Category: Textbooks

Wight’s Reinforced Concrete: Mechanics and Design 7th edition (PDF) uses the theory of reinforced concrete design to teach students the basic artistic and scientific principles of civil engineering. The textbook takes a topic often introduced at the advanced level and makes it accessible to all audiences by building a foundation

Patterson’s We the People, 13th edition (ebook) is a concise approach to the American Government, emphasizing critical thinking through many relevant examples that appeal to today’s college students. This extremely readable program provides opportunities to engage with the political process through tools that help all the students to learn how

Population Genetics and Belonging (PDF) explores how human population genetics has arisen as a means of imagining and enacting belonging in contemporary society. Venla Oikkonen considers population genetics as a developing set of material, a technological, narrative, and affective practices, arguing that these practices are involved in multiple forms of

Political Decision-Making in Switzerland, 2015 edition, (PDF) provides a detailed study of the decision-making processes of the early 2000s reveals that the Swiss consensus democracy has transformed considerably. Power relations have changed, the clash has increased, coalitions have become more unsteady and outputs less expectable. Still, these challenges to consensus

An accessible and clear introduction to the elements of logic, with a wealth of exercises and problems. Most students learn logic by practicing it — by analyzing existing arguments, working through problems, and constructing their own arguments in plain language and symbolic notation. The Art of Reasoning: An Introduction to Logic