Category: Textbooks

In this much anticipated first edition of Calculus for The Life Sciences (PDF), the authors present the basic canons of 1st-year calculus but motivated through real biological problems. The two main goals of the textbook are to provide college students with a thorough grounding in calculus concepts and applications, analytical

School Social Work: National Perspectives on Practice in Schools (PDF) aims to provide a contemporary understanding of school social work practice given the changing educational context. While unique in that the content aligns with the newly developed national practice model developed by SSWAA, the textbook includes several other useful features.

With College Algebra Essentials, 5th Edition, (PDF), the esteemed Dr. Blitzer takes college student engagement with the mathematical world to a completely new level drawing from applications across all fields and also topics that are of interest to any college student (e.g., grade inflation, student loan debt, sleep hours of

Complex Systems is a new domain of science studying how parts of a system give rise to the collective behaviors of the system, and how the system interrelates with its environment. Ecological Sustainability, (PDF) examines the complex systems involved in environmental sustainability and explores the technologies involved to help lessen

An atoms-first approach for introductory, preparatory, basic chemistry courses Carrying through an atoms-first approach from the first 4 editions, and helping you focus on mastering the conceptual knowledge and quantitative skills you need to get a true understanding of chemistry, Russo and Silver’s Introductory Chemistry Atoms First 5th Edition (PDF)