Category: Textbooks

Essentials of Biology 5th edition (PDF) is the latest edition of the best selling introductory biology etextbook for non-major college students that can be used in a two – or one-semester course. It was prepared to provide non-science majors with a fundamental understanding of the science of biology. The overall

The Urban Forest: Cultivating Green Infrastructure for People and the Environment, (PDF) emphasizes on urban “green infrastructure” – the interrelated web of vegetated spaces like parks,  street trees, and peri-urban forests that offer essential ecosystem services in cities. The green infrastructure approach represents the idea that these services, such as

Introduces readers to the basic concepts of economics with engaging, timely stories and applications Readers hoping to get a better understanding of the world around them, often leave with their questions unreciprocated. Microeconomics: Principles, Applications, and Tools, 9th Edition (PDF) is built upon the author’s philosophy of using the basic

Stephen Mandell and Laurie Kirszner, authors with thirty years of experience teaching college writing, know what works in the classroom and have a skill for picking just the right readings. In Patterns for College Writing, 14th Edition, (PDF) they provide students with excellent rhetorical models and instructors with class-tested selections

The cell interior is a different world that we are only starting to explore. Though there are a number of approaches for examining the inner workings of the cell, the reductionist approach of building up complexity attracts many with physical science and engineering backgrounds. Building a Cell from its Component