Internet Infrastructure: Networking, Web Services, and Cloud Computing (PDF) provides a comprehensive introduction to networks and the Internet from several perspectives: the underlying media, the hardware, the protocols, the servers, and their uses. The material in the textbook is divided into concept chapters that are followed up with case study
The Political Ideologies: An Introduction 6th edition (PDF) of Andrew Heywood’s best-selling undergraduate textbook provides an accessible and clear introduction to the political creeds and doctrines that have dominated and shaped politics around the globed. The expert author offers a clear exposition both of the historical development of each ideology
Keeping the Republic, 9th Edition, (PDF) provides students the power to examine the narrative of what′s going on in American politics, differentiate fact from fiction and balance from bias, and affect the message through informed citizenship. Keeping the Republic 9e draws learners into the study of American politics, showing them
The Matrix of Race: Social Construction, Intersectionality, and Inequality (PDF/Mobi) for ethnic and race relations courses, is written by 3 leading scholars — Rodney D. Coates, Abby L. Ferber, and David L. Brunsma — and reflects a very contemporary way of looking at minorities, race, and intergroup relations. Older textbooks use
Santrock’s Educational Psychology 6th edition emphasizes the application of theory to real classroom practice. With richly evocative classroom vignettes from practicing teachers and a wealth of real life case studies, Educational Psychology 6e PDF helps psychology students think critically about the research basis for best practices. John Santrock’s hallmark Learning