Category: Textbooks

The Soils of the USA, (PDF),  gives an overview of the properties, distribution, and function of soils in the U.S., including Hawaii, Alaska, and its Caribbean territories. It explains the history of soil surveys and pedological research in the U.S., and offers general descriptions of the country’s geology, climate and

Whether you are a computer programming student, professional, or hobbyist, Lambert’s Fundamentals of Python: Data Structures, 2nd edition (PDF) offers the perfect introduction to object-oriented design and data structures using the very popular Python™ programming language. The level of instruction is ideal for students with at least one semester of

The professional programmer’s Deitel guidebook to Apple’s new Swift programming language for the iOS® and OS X® platforms Written for programmers with education in object-oriented programming in a C-based language like Objective-C, Java, C# or C++, Swift for Programmers, (PDF) applies the Deitel signature live-code approach with scores of complete,

In this PDF etextbook, Organic Chemistry: Structure and Function 7th edition, the authors present a logical framework for understanding contemporary organic chemistry. This framework emphasizes that the structure of an organic molecule determines how that molecule functions, be it with respect to its physical behavior or in a chemical reaction.

Provocative and engaging writing, along with a knack for disclosing the “invisible hand” of economics at work have made Cowen and Tabarrok’s Modern Principles of Economics, 3rd Edition, (PDF) a singularly distinctive and useful textbook for the principles course. The comprehensively updated new edition of Modern Principles again draws on