-source word processing and additional tools. Chapter 5 introduces the basic open-source TeX-based systems that arose out of the open-source software movement. Chapter 6 delves further into TeX-based open-source tools by highlighting some packages useful for content creation. Chapter 7 describes other TeX-based tools helpful for creating open content. Chapter 8 introduces the emerging OER tools Pressbooks, EdTech Books and LibreTexts.

Word Count: 32461

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Applied Science
Architecture and Design
Arts and Humanities
Business and Communication
Career and Technical Education
Communication
Computer Science
Education
Educational Technology
Graphic Design
Higher Education
Social Science
Sociology
Visual Arts
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
University of Regina
Date Added:
05/12/2022
A Person-Centered Guide to Demystifying Technology, 2nd Edition
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Working together to observe, question, design, prototype, and implement/reject technology in support of people's valued beings and doings

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Digital technologies old and new are not objects that can be packed inside a box. They are a seamless, indivisible combination of people, organizations, policies, economies, histories, cultures, knowledge, and material things that are continuously shaped and reshaped. Every one of us innovates-in-use our everyday technologies, we just do not always know it. Not only are we shaped by the networked information tools in our midst, but we shape them and thereby shape others. For us to advance individual agency across diverse community knowledge and cultural wealth within the fabric of communities, we need to nurture our cognitive, socio-emotional, information, and progressive community engagement skills along with, and sometimes in advance of, our technical skills which then serve as just-in-time in-fill learning. This is the call placed by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – to rapidly shift from a ‘thing-oriented’ society to a ‘person-oriented’ society. In support of this shift, each session of the book begins first with a social chapter with background knowledge probe, conceptual introductions, and a lesson plan for the session. A technical chapter follows with technical introductions and hands-on activities, and a concluding wrap up and comprehension check. The technical of the Orange Unit especially focuses on electronics and physical computer components; the Blue Unit highlights software through a series of introductory programming activities, with possibilities for alternate pathways for those who bring in some existing programming experience; the Rainbow Unit then brings the hardware and software together into networked systems, concluding with a final design adventure. The general learning outcome objectives of this book are to help readers: • Develop a clear hands-on working understanding of the physical and software layers of computers and networks; • Evolve a more holistic and nuanced understanding of the sociotechnical artifacts we use as a daily part of our professional lives; • Develop a critical approach to sociotechnical artifacts to counter systemic injustices related to race, class/caste, gender, and other cultural dynamics; and • Advance community agency in appropriating technology to achieve our individual and community development goals through a reconsidered digital literacy learning and practice.

Word Count: 151510

ISBN: 978-1-946011-36-7 (Online); 978-1-946011-23-7 (PDF)

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Applied Science
Computer Science
Material Type:
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Provider:
Windsor and Downs Press
Date Added:
01/26/2024
Tools for Creating OER
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Selecting appropriate Technologies

Short Description:
The use of open education is growing and has become a global movement. Across much of North America, most post-secondary institutions are in the process of integrating the use of open education resources into their teaching and learning activities. The number of OER repositories from which instructors can draw resources continues to grow each year. The number of resources continues to grow along with the number of different tools used to develop these resources. There are a number of commercial and open source digital technologies available for the creation of open resources. This resource is intended to provide the OER community with a summary of some currently available tools for creating open content. OER creators need to know the range of tools that can be used in the creation process. This guide is designed to provide a starting point for instructors and faculty at post-secondary institutions. Prospective creators of OER can use the guide to pick the most appropriate tool for their specific context and level of technical expertise.

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The use of open education is growing and has become a global movement. Across much of North America, most post-secondary institutions are in the process of integrating the use of open education resources into teaching and learning activities. The following are the chapters covered in the guide: Chapter 1 starts with very basic information on the definition and description of what constitutes OER. Chapter 2 introduces the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by providing a brief listing of each goal. Chapter 3 focuses on commercial word processing tool options. Chapter 4 describes a number of open-source word processing and additional tools. Chapter 5 introduces the basic open-source TeX-based systems that arose out of the open-source software movement. Chapter 6 delves further into TeX-based open-source tools by highlighting some packages useful for content creation. Chapter 7 describes other TeX-based tools helpful for creating open content. Chapter 8 introduces the emerging OER tools Pressbooks, EdTech Books and LibreTexts.

Word Count: 32474

ISBN: 978-0-7731-0777-9

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Applied Science
Architecture and Design
Arts and Humanities
Business and Communication
Career and Technical Education
Communication
Computer Science
Education
Educational Technology
Graphic Design
Higher Education
Social Science
Sociology
Visual Arts
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
University of Regina
Date Added:
05/12/2022
University of Regina OER Bootcamps
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The OER Program and Dr. John Archer Library will be facilitating OER Bootcamps to provide faculty and staff the opportunity to acquire basic information on Open Education Practices including hands-on opportunities in OER creation and development. These sessions would benefit those initially interested in using OER in the teaching and learning activities as well as those further along in their open education journey. These sessions are planned to occur each spring to jumpstart instructor OER development efforts for the year. This resource will be a collection of these sessions including video recordings and handouts for those unable to attend.

Word Count: 3173

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Subject:
Applied Science
Architecture and Design
Computer Science
Education
Educational Technology
Ethnic Studies
Higher Education
Social Science
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
University of Regina
Date Added:
01/26/2024
Library Tutorials
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Included H5P activities: 5

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Applied Science
Computer Science
Material Type:
Textbook
Date Added:
11/04/2021
Open Source Software in Libraries
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A book about open-source software for librarians.

Word Count: 14177

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Subject:
Applied Science
Computer Science
Material Type:
Textbook
Date Added:
07/20/2021
Library and Information Studies
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Subject:
Applied Science
Computer Science
Material Type:
Textbook
Author:
Annie Knight
Santa Ana College
Date Added:
02/10/2022
Government Information: A Reference for Librarians in Hawai‘i
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Government Information: A Reference for Librarians in Hawai‘i draws on a wide range of sources to educate librarians about federal, state, local, and international government information with an emphasis on Hawai‘i. Case studies illustrate specific types of government information. Each chapter features a list of additional resources for further reading.

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Government Information: A Reference for Librarians in Hawai‘i draws on a wide range of sources to educate librarians about federal, state, local, and international government information with an emphasis on Hawai‘i. Case studies illustrate specific types of government information. Each chapter features a list of additional resources for further reading.

Word Count: 98819

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Applied Science
Computer Science
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Textbook
Date Added:
11/15/2020
Data Management and Governance Glossary
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A Claremont Graduate University EDUC 448 Fall 2021 Course Publication

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This glossary is intended to support professionals who are seeking to understand Data Management and Governance in the context of K-12 and higher education. The definitions included in this ebook provide a fundamental understanding of common Data Management and Governance terms. This glossary was co-created by education professionals and graduate students enrolled in Claremont Graduate University’s EDUC 448: Data Management & Governance course taught by Dr. Gwen Garrison, PhD during the Fall 2021 semester.

Word Count: 2578

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Subject:
Applied Science
Computer Science
Information Science
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Textbook
Provider:
Claremont Colleges
Date Added:
01/11/2021
Processing UAS Photogrammetric Images in Agisoft Photoscan Professional
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A comprehensive manual describing the process of preparing the DJI Phantom 3 Professional for photogrammetric image capture using a pre-programmed mission plan.

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Subject:
Applied Science
Computer Science
Environmental Science
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Textbook
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BCIT
Date Added:
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La gestion des données de recherche dans le contexte canadien
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Applied Science
Computer Science
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Textbook
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Western University
Date Added:
01/26/2024
Compétences informationnelles: Principes fondamentaux
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Manuel d'accompagnement

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Ce manuel sur les principes fondamentaux de la recherche documentaire vise à combler des lacunes dans les compétences académiques des étudiants du premier cycle par l'amélioration de leurs connaissances en matière de maîtrise de l'information. Le contenu est conçu pour encourager les étudiants à réfléchir de manière critique à leurs besoins en information et à leurs habitudes de recherche, et pour les aider à développer des approches efficaces pour repérer et utiliser les sources d'information dans leurs parcours universitaires.

Word Count: 19265

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Subject:
Applied Science
Computer Science
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Textbook
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Digital Citizenship: Misinformation & Data Commodification in the Twenty-First Century
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Misinformation & Data Commodification in the Twenty-First Century

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An instructional text that seeks to untangle the social complexities and ethical dilemmas of online data and information. DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP will educate readers on the economics of the Internet and the means by which political bad actors exploit its platforms to pervert the public discourse.

Word Count: 15176

ISBN: 978-1-55195-464-6

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Subject:
Applied Science
Computer Science
Social Science
Sociology
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Textbook
Provider:
Medicine Hat College
Author:
Adrian Castillo
Sarah Gibbs
Shawn Graham
Date Added:
08/16/2021
Data Analytics for Public Policy and Management
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Applied Science
Business and Communication
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Social Data Analysis
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Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

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Applied Science
Computer Science
Information Science
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Statistics and Probability
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Roger Clark
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08/14/2023
Modeling Data with R
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A basic introduction to data modeling

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Applied Science
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College of DuPage Press, 2022
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Data Analytics and Decision Making
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Data analytics is a rapidly evolving field. In today's labour market, knowing how to acquire, process, and interpret large amounts of data to make optimal decisions is crucial for many professionals, especially those in business and engineering. This open textbook, "a new online course" if you will, focuses on three key concept areas: data acquisition, data processing, and decision-making models. In this course, students will be able to develop advanced knowledge and skills to acquire related data for operations of business or projects; apply quantitative literacy skills such as statistics and machine learning; and use predictive or prescriptive modeling to make timely, actionable, and meaningful decisions.

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Data analytics is a rapidly evolving field. In today’s labour market, knowing how to acquire, process, and interpret large amounts of data to make optimal decisions is crucial for many professionals, especially those in business and engineering. This open textbook, “a new online course” if you will, focuses on three key concept areas: data acquisition, data processing, and decision-making models. In this course, students will be able to develop advanced knowledge and skills to acquire related data for operations of business or projects; apply quantitative literacy skills such as statistics and machine learning; and use predictive or prescriptive modeling to make timely, actionable, and meaningful decisions.

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Applied Science
Business and Communication
Computer Science
Engineering
Information Science
Management
Mathematics
Statistics and Probability
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University of Windsor
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02/28/2022
Wading Through the Past
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Infrastructure, Indigeneity & the Western Water Archives

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Wading Through the Past is a collection of essays based on the 2021 Western Water Symposium, sponsored by The Claremont Colleges Library. An assortment of scholars, librarians, and advocates have virtually gathered to discuss the process of digitizing, making accessible, and using the Western Water Archives in the hope that we might better understand and improve our relationship to water.

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In 2017, the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) funded a three-year collaborative project to digitize and make available California water documents from seven participating institutions: the A.K. Smiley Public Library; the University Library at California State University, Northridge; the Water Resources Institute at California State University, San Bernardino; The Claremont Colleges Library; the National Archives at Riverside; the Ontario City Library; and the Upland Public Library. That project resulted in the Western Water Archives, an online repository of 19th and 20th century materials documenting the development, management, and exploitation of water in Southern California. The collections contain a rich assortment of blueprints, correspondence, ephemera, ledgers, legal papers, maps, pamphlets, photographs, plans, reports, scrapbooks, and technical documents.

In 2021 The Claremont Colleges Library hosted a virtual symposium to promote the Western Water Archives, featuring a range of librarians involved in the digitization process and scholars who have made use of the collections. This collection of essays is based on the symposium presentations.

Western Americana Manuscripts Librarian Lisa Crane outlines the logistics of a collaborative digitization project, from material selection and establishing metadata templates to hiring and training student workers. Drawing from these sources, politics professor Heather Williams provides an account of the rise and fall of the Bear Valley Irrigation Company, whose environmental miscalculations reflect contemporary water management decision making. Engineering professor Sami Maalouf considers the declining availability of water in Southern California and ways of improving sustainability. Teri Red Owl, Executive Director of the Owens Valley Indian Water Commission, provides a history of the Bishop Paiute Tribe and its irrigation methods in their Payahǖǖnadǖ homelands. Finally, data librarian Jeanine Finn and project manager Catalina Lopez discuss computational accessibility in the Bending Water Project, whose goal is to expand the reach and use of digitized California water documents.

Together, these essays reveal new ways of thinking about and improving water usage in Southern California.

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Applied Science
Career and Technical Education
Computer Science
Environmental Studies
Hydrology
Physical Science
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Provider:
Claremont Colleges
Author:
Char Miller
Date Added:
08/03/2021
Image Acquisition for 3-D Mapping with DJI Phantom 3 Pro
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A comprehensive manual describing the process of preparing the DJI Phantom 3 Professional for photogrammetric image capture using a pre-programmed mission plan.

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Applied Science
Arts and Humanities
Computer Science
Engineering
Environmental Science
Visual Arts
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BCIT
Date Added:
06/04/2018