Category: Textbooks

An evaluation of the interdisciplinary field of synthetic biology, from genome design to spatial engineering. Written by an international panel of experts Synthetic Biology: Parts, Devices, and Applications (PDF) draws from several areas of research in biology and engineering and explores the present applications to offer an authoritative overview of

Build interactive, data-driven websites with the potent combination of open source technologies and web standards, even if you have only basic HTML knowledge. In this update to “Learning PHP, MySQL & JavaScript: With jQuery, CSS & HTML5 5th edition” (PDF), a popular hands-on guide, you’ll tackle dynamic web programming with

Varieties of Secularism in Asia: Anthropological Explorations of Religion, Politics and the Spiritual, (PDF) is an ethnographically rich, theoretically well-informed, and intellectually consistent volume which builds off the work of Talal Asad, Charles Taylor, and others who have engaged the issue of secularism(s) and in socio-political life. The volume aims

Accessible, clear, and teachable, Stats: Modeling the World, 4th Edition, (PDF) leads with practical data analysis and graphics to involve students and get them thinking statistically from the start. By updated, relevant data and examples—and the authors’ signature Think, Show, and Tell problem-solving method—college students learn what we can catch

Richard T. Schaefer’s Sociology Matters 6th edition (PDF) is a concise introduction to the discipline of sociology. Schaefer’s characteristic straightforward style, a great and streamlined design, and highly focused coverage make it the perfect ultra-brief, affordable, introductory textbook for instructors who use a variety of materials in their course. College