Category: Textbooks

Designed for undergraduate math majors, this rewarding and rigorous treatment, Calculus: A Rigorous First Course (PDF/ePub) covers the usual topics of first-year calculus: derivatives, limits, infinite series and integrals. Author Daniel J. Velleman focuses on calculus as a tool for real problem-solving rather than the subject’s theoretical foundations. Stressing a

The essays in this Handbook, titled ‘The Oxford Handbook of Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe and Colonial America‘,(PDF) are written by leading scholars working in the rapidly developing field of witchcraft studies, explore the historical literature regarding witch beliefs and witch trials in Europe and colonial America between the early

Counseling and Psychotherapy Theories in Context and Practice: Skills, Strategies, and Techniques, 2nd Edition, (PDF) is a detailed guide that provides useful learning aids, instructions for ongoing assessment, and helpful case studies. More than only a reference, this approachable resource stresses practical applications of theoretical concepts, including both theory and

Computer Science: An Object-Oriented Approach Using C++, (PDF) has two primary objectives: to impart the basic principles of programming as outlined in the ACM curriculum for a CS1 class and to teach the fundamental constructs of the C++ language. While C++ is a professional and complex language our experience has

Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing 9th edition (PDF) is a compact but complete guide to argumentation and critical thinking. Comprising the textbook portion of the widely adopted Current Issues and Enduring Questions, it draws on the authors’ dual expertise in comprehensive rhetorical strategies and effective persuasive writing to help college