Category: Textbooks

William Navidi’s Statistics for Engineers and Scientists 4th edition (PDF) stands out for its ease of use and crystal clear presentation of applied statistics. The PDF ebook takes a practical approach to methods of data analysis and statistical modeling that are most often used in scientific work. This latest edition

Cheese: Chemistry, Physics and Microbiology, 4th Edition, provides a comprehensive overview of the chemical, physical, microbiological, biochemical, and physico-chemical aspects of cheese, taking the reader from rennet and acid coagulation of milk, to the role of cheese and related foods in addressing public health issues. The work addresses the science from

In Writing Anthropology (PDF), fifty-two anthropologists reflect on scholarly writing as both commitment and craft. These short essays include a wide range of territory, from genre, ethnography, and the politics of writing to affect, storytelling, authorship, and scholarly responsibility. Anthropological writing is more than communicating findings: anthropologists write to tell

“The hybrid textbook/Anthology The Human Organism: Explorations in Biological Anthropology (PDF) covers essential topics in evolution including evolutionary theory, primates, palaeontology, basic genetics, and human variation. The ebook uses a variety of materials ranging from Darwin’s original works to peer-Reviewed articles and pop-science writing to make the information interesting, timely,

In this multi-faceted case study of one advanced institution of adult higher education, the contributors and editors to the volume layout significant challenges facing not just non-traditional post-secondary colleges and universities but all organizations of higher education in today’s swiftly changing context. Competing that nontraditional institutions are especially challenged in